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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On November 18, 2020, Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) issued notices for the (i) full redemption of all $342,004,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 5.80% Notes due August 12, 2023 (CUSIP: 717081DS9, ISIN: US717081DS97) (the “2023 Notes”) and (ii) full redemption of all $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 1.950% Notes due June 3, 2021 (CUSIP: 717081DX8, ISIN: US717081DX82) (the “2021 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes, the “Notes”).
The redemption date of the Notes is November 28, 2020. On November 30, 2020, the Company will pay the applicable “make-whole” redemption prices as set forth in the indentures, as supplemented, pursuant to which the Notes were issued. On the redemption date, the applicable redemption prices will become due and payable on the Notes and, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the applicable redemption prices and accrued and unpaid interest on November 30, 2020, interest on the Notes will cease to accrue on the redemption date. The notices of redemption specifying the terms, conditions and procedures for the redemptions are available through The Bank of New York Mellon, located at 240 Greenwich Street – 7W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, as paying agent for the Notes. The foregoing does not constitute a notice of redemption for the Notes.
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: November 18, 2020
