EX-99.1 2 ocrerex991q22013.htm PRESS RELEASE OCR ER Ex. 99.1 Q2 2013


    
Exhibit 99.1

news release

Omnicare Reports Second-Quarter 2013 Financial Results; Company Raises Full-Year 2013 Guidance


CINCINNATI, July 24, 2013 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) reported today financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Second-Quarter Highlights:

Gross profit of $378 million; 19 basis-point gross margin rate increase
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share 8.4% higher to $0.90; GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.48
Cash flows from operations of $154 million

“We are pleased to have continued our momentum into the second quarter,” said John L. Workman, Omnicare's Chief Executive Officer. "Our second-quarter financial results reflect the solid performance of all of our core businesses. Our Long-Term Care Group further reduced its cost position through the increased penetration of low-cost generic drugs, while our Specialty Care Group generated another quarter of strong double-digit revenue growth, driven primarily by our specialty pharmacy platform.”

Second-Quarter Results

Financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, as compared with the same prior-year period, were as follows:

Net sales were $1,570 million versus $1,536 million
Gross profit was $378 million as compared with $367 million
GAAP earnings per diluted share was $0.48 versus $0.17
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share (see “per share” discussion below and attached supplemental information) was $0.90 versus $0.83
Adjusted EBITDA was $179 million versus $170 million

Cash flows from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 were $154 million versus $120 million in the comparable prior-year quarter.


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“During the second quarter, we continued to execute well on our operating plan,” said Nitin Sahney, Omnicare's President and Chief Operating Officer. "For the first time in six quarters, we generated net organic bed growth in our Long-Term Care Group - a trend we believe will be sustainable. In addition, we converted several important wins in a range of therapeutic categories within our Specialty Care Group. We believe these key operational advancements reinforce Omnicare's efforts to build upon a foundation that will enable us to better leverage our growth platforms."

Financial Position

Omnicare concluded the second quarter of 2013 with no borrowings outstanding on its revolving credit facility and $535 million in cash on its balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $120 million of availability under its current share repurchase authorization. In the second quarter, Omnicare entered into an Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR) agreement to repurchase up to $100 million in shares of the company's common stock. The ASR is expected to reach final settlement during the third quarter of 2013.

"Our second quarter represented another period of strong cash flow generation," said Rocky Kraft, Omnicare's Chief Financial Officer. "During the first half of 2013, we increased the amount we returned to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases over the same prior year period, all while improving our overall financial position. We will continue to allocate our cash flows in a manner that we believe is most advantageous to our stockholders."

Year-to-Date Results

Financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared with the same prior-year period, were as follows:

Net sales were $3.1 billion versus $3.1 billion
Gross profit was $749 million as compared with $735 million
GAAP earnings per diluted share was $0.98 versus $0.65
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share (see “per share” discussion below and attached supplemental information) was $1.80 versus $1.64
Adjusted EBITDA was $351 million versus $340 million

Cash flows from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 were $263 million versus $221 million in the comparable prior period.

To facilitate comparisons and to enhance the understanding of core operating performance, discussions in this news release include financial measures that are adjusted from the comparable amounts under GAAP to exclude the impact of the special items discussed elsewhere herein, and to present results on a continuing operations basis. For a detailed presentation of reconciling items and related definitions and components, please refer to the attached schedules or to reconciliation schedules posted at the Investor Relations section of Omnicare's website at http://ir.omnicare.com. Additionally, the Company will make

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supplemental slides available in the same section on its website today that will include the number of scripts dispensed, beds served, and other information relevant to Omnicare's operations.

Segment Information

Beginning in the second quarter of 2013, the Company concluded that the operations of its hospice pharmacy business were better aligned with the operations of the other businesses in Long-Term Care, and began to review and manage the operations of this business as part of the Long-Term Care Group. All prior period segment information has been recast to reflect the new segment reporting.

Financial results for the Long-Term Care Group for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 were as follows:

Net sales of $1,222 million were 2.6% lower than $1,255 million in the same prior-year period
Adjusted operating income of $165 million increased 4.4% from $158 million in the same prior-year period

Financial results for the Specialty Care Group for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 were as follows:

Net sales of $347 million were 25% higher than $278 million in the same prior-year period
Adjusted operating income of $30 million increased 21.6% from $25 million in the same prior-year period

Special Items

The results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include the impact of special items and cash EPS adjustments as follows:

 
Three months ended
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2012
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2012
 
After-tax impact
Per diluted share
After-tax impact
Per diluted share
After-tax impact
Per diluted share
After-tax impact
Per diluted share
Special Items Adj.
$25.2M
$0.23
$52.4M
$0.46
$45.3M
$0.42
$70.1M
$0.61
Cash EPS Adj.
$21.8M
$0.20
$23.2M
$0.20
$43.8M
$0.40
$44.1M
$0.38

In the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed the disposition of certain assets in its Medical Supply Services business, which was not considered significant to the operations of Omnicare. The company recorded a charge on the disposition of this business of $28.8 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

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The special items and cash EPS adjustments have been described in further detail in the “Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information” section elsewhere herein.

Outlook

Based on its solid results for the first six months of 2013, Omnicare now expects the following for the full year 2013:
 
Previous Guidance
Current Guidance
Revenue
$6.1B to $6.2B
$6.1B to $6.3B
Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share (excluding special items)
$3.47 to $3.57
$3.56 to $3.64
Cash flows from operations
$450M to $500M
$475M to $525M

Webcast Today

Omnicare will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2013 financial results today, Wednesday, July 24, at 9:00 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the conference call and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations section of Omnicare's website at http://ir.omnicare.com. An archived replay will be made available on the website following the conclusion of the conference call.

About Omnicare

Omnicare, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across the United States. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic care institutions, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry and end-of-life disease management through its Specialty Care Group. For more information, visit www.omnicare.com.

Forward-looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this report contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, all statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations regarding the matters discussed or incorporated by reference in this document (including statements as to beliefs, expectations, anticipations, intentions or similar words) and all statements which are not statements of historical fact. Such forward-looking statements, together with other statements that are not historical, are based on management's current expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that could cause results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those stated. The most significant of these risks and

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uncertainties are described in the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to: overall economic, financial, political and business conditions; trends in the long-term healthcare and pharmaceutical industries; the ability to attract new clients and service contracts and retain existing clients and service contracts; the ability to consummate pending acquisitions on favorable terms or at all; trends for the continued growth of the Company's businesses; trends in drug pricing; delays and reductions in reimbursement by the government and other payors to customers and to the Company; the overall financial condition of the Company's customers and the ability of the Company to assess and react to such financial condition of its customers; the ability of vendors and business partners to continue to provide products and services to the Company; the successful integration of acquired companies and realization of contemplated synergies; the continued availability of suitable acquisition candidates; the ability to attract and retain needed management; competition for qualified staff in the healthcare industry; variations in demand for the Company's products and services; variations in costs or expenses; the ability to implement productivity, consolidation and cost reduction efforts and to realize anticipated benefits; the potential impact of legislation, government regulations, and other government action and/or executive orders, including those relating to Medicare Part D, including its implementing regulations and any subregulatory guidance, reimbursement and drug pricing policies and changes in the interpretation and application of such policies, including changes in calculation of average wholesale price; discontinuation of reporting average wholesale price, and/or implementation of new pricing benchmarks; legislative and regulatory changes impacting long term care pharmacies; government budgetary pressures and shifting priorities; federal and state budget shortfalls; efforts by payors to control costs; changes to or termination of the Company's contracts with pharmaceutical benefit managers, Medicare Part D Plan sponsors and/or commercial health insurers or to the proportion of the Company's business covered by specific contracts; the outcome of disputes and litigation; potential liability for losses not covered by, or in excess of, insurance; the impact of executive separations; the impact of benefit plan terminations; the impact of differences in actuarial assumptions and estimates as compared to eventual outcomes; events or circumstances which result in an impairment of assets, including but not limited to, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets; the final outcome of divestiture activities; market conditions; the outcome of audit, compliance, administrative, regulatory, or investigatory reviews; volatility in the market for the Company's stock and in the financial markets generally; access to adequate capital and financing; changes in tax laws and regulations; changes in accounting rules and standards; the impacts of potential cybersecurity risks and/or incidents; and costs to comply with the Company's Corporate Integrity Agreement. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



# # #

Contact:
Patrick C. Lee
(513) 719-1507
patrick.lee@omnicare.com


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Omnicare, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Summary Consolidated Statements of Income, GAAP Basis
($000s, except per share amounts)
Unaudited
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
Net sales
$
1,569,897

 
$
1,536,027

 
$
3,094,900

 
$
3,129,095

Cost of sales
1,191,447

 
1,168,681

 
2,345,626

 
2,393,649

Gross profit
378,450

 
367,346

 
749,274

 
735,446

Selling, general and administrative expenses
203,688

 
201,878

 
405,514

 
402,002

Provision for doubtful accounts
25,346

 
24,078

 
49,572

 
48,509

Settlement, litigation and other related charges
3,512

 
26,093

 
26,131

 
33,296

Other charges
31,268

 
49,209

 
35,274

 
60,721

Operating income
114,636

 
66,088

 
232,783

 
190,918

Interest expense, net of investment income
(29,624
)
 
(35,574
)
 
(59,083
)
 
(66,408
)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
85,012

 
30,514

 
173,700

 
124,510

Income tax provision
32,793

 
11,822

 
67,127

 
50,079

Net income
52,219

 
18,692

 
106,573

 
74,431

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per common share - Diluted:
$
0.48

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.98

 
$
0.65

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted
109,931

 
113,472

 
108,736

 
114,987



The footnotes and definitions presented at the separate "Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information" pages are an integral part of this financial information.

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Omnicare, Inc and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(000s)
Unaudited

 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
535,360

 
$
454,213

Restricted cash
5

 
1,066

Accounts receivable, less allowances
764,448

 
857,052

Inventories
402,130

 
385,698

Deferred income tax benefits
97,616

 
136,186

Other current assets
296,594

 
254,644

Total current assets
2,096,153

 
2,088,859

Properties and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation
     
301,954

 
282,660

Goodwill
4,253,461

 
4,256,959

Identifiable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
175,353

 
196,873

Other noncurrent assets
114,614

 
163,913

Total noncurrent assets
4,845,382

 
4,900,405

Total assets
$
6,941,535

 
$
6,989,264

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
191,039

 
$
200,125

Accrued employee compensation
64,885

 
73,791

Current debt
443,514

 
27,713

Other current liabilities
164,336

 
180,385

Total current liabilities
863,774

 
482,014

Long-term debt, notes and convertible debentures
1,591,524

 
2,030,030

Deferred income tax liabilities
927,293

 
914,660

Other noncurrent liabilities
61,081

 
56,848

Total noncurrent liabilities
2,579,898

 
3,001,538

Total liabilities
3,443,672

 
3,483,552

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
3,497,863

 
3,505,712

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
6,941,535

 
$
6,989,264











The footnotes and definitions presented at the separate "Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information" pages are an integral part of this financial information.

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Omnicare, Inc and Subsidiary Companies
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, GAAP Basis
(000s)
Unaudited

 
June 30, 2013
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
52,219

 
$
106,573

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 

Depreciation
14,713

 
28,520

Amortization
20,613

 
40,528

Disposition of business, net
28,786

 
28,786

Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition and divestiture of businesses:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net of provision for doubtful accounts
54,464

 
71,130

Inventories
(20,359
)
 
(17,319
)
Current and noncurrent assets
(15,141
)
 
(28,359
)
Accounts payable
4,788

 
1,146

Accrued employee compensation
17,200

 
(8,873
)
Current and noncurrent liabilities
(3,509
)
 
40,537

Net cash flows from operating activities
153,774

 
262,669

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received
(298
)
 
(298
)
Disposition of business, net
675

 
675

Capital expenditures
(23,708
)
 
(46,837
)
Other
(229
)
 
625

Net cash flows used in investing activities
(23,560
)
 
(45,835
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Payments on term loans
(5,313
)
 
(10,626
)
Payments on long-term borrowings and obligations
(1,750
)
 
(3,434
)
Capped call transaction

 
(38
)
Decrease in cash overdraft balance
(459
)
 
(10,233
)
Payments for Omnicare common stock repurchases
(100,000
)
 
(100,302
)
Proceeds for stock awards and exercise of stock options, net of stock tendered in payment
16,087

 
16,532

Dividends paid
(14,287
)
 
(28,766
)
Other
1,050

 
1,180

Net cash flows used in financing activities
(104,672
)
 
(135,687
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
25,542

 
81,147

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
509,818

 
454,213

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
535,360

 
$
535,360

 
 
 
 







The footnotes and definitions presented at the separate "Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information" pages are an integral part of this financial information.

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Omnicare, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Reconciliation Statement and Definitions, Non-GAAP Basis
($000s, except per share amounts)
Unaudited

 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
Adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
$
0.48

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.98

 
$
0.65

Special Items: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement, litigation and other related charges
0.02

 
0.14

 
0.15

 
0.18

Other charges
0.18

 
0.27

 
0.20

 
0.34

Amortization of discount on convertible notes
0.03

 
0.03

 
0.07

 
0.07

Debt redemption costs

 
0.02

 

 
0.02

Total Special Items
0.23

 
0.46

 
0.42

 
0.61

Cash EPS Adjustments
0.20

 
0.20

 
0.40

 
0.38

Adjusted cash earnings per diluted share from continuing operations
$
0.90

 
$
0.83

 
$
1.80

 
$
1.64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes ("EBIT", "Operating income"), depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBIT from continuing operations
$
114,636

 
$
66,088

 
232,783

 
$
190,918

Depreciation and amortization
35,326

 
34,843

 
69,048

 
67,304

Amortization of discount on convertible notes
(6,187
)
 
(5,929
)
 
(12,256
)
 
(12,279
)
EBITDA from continuing operations
143,775

 
95,002

 
289,575

 
245,943

Special items (a)
34,780

 
75,302

 
61,405

 
94,017

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
178,555

 
170,304

 
350,980

 
339,960

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA from continuing operations to net cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA from continuing operations
143,775

 
95,002

 
289,575

 
245,943

(Subtract)/Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net of investment income and amortization of discount on convertible notes
(23,437
)
 
(29,645
)
 
(46,827
)
 
(54,129
)
Income tax provision
(32,793
)
 
(11,822
)
 
(67,127
)
 
(50,079
)
Other operating activities (including debt redemption costs)

 
39,185

 

 
39,288

Disposition of business, net
28,786

 

 
28,786

 
5,903

Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition and
divestitures of businesses
37,443

 
27,478

 
58,262

 
33,689

Net cash flows from operating activities of continuing operations
$
153,774

 
$
120,198

 
$
262,669

 
$
220,615

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Reconciliations - Long-Term Care Group ("LTC")
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income - LTC:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income from continuing operations (b)
131,049

 
130,102

 
267,781

 
274,922

Special items (a)
34,061

 
28,010

 
59,432

 
44,225

Adjusted operating income from continuing operations - LTC (b)
165,110

 
158,112

 
327,213

 
319,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Reconciliations - Specialty Care Group ("SCG")
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income - SCG:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income from continuing operations (b)
29,887

 
24,370

 
60,852

 
47,678

Special items (a)

 
200

 

 
200

Adjusted operating income from continuing operations - SCG (b)
29,887

 
24,570

 
60,852

 
47,878

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The footnotes and definitions presented at the separate "Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information" pages are an integral part of this financial information.


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Omnicare, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Footnotes and Definitions to Financial Information
(000s, except per share amounts and unless otherwise stated)
Unaudited


Footnotes:
Non-GAAP Information:
Omnicare, Inc. (“Omnicare” or the “Company”) management believes that presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude items not considered part of the core operating results of the Company and certain non-cash charges and also includes certain tax deduction amounts ("Special Items"), enhances investors' understanding of how Omnicare management assesses the performance of the Company's business. Omnicare management uses non-GAAP measures for budgeting purposes, measuring actual results, allocating resources and in determining employee incentive compensation. Omnicare's method of calculating non-GAAP financial results may differ from those used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be limited.

(a)
Financial results included Special Items and Cash EPS adjustments as described below:
 
 
Q2 2013
 
YTD 2013
 
Q2 2012
 
YTD 2012
 
 
Pretax
After Tax (9)
 
Pretax
After Tax (9)
 
Pretax
After Tax (9)
 
Pretax
After Tax (9)
EBIT:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlement, litigation and other related charges (1)
 
$
3,512

$
2,173

 
$
26,131

$
16,086

 
$
26,093

$
16,014

 
$
33,296

$
20,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition and other related costs (2)
 
1,763

1,086

 
2,300

1,416

 
1,117

683

 
4,226

2,595

Disposition of businesses (3)
 
28,786

17,721

 
28,786

17,721

 


 
5,903

5,903

Separation costs (4)
 
719

444

 
4,188

2,578

 
13,000

7,980

 
15,500

9,517

Loss on debt repurchase (5)
 


 


 
35,092

21,546

 
35,092

21,546

Subtotal - Other charges
 
31,268

19,251

 
35,274

21,715

 
49,209

30,209

 
60,721

39,561

Subtotal - EBIT Special Items
 
34,780

21,424

 
61,405

37,801

 
75,302

46,223

 
94,017

60,005

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of discount on convertible notes (6)
 
6,187

3,812

 
12,256

7,545

 
5,929

3,633

 
12,279

7,539

Debt redemption costs (5)
 


 


 
4,093

2,513

 
4,093

2,513

Subtotal - Interest Expense Special Items
 
6,187

3,812

 
12,256

7,545

 
10,022

6,146

 
16,372

10,052

Subtotal - Special Items
 
40,967

25,236

 
73,661

45,346

 
85,324

52,369

 
110,389

70,057

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash EPS Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of intangibles
 
9,414

5,800

 
19,013

11,704

 
10,752

6,591

 
21,505

13,204

Goodwill amortization tax deduction (7)
 

9,387

 

18,834

 

10,915

 

21,774

Convertible debt tax deduction (8)
 

6,657

 

13,283

 

5,650

 

9,087

Subtotal - Cash EPS Items
 
9,414

21,844

 
19,013

43,821

 
10,752

23,156

 
21,505

44,065

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grand Total - Special Items
 
$
50,381

$
47,080

 
$
92,674

$
89,167

 
$
96,076

$
75,525

 
$
131,894

$
114,122

(1)
Operating income includes settlement, litigation and other related charges for resolution of certain large customer disputes, regulatory matters with various states and regulatory agencies, qui tam lawsuits and purported class and derivative actions against the Company. Additionally, Omnicare has made, and will continue to make, disclosures to the applicable governmental agencies of amounts, if any, determined to represent over-payments from the respective programs and, where applicable, those amounts, as well as any amounts relating to certain inspections, audits, inquiries and investigations activity are included in the pretax special item reflected in the table.
(2)
Operating income includes acquisition and other related costs primarily related to professional fees and acquisition related restructuring costs for acquisitions.
(3)
In the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed the disposition of certain assets in its Medical Supply Services business and in 2012, completed the dispositions of its Canadian pharmacy and the Company's pharmacy operational software businesses, which were not considered, individually or in the aggregate, significant to the operations of Omnicare. The Company recorded a charge on the disposition of these businesses of $28.8 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, and $5.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012.
(4)
Operating income includes separation related costs for certain former employees.

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(5)
Operating income and interest expense includes charges for debt redemption losses and costs related to the Company’s previously announced refinancing transactions.
(6)
The Company recorded non-cash interest expense from the amortization of debt discount on its convertible notes.
(7)
The tax benefit of being able to deduct goodwill amortization.
(8)
The tax benefit of being able to deduct higher interest expense on our convertible debt than what is actually paid.
(9)
The tax effect was calculated by multiplying the tax-deductible pretax amounts by the appropriate effective tax rate.

(b)
Beginning in the second quarter of 2013, the Company concluded that the operations of its hospice pharmacy business were better aligned with the operation of its LTC, and began to review and manage the operations of this business as part of LTC. Accordingly, to align the reporting segments with the current way management reviews information to make operating decisions, assess performance and allocate resources, the results of the Company's hospice business are now reported in LTC. All prior period segment information has been recast to reflect the new segment reporting.






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