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Procter & Gamble Confirms Prior Sales and Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter 2006/07
CINCINNATI, March 9, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter &
Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) confirmed previously announced sales and earnings
guidance for the January to March quarter of fiscal year 2006/07. The
company continues to expect sales growth for the quarter of seven percent
to nine percent, organic sales growth in line with previous guidance and
diluted earnings per share of $0.72 to $0.74.
In addition, P&G announced that the release date of final results for
the January to March quarter is scheduled for May 1, 2007.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in
this release, are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
based on financial data, market assumptions and business plans available
only as of the time the statements are made, which may become out of date
or incomplete. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors.
Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must
recognize that events could differ significantly from our expectations. In
addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this release, there are
certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated by some of the statements made. These include: (1) the
ability to achieve business plans, including with respect to lower income
consumers and growing existing sales and volume profitably despite high
levels of competitive activity, especially with respect to the product
categories and geographical markets (including developing markets) in which
the Company has chosen to focus; (2) the ability to successfully execute,
manage and integrate key acquisitions and mergers, including (i) the
Domination and Profit Transfer Agreement with Wella, and (ii) the Company's
merger with The Gillette Company, and to achieve the cost and growth
synergies in accordance with the stated goals of these transactions; (3)
the ability to manage and maintain key customer relationships; (4) the
ability to maintain key manufacturing and supply sources (including sole
supplier and plant manufacturing sources); (5) the ability to successfully
manage regulatory, tax and legal matters (including product liability,
patent, and intellectual property matters as well as those related to the
integration of Gillette and its subsidiaries), and to resolve pending
matters within current estimates; (6) the ability to successfully
implement, achieve and sustain cost improvement plans in manufacturing and
overhead areas, including the Company's outsourcing projects; (7) the
ability to successfully manage currency (including currency issues in
volatile countries), debt, interest rate and commodity cost exposures; (8)
the ability to manage continued global political and/or economic
uncertainty and disruptions, especially in the Company's significant
geographical markets, as well as any political and/or economic uncertainty
and disruptions due to terrorist activities; (9) the ability to
successfully manage competitive factors, including prices, promotional
incentives and trade terms for products; (10) the ability to obtain patents
and respond to technological advances attained by competitors and patents
granted to competitors; (11) the ability to successfully manage increases
in the prices of raw materials used to make the Company's products; (12)
the ability to stay close to consumers in an era of increased media
fragmentation; and (13) the ability to stay on the leading edge of
innovation. For additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual results to materially differ from those projected herein, please
refer to our most recent 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports.
About P&G
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around
the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted,
quality, leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R),
Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R),
Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R),
Oral-B(R), Actonel(R), Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R), Wella(R),
Gillette(R), and Braun(R). The P&G community consists of over 135,000
employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit
http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G
and its brands.
SOURCE The Procter & Gamble Company
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