Par Pharmaceutical to Host First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on May 6 at...

Par Pharmaceutical to Host First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on May
6 at 9:00 AM

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Par Pharmaceutical
Companies, Inc. (NYSE: PRX) announced today that it will host a conference
call and live webcast on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 9:00 am EDT to review
results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2009. Par will release its
financial results on May 6 before the market opens. The earnings release will
be available on the Par website at www.parpharm.com.

Access to the live webcast can be made via the Company's website at
www.parpharm.com. The dial-in numbers for the conference call will be
866-356-4123 for domestic callers and 617-597-5393 for international callers.
The passcode is 84965329. A replay of the conference call will be available
for two weeks approximately one hour after the call. The dial-in numbers for
the replay are 888-286-8010 for domestic callers and 617-801-6888 for
international callers. When prompted, the passcode is 59953213.

About Par
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets generic
drugs and innovative branded pharmaceuticals for specialty markets. For press
release and other company information, visit www.parpharm.com.

SOURCE Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

Allison Wey, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs of Par
Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., +1-201-802-4000