Schering-Plough Schedules Webcast for Annual Meeting of Shareholders

KENILWORTH, N.J., May. 09 /PRNewswire/ --

KENILWORTH, N.J., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders Friday, May 16, 2008, in Memphis, Tenn. At 8 a.m. (CDT) (9 a.m. EDT) on that day, a live Webcast of the meeting will be available to all interested parties via the corporate Web site, www.schering-plough.com.

At the Annual Meeting, Fred Hassan, Chairman and CEO, will report to shareholders on the company's performance and the progress being achieved toward its long-term goals.

Those wishing to listen live to the Webcast of the Annual Meeting should go to the Investor Relations section of the Schering-Plough corporate Web site, www.schering-plough.com, and click on the "Presentations/Webcasts" link. A replay of the Webcast will be available via the Web site later that day.

Schering-Plough is an innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company. Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save and improve lives around the world. The company applies its research-and-development platform to human prescription and consumer products as well as to animal health products. Schering-Plough's vision is to "Earn Trust, Every Day" with the doctors, patients, customers and other stakeholders served by its colleagues around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is www.schering-plough.com.