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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2018
PFIZER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-3619 | | 13-5315170 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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235 East 42nd Street New York, New York | | 10017 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 733-2323
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 19, 2018, Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”) issued a press release announcing that Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”) and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GSK, entered into an agreement pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein, Pfizer and GSK agreed to combine their respective consumer healthcare businesses to form a new consumer healthcare joint venture.
The press release announcing the proposed transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | PFIZER INC. |
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| | | By: | /s/ Margaret M. Madden |
| | | | Margaret M. Madden |
| | | | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
| | | | Chief Governance Counsel |
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Dated: | December 19, 2018 | | | |