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: June 23, 2005
Date of earliest event reported: June 23, 2005
PFIZER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-3619
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13-5315170
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(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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10017
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 573-2323
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 23, 2005, Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized a new program to purchase up to $5 billion of the Company’s common stock. The Company said it expects the purchases to be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Company recently completed the $5 billion share repurchase program authorized by the Board in October 2004. In addition, the Company announced that the Board declared a dividend on the Company’s common stock of 19 cents per share for the third quarter of 2005 payable on September 6, 2005 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2005. In a separate release, the Company also announced that the Board approved the repatriation, pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, of an additional $8.6 billion in foreign earnings beyond the initial $28.3 billion previously announced by the Company. Copies of the press releases are included as Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b),
respectively, to this report, and are incorporated herein by reference. |
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| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) Exhibits | ||
| Exhibit 99(a) | Press Release of Pfizer Inc. dated June 23, 2005 relating
to share purchase program and third quarter dividend |
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| Exhibit 99(b) | Press Release of Pfizer Inc. dated June 23, 2005 relating to repatriation of an additional $8.6 billion in foreign earnings |
SIGNATURE
Under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the authorized undersigned.
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PFIZER INC.
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By: /s/ Margaret M. Foran
Margaret M. Foran |
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Title: Vice President-Corporate
Governance and Secretary |
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| Dated:June 23, 2005 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 99 (a) | Press Release of Pfizer Inc. dated June 23, 2005 relating to share
purchase program and third quarter dividend |
| 99 (b) | Press Release of Pfizer Inc. dated June 23, 2005 relating to repatriation of an additional $8.6 billion in foreign earnings |