Contact Addresses

For further information regarding Novartis please contact:

Novartis International AG
Novartis Communications
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Investor relations
Karen Huebscher
Tel: +41 61 324 8433
Fax: +41 61 324 8444

For USA investors
US investor relations
Tel: +1 212 307 1122
Fax: +1 212 830 2405

Share registry
Kurt Hoein
Tel: +41 61 324 4415
Fax: +41 61 324 3244

Media relations
Nehl Horton
Tel: +41 61 324 2200
Fax: +41 61 324 3300

Annual Report production
Stephen Moore
Tel: +41 61 324 8573
Fax:+41 61 321 0985

To order publications
Novartis Communications
Tel: +41 61 324 8000
Fax:+41 61 321 0985

General information
Tel: +41 61 324 1111
Fax:+41 61 324 8001

Novartis on the Internet
http://www.novartis.com

Novartis Annual Report on the Internet
http://www.novartis.com/annualreport2003

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