GlaxoSmithKline plc's
Annual Report 2008 on Form 20-F
In accordance with Section 203.01 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, GlaxoSmithKline plc ('GSK') announces that on 4 March, 2009, it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 20-F that included audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2008. GSK's Annual Report 2008 on Form 20-F is available online at GSK's website at www.gsk.com and also online at www.sec.gov.
Shareholders have the ability to receive, upon request, a hard copy version of GSK's complete audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2008, free of charge, by: writing to our registrars in the UK, at the following address: Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, Tel: 0871 384 2991 (inside the UK), Tel: +44 (0)121 415 7067 (outside the UK); by contacting BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, PO Box 358516 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8516, Tel: 1-877 353-1154 (US toll free); or, by contacting the GSK Response Center in the USA at 1-888-825-5249 (US toll free).
Shareholders may also elect to receive notification by email of the publication of financial reports by registering on www.shareview.co.uk.
S M Bicknell
Company Secretary
5 March, 2009
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
Under the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, GSK cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by GSK, including those made in this Announcement, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that may affect the GSK Group's operations are described under 'Risk Factors' in the 'Business Review' in GSK's Annual Report 2008 on Form 20-F.