Express Scripts is Charting the Future of Pharmacy.

The Vision, business philosophy and corporate story of one of North America's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBM).

Nasdaq:ESRX
Our vision is ...
To be the industry leader through excellent, innovative, and ethically based pharmacy services and to provide trusted, impartial, and practical counsel enabling our clients and members to navigate the rapidly changing pharmaceutical landscape.

Express Scripts, headquartered in St. Louis, is one of North America's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), helps to improve quality of life for over 50 million people. Organizations large and small look to us for effective ways to manage drug costs and promote satisfaction with the pharmacy benefit within their health plans.

St. Louis Headquarters and Significance to our Area...

Express Scripts is proud to be one of only nine Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the St. Louis metropolitan area, employing 1,800 individuals in St. Louis, and a total of 6,000 in the US and Canada. Express Scripts employs a well-trained, highly-skilled workforce in a growing sector of the economy. In addition to the tens of thousands of consumers in this area who use an Express Scripts drug plan, there are thousands of Express Scripts shareholders in the
St. Louis area, through direct ownership of the stock and through popular mutual funds, offered by Fidelity Management, Alliance Capital, American Express Financial Services, and others.

Leading National Reputation and Research...

Express Scripts is a powerhouse of industry research and thought leadership, noted for our annual Drug Trend Report unveiled each year at our Outcomes Conference in St. Louis. Express Scripts focus on solid research, innovative thinking, and progressive healthcare management has helped shape the future of the pharmaceutical landscape and build a strong, reputable company in our backyard.

A Company Focused on Ethics...

What we do is important, but equally important is how we do it. From the beginning, we have taken the view that our members and clients deserve objectivity, fairness, open processes, an attitude of respect, and adherence to best practices. And, these core values remain at the center of our business ethic -- in part because we have never been owned by a drug company or retail chain. Express Scripts statement of ethical principles, The Express Way," is embraced at every level of the organization and practiced in the day-to-day business conduct of the company.

A High Performing, Financially Solid Company...

Express Scripts, a Nasdaq-100 company
celebrating the 10th anniversary of our
initial public offering (IPO), has a strong
track record of consistent financial growth.
The company has met or exceeded
consensus earnings estimates every
quarter since our 1992 IPO, and has
provided a 42% compounded average
annual return to shareholders during
this ten-year period.