Avricore Health's HealthTab Signs Distribution Agreement to Expand Pharmacy Network and Test Offering

Avricore Health Inc. (TSXV: AVCR, OTC: AVCRF) ("Avricore Health" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the signing of a supplier distribution agreement between HealthTab™ Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, and Abbott, the global healthcare company and diagnostics leader, in Canada.

This agreement allows the Company to distribute in Canada Abbott's Afinion™ 2 and associated tests for diabetes and heart-disease screening in community pharmacies, including HbA1c testing, a critical marker for the screening and management of diabetes.

"Diabetes affects millions of Canadians and early detection is key to avoiding the most serious of impacts of the disease," said Hector Bremner, CEO of Avricore Health. "We're excited to expand our testing capabilities to offer more ways to screen and manage diabetes in community pharmacy."

HealthTab™ continues its work in adding more tests and instruments to the platform, expanding its offering to enhance community pharmacies capabilities with respect to point-of-care testing.

Facts About Diabetes in Canada

According to Diabetes Canada, nearly 30% of Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes with many undiagnosed. The disease is believed to reduce lifespan by up to 15 years in those affected by significantly contributing to heart attack and stroke risk, as well as other serious chronic disease. Learn more about diabetes in Canada here .

About HealthTab™ + RASTR

HealthTab™ is a proven point-of-care screening system, designed to support pharmacists evolving role. The system empowers patients to be proactive about their health by directly measuring and monitoring key safety tests and biomarkers of chronic disease. The HealthTab test is simple, fast, lab-accurate, and requires just a few drops of blood from a finger stick. Results can be printed in-store or accessed securely online.

As part of this direction for HealthTab, the Company developed a revolutionary model for utilizing the system's unique ability to offer real-time evaluations of treated populations and even real-world evaluation clinical trials.

The name for this approach is Rapid Access Safety Test Reporting, or RASTR Network, whereby the network of HealthTab systems feedback de-identified data through to electronic health records and data management systems via its API capabilities. This is the first platform of harmonized analyzers, with fully integrated data-flow, for blood chemistry results to be sent to consumers, their healthcare teams and sponsors; such as researchers, insurance providers and the life-science sector.

The significance of this approach to the market is the enhanced access to screening and early detection of disease, better data for physicians and pharmacists to support their patients, plus new opportunities to conduct research and ensure patient safety.

About Avricore Health Inc.

Avricore Health Inc. is committed to becoming a health innovator and applying technologies at the forefront of science to core health issues at the community pharmacy level. The Company's goal is to empower consumers, patients and pharmacists with innovative technology, products, services and information to monitor and optimize health. www.avricorehealth.com

Contact :

Avricore Health Inc.
Hector Bremner, CEO 604-773-8943
info@avricorehealth.com
www.avricorehealth.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Information in this press release that involves Avricore Health's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Avricore Health generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming," and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. In this press release, forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the completion of the placement and the expected timing thereof and the Company's expected use of proceeds from the placement; the unique features that the HealthTab™ platform offers to pharmacists and patients. Forward-looking statements reflect the then-current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts of Avricore Health's management. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to Avricore Health as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Avricore Health and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations, including without limitation: failure to meet regulatory requirements; changes in the market; potential downturns in economic conditions; and other risk factors described in Avricore's public filings. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them publicly to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances, unless otherwise required to do so by law.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
	Three months ended
	June 29,			% of		July 1,			% of
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)	2024			Revenues		2023			Revenues
Revenues	$	10,541				$	10,687
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (a)		6,106		57.9	%		6,323		59.2	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses (b)		1,687		16.0	%		1,673		15.7	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		513		4.9	%		585		5.4	%
Research and development expenses		339		3.2	%		345		3.2	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		77		0.7	%		183		1.7	%
Total costs and operating expenses		8,722		82.7	%		9,109		85.2	%
Operating income		1,820		17.3	%		1,578		14.8	%
Interest income		295					178
Interest expense		(354	)				(326	)
Other income/(expense) (d)		5					—
Income before income taxes		1,765					1,430
Provision for income taxes (e)		(128	)				(52	)
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated entities		(84	)				(16	)
Net income		1,553					1,362
Less: net income/(losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest		6					1
Net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	1,548		14.7	%	$	1,361		12.7	%

Earnings per share attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.:
Basic	$	4.05				$	3.53
Diluted	$	4.04				$	3.51
Weighted average shares:
Basic		382					386
Diluted		383					388

Reconciliation of adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin
GAAP operating income	$	1,820		17.3	%	$	1,578		14.8	%
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		1		0.0	%		18		0.2	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(64	)	-0.6	%		6		0.1	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		77		0.7	%		183		1.7	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		513		4.9	%		585		5.4	%
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP measure)	$	2,347		22.3	%	$	2,370		22.2	%

Reconciliation of adjusted net income
GAAP net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	1,548				$	1,361
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		1					18
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(64	)				6
Restructuring and other costs (c)		77					183
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		513					585
Other income/expense adjustments (d)		—					(1	)
Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)		(102	)				(171	)
Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities		84					16
Noncontrolling interests adjustments (f)		(1	)				—
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure)	$	2,057				$	1,997

Reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share
GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	4.04				$	3.51
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		0.00					0.05
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(0.17	)				0.01
Restructuring and other costs (c)		0.20					0.47
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1.34					1.51
Other income/expense adjustments (d)		0.00					0.00
Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)		(0.26	)				(0.44	)
Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities		0.22					0.04
Noncontrolling interests adjustments (f)		0.00					0.00
Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP measure)	$	5.37				$	5.15

Reconciliation of free cash flow
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,960				$	1,540
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(301	)				(284	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		15					4
Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)	$	1,674				$	1,260

Business Segment Information	Three months ended
	June 29,			% of		July 1,			% of
(Dollars in millions)	2024			Revenues		2023			Revenues

Revenues
Life Sciences Solutions	$	2,355		22.3	%	$	2,463		23.0	%
Analytical Instruments		1,782		16.9	%		1,749		16.4	%
Specialty Diagnostics		1,117		10.6	%		1,109		10.4	%
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services		5,758		54.6	%		5,831		54.6	%
Eliminations		(470	)	-4.5	%		(465	)	-4.4	%
Consolidated revenues	$	10,541		100.0	%	$	10,687		100.0	%

Segment income and segment income margin
Life Sciences Solutions	$	865		36.7	%	$	817		33.2	%
Analytical Instruments		439		24.6	%		432		24.7	%
Specialty Diagnostics		299		26.7	%		297		26.7	%
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services		745		12.9	%		824		14.1	%
Subtotal reportable segments		2,347		22.3	%		2,370		22.2	%
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		(1	)	0.0	%		(18	)	-0.2	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		64		0.6	%		(6	)	-0.1	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		(77	)	-0.7	%		(183	)	-1.7	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		(513	)	-4.9	%		(585	)	-5.4	%
Consolidated GAAP operating income	$	1,820		17.3	%	$	1,578		14.8	%


(a) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude charges for inventory write-downs associated with large-scale abandonment of product lines. Adjusted results in 2023 exclude $11 of charges for the sale of inventory revalued at the date of acquisition and $5 of accelerated depreciation on manufacturing assets to be abandoned due to facility consolidations.
(b) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude certain third-party expenses, principally transaction/integration costs related to recent acquisitions, and charges/credits for changes in estimates of contingent acquisition consideration.
(c) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude restructuring and other costs consisting principally of severance, impairments of long-lived assets, net charges for pre-acquisition litigation and other matters, and abandoned facility and other expenses of headcount reductions and real estate consolidations. Adjusted results in 2023 also exclude $26 of contract termination costs associated with facility closures.
(d) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude net gains/losses on investments.
(e) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude incremental tax impacts for the reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income, incremental tax impacts as a result of tax rate/law changes, and the tax impacts from audit settlements.
(f) Adjusted results exclude the incremental impacts for the reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
Note:
Consolidated depreciation expense is $276 and $270 in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Organic and Core organic revenue growth		Three months ended
		June 29, 2024
Revenue growth		-1 %
Acquisitions		0 %
Currency translation		-1 %
Organic revenue growth (non-GAAP measure)		-1 %
COVID-19 testing revenue		-1 %
Core organic revenue growth (non-GAAP measure)		0 %

Note:
For more information related to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the section titled "Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this release.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
	Six months ended
	June 29,			% of		July 1,			% of
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)	2024			Revenues		2023			Revenues
Revenues	$	20,886				$	21,397
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (a)		12,146		58.2	%		12,760		59.6	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses (b)		3,417		16.4	%		3,319		15.5	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1,065		5.1	%		1,191		5.5	%
Research and development expenses		670		3.2	%		691		3.2	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		106		0.5	%		295		1.4	%
Total costs and operating expenses		17,404		83.3	%		18,256		85.3	%
Operating income		3,483		16.7	%		3,141		14.7	%
Interest income		574					324
Interest expense		(717	)				(626	)
Other income/(expense) (d)		14					(46	)
Income before income taxes		3,354					2,793
Provision for income taxes (e)		(408	)				(98	)
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated entities		(61	)				(41	)
Net income		2,885					2,654
Less: net income/(losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest		9					4
Net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	2,875		13.8	%	$	2,650		12.4	%

Earnings per share attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.:
Basic	$	7.53				$	6.86
Diluted	$	7.50				$	6.83
Weighted average shares:
Basic		382					386
Diluted		383					388

Reconciliation of adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin
GAAP operating income	$	3,483		16.7	%	$	3,141		14.7	%
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		17		0.1	%		59		0.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(45	)	-0.2	%		14		0.1	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		106		0.5	%		295		1.4	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1,065		5.1	%		1,191		5.5	%
Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP measure)	$	4,625		22.1	%	$	4,700		22.0	%

Reconciliation of adjusted net income
GAAP net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	2,875				$	2,650
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		17					59
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(45	)				14
Restructuring and other costs (c)		106					295
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1,065					1,191
Other income/expense adjustments (d)		(11	)				45
Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)		(51	)				(342	)
Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities		61					41
Noncontrolling interests adjustments (f)		(1	)				—
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure)	$	4,016				$	3,953

Reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share
GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	$	7.50				$	6.83
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		0.04					0.15
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		(0.12	)				0.03
Restructuring and other costs (c)		0.28					0.76
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		2.78					3.07
Other income/expense adjustments (d)		(0.03	)				0.11
Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)		(0.13	)				(0.88	)
Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities		0.16					0.11
Noncontrolling interests adjustments (f)		0.00					0.00
Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP measure)	$	10.47				$	10.18

Reconciliation of adjusted free cash flow
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities	$	3,211				$	2,269
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(648	)				(742	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		20					10
Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)	$	2,583				$	1,537

Business Segment Information	Six months ended
	June 29,			% of		July 1,			% of
(Dollars in millions)	2024			Revenues		2023			Revenues

Revenues
Life Sciences Solutions	$	4,640		22.2	%	$	5,075		23.7	%
Analytical Instruments		3,469		16.6	%		3,472		16.2	%
Specialty Diagnostics		2,227		10.7	%		2,217		10.4	%
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services		11,480		55.0	%		11,594		54.2	%
Eliminations		(930	)	-4.5	%		(961	)	-4.5	%
Consolidated revenues	$	20,886		100.0	%	$	21,397		100.0	%

Segment income and segment income margin
Life Sciences Solutions	$	1,705		36.7	%	$	1,653		32.6	%
Analytical Instruments		838		24.2	%		853		24.6	%
Specialty Diagnostics		593		26.6	%		577		26.0	%
Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services		1,489		13.0	%		1,617		14.0	%
Subtotal reportable segments		4,625		22.1	%		4,700		22.0	%
Cost of revenues adjustments (a)		(17	)	-0.1	%		(59	)	-0.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)		45		0.2	%		(14	)	-0.1	%
Restructuring and other costs (c)		(106	)	-0.5	%		(295	)	-1.4	%
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		(1,065	)	-5.1	%		(1,191	)	-5.5	%
Consolidated GAAP operating income	$	3,483		16.7	%	$	3,141		14.7	%


(a) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude charges for inventory write-downs associated with large-scale abandonment of product lines and accelerated depreciation on manufacturing assets to be abandoned due to facility consolidations. Adjusted results in 2023 exclude $21 of charges for the sale of inventory revalued at the date of acquisition.
(b) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude certain third-party expenses, principally transaction/integration costs related to recent acquisitions, and charges/credits for changes in estimates of contingent acquisition consideration.
(c) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude restructuring and other costs consisting principally of severance, impairments of long-lived assets, net charges for pre-acquisition litigation and other matters, and abandoned facility and other expenses of headcount reductions and real estate consolidations. Adjusted results in 2023 also exclude $26 of contract termination costs associated with facility closures.
(d) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude net gains/losses on investments.
(e) Adjusted results in 2024 and 2023 exclude incremental tax impacts for the reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income, incremental tax impacts as a result of tax rate/law changes and the tax impacts from audit settlements.
(f) Adjusted results exclude the incremental impacts for the reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Notes:
Consolidated depreciation expense is $562 and $523 in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
For more information related to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the section titled "Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this release.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

	June 29,		December 31,
(In millions)	2024		2023

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,073	$	8,077
Short-term investments		1,750		3
Accounts receivable, net		7,943		8,221
Inventories		5,198		5,088
Other current assets		3,512		3,200
Total current assets		25,476		24,589
Property, plant and equipment, net		9,282		9,448
Acquisition-related intangible assets, net		15,519		16,670
Other assets		4,377		3,999
Goodwill		43,843		44,020
Total assets	$	98,496	$	98,726

Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term obligations and current maturities of long-term obligations	$	5,121	$	3,609
Other current liabilities		9,651		10,403
Total current liabilities		14,772		14,012
Other long-term liabilities		5,907		6,564
Long-term obligations		30,284		31,308
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		115		118
Total equity		47,419		46,724
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$	98,496	$	98,726

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

	Six months ended
	June 29,			July 1,
(In millions)	2024			2023

Operating activities
Net income	$	2,885		$	2,654
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,626			1,714
Change in deferred income taxes		(607	)		(328	)
Other non-cash expenses, net		311			480
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions		(1,003	)		(2,251	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		3,211			2,269

Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(648	)		(742	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		20			10
Proceeds from cross-currency interest rate swap interest settlements		111			35
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—			(2,751	)
Purchases of investments		(1,778	)		(188	)
Other investing activities, net		12			51
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,283	)		(3,585	)

Financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of debt		1,204			—
Repayment of debt		—			(1,000	)
Net proceeds from issuance of commercial paper		—			1,620
Repayment of commercial paper		—			(1,441	)
Purchases of company common stock		(3,000	)		(3,000	)
Dividends paid		(284	)		(252	)
Other financing activities, net		145			24
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,936	)		(4,049	)

Exchange rate effect on cash		7			(19	)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(1,000	)		(5,384	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		8,097			8,537
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	7,097		$	3,153

Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)	$	2,583		$	1,537

Note:
For more information related to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the section titled "Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures" of this release.

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