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Investor Update

Basel, 2 July 2008

Roche Investor Events: AACC 2008

Invitation to Analyst briefing on Roche’s Diagnostics Division and tour of the Roche booth at Clinical Lab Expo, Washington DC

We are pleased to invite you to our Analyst briefing on Roche’s Diagnostics Divison on Monday, July 28th, 2008 in Washington DC, USA. Our event coincides with the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s (AACC) Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Exposition which runs from July 28th – 31st, 2008.  

Concurrent to this, AACC will host its Annual Briefing on the IVD Industry for Financial Analysts on July 28th, from 13:00 to 17:00 pm, at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Congressional Hall A. Further details can be obtained on our website or by contacting ftellez@aacc.org.

In addition, on Tuesday, July 29th we will host tours of the Roche booth at the Clinical Lab Exposition at the Washington Convention Centre. Clincial Lab Expo is the largest dedicated exhibition of equipment, instruments and services for clinical laboratories in the world.

Please see below for details on Roche’s Analyst briefing and booth tours.

ROCHE ANALYST EVENT:

Date/Time: Monday, 28th July, 2008

  • 05.30 pm to 07.30 pm EDT (USA)
  • 11.30 pm on July 28th to 01.30 am on July 29th CET (Switzerland)
  • 10.30 pm on July 28th to 00.30 am on July 29th GMT (UK)

Reception: A buffet dinner will be available from 07.30 pm.

Venue:
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
Meeting room level: Room 3
999 9th Street, NW
Washington DC 20001, USA

Speakers:

  • Jürgen Schwiezer, CEO Roche Diagnostics Division
  • Robert Yates, Head of Business Development, Roche Diagnostics
  • Ann Costello, Head of Serum Work Area Solutions, Professional Diagnostics
  • Daniel O’Day, Head of Molecular Diagnostics
  • Christopher Gleeson, Head of Tissue Diagnostics
  • Karl Mahler, Head of Investor Relations

Alternatively, if you cannot attend in person, analysts are invited to dial in to the conference call (listen only, no access to speakers) using the following dial-in numbers:

  • +41 (0) 91 610 56 00 (Europe)
  • +1 (1) 866 291 4166 (USA)  
  • +44 (0) 207 107 0611 (UK)  

Please dial in to the conference call 10 – 15 minutes before the call is scheduled to start. Alternatively, a live audio webcast can be accessed via http://ir.roche.com (listen only, no access to speakers).

A replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the conference call, for 48 hours. Access is by dialing:

  • +41 (0) 91 612 43 30 (Europe)
  • +1 (1) 866 416 2558 (USA)  
  • +44 (0) 207 108 6233 (UK)  

Listeners will be asked to enter the ID 13764 followed by the # sign

The presentation slides will be available from the IR website at http://ir.roche.com prior to the event.

ROCHE BOOTH TOURS:

Date/Time: Tuesday, 29th July, 2008

  • Tour 1: 10.00 am to 10.30 am
  • Tour 2: 10.30 am to 11.00 am
  • Tour 3: 14.00 pm to 14.30 pm
  • Tour 4: 14.30 pm to 15.00 pm

Venue:
 Clinical Lab Exposition
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington DC 20001, USA

Please complete the attached response form indicating your intention to attend the event and if you would also like to attend one of the Roche tours on the Tuesday.

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