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): September 28, 2007
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-1136 | 22-079-0350 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY, 10154
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 546-4000
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 28, 2007, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has finalized a civil settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts resolving the previously disclosed investigations that began several years ago involving the Company’s drug pricing, and sales and marketing activities. In connection with the settlement, the Company has entered into a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) that provides for, among other obligations, the continued development and maintenance of the Company’s compliance programs relating to the Company’s U.S. pharmaceuticals business.
As previously announced, the agreement provides for a civil resolution and payment of $499 million the full amount of which has been reserved. There are no criminal charges against the Company. The agreement will not affect the Company’s ongoing business with any customers, including the government.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company dated September 28, 2007 |
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.
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | ||||||
| Dated: September 28, 2007 | By: | /s/ Sandra Leung | ||||
| Name: | Sandra Leung | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company dated September 28, 2007 |