WARSAW, Ind., Dec 02, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH)(SWX: ZMH) announced today that it will conduct a meeting for investors and investment analysts on March 10, 2004, during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting. The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Hilton, beginning at 5pm (PST), in the Imperial A Ballroom.
The meeting will be hosted by Ray Elliott, Chairman, President and CEO, and Sam Leno, Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer.
The investor meeting will include both presentations and a technology exhibit featuring products from Zimmer as well as products acquired through the Centerpulse transaction. These include Minimally Invasive Solutions(TM) (MIS(TM)) Procedures and Technologies, spinal systems, advanced bearing surfaces, orthobiologics, and Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology.
Investors and analysts who wish to register for the meeting should contact Michele Picillo at 574-372-4474 or by e-mail at [email protected] .
About the Company
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer is the worldwide #1 pure-play leader in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of reconstructive orthopaedic, spinal and dental implants, trauma products and related orthopaedic surgical products. The new Zimmer has operations in more than 24 countries around the world and sells products in more than 80 countries. In October, 2003, the company finalized its acquisition of Centerpulse AG, a Switzerland-based orthopaedics company and the leader in the European market. For the year 2002, the pro forma worldwide combined revenues of Zimmer and Centerpulse were approximately $2.2 billion. On a combined basis, Zimmer and Centerpulse are supported by the efforts of nearly 7,000 employees.
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SOURCE Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
Media, Brad Bishop, +1-574-372-4291, or
[email protected], or Investors, Sam Leno, +1-574-372-4790, or
[email protected], both of Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
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