Attached files

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10-K - AUGUST 31, 2009 FORM 10-K - WALGREEN COfy2009_10k.htm
EX-23 - AUDITOR CONSENT - WALGREEN COexhibit_23.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES - WALGREEN COexhibit_21.htm
EX-12 - COMPUTATION OF FIXED CHARGES - WALGREEN COexhibit_12.htm
EX-13 - 2009 ANNUAL REPORT - WALGREEN COexhibit_13.htm
EX-32.2 - CFO SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - WALGREEN COexhibit_32pt2.htm
EX-31.1 - CEO SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - WALGREEN COexhibit_31pt1.htm
EX-31.2 - CFO SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - WALGREEN COexhibit_31pt2.htm
 
Exhibit 32.1



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)


In connection with the Annual Report of Walgreen Co., an Illinois corporation (the "Company"), on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Greg D. Wasson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.




/s/ Gregory D. Wasson
Gregory D. Wasson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated:  October 23, 2009

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Walgreen Co. and will be retained by Walgreen Co. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.