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Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release November 29, 1999 |
Contact: Brian McGlynn
212-573-2051 |
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PFIZER SAYS WARNER-LAMBERT ACTIONS REPRESENT "A DESPERATE ACT" TO DENY ITS SHAREHOLDERS SUPERIOR OFFER FROM PFIZER |
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PFIZER OFFERING 20% PREMIUM TO AMERICAN HOME MERGER; PFIZER/WARNER LAMBERT NOW WORTH OVER $13 BILLION MORE THAN WARNER-LAMBERT/AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS MERGERPFIZER SAYS NO AGREEMENTS VIOLATED |
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- In response to Warner Lambert's counterclaim, Pfizer Inc said today that Warner-Lambert has engaged in a series of desperate defensive measures designed to deny its shareholders the opportunity to consider an offer from Pfizer that, based on today's closing prices, represents a 20% premium to Warner-Lambert shareholders over the price in the American Home Products merger, and that today's counterclaim represents still more of its entrenchment strategy. The Pfizer/Warner-Lambert strategic combination is now valued at over $13 billion more than the Warner-Lambert/American Home Products merger. Pfizer said that it has not violated any of its agreements with Warner-Lambert. Pfizer added that it did not misuse confidential information, and that the standstill agreement authorized Pfizer to make a proposal under the terms cited in its original complaint. Pfizer also stated in that complaint that it expects to continue the longstanding, successful Lipitor partnership, and that Pfizer's sales, marketing and medical organizations will continue to support this important medical advance. |
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