NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Actelion Ltd. (SIX: ATLN) will host a conference call for investors at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, Jan. 26(th), to discuss the announcement that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Johnson & Johnson to acquire Actelion Ltd for $30 billion with a spin-out of a new R&D company.

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The call will include the following participants:

Johnson & Johnson:
 Alex Gorsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer|
Dominic Caruso, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Paul Stoffels, Chief Scientific Officer
Joaquin Duato, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Joseph J. Wolk, Vice President of Investor Relations

Actelion:
 Jean-Pierre Garnier, Chairman
Dr. Jean-Paul Clozel, CEO and co-founder

Investors and other interested parties can access the webcast/conference call in the following ways:


    --  The webcast is accessible at Johnson & Johnson's website:
        www.investor.jnj.com. A webcast and podcast replay will be available
        approximately three hours after the conference call concludes.
    --  By telephone:  for both "listen-only" participants and those financial
        analysts who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the
        call, the telephone dial-in number in the U.S. is 877-869-3847.  For
        participants outside the U.S., the dial-in number is 201-689-8261.
    --  A replay of the conference call will be available until approximately
        12:00 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2017. The replay dial-in number for U.S.
        participants is 877-660-6853. For participants outside the U.S., the
        replay dial-in number is 201-612-7415. The replay conference ID number
        for all callers is 13654174 .
    --  Presentation materials will be available on www.investor.jnj.com.

About Johnson & Johnson
 Caring for the world, one person at a time, inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Our approximately 126,900 employees at more than 250 Johnson & Johnson operating companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

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