Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. (Operator instructions). Our first question is from Randall Stanicky with Goldman Sachs.
Randall Stanicky – Goldman Sachs
Great. Thanks for the question. Just a two-part question. First Robert, can you just talk about 2010 outlook, are you still comfortable with that range, and are the components of that guidance range generally still the way we should be thinking about that? And then secondly, with the $0.33 this quarter, you have Depakote exclusivity through mid year, obviously first half stronger than second, but can you just talk about the full year and some of the triggers in the back half that can actually lift numbers above the range that you have given?
Robert Coury
Yes. I will go to a high-level and then it Heather wants to comment on top of that, she can as well. In terms of 2010, 100% everything still intact. As I stated in the past, on every single quarterly conference call, we are not going to just keep reiterating ten, I'll keep on 9.9 and I will give 10 at the appropriate time, but every thing we put out on in February 2010, everything all intact. That is as I said, Randall, that year to me is really the baseline year for this company.
And all metrics that we have – that we are counting on in terms of rolling into 2010 are all the exact same metrics, nothing has changed. And as far as this year and the $0.33, look I am extremely pleased with the execution and what continues to be a lot of momentum, a lot of wind behind ourselves in terms of the underlying operations and resultant performance. But because of the launch of Divalproex and because of our R&D timing of our expense, the way we offset those two, we are still very comfortable with where we are for now.
Do I think that there are upside opportunities? Yes. I'm not going to kid you, no, I think there are some upside opportunities. Lifting the bottom end of the guidance substantially as I promised I would the last time and tightened the range we think is the appropriate thing to do. I still believe the guidance that we have out there for 2009 is a responsible guidance, but yes, there can be some potential upside, and if there is, obviously as we roll out quarter to quarter, we will give you more transparency on that. Heather, do you want to add anything else to that?
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