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 17, 2017
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 17, 2017, Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced public offering of $1,065,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.20% Notes due 2047 (the “Notes”), pursuant to the subscription agreement dated February 24, 2017 among the Company, BNP Paribas, Taipei Branch and Deutsche Bank AG, Taipei Branch, as managers.
The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-202430) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2015.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of January 30, 2001, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee, as supplemented by the eighth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 17, 2017, among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent (the “Eighth Supplemental Indenture”).
The Eighth Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, in connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Notes, filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2001, between Pfizer Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2001) | |
| 4.2 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2017, among Pfizer Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent | |
| 4.3 | Form of 4.20% Notes due 2047 (included in Exhibit 4.2) | |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Margaret M. Madden, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Counsel of the Company | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Margaret M. Madden, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Counsel of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| PFIZER INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Margaret M. Madden | |||
| Margaret M. Madden | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||||
| Chief Governance Counsel | ||||
| Dated: March 17, 2017 | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2001, between Pfizer Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2001) | |
| 4.2 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2017, among Pfizer Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent | |
| 4.3 | Form of 4.20% Notes due 2047 (included in Exhibit 4.2) | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Margaret M. Madden, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Counsel of the Company | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Margaret M. Madden, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Counsel of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |