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): March 4, 2019

 

 

PFIZER INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-3619		13-5315170
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

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 8.01 Other Events

On March 4, 2019, Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) priced a public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.800% Notes due 2022, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.950% Notes due 2024, $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.450% Notes due 2029, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.900% Notes due 2039 and $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Notes due 2049 (together, the “Notes”).

The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-223221) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2018.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) and related pricing agreement (the “Pricing Agreement”), each dated March 4, 2019, with Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The closing of the offering of the Notes is expected to occur on March 11, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The Underwriting Agreement, the Pricing Agreement and the press release related to the offering are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated March 4, 2019.
1.2		Pricing Agreement, dated March 4, 2019.
99.1		Press Release of Pfizer Inc., dated March 4, 2019.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated March 4, 2019.
1.2		Pricing Agreement, dated March 4, 2019.
99.1		Press Release of Pfizer Inc., dated March 4, 2019.

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.

 

Dated: March 6, 2019