Risks for PFIZER INC (PFE)

Annual Report to Shareholders contain forward-looking statements. From time to time, we also provide forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public, as well as oral forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “likely,” “ongoing,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “assume,” “target,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “goal,” “objective,” “aim” and other words and terms of similar meaning or by using future dates in connection with any discussion of, among other things, our anticipated operating and financial performance, business plans and prospects, in-line products and product candidates, including anticipated regulatory submissions, data read-outs, approvals, performance, timing of exclusivity and potential benefits of Pfizer’s products and product candidates, strategic reviews, capital allocation, business-development plans, manufacturing and product supply and plans relating to share repurchases and dividends. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, business plans and prospects, our acquisitions and other business development activities, the disposition of the HIS net assets, prospective products or product approvals, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, plans relating to share repurchases and dividends, government regulation and financial results, including, in particular, the availability of raw materials for 2018 set forth in Item 1. Business––Raw Materials in this 2017 Form 10-K; the expected impact of the recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico set forth in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook––Our Business––Impact of Recent Hurricanes in Puerto Rico section in our 2017 Financial Report; the anticipated progress in remediation efforts at certain of our Hospira manufacturing facilities set forth in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook––Our Business––Product Manufacturing section in our 2017 Financial Report; the anticipated timeframe for any decision regarding strategic alternatives for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare set forth in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook––Our Strategy––Our Business Development Initiatives section in our 2017 Financial Report; our anticipated liquidity position set forth in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook––The Global Economic Environment and the Analysis of Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources sections in the 2017 Financial Report; the financial impact of the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set forth in the Overview of Our Performance, Operating Environment, Strategy and Outlook––The Global Economic Environment, Significant Accounting Policies and Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions—Income Tax Assets and Liabilities, Provision/(Benefit) for Taxes on Income—Changes in Tax Laws and Analysis of Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Selected Measures of Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations sections in our

Financial Report; the anticipated costs and cost savings, including from our acquisition of Hospira and our cost-reduction/productivity initiatives, set forth in the Costs and Expenses—Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions and Cost-Reduction/Productivity Initiatives section in our

Financial Report; and the contributions that we expect to make from our general assets to the Company’s pension and postretirement plans during

We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. Achievement of anticipated results is subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. You should bear this in mind as you consider forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or by the rules and regulations of the SEC. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects. Also note that we provide the following cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions relevant to our businesses. These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, may cause our actual results to differ materially from expected, projected or historical results. We note these factors