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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 |
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THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 |
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 |
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NEIGHBORCARE,
INC. |
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
Pennsylvania |
7
East Lee Street Baltimore, MD 21202 |
06-1132947 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Address
of principal executive offices including zip code) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock set
forth above equals the number of shares of the registrants common
stock outstanding, reduced by the number of shares of common stock held
by officers, directors and shareholders owning in excess of 10% of the
registrants common stock, multiplied by the last reported sale
price for the registrants common stock on the last business day
of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter
(i.e., March 31, 2003) ($14.86). The information provided shall in no
way be construed as an admission that any officer, director or 10% shareholder
of the registrant may or may not be deemed an affiliate of the registrant
or that he/it is the beneficial owner of the shares reported as being
held by him/it, and any such inference is hereby disclaimed. The information
provided herein is included solely for record keeping purposes of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A is to file the conformed signatures to Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2 which were inadvertently omitted from the original Form 10-K filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf on December 29, 2003 by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NEIGHBORCARE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John J. Arlotta | |
John J. Arlotta, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of NeighborCare, Inc. and subsidiaries;
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Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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[Intentionally omitted];
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedure and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting.
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/s/ | John J. Arlotta |
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John J. Arlotta
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of NeighborCare, Inc. and subsidiaries;
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Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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[Intentionally omitted];
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evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedure and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting.
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Richard W. Sunderland,
Jr.
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Richard W. Sunderland, Jr.
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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John J. Arlotta
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John J. Arlotta
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13 (a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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Richard W. Sunderland, Jr.
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Richard W. Sunderland, Jr.
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