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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 7)
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NEIGHBORCARE, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
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NEIGHBORCARE, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.02 Per Share
(including the Associated Series B Junior
Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)
(Title of Class of Securities)
64015Y-10-4
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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John F. Gaither, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
NeighborCare, Inc.
601 East Pratt Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 528-7404
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notice and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
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With copies to:
Mark Gordon, Esq.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 403-1000
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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The purpose of this amendment is to amend and supplement Item 9 in the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 previously filed by
NeighborCare, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, on June 14, 2004, as thereafter
amended, and to add an additional Exhibit and to revise the Exhibit Index
accordingly.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(19) Letter, dated September 1, 2004, to NeighborCare employees
(a)(20) Letter, dated September 1, 2004, to NeighborCare customers
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this amendment is true, complete and
correct.
NEIGHBORCARE, INC.
By: /s/ John F. Gaither, Jr.
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John F. Gaither, Jr.
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: September 1, 2004
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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(a)(19) Letter, dated September 1, 2004, to NeighborCare employees
(a)(20) Letter, dated September 1, 2004, to NeighborCare customers
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