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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): October 10, 2024
PFIZER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-3619 | 13-5315170 |
(State or other | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer |
jurisdiction of | Number) | Identification No.) |
incorporation) | | |
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66 Hudson Boulevard East | 10001-2192 |
New York, | New York | (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 733-2323
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $.05 par value | | PFE | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.000% Notes due 2027 | | PFE27 | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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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. Buckley to the Board of Directors
On October 10, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mortimer J. Buckley to serve as a member of the Company’s Board, effective immediately. In addition, he was elected to the Governance & Sustainability Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Buckley has been provided an indemnification agreement and will receive compensation, each in accordance with the Company’s standard arrangements for non-employee directors.
The press release, dated October 10, 2024, announcing the election of Mr. Buckley is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits | |
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| Press Release of Pfizer Inc. dated October 15, 2024 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File--the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
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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| PFIZER INC. |
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Dated: October 15, 2024 | By: | /s/ Margaret M. Madden |
| | Margaret M. Madden |
| | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
| | Chief Governance Counsel |
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