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Investor Update

Basel, 27 June 2008

Roche's Half Year Results for 2008

  • 24 July – 7.45 CET – Morning Telephone Conference
  • 24 July - 14.30 GMT -  Presentation in London (15.30 CET)
  • 25 July – 12.15 pm EST – Presentation in New York (18.15 CET)

Roche will publish its Half Year Results for 2008 prior to the opening of the Swiss Stock Exchange on July 24 at 7.00 CET / 6.00 GMT / 1.00 am EST. Concurrently, the Half Year Presentation Slides and the Half Year Report will be available on the Roche website http://ir.roche.com.

We would like to invite all interested parties to dial in or participate in any of the scheduled events outlined below:

July 24, 2008

The Morning Telephone Conference is being held by senior management followed by a Q&A session at 7.45 CET / 6.45 GMT /1.45 am EST.

Participants will be

  • Severin Schwan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Erich Hunziker, CFO and Deputy Head of the Corporate Executive Committee
  • William M. Burns, CEO Division Roche Pharma
  • Jürgen Schwiezer, CEO Division Roche Diagnostics
  • Karl Mahler, Head of Investor Relations

Please dial in to the conference 10-15 min prior to the scheduled start using the following numbers:

  • +41 91 610 56 00 (Europe and ROW) or
  • +44 207 107 06 11 (UK) or
  • +1 866 291 41 66 (USA)

Alternatively, a live audio webcast can be accessed via http://ir.roche.com.

The Half Year Presentation followed by Q&A and additional break-out sessions will be held at the ANDAZ Hotel, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7QN starting at 14.30 GMT / 15.30 CET / 9.30 am EST.

Participants will be:

  • Severin Schwan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Erich Hunziker, CFO and Deputy Head of the Corporate Executive Committee
  • William M. Burns, CEO Division Roche Pharma
  • Jürgen Schwiezer, CEO Division Roche Diagnostics

This presentation can be viewed through a live audio webcast with synchronized presentation slides accessed via http://ir.roche.com.

Alternatively, you can dial in to the conference using the following dial-in numbers (listen-only mode, no live-access to speakers):

  • +41 91 610 56 00 (Europe and ROW) or
  • +44 207 107 06 11 (UK) or
  • +1 866 291 41 66  (USA)

At 16.05 GMT / 17.05 CET / 11.05 am EST  break-out sessions covering the topics Strategy & Finance, Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics and Accounting will be held following the main Q&A.

July 25, 2008

The Half Year Presentation followed by Q&A (no break-out sessions) will be held at the St. Regis Hotel, 2 East 55th Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues), New York, NY 10022 starting at 12.15 pm EST / 18.15 CET / 17.15 GMT.

Participants will be:

  • Severin Schwan, Chief Executive Officer
  • Erich Hunziker, CFO and Deputy Head of the Corporate Executive Committee
  • William M. Burns, CEO Division Roche Pharma
  • Jürgen Schwiezer, CEO Division Roche Diagnostics

This presentation can be viewed through a live audio webcast with synchronized presentation slides accessed via http://ir.roche.com.

Alternatively, you can dial in to the conference using the following dial-in numbers (listen-only mode, no live-access to speakers):

  • +41 91 610 56 00 (Europe and ROW) or
  • +44 207 107 06 11 (UK) or
  • +1 866 291 41 66  (USA)

REPLAYS

Replays will be available one hour after the respective event, for 48 hours. Access is by dialing:

  • +41 91 612 43 30  (Europe) or
  • +44 207 108 62 33 (UK) or
  • +1 866 416 25 58 (USA).

Please enter the conference ID followed by the # sign:

  • - Morning Telephone Conference: ID 12440
  • - Presentation London: ID 16757
  • - Presentation New York: ID 13610

All webcasts will be available on demand at http://ir.roche.com.

The breakout sessions will be recorded and placed on the Roche website shortly after the events.