Pfizer Reports Third-Quarter 2019 Results

• Third-Quarter 2019 Revenues of $12.7 Billion, Reflecting 3% Operational Decline; Excluding the Impact from Consumer Healthcare⁽¹⁾, Third-Quarter 2019 Revenues were Flat Operationally

  – 9% Operational Growth from Biopharma (Pfizer RemainCo), Primarily Driven by Ibrance, Xeljanz, Eliquis, Vyndaqel and Inlyta as well as 15% Operational Growth in Emerging Markets
  – 26% Operational Decline from Upjohn, Primarily Due to U.S. Loss of Exclusivity of Lyrica in July 2019
  – Partial Quarter Revenue Contribution for Consumer Healthcare in Third-Quarter 2019, Reflecting the July 31, 2019 Completion of the Consumer Healthcare Joint Venture (JV) Transaction with GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)⁽¹⁾

• Third-Quarter 2019 Reported Diluted EPS⁽²⁾ of $1.36, Primarily Driven by a Gain Associated with the Completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV Transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾; Adjusted Diluted EPS⁽³⁾ of $0.75

• Updated Certain 2019 Financial Guidance Ranges

  – Raised Midpoint of Guidance Range for Revenues by $0.2 Billion Driven by a $0.4 Billion Operational Improvement, Partially Offset by a $0.2 Billion Unfavorable Impact from Recent Changes in Foreign Exchange (FX) Rates
  – Raised Midpoint of Adjusted Diluted EPS⁽³⁾ Guidance Range by $0.16, Reflecting an $0.18 Operational Improvement, Partially Offset by a $0.02 Unfavorable Impact from Recent Changes in FX Rates

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) reported financial results for third-quarter 2019 and updated certain components of its 2019 financial guidance.

Results for the third quarter of 2019 and 2018⁽⁴⁾ are summarized below.

Acquisitions and divestitures completed in the first nine months of 2019 impacted financial results in the periods presented⁽¹⁾. Some amounts in this press release may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. References to operational variances pertain to period-over-period growth rates that exclude the impact of foreign exchange⁽⁵⁾.

2019 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE⁽⁶⁾

Pfizer’s updated 2019 financial guidance is presented below.

Financial guidance for Adjusted diluted EPS⁽³⁾ reflects share repurchases totaling $8.9 billion already completed in 2019. Dilution related to share-based employee compensation programs is currently expected to offset the reduction in shares associated with these share repurchases by approximately half.

CAPITAL ALLOCATION

• During the first nine months of 2019, Pfizer returned $14.9 billion directly to shareholders, through a combination of:
  – $6.1 billion of dividends, composed of dividends of $0.36 per share of common stock in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2019; and
  – $8.9 billion of share repurchases, composed of $2.1 billion of open-market share repurchases in first-quarter 2019 and a $6.8 billion accelerated share repurchase agreement executed in February 2019 and completed in August 2019.
• As of October 29, 2019, Pfizer’s remaining share repurchase authorization was $5.3 billion.

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY

Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We reported strong third-quarter 2019 financial results, driven by 9% volume-driven operational revenue growth in our Biopharma business, including growth from key brands such as Ibrance, Xeljanz, Eliquis, Vyndaqel and Inlyta as well as in emerging markets. Upjohn revenues were negatively impacted primarily by the July 2019 loss of exclusivity of Lyrica in the U.S., while Consumer Healthcare revenues declined as a result of the completion of the JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾ during the quarter.

“We continue to be excited with the progress we are making with our pipeline, both in terms of the breadth of opportunities and depth of the science. Over the past three months, we have announced positive data for our 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate in healthy infants, for abrocitinib in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, for somatrogon in children with growth hormone deficiency and for Braftovi/Mektovi combinations in metastatic colorectal cancer. We also entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with Akcea Therapeutics for AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx, an investigational antisense therapy being developed to treat patients with certain cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and began enrolling patients in a Phase 3 study of PF-07055480 (SB-525), an investigational gene therapy approach for hemophilia A.

“Following the expected close of the Upjohn-Mylan transaction next year, Pfizer RemainCo will be a smaller, science-based company with a singular focus on innovation. We expect Pfizer RemainCo will be positioned to deliver revenue and Adjusted diluted EPS⁽³⁾ growth that is among the industry leaders while continuing to allocate significant capital directly to shareholders, primarily through dividends,” Dr. Bourla concluded.

Frank D’Amelio, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Global Supply, stated, “I was pleased with our third-quarter 2019 financial results, which reflect strong momentum in our Biopharma business. We updated our 2019 financial guidance primarily to reflect our financial results through the first nine months of 2019 and our confidence in the business going forward. We raised the midpoint of our 2019 guidance range for revenues by $200 million to a range of $51.2 to $52.2 billion, composed of $400 million of operational revenue improvement, partially offset by a $200 million unfavorable impact from changes in FX rates since mid-July 2019. We also increased the midpoint of our 2019 guidance range for Adjusted Diluted EPS⁽³⁾ by $0.16 to a range of $2.94 to $3.00, reflecting an $0.18 operational improvement, partially offset by a $0.02 unfavorable impact from changes in FX rates. The operational improvement primarily reflects the aforementioned improved revenue outlook as well as an improved outlook for Adjusted cost of sales⁽³⁾ as a percentage of revenues, driven by a more favorable product mix than previously anticipated. Finally, through the first nine months of 2019, we returned $14.9 billion directly to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, demonstrating our commitment to returning capital to our shareholders.”

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Third-Quarter 2019 vs. Third-Quarter 2018)

Third-quarter 2019 revenues totaled $12.7 billion, a decrease of $618 million, or 5%, compared to the prior-year quarter, reflecting an operational decline of $403 million, or 3%, as well as the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $215 million, or 2%.

Biopharma Revenue Highlights

Third-quarter 2019 Biopharma revenues totaled $10.1 billion, up 9% operationally, primarily driven by:

• Ibrance globally, up 27% operationally, primarily driven by:
  – 48% operational growth in international markets, reflecting continued strong uptake following launches primarily in developed Europe and certain emerging markets; and
  – 18% growth in the U.S., primarily driven by cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) class market share growth and Ibrance’s continued CDK market share leadership in its approved metastatic breast cancer indications;
• Xeljanz globally, up 40% operationally, primarily driven by:
  – 34% growth in the U.S., reflecting continued volume growth in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) indication driven by improved formulary access, growth from the 2018 launches of the ulcerative colitis (UC) and psoriatic arthritis indications as well as the non-recurrence of a one-time true-up payment to a single customer in the prior-year quarter for improved access last year, partially offset by higher rebating from new commercial contracts; and
  – 61% operational growth in international markets, reflecting continued uptake in the RA indication as well as from the recent launch of the UC indication in certain developed markets;
• Eliquis globally, up 20% operationally, primarily driven by continued increased adoption in non-valvular atrial fibrillation as well as oral anti-coagulant market share gains, partially offset by a higher Medicare “coverage gap” discount provision on U.S. revenues compared to the prior-year quarter;
• the Hospital business in emerging markets and the U.S., collectively up 9% operationally, primarily driven by continued growth from anti-infective products in China as well as the November 2018 U.S. launch of Panzyga;
• Vyndaqel globally, up 325% operationally, driven by:
  – the U.S. launch in May 2019 for the treatment of the transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); and
  – 111% operational growth in international markets, primarily driven by continued uptake for the transthyretin amyloid polyneuropathy indication, primarily in developed Europe, as well as the March 2019 launch of the ATTR-CM indication in Japan; and
• Inlyta in the U.S., up 240%, primarily driven by increased uptake resulting from the second-quarter 2019 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals for combinations of certain immune checkpoint inhibitors plus Inlyta for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC),

partially offset primarily by lower revenues for:

• Enbrel internationally, down 19% operationally, primarily reflecting continued biosimilar competition in most developed Europe markets; and
• Prevnar 13 in the U.S., down 7%, primarily reflecting lower government purchases in third-quarter 2019 for the pediatric indication as well as the continued decline in revenues for the adult indication due to a declining “catch up” opportunity compared to the prior-year quarter.

Upjohn Revenue Highlights

Third-quarter 2019 Upjohn revenues totaled $2.2 billion, down 26% operationally, primarily driven by the expected significant volume declines for Lyrica in the U.S. due to multi-source generic competition that began in July 2019. Excluding the unfavorable impact of Lyrica in the U.S., third-quarter 2019 revenues for Upjohn declined 6% operationally.

Third-quarter 2019 Upjohn revenues in China increased 2% operationally, primarily driven by volume growth for Lipitor and Norvasc in provinces where the volume-based procurement (VBP) program has not yet been implemented as well as operational growth from Viagra, partially offset primarily by volume declines and an unfavorable pricing impact for Lipitor and Norvasc in certain cities where the VBP program was implemented in March 2019. Given 9% operational revenue growth over the first nine months of 2019 and the anticipated expansion of the VBP program to all provinces in China later in 2019, Pfizer now expects Upjohn revenues in China to grow by mid-to-high-single digits operationally for full-year 2019 compared with 2018.

Consumer Healthcare Revenue Highlights

Third-quarter 2019 Consumer Healthcare revenues totaled $377 million, down 54% operationally, reflecting the July 31, 2019 completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾. As a result of the transaction, Pfizer’s third-quarter 2019 revenues reflect only one month of Consumer Healthcare domestic operations and two months of Consumer Healthcare international operations⁽⁴⁾ while third-quarter 2018 revenues reflect three months of Consumer Healthcare global operations.

GAAP Reported⁽²⁾ Income Statement Highlights

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

In third-quarter 2019, Pfizer recognized an $8.1 billion pre-tax gain upon the completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾, reflecting the difference in the fair value of Pfizer’s 32% equity stake in the JV and the carrying value of its Consumer Healthcare business.

Third-quarter 2019 Cost of Sales⁽²⁾, SI&A Expenses⁽²⁾ and R&D Expenses⁽²⁾ were favorably impacted by the July 31, 2019 completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾. As a result of the transaction, third-quarter 2019 expenses reflect one month of Consumer Healthcare domestic operations and two months of Consumer Healthcare international operations⁽⁴⁾ while third-quarter 2018 expenses reflect three months of Consumer Healthcare global operations. Third-quarter 2019 R&D Expenses⁽²⁾ were unfavorably impacted by the upfront payment associated with the acquisition of Therachon Holding AG in July 2019.

Pfizer recorded other deductions––net⁽²⁾ in third-quarter 2019 compared with other income––net⁽²⁾ in the prior-year quarter, primarily driven by:

• the non-recurrence of a non-cash gain recorded in third-quarter 2018 associated with a transaction with Bain Capital Private Equity and Bain Capital Life Sciences to create a new biopharmaceutical company, Cerevel Therapeutics, LLC, to continue development of a portfolio of clinical and pre-clinical stage neuroscience assets primarily targeting disorders of the central nervous system;
• higher net interest expense;
• lower income from collaborations, out-licensing and sale of compound/product rights; and
• higher business and legal entity alignment costs.

Pfizer’s effective tax rate on Reported income⁽²⁾ for third-quarter 2019 compared to the prior-year period was unfavorably impacted primarily by:

• the tax expense associated with the aforementioned $8.1 billion pre-tax gain related to the completion of the Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾;
• the non-recurrence of certain tax initiatives and favorable adjustments recorded in third-quarter 2018 to the provisional estimate of the legislation in the U.S. commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; and
• a decrease in tax benefits associated with the resolution of certain tax positions pertaining to prior years primarily with various foreign tax authorities, and the expiration of certain statutes of limitations.

Adjusted⁽³⁾ Income Statement Highlights

* Indicates calculation not meaningful.

Third-quarter 2019 diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate Reported⁽²⁾ and Adjusted⁽³⁾ diluted EPS declined by 337 million shares compared to the prior-year quarter primarily due to Pfizer’s ongoing share repurchase program, reflecting the impact of share repurchases during 2018 and 2019, partially offset by dilution related to share-based employee compensation programs.

A full reconciliation of Reported⁽²⁾ to Adjusted⁽³⁾ financial measures and associated footnotes can be found starting on page 20 of the press release located at the hyperlink below.

RECENT NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS (Since July 29, 2019)

Product Developments

• Bavencio (avelumab) -- In October 2019, EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the U.S. and Canada, and Pfizer announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Bavencio in combination with Inlyta (axitinib) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC. EMD Serono and Pfizer have a global strategic alliance to jointly develop and commercialize Bavencio.
• Braftovi (encorafenib) and Mektovi (binimetinib) -- In September 2019, Pfizer announced detailed results from the interim analysis of the Phase 3 BEACON CRC trial evaluating the combination of Braftovi, Mektovi, and cetuximab (Braftovi Triplet), in patients with advanced BRAF^V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), following one or two lines of therapy. The results show significant improvements in overall survival and objective response rates for the Braftovi Triplet and Braftovi Doublet combination (Braftovi plus cetuximab), compared to cetuximab plus irinotecan-containing regimens, and provide analysis of the efficacy and safety of the Braftovi Triplet compared to the Braftovi Doublet. These data were presented during a late-breaking oral session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress, and simultaneously published online in The New England Journal of Medicine. Pfizer has submitted the results of the BEACON CRC trial to the FDA for review.
• Ibrance (palbociclib) -- In September 2019, Pfizer announced the presentation of four Ibrance real-world analyses. The studies support the effectiveness of Ibrance combination therapy in everyday clinical practice and provide additional insights on its use in certain patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer. The posters were presented at ESMO 2019 and notably included the first real-world comparative analysis of a CDK 4/6 inhibitor in combination with an aromatase inhibitor compared to an aromatase inhibitor alone, among other data.
• Vyndamax (tafamidis) -- In September 2019, Pfizer introduced Vyndamax 61 mg capsules in the U.S. Vyndamax offers patients a once-daily formulation taken as a single capsule, a more convenient option than Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine) 80 mg, which is dosed once-daily taken as four 20 mg capsules. Vyndamax and Vyndaqel are first-in-class transthyretin stabilizers, approved in the U.S. for the treatment of wild-type or hereditary ATTR-CM in adults to reduce cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular-related hospitalization.
• Xtandi (enzalutamide) -- In August 2019, Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas) and Pfizer announced that the FDA accepted for review the filing of a supplemental New Drug Application for Xtandi to add an indication for the treatment of men with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. The application was granted Priority Review by the FDA and has a Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date for a decision by the FDA in fourth-quarter 2019.

Pipeline Developments

A comprehensive update of Pfizer’s development pipeline was published today and is now available at www.pfizer.com/science/drug-product-pipeline. It includes an overview of Pfizer’s research and a list of compounds in development with targeted indication and phase of development, as well as mechanism of action for some candidates in Phase 1 and all candidates from Phase 2 through registration.

• Abrocitinib (PF-04965842)
  – In October 2019, Pfizer announced complete results from a Phase 3, 12-week, pivotal study (JADE MONO-1) in patients aged 12 and older with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Abrocitinib, an investigational oral Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, met all the co-primary and key secondary endpoints, which were related to skin clearance and itch relief compared to placebo. Safety data showed that both evaluated doses of abrocitinib (200 mg and 100 mg) were well tolerated and were consistent with a companion study (JADE MONO-2) from the JAK1 Atopic Dermatitis Efficacy and Safety (JADE) global development program. The results were shared as a late-breaking presentation at the 28^th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
  – In September 2019, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from a second Phase 3 pivotal study evaluating the efficacy and safety of abrocitinib in patients aged 12 and older with moderate to severe AD. This is the second monotherapy trial in the JADE global development program (B7451013, or JADE MONO-2). Consistent with JADE MONO-1, results showed that by week 12 the percentage of patients achieving each co-primary efficacy endpoint and each key secondary endpoint with either dose of abrocitinib was statistically significantly higher than placebo. In addition, a statistically significant number of patients achieved a reduction in pruritus by week two, as measured by a four-point or larger reduction in itch severity measured with the pruritus numerical rating scale. Safety results showed that both doses of abrocitinib were well-tolerated and were consistent with JADE MONO-1.
• PF-06425090 (Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) vaccine candidate) -- In September 2019, at a pre-specified interim review meeting for the Phase 3 CLOVER (C. difficile Vaccine Efficacy Trial) study, the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) identified no adverse safety signals for the vaccine candidate and that the study should continue. Additionally, after reviewing the event accrual rate, the DMC also recommended that Pfizer consider expanding enrollment in the study in order to potentially accelerate the event accrual rate because the trial has accumulated events at a slower rate than initially anticipated. Pfizer achieved its initial enrollment target for the CLOVER study of approximately 17,000 participants in March 2019. Pfizer is currently determining next steps and will share an update on this program in the future.
• PF-06482077 (20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine)
  – In September 2019, Pfizer announced positive preliminary results following administration of three doses in a four-dose series for a proof-of-concept Phase 2 study to assess safety and immunogenicity of its 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (20vPnC) candidate, PF-06482077, being investigated for the prevention of invasive disease and otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes contained in the vaccine in healthy infants. Pfizer’s 20vPnC candidate includes the 13 serotypes contained in Prevnar 13 plus seven additional serotypes (8, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15B, 22F, and 33F). The initial three doses of 20vPnC in this Phase 2 trial provide preliminary evidence that the vaccine candidate in infants has an overall safety profile that is similar to Prevnar 13 and induced immune responses for all 20 serotypes in infants. Pfizer will seek to present and publish outcomes from this clinical trial at a future date once safety and immunogenicity data has been analyzed following the completion of the four-dose regimen. Pfizer intends to initiate Phase 3 studies in infants in 2020.
  – In September 2019, Pfizer announced that it has completed enrollment in its three Phase 3 pivotal clinical trials (NCT03828617, NCT03835975 and NCT03760146) evaluating 20vPnC for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia in adults 18 years and older. Combined, these three trials have enrolled more than 6,000 adult subjects, including populations of vaccine-naïve adults and adults with prior pneumococcal vaccination. Pfizer remains on track to submit the Biologics License Application for the adult 20vPnC indications to the FDA by the end of 2020, subject to the successful completion of these Phase 3 studies.
• Marstacimab (PF-06741086) -- In September 2019, the FDA granted Fast Track designation for marstacimab, Pfizer’s investigational anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor for use in combination with inhibitors as a potential treatment for hemophilia A and hemophilia B. Fast Track designation is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new therapies that treat serious conditions and fill unmet medical needs. Marstacimab achieved proof-of-concept in second-quarter 2019 and Pfizer intends to begin enrolling patients in a Phase 3 study in adult and teenage patients with severe hemophilia A or B later this year.
• Rivipansel (GMI-1070) -- In August 2019, Pfizer announced that the Phase 3 RESET (Rivipansel Evaluating Safety, Efficacy and Time to Discharge) pivotal study did not meet its primary or key secondary efficacy endpoints. The objective of the trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rivipansel in patients aged six and older with sickle cell disease who were hospitalized for a vaso-occlusive crisis and required treatment with intravenous (IV) opioids. The primary endpoint was time to readiness-for-discharge and the key secondary efficacy endpoints were time-to-discharge, cumulative IV opioid consumption and time to discontinuation of IV opioids. Detailed analyses of the RESET study will be submitted for presentation at a future scientific meeting.
• PF-07055480 (SB-525) -- In October 2019, based on the results observed in the ongoing Phase 1/2 study of investigational PF-07055480 gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, Pfizer began enrollment in a lead-in Phase 3 study. Following a six-month lead-in period to establish a patient’s baseline control, Pfizer anticipates dosing patients with PF-07055480 in first-half 2020. PF-07055480 is being developed as part of a global collaboration between Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. and Pfizer.
• Somatrogon (PF-06836922, long-acting human growth hormone) -- In October 2019, Pfizer and OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) announced that the global Phase 3 trial evaluating somatrogon dosed once-weekly in pre-pubertal children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority to daily Genotropin (somatropin) for injection, as measured by annual height velocity at 12 months. Somatrogon was generally well tolerated in the study and comparable to that of somatropin dosed once-daily with respect to the types, numbers and severity of the adverse events observed between the treatment arms. Immunogenicity testing and analysis of additional data are ongoing, and full results of the study will be submitted for presentation at a future scientific meeting. In 2014, Pfizer and OPKO entered into a worldwide agreement for the development and commercialization of somatrogon for the treatment of GHD. Under the agreement, OPKO is responsible for conducting the clinical program and Pfizer is responsible for registering and commercializing the product.

Corporate Developments

• In October 2019, Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (Akcea), a majority-owned affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ionis), and Pfizer announced that the companies have entered into a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx, an investigational antisense therapy being developed to treat patients with certain cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Under terms of the agreement, Akcea and Ionis will split equally a $250 million upfront license fee and are also eligible to receive development, regulatory and sales milestone payments of up to $1.3 billion and tiered, double-digit royalties on annual worldwide net sales following marketing approval of AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx, if any. Pfizer is responsible for all development and regulatory activities and costs beyond those associated with the ongoing Phase 2 study. This transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019 and is subject to clearance under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act as well as other customary closing conditions.
• In September 2019, Pfizer’s Board of Directors announced that Executive Chairman of the Board Ian C. Read has chosen to retire on December 31, 2019, and that it has unanimously elected Pfizer’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Albert Bourla, to succeed him as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2020. Dr. Bourla will also retain the CEO role. Mr. Read joined Pfizer in 1978, was named CEO of Pfizer in 2010, and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2011.
• In August 2019, Pfizer announced an additional half billion dollar investment for the construction of its state-of-the-art gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina. This facility is anticipated to support Pfizer’s continuing investment in gene therapy research and development, similar to Pfizer’s Chapel Hill and Kit Creek, North Carolina R&D sites. This facility would expand the company’s presence in North Carolina, where there are currently more than 3,600 Pfizer colleagues, including 650 in Sanford. The expanded facility is projected to add approximately 300 new jobs. In addition to its gene therapy operations, colleagues at Pfizer’s Sanford facility also manufacture components for the company’s vaccine portfolio, including Prevnar 13 and several vaccines currently in Pfizer’s research pipeline. By expanding its manufacturing footprint in Sanford, Pfizer expects to strengthen its ability to produce and supply both clinical- and commercial-scale quantities of critical, potentially life-changing gene therapy medicines to patients living with rare diseases around the world. Specifically, the new facility would help advance Pfizer’s work in manufacturing highly specialized, potentially curative gene therapies that use custom-made recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors.
• On July 31, 2019, Pfizer completed its Consumer Healthcare JV transaction with GSK⁽¹⁾, which combined the companies’ respective consumer healthcare businesses to create the world’s largest over-the-counter business. As previously announced, under the terms of the transaction, Pfizer owns a 32% equity stake in the JV and GSK owns 68%.
• In July 2019, Pfizer announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Array BioPharma Inc. (Array). Array’s portfolio includes the approved combined use of Braftovi (encorafenib) and Mektovi (binimetinib) for the treatment of BRAF^V600E or BRAF^V600K mutant unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

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• U.S. federal or state legislation or regulatory action and/or policy efforts affecting, among other things, pharmaceutical product pricing, intellectual property, reimbursement or access, including under Medicaid, Medicare and other publicly funded or subsidized health programs; patient out-of-pocket costs for medicines, manufacturer prices and/or price increases that could result in new mandatory rebates and discounts or other pricing restrictions; general budget control actions; the importation of prescription drugs from outside the U.S. at prices that are regulated by governments of various foreign countries; revisions to reimbursement of biopharmaceuticals under government programs; restrictions on U.S. direct-to-consumer advertising; limitations on interactions with healthcare professionals; or the use of comparative effectiveness methodologies that could be implemented in a manner that focuses primarily on the cost differences and minimizes the therapeutic differences among pharmaceutical products and restricts access to innovative medicines; as well as pricing pressures for our products as a result of highly competitive insurance markets;
• legislation or regulatory action in markets outside the U.S., including China, affecting pharmaceutical product pricing, intellectual property, reimbursement or access, including, in particular, continued government-mandated reductions in prices and access restrictions for certain biopharmaceutical products to control costs in those markets;
• the exposure of our operations outside the U.S. to possible capital and exchange controls, economic conditions, expropriation and other restrictive government actions, changes in intellectual property legal protections and remedies, as well as political unrest, unstable governments and legal systems and inter-governmental disputes;
• contingencies related to actual or alleged environmental contamination;
• claims and concerns that may arise regarding the safety or efficacy of in-line products and product candidates;
• any significant breakdown, infiltration or interruption of our information technology systems and infrastructure;
• legal defense costs, insurance expenses and settlement costs;
• the risk of an adverse decision or settlement and the adequacy of reserves related to legal proceedings, including patent litigation, such as claims that our patents are invalid and/or do not cover the product of the generic drug manufacturer or where one or more third parties seeks damages and/or injunctive relief to compensate for alleged infringement of its patents by our commercial or other activities, product liability and other product-related litigation, including personal injury, consumer, off-label promotion, securities, antitrust and breach of contract claims, commercial, environmental, government investigations, employment and other legal proceedings, including various means for resolving asbestos litigation, as well as tax issues;
• the risk that our currently pending or future patent applications may not result in issued patents, or be granted on a timely basis, or any patent-term extensions that we seek may not be granted on a timely basis, if at all;
• our ability to protect our patents and other intellectual property, both domestically and internationally;
• interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, including the impact of possible currency devaluations in countries experiencing high inflation rates;
• governmental laws and regulations affecting domestic and foreign operations, including, without limitation, tax obligations and changes affecting the tax treatment by the U.S. of income earned outside the U.S. that may result from pending and possible future proposals, including further clarifications and/or interpretations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2017;
• any significant issues involving our largest wholesale distributors, which account for a substantial portion of our revenues;
• the possible impact of the increased presence of counterfeit medicines in the pharmaceutical supply chain on our revenues and on patient confidence in the integrity of our medicines;
• the end result of any negotiations between the U.K. government and the EU regarding the terms of the U.K.’s exit from the EU, which could have implications on our research, commercial and general business operations in the U.K. and the EU, including the approval and supply of our products;
• any significant issues that may arise related to the outsourcing of certain operational and staff functions to third parties, including with regard to quality, timeliness and compliance with applicable legal or regulatory requirements and industry standards;
• any significant issues that may arise related to our joint ventures and other third-party business arrangements;
• changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles;
• further clarifications and/or changes in interpretations of existing laws and regulations, or changes in laws and regulations, in the U.S. and other countries;
• uncertainties related to general economic, political, business, industry, regulatory and market conditions including, without limitation, uncertainties related to the impact on Pfizer, our customers, suppliers and lenders and counterparties to our foreign-exchange and interest-rate agreements of challenging global economic conditions and recent and possible future changes in global financial markets; the related risk that our allowance for doubtful accounts may not be adequate; and the risks related to volatility of our income due to changes in the market value of equity investments;
• any changes in business, political and economic conditions due to actual or threatened terrorist activity in the U.S. and other parts of the world, and related U.S. military action overseas;
• growth in costs and expenses;
• changes in our product, segment and geographic mix;
• the impact of purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related costs, discontinued operations and certain significant items;
• the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and internal reorganizations, including the reorganization of our commercial operations in 2019, the transaction with GSK which combined our respective consumer healthcare businesses into a new consumer healthcare joint venture and our agreement to combine Upjohn with Mylan, as well as any other corporate strategic initiatives, and cost-reduction and productivity initiatives, each of which requires upfront costs but may fail to yield anticipated benefits and may result in unexpected costs or organizational disruption;
• the impact of product recalls, withdrawals and other unusual items;
• the risk of an impairment charge related to our intangible assets, goodwill or equity-method investments;
• risks related to internal control over financial reporting;
• risks and uncertainties related to acquisitions, such as the acquisition of Array BioPharma Inc., including, among other things, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of those acquisitions, including the possibility that the expected cost savings and/or accretion from certain of those acquisitions will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time frame; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; disruption from the transactions making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; risks related to our ability to grow revenues for certain acquired products; significant transaction costs; and unknown liabilities;
• risks and uncertainties related to our transaction with GSK, which combined our respective consumer healthcare businesses into a new consumer healthcare joint venture, including, among other things, risks related to the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction, including the possibility that the expected benefits and cost synergies from the transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period, the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully, the possibility that a future separation of the joint venture as an independent company via a demerger of GSK’s equity interest to GSK’s shareholders and a listing of the joint venture on the UK equity market may not occur, disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships, negative effects of the transaction on the market price of Pfizer’s common stock and on Pfizer’s operating results, significant transaction costs, unknown liabilities, the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the transaction, other business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax and other laws, regulations, rates and policies, future business combinations or disposals and competitive developments; and
• risks and uncertainties related to our agreement to combine Upjohn with Mylan to create a new global pharmaceutical company, including, among other things, risks related to the satisfaction of the conditions to closing the transaction (including the failure to obtain necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals) in the anticipated timeframe or at all and the possibility that the transaction does not close, risks related to the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction, including the possibility that the expected benefits and cost synergies from the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period, the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully, disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships, negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the proposed transaction on the market price of Pfizer’s common stock, Pfizer’s credit ratings and/or on Pfizer’s or the combined company’s operating results, significant transaction costs, unknown liabilities, the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction, other business effects, including the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions, future exchange and interest rates, changes in tax and other laws, regulations, rates and policies, future business combinations or disposals and competitive developments.

We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Achievement of anticipated results is subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements, and are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and in our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, in each case including in the sections thereof captioned “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors”, and in our subsequent reports on Form 8-K.

The operating segment information provided in this earnings release and the related attachments does not purport to represent the revenues, costs and income from continuing operations before provision for taxes on income that each of our operating segments would have recorded had each segment operated as a standalone company during the periods presented.

This earnings release may include discussion of certain clinical studies relating to various in-line products and/or product candidates. These studies typically are part of a larger body of clinical data relating to such products or product candidates, and the discussion herein should be considered in the context of the larger body of data. In addition, clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations, and, even when we view data as sufficient to support the safety and/or effectiveness of a product candidate or a new indication for an in-line product, regulatory authorities may not share our views and may require additional data or may deny approval altogether.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the proposed combination of Upjohn Inc. (“Newco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”), and Mylan N.V. (“Mylan”), which will immediately follow the proposed separation of the Upjohn business (the “Upjohn Business”) from Pfizer (the “proposed transaction”), Newco and Mylan have filed certain materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, among other materials, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 which includes a draft proxy statement/prospectus (the “Form S-4”), and Form 10 which includes an information statement (the “Form 10”), each of which has been filed by Newco with the SEC on October 25, 2019. The registration statements have not yet become effective. After the Form S-4 is effective, a definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the Mylan shareholders seeking approval of the proposed transaction, and after the Form 10 is effective, a definitive information statement will be made available to the Pfizer stockholders relating to the proposed transaction. Newco and Mylan intend to file additional relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction, including a proxy statement of Mylan in definitive form. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MYLAN, NEWCO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The documents relating to the proposed transaction (when they are available) can be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents (when they are available) can also be obtained free of charge from Mylan, upon written request to Mylan, at (724) 514-1813 or investor.relations@mylan.com or from Pfizer on Pfizer’s internet website at https://investors.Pfizer.com/financials/sec-filings/default.aspx or by contacting Pfizer’s Investor Relations Department at (212) 733-2323, as applicable.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any investor or security holder. However, Pfizer, Mylan, Newco and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Pfizer may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019, its definitive proxy statement and additional proxy statement relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019 and on April 2, 2019, respectively, and Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2019. Information about the directors and executive officers of Mylan may be found in its amended Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 30, 2019, and its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2019 Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on May 24, 2019. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants can also be found in the Form S-4 and will also be included in the definitive proxy statement of Mylan in connection with the proposed transaction when it becomes available. These documents (when they are available) can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

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