Pfizer Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
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FORM 8-K
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2024
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | |||||||||||||
| Election of Mr. Taraporevala to the Board of Directors On June 27, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) elected Cyrus Taraporevala to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, effective immediately. In addition, he was appointed to and will join the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Taraporevala has been provided an indemnification agreement and will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s standard arrangements for non-employee directors. The press release, dated July 1, 2024, announcing the election of Mr. Taraporevala is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. | ||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
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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Dated: July 1, 2024 | By: | /s/ Margaret M. Madden | ||||||
| Margaret M. Madden | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Chief Governance Counsel | ||||||||