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PPD Announces 2009 Financial Guidance Webcast and Conference Call

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^{Published in Health and Fitness on Wednesday, December 10th 2008 at 15:41 GMT by Market Wire}  

WILMINGTON, N.C.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) will release its fiscal year 2009 financial guidance on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, after the market closes. The release will be available on the PPD Web site at [ http://www.ppdi.com ], FirstCall and Business Wire.

On Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 9 a.m. EST, PPD will conduct a live conference call and audio webcast to discuss its financial guidance for fiscal year 2009. A Q&A session will follow. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and will also be available using the following direct dial numbers:

All interested parties can access the webcast through the Presentations & Events link in the Investors section of the PPD Web site at [ http://www.ppdi.com ]. The webcast will be archived shortly after the call for on-demand replay.

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing discovery, development and post-approval services as well as compound partnering programs. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. With offices in 33 countries and more than 10,500 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a commitment to quality to help its clients and partners maximize returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics to patients. For more information, visit our Web site at [ http://www.ppdi.com ].