AZ COMPLETES SALE OF ANTIBIOTICS BUSINESS

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AstraZeneca PLC
23 December 2016
 

 

23 December 2016 07:00

 

ASTRAZENECA COMPLETES SALE OF SMALL
MOLECULE ANTIBIOTICS BUSINESS TO PFIZER

 

AstraZeneca today announced that it has completed the agreement with Pfizer Inc. for the sale of the commercialisation and development rights to its late-stage small molecule antibiotics business, comprising the approved antibiotics Merrem, Zinforo and Zavicefta, and ATM-AVI and CXL, which are in clinical development.

 

Under the agreement, AstraZeneca has received a payment of $550 million for the commercialisation and development rights to the late-stage antibiotics business in all markets where AstraZeneca holds the rights. In addition, Pfizer will pay a further $175 million in January 2019, up to $250 million in commercial, manufacturing and regulatory milestones, up to $600 million in sales-related payments as well as recurring, double-digit royalties on future sales of Zavicefta and ATM-AVI in certain markets.

 

As AstraZeneca will not maintain a significant future interest in the late-stage small molecule antibiotics business, all payments will be reported as Other Operating Income in the Company's financial statements. The $550 million upfront and $175 million unconditional payment will both be booked in the fourth quarter of 2016, net of a product intangible.

 

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