Form 11-K 2004 Pharmacia Saving Plan

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS
AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

 X 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

   

Or

   

   

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   

For the transition period from      to     

   

Commission file number 1-3619

   

A.

Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

   

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN

   

B.

Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its principal executive offices:

   

PFIZER INC.
235 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN

INDEX

 

 

Page

PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2004 and 2003

4

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

5

Notes to Financial Statements

6

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) at December 31, 2004

24

Schedule H, line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2004

25

Signature

26

Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

27

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Administrative Committee - U.S. Plans
Pharmacia Savings Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Pharmacia Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4i - schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2004 and schedule H, line 4j - schedule of reportable transactions, for the year ended December 31, 2004 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/  KPMG  LLP

New York, New York
June 28, 2005

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

2004

2003

 

Assets:

Investments:

Pfizer Inc common stock

$

409,604

$

594,585

Pfizer Inc preferred stock

331,126

496,308

Collective trust funds

834,320

1,065,741

Fixed income investments

689,475

675,554

Mutual funds

611,390

147,700

Common stock of other companies

--

171,506

2,875,915

3,151,394

Loans to participants

30,216

30,803

Total investments

2,906,131

3,182,197

Receivables:

Company contributions

53,001

51,006

Participant contributions

1,271

2,863

Dividends and interest receivable

3,089

3,560

Other receivables

1,343

955

Total receivables

58,704

58,384

Total assets

2,964,835

3,240,581

Liabilities:

Notes payable

59,720

124,902

Interest payable

48,866

48,962

Other payables

1,346

1,972

Total liabilities

109,932

175,836

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

2,854,903

$

3,064,745

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of these financial statements.

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

Years ended December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

2004 

 

2003 

 

Additions:

Additions to net assets attributed to:

Investment income/(loss):

Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair value of investments

$    (95,465)

$   454,578

Interest

43,825 

38,976

Dividends

21,295 

28,084

Interest on participants' loans

1,635 

2,284

Total investment income/(loss)

(28,710)

523,922

Contributions:

Participant

99,439 

133,461

Rollovers

38,181 

40,496

Company

71,005 

79,607

Total additions

179,915 

777,486

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

371,167 

361,269

Administrative expenses

4,832 

4,608

Interest on notes payable

6,771 

13,089

Transfers out of Plan

6,987 

--

Total deductions

389,757 

378,966

Net increase/(decrease)

(209,842)

398,520

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

3,064,745 

2,666,225

End of year

 

$2,854,903 

 

$3,064,745

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of these financial statements.

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2004 and 2003
(in thousands of dollars)

 

1.     Description of Plan

The following brief description of the Pharmacia Savings Plan (the "Plan") is provided only for general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

On April 16, 2003, Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer" or the "Company") completed its acquisition of Pharmacia Corporation ("Pharmacia"), including its subsidiary, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company. In connection with the acquisition, Pfizer adopted and assumed the Plan. The Plan is a defined contribution plan with two component parts: a section 401(k) plan and a section 401 (m) plan. The section 401(m) plan consists of Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") funds (collectively, the Pharmacia ESOP Funds) and funds that do not constitute an ESOP. The Pharmacia ESOP Funds consist of a Preferred Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Preferred ESOP") and a Common Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Common ESOP"). The Plan covers substantially all domestic employees of the Company not otherwise covered by another defined contribution plan of the Company. The Plan continues to cover employees of business units aligned with Pharmacia prior to the acquisition.

As a result of the April 16, 2003 acquisition of Pharmacia, outstanding shares of Pharmacia common stock in the Pharmacia Common Stock Fund and Common ESOP accounts were converted to Pfizer common stock at a rate of 1.4 shares of Pfizer stock for each share of Pharmacia stock held on April 16, 2003. The name of the Pharmacia Common Stock Fund was changed to the Pfizer Common Stock Fund and the Pharmacia Common ESOP Stock Fund was changed to the Pfizer Common ESOP Stock Fund. Within the Preferred ESOP, the conversion factor for the Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock ("Preferred ESOP Stock") in the Preferred ESOP Stock Fund was changed to 2.57486 shares of Pfizer common stock for each preferred share. The name of the Pharmacia Preferred ESOP Stock Fund was changed to the Pfizer Preferred ESOP Stock Fund.

Prior to the Pfizer acquisition, the value of a share of Preferred Stock was the closing price of one share of Pharmacia common stock multiplied by a 1.83919 conversion factor. Subsequent to the Pfizer acquisition, the value of a share of Preferred Stock was the closing price of one share of Pfizer common stock multiplied by a 2.57486 conversion factor.

 

The Plan is part of the Pharmacia Retirement Choice Program ("Choice Program") available to all employees except those on long-term disability benefits, those employed by the Company in Puerto Rico, those covered under the Pre-Retirement Terminated Leave of Absence program or those covered under a specifically designated severance package. The Choice Program is made up of a traditional pension plan and a 401(k) savings plan. Under the Choice Program, eligible employees select either Option 1 which provides greater pension plan benefits or Option 2 which provides greater savings plan benefits.

 

Plan Administration

The Administrative Committee - U.S. Plans is responsible for administering plan operations in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). The Global Benefits Investment Committee is responsible for monitoring plan investments.

Administrative Expenses

The Plan pays certain outside service provider expenses (e.g., investment manager, recordkeeping and trustee fees) incurred in the operation of the Plan. Certain other expenses are paid by the Company.

Contributions

Participants (other than Puerto Rico participants) may elect to contribute on a before-tax or after-tax basis from 1% to 20%, in 1% increments, of their compensation, as defined in the Plan document.  Puerto Rico participants may elect to contribute on a before-tax basis or after-tax basis from 1% to 18%, in 1% increments, of their compensation, as defined in the Plan document. Contributions are subject to certain restrictions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and for the Puerto Rico Participants, contributions are also subject to certain additional restrictions under the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994, as amended. Participants who are eligible employees are permitted to roll over into the Plan eligible distributions from other qualified employer sponsored savings plans and conduit IRAs.

 

The Company matching contributions are the basis for allocating shares of the Preferred Stock ESOP to participants' accounts in combination with a Common Stock ESOP also sponsored by Pfizer. The Preferred Stock remains unallocated until it is distributed (allocated) to participant accounts in accordance with the loan payment schedule and the provisions of the Plan. Dividends paid to the participants' Preferred ESOP accounts are substituted for an allocation in Preferred ESOP Stock, the cash being used to fund subsequent ESOP loan payments.

For employees eligible for the Choice Program, the Company match depends on the amount of the participant's before-tax and after-tax contribution and whether Option 1 or Option 2 under the Choice Program is selected. Under both Options, the Company will match 100% of participant contributions, from 1% to 5% of compensation, as defined by the Plan. The match is allocated as a combination of the Preferred ESOP and the Common ESOP shares. The percentage split for the 2004 plan year was 65% to the Preferred ESOP and 35% to the Common ESOP through July 31, 2004. Thereafter, the percentage split was 0% to the Preferred ESOP and 100% to the Common ESOP. The percentage split for the 2003 plan year was 65% to the Preferred ESOP and 35% to the Common ESOP. The Preferred ESOP and Common ESOP will allocate shares of stock to participants such that, at the time of allocation, the total value of the shares allocated is equivalent to the Company match. Under Option 2 of the Choice Program there is an additional $0.25 to $1.00 Company match for each $1.00 contributed on the first 5% of eligible pay which is based on the participant's ages as follows:

-

Under age 35: $0.25 additional match

-

Age 35 - 44:  $0.50 additional match

-

Age 45 - 49:  $0.75 additional match

-

Age 50 and older: $1.00 additional match

The additional match under Option 2 is made in cash and allocated to the participant's current investment fund elections (not into the ESOP Stock Funds).

For Puerto Rico participants, the Company matches 100% of participant contributions, from 1% to 5% of compensation, in the form of preferred stock within the Preferred ESOP. The Preferred ESOP allocated shares of preferred stock to participants such that, at the time of allocation, the total value of the shares allocated is equivalent to the Company match.

The Company contributes to the Common and Preferred ESOP's cash amounts that are necessary to enable the Plan to make its regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest due on each ESOP's outstanding debt and to release stock to cover allocations to participant accounts. Company dividends paid to each ESOP and certain other funds are also used to repay the outstanding ESOP debt.

Participant Accounts

Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and allocations of the Company's contribution, Plan earnings and administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. Participants are immediately vested in the full value of their account (i.e., participant's and Company's contributions).

Investment Options

 

Choice Program Participants

Participant contributions received by the Plan are invested at the direction of the participants in accordance with the terms of the Plan document.

Plan participants eligible for the Choice Program, were provided with fund options as outlined below.

a)

Income Fund

b)

Core Bond Fund

c)

Value Stock Fund

d)

Large Company Stock Fund

e)

Growth Stock Fund

f)

Mid-Small Company Stock Fund

g)

International Stock Fund

h)

Pfizer Common Stock Fund (prior to April 16, 2003 - Pharmacia Common Stock Fund)

i)

Any combination of the above, provided that a minimum of five percent and a multiple of one percent is directed to each fund selected.

Participants may change their investment elections as often as once a day.

Effective February 3, 2003 a self-directed brokerage account was introduced as an investment option. Participants can choose from about 9,500 mutual funds with varying degrees of potential risk and return.

In addition, the Plan includes four asset allocation funds, which allow Choice Program participants varying degrees of risk and return, including (in order of risk tolerance, least to greatest), the Conservative Portfolio Fund, the Moderate Portfolio Fund, the Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Fund, and the Aggressive Portfolio Fund.  Investments in the Core Bond Fund, Large Company Stock Fund, Mid-Small Company Stock Fund and the International Stock Fund are used in predetermined mixes to form the asset allocation funds. 

For Choice Program participants, company matching contributions for up to the first 5% of compensation and earnings thereon are only posted to the Preferred ESOP Fund and Common ESOP Fund. Upon attaining age 50, participants are allowed to transfer the balance of the Company Matching Account into the other investment fund options.

Other Plan Participants

Investment fund options available to all Plan participants currently not included in the Choice Program (primarily participants employed in Puerto Rico) are listed below.

a)

Income Fund

b)

American Balanced Fund

c)

Indexed Stock Fund

d)

Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund

e)

American Century Ultra Fund

f)

Templeton Foreign Fund

g)

Pfizer Common Stock Fund (prior to April 16, 2003 - Pharmacia Common Stock Fund)

h)

Any combination of the above, provided that a minimum of five percent and a multiple of one percent is directed to each fund selected.

Participants may elect to transfer or allocate their participant contribution balances and earnings thereon to any of the above funds.

For Puerto Rico participants, company matching contributions and earnings thereon are only posted to the Preferred ESOP Stock Fund. Upon completing ten years of employment service and attaining age 55, participants are allowed to transfer a portion of their Pfizer Common Stock Fund balance (i.e., pertaining to Company contributions and earnings thereon) and their ESOP Fund balance into the other investment fund options. For participants age 55-59 and for participants age 60 and older, 25% and 50% can be transferred to other investment funds, respectively. Those age 60 and older that have already diversified their current Common Stock 25%, may only diversify another 25%.

The Northern Trust Company ("Northern Trust") is trustee for U.S. participants in the Plan. Banco Santandar is the trustee, and Northern Trust is the custodian for Puerto Rico participants. The Plan's trust agreement provides that any portion of any of the investment funds may, pending its permanent investment or distribution, be invested in short‑term investments. To the extent any Plan assets are so invested, they are invested in funds managed by Northern Trust. Both Northern Trust and Banco Santandar are related parties to the Plan.

 

Loans to Participants

The Plan has a loan provision which allows participants to borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of 50% of their vested account balance or $50,000 (reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance within the previous twelve months). Loan terms range from 1-5 years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. Loans for the purchase of a home have a $3,000 minimum loan amount. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate that is equal to the prime rate, as defined, at the beginning of the quarter in which the loan originates, plus 1%. Interest is credited to the account of the participant. Repayments may not necessarily be made to the same fund from which amounts were borrowed. Repayments are credited to the applicable funds based on the participant's investment elections at the time of repayment.

Effective January 1, 2003, the loan payoff period increased to 90 days. Participants that terminate will have 90 days to repay the loan before the loan is taxed and penalized with an additional 10% tax.

Benefit Payments

Benefits are paid either in cash or in cash and common stock. Common stock is issued only with respect to the participant's accounts in the Pfizer Common Stock Fund and the ESOP Funds. Upon retirement or death, the full value of the participant's accounts is paid in either a lump sum or in installments.

In-Service Withdrawals

Participants may also elect to make in-service withdrawals from their account balances subject to the provisions of the Plan.

Plan Termination

The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, but reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue it in whole or in part at any time by action of the Company's Board of Directors or its authorized designee. In the event of termination of the Plan, each participant shall be entitled to the full value of his or her account balance as though she had retired as of the date of such termination. No part of the invested assets established pursuant to the Plan will at any time revert to the Company except otherwise permitted under ERISA.

2.     Summary of Accounting Policies

Method of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. For treatment of benefits payable, refer to Note 7.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Investment Valuation

Common stock is valued at quoted market price as of the last business day of the Plan year. Shares of mutual funds are recorded at fair value based on the closing market prices obtained from national exchanges of the underlying investments of the respective fund as of the last business day of the year. Common/collective trust funds are stated at redemption value as determined by the trustees of such funds based upon the underlying securities stated at fair value. Investments in money market instruments are generally short-term and are valued at cost, which approximates market. Investments in guaranteed investment contracts ("GICs") and synthetic investment contracts ("SICs") are reported at their contract value by the insurance companies and underlying banks, respectively, because these investments have fully benefit-responsive features (see Note 5). Loans to participants, which are subject to various interest rates, and short‑term securities are recorded at cost which approximates fair value. Short-term securities primarily consist of U.S. Government securities.

Pfizer preferred stock is valued using the higher of the per-share equivalent stated value of $40.30 or the quoted market price of Pfizer common stock multiplied by 2.57486 on the last business day of the plan year (Preferred Stock share balances maintained by the plan's trustee and recordkeeper are on a basis equal to a multiple of 1,000 of the share balance and one-thousandth of the $40,300 stated value). Pfizer preferred stock was valued at $69.24 at December 31, 2004 and $90.97 at December 31, 2003 based on the closing Pfizer stock price of $26.89 on December 31, 2004 and $35.33 on December 31, 2003.

The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains and losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.

Forfeitures

Forfeited amounts are used to pay expenses of the Plan, interest on ESOP debt incurred by the Plan (paid in February of each year) and to reduce Company contributions.

Risks and Uncertainties

Investment securities, including Pfizer Inc. common and preferred stock, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is possible that changes in their values could occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income from other investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

3.     Tax Status of the Plan

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter dated July 17, 2003 in which the Internal Revenue Service indicated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and the Company's tax counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in material compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements.

Contributions made to the Plan by the Company, including pre‑tax contributions made on the participants' behalf and any appreciation on all funds in the participants' accounts, are not taxable to the participants under current federal income tax law while these amounts remain in the Plan.

4.     Investments

The following investments represent 5% or more of the plan's net assets.

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

 

2004

 

2003

 

Barclays Global Investors Equity Index Fund (13,857,852 and 15,385,997 units, respectively)

$

501,516

$

502,353

Pfizer Common Stock (15,232,580 and 16,829,472 shares, respectively)*

409,604

594,585

AEGON Global wrap contract (synthetic investment contract)

392,752

386,020

Pfizer Preferred Stock (4,782,419 and 5,455,728 shares, respectively)*

331,126

496,309

Barclays Global Investors Intermediate Government Credit Bond Fund (14,238,942 and 14,849,665 units, respectively)

238,075

240,862

Fidelity Growth Company Fund (3,224,903 units)

183,063

--

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (1,299,969 and 1,169,265 units, respectively)

169,269

133,039

Barclays Capital Guardian International Non-U.S. Equity Fund (11,041,394 and 11,875,855 units, respectively)

$

165,510

$

154,861

*Nonparticipant-directed shares (See Note 6)

The plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated/ (depreciated) in value as follows:

 

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

2004 

 

2003

Mutual funds

$

47,090 

$

32,972

Common stock

(131,682)

142,409

Preferred stock

(107,418)

80,671

Common/collective trust funds

96,545 

198,526

$

(95,465)

$

454,578

5.       Investment Contracts with Insurance Companies

The Income Fund consists primarily of benefit responsive guaranteed investment contracts ("GIC's") and synthetic investment contracts ("SIC's"). The contract value of the GICs and SICs represents the cost or face-value of the contract plus accrued interest. The contract value of the SICs represents fair value of the underlying asset plus the contract value of the wrapper contract associated with the underlying asset. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Plan held SIC's with a contract value of $689,475 and $666,299. At December 31, 2003, the Plan held GICs with a contract value of $9,255. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investments at contract value.

There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise. The average portfolio yields were approximately 6% for both 2004 and 2003. The crediting interest rates were approximately 5% for 2004 and 6% for 2003. For SICs, the rate is based on a formula which consists of the yield to maturity, duration, and the book and market values. The rate for SICs is periodically reset, usually quarterly, and cannot be reset below 0%. For GICs, the crediting interest rate, specified in the contract, was agreed upon with the issuers and was maintained for the life of the contract.

6.     Nonparticipant-directed Funds and Notes Payable

The Plan includes the following nonparticipant-directed funds: Pfizer Common Stock Fund, Preferred Leveraged ESOP and the Common Leveraged ESOP. These funds and their related activity were as follows:

Pfizer Common Stock Fund

Effective April 1, 1999, the Pfizer Common Stock Fund (formerly known as the Pharmacia Common Stock Fund) was added as an investment option into which participants can direct their contributions and/or transfer existing balances. However, certain Company contribution balances (and earnings thereon) within the Pfizer Common Stock Fund can only be transferred out of the fund into other investment options after participants satisfy certain age and service requirements. All assets and activity within this fund have been disclosed as nonparticipant-directed for purposes of this report.

Below are the net assets available for plan benefits and significant components of the changes in net assets available for plan benefits relating to the Pfizer Common Stock Fund:

 

December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

 

2004

 

2003

 

Assets:

Investments:

Short-term investment funds

$

1,466

$

2,622

Pfizer Inc common stock

192,976

272,986

Loans to participants

51

--

Total investments

194,493

275,608

Receivables:

Company contributions

22

21

Participant contributions

877

132

Dividends and interest receivable

4

2

Participant loan payment receivable+

--

21

Receivable from other investment funds+

--

240

Total receivables

903

416

Total assets

195,396

276,024

 

Liabilities:

Other payables*

--

384

Total liabilities

--

384

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

195,396

$

275,640

+ Included in other receivables on statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

* Included in other payables on statements of net assets available for plan benefits.


 

Years ended December 31,

(thousands of dollars)

2004 

 

2003

 

Additions/(Reductions):

Additions to net assets attributed to:

Investment income/(loss):

Net appreciation/(depreciation) in fair value of investments

$

(60,689)

$

46,534

Interest

130 

35

Dividends

4,988 

4,618

Total investment income/(loss)

(55,571)

51,187

Participant contributions

7,163 

8,760

Company contributions

984 

1,330

Participant loan repayments

1,265 

1,718

Total additions/(reductions)

(46,159)

62,995

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

34,155 

30,132

Participant loan transaction transfers, net

1,675 

2,021

Administrative expenses

(63)

919

Transfers to/(from) investment funds, net

(1,682)

17,194

Total deductions

34,085 

50,266

Net increase/(decrease)

(80,244)

12,729

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

275,640 

262,911

End of year

$

195,396 

$

275,640

Preferred Leveraged ESOP

On March 1, 1990, the Preferred ESOP borrowed $275 million from the Bank of New York through the issuance of amortizing notes. These notes, which were guaranteed by the Company, matured in 2004 and previously paid interest at an annual rate of 9.79%. The remaining principal balance on these notes was $58,600 with unpaid interest of $5,737 as of December 31, 2003, which was paid in its entirety on February 1, 2004.

As of March 1, 1990, the Preferred ESOP issued a note to the Company in the amount of $25,000, which carries an interest rate of 6.25% per annum. Interest accrues and is payable, along with principal, no later than the maturity date of February 1, 2005. Unpaid interest relating to this note was $36,460 and $32,845 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Effective January 31, 1997, the Preferred ESOP and State Street Bank entered into an agreement, whereby the Preferred ESOP can borrow amounts that in the aggregate cannot exceed $95 million (collectively the "New Loans"). Any such borrowings bear interest at 7.00% per annum and will be due no later than December 31, 2010. No interest shall be due until the maturity date of any New Loans. The proceeds of the New Loans are to be used to pay principal and interest then due on any existing Preferred ESOP loans. In relation to New Loans, the Preferred ESOP had drawings of $22,000 with unpaid interest of $12,300 and $22,000 with unpaid interest of $10,055 as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Projected principal loan payments on the Preferred ESOP debt at December 31, 2004 are as follows:

Year

 

Amount

     2005

$

25,000

     2006 to 2010

22,000

     Total

$

47,000

This preferred stock, which was converted into Pfizer preferred stock on April 16, 2003, in connection with the acquisition of Pharmacia, is maintained in the Preferred ESOP as unallocated. As principal and interest on the borrowings is paid, the preferred shares become available to be allocated to participants' accounts as Company matching contributions.

Following are the net assets available for plan benefits and significant components of the changes in net assets available for plan benefits relating to the Preferred ESOP:

December 31, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated 

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Assets:

Investments:

Short-term investment funds

$

6,892 

$

3,976

$

10,868

Pfizer Inc preferred stock, convertible

265,793 

65,333

331,126

Total investments

272,685 

69,309

341,994

Receivables:

Company contributions

-- 

47,910

47,910

Dividends and interest receivable

-- 

3,023

3,023

Total receivables

-- 

50,933

50,933

Total assets

272,685 

120,242

392,927

Liabilities:

Notes payable

-- 

47,000

47,000

Interest payable

-- 

48,760

48,760

Other payables

92 

1

93

Total liabilities

92 

95,761

95,853

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

272,593 

$

24,481

$

297,074

 

   

   

   

   

December 31, 2003

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Assets:

Investments:

Short-term investment funds

$

--

$

11,209

$

11,209

Pfizer Inc preferred stock, convertible

371,984

124,324

496,308

Total investments

371,984

135,533

507,517

Receivables:

Company contributions

--

48,957

48,957

Dividends and interest receivable

--

3,432

3,432

Total receivables

--

52,389

52,389

Total assets

371,984

187,922

559,906

Liabilities:

Notes payable

--

105,600

105,600

Interest payable

--

48,637

48,637

Other payables

4

102

106

Total liabilities

4

154,339

154,343

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

371,980

$

33,583

$

405,563


 

Year ended December 31, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated 

 

Total

Additions/(Reductions):

Additions/(reductions) to net assets attributed to:

Investment loss:

Net depreciation in fair value of investment

$

(79,486)

$

(27,932)

$

(107,418)

Interest

55 

34 

89 

Dividends

10,130 

2,511 

12,641 

Total investment loss

(69,301)

(25,387)

(94,688)

Company contributions

1,400 

47,907 

49,307 

Allocation of 225,702 shares of Pfizer Inc preferred stock for Company matching contributions

20,364 

(20,364)

 

-- 

Total additions/(reductions)

(47,537)

2,156 

(45,381)

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

48,618 

-- 

48,618 

Participant loan transaction transfers, net

57 

-- 

57 

Transfers to other investment funds

3,175 

5,399 

8,574 

Interest on notes payable

-- 

5,859 

5,859 

Total deductions

51,850 

11,258 

63,108 

Net decrease

(99,387)

(9,102)

(108,489)

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

371,980 

33,583 

405,563 

End of year

$

272,593 

$

24,481 

$

297,074 


 

Year ended December 31, 2003

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated 

 

Total

Additions:

Additions to net assets attributed to:

Investment income:

Net appreciation in fair value of investment

$

64,796

$

15,875 

$

80,671

Interest

--

79 

79

Dividends

10,531

4,022 

14,553

Total investment income

75,327

19,976 

95,303

Company contributions

--

49,707 

49,707

Allocation of 525,654 shares of Pfizer Inc preferred stock for Company matching contributions

42,554

(42,554)

 

--

Total additions

117,881

27,129 

145,010

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

46,417

-- 

46,417

Participant loan transaction transfers, net

65

-- 

65

Administrative expenses

1

3

Transfers to other investment funds

10,161

-- 

10,161

Interest on notes payable

--

11,237 

11,237

Total deductions

56,644

11,239 

67,883

Net increase

61,237

15,890 

77,127

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

310,743

17,693 

328,436

End of year

$

371,980

$

33,583 

$

405,563

Common Leveraged ESOP

As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the outstanding principal balance on the Common ESOP's external debt was $3,774 and $5,662, respectively (carrying an interest rate of 8.13% and maturing on December 15, 2006). In addition, the Common ESOP carried two separate internal notes payable to the Company. The outstanding principal balance of the first internal note as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $8,946 and $13,628, respectively (carrying an interest rate of 5.71% and maturing on December 15, 2006).

 

Projected principal loan payments on the Common ESOP debt at December 31, 2004 are as follows:

 

Year

 

Amount

        2005

$

6,477

        2006

6,243

        Total

$

12,720

The proceeds of the borrowings were used to purchase Company common stock. This common stock, which was converted into Pfizer common stock on April 16, 2003, in connection with the acquisition of Pharmacia, is maintained in the Common ESOP as unallocated. This stock is released for allocation to participants' accounts in accordance with the terms of the Plan as interest and principal on the borrowings are paid.

Following are the net assets available for plan benefits and significant components of the changes in net assets available for plan benefits related to the Common ESOP:

 

December 31, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated

 

Total

Assets:

Investments:

Short-term investment funds

$

652

$

-- 

$

652

Pfizer Inc common stock

189,649

26,749

216,398

Total investments

190,301

26,749

217,050

Receivables:

Company contributions

1,111

2,433

 

3,544

Dividends and interest receivable

--

2

 

2

Total receivables

1,111

2,435

 

3,546

Total assets

191,412

29,184

220,596

 

Notes payable

--

12,720

12,720

Interest payable

--

106

106

Total liabilities

--

12,826

12,826

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

191,412

$

16,358

$

207,770

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated

 

Total

Assets:

Investments:

Short-term investment funds

$

462

$

--

$

462

Pfizer Inc common stock

257,596

64,003

321,599

Total investments

258,058

64,003

322,061

Receivables:

Company contributions

373

1,042

 

1,415

Dividends and interest receivable

1

--

 

1

Total receivables

374

1,042

 

1,416

Total assets

258,432

65,045

323,477

 

Notes payable

--

19,302

19,302

Interest payable

--

325

325

Other payables

10

--

10

Total liabilities

10

19,627

19,637

Net assets available for plan benefits

$

258,422

$

45,418

$

303,840

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated

 

Total

Additions/(Reductions)

Additions to net assets attributed to:

Investment loss:

Net depreciation in fair value of investment

$

(59,778)

$

(11,215)

$

(70,993)

Interest

14 

22 

Dividends

4,782 

1,025 

5,807 

Total investment loss

(54,988)

(10,176)

(65,164)

Company contributions

732 

5,672 

6,404 

Allocation of 746,383 shares of Pfizer Inc common stock for Company matching contributions

23,643 

(23,643)

 

-- 

Total reductions

(30,613)

(28,147)

(58,760)

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

27,393 

-- 

27,393 

Loan to participants

21 

-- 

21 

Transfers to other investment funds

8,983 

-- 

8,983 

Interest on notes payable

-- 

913 

913 

Total deductions

36,397 

913 

37,310 

Net decrease

(67,010)

(29,060)

(96,070)

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

258,422 

45,418 

303,840 

End of year

$

191,412 

$

16,358 

$

207,770 


 

Year Ended December 31, 2003

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Allocated

 

Unallocated 

 

Total

Additions:

Additions to net assets attributed to:

Investment income:

Net appreciation in fair value of investment

$

40,985

$

11,325 

$

52,310

Interest

--

7

Dividends

4,178

1,140 

5,318

Total investment income

45,163

12,472 

57,635

Company contributions

--

6,558 

6,558

Allocation of 598,964 shares of Pfizer Inc common stock for Company matching contributions*

21,820

(21,820)

 

--

Total additions

66,983

(2,790)

64,193

Deductions:

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

Benefits paid to participants

32,312

-- 

32,312

Loan to participants

24

-- 

24

Transfers to other investment funds

6,227

-- 

6,227

Interest on notes payable

--

1,852 

1,852

Total deductions

38,563

1,852 

40,415

Net increase/(decrease)

28,420

(4,642)

23,778

Net assets available for plan benefits:

Beginning of year

230,002

50,060 

280,062

End of year

$

258,422

$

45,418 

$

303,840

7.     Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits according to the financial statements to Form 5500.

 

 

December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

 

2004 

 

2003 

 

Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements

$2,854,903 

$3,064,745 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants

(214)

(3,091)

Net assets available for plan benefits per Form 5500

$2,854,689 

$3,061,654 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants according to the financial statements to Form 5500:

Years ended December 31,

(in thousands of dollars)

2004 

 

2003 

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements

$371,167 

$361,269 

Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at end of year

214 

3,091 

Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at beginning of year

(3,091)

(714)

Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500

$368,290 

$363,646 

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.

SCHEDULE I
PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE H, Line 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
December 31, 2004
(in thousands of dollars)

Identity of issue, borrower or similar party

 

Description of investment

 

Cost

 

Current Value

Corporate Stock - Preferred

*PFIZER INC

4,782,419 shares

$

192,757

$

331,126

Corporate Stock - Common

*PFIZER INC

15,232,580 shares

$

360,885

$

409,604 

 

 

Common/Collective Trust

 

*COLLECTIVE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT FUND

Money Market Fund

43,409

43,409 

 

MFO BGI EQTY INDEX "T" FD

Com. Coll. fund: 13,857,852 units

376,580

501,516 

 

MFO BGI EXTD MKT EQTY INDEX "K" FD

Com. Coll. fund: 3,903,113 units

91,538

123,885 

 

MFO CAP GUARDIAN INTL NON-US EQTY

Com. Coll. Fund: 11,041,394 units

128,354

165,510 

 

Total Common/Collective Trusts

$

639,881

$

834,320 

 

 

 

Registered Investment Companies

 

MFD FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY FUND

Mutual fund: 3,264,903 units

168,166

183,063 

 

MFO AMER BALANCED FD INC CAP OPEN END FD

Mutual fund:55,145 units

875

993 

 

MFO BGI INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT CREDIT BOND FUND

Com. Coll. Fund: 14,238,942 units

217,094

238,075 

 

MFO AMERN CENTY ULTRA INV FD

 Mutual fund: 115,566 units

3,258

3,409 

 

MFO DODGE & COX STOCK FD OPEN END FD

Mutual fund: 1,299,969 units

132,816

169,269 

 

MFO NEUBERGER & BERMAN GUARDIAN EQTY FD

Mutual fund:93,429 units

1,405

1,547 

 

MFO TEMPLETON FDS INC FGN FD CL A

Mutual fund:46,4318 units

449

571 

 

Total Registered Investment Companies

$

524,063

$

596,927 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-Directed Brokerage Account

 

 

$

14,463 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic Investment Contracts

 

 

 

Monumental Life Ins. Co ABS Insurance Contract

Wrapper Contract

 

 

Contract No. MDA00349TR

Global Wrap

 

(3,092)

 

Total Contract Value

 

77,273 

 

Interest rate: 5.59%

$

74,181

74,181 

 

 

Rabobank Nederland (1 contract)

Wrapper Contract

 

Contract No. UP060101

Global Wrap

(3,092)

 

Total Contract Value

77,273 

 

Interest rate: 5.59%

74,181

74,181 

 

 

UBS AG (1 contract)

Wrapper Contract

 

Contract No. 3080

Global Wrap

(3,092)

 

Total Contract Value

77,273 

 

Interest rate: 5.59%

74,181

74,181 

 

 

AIG Financial Products Corp. Landesbank (1 contract)

Wrapper Contract

 

Contract No. 541686

Global Wrap

(3,093)

 

Total Contract Value

77,273 

 

Interest rate: 5.59%

74,180

74,180 

 

 

AEGON Global Wrap

Wrapper Contract

(12,711)

 

Contract No. CDA0003TR

Global Wrap

405,463 

 

Total Contract Value

392,752

392,752 

 

Blended Interest Rate: 5.25%

 

 

Total Synthetic Investment Contracts - Contract Value

$

689,475 

$

689,475 

 

 

 

*Participant Loans

3,873 Loans,

 

 

Interest rate: 4.00% - 10.5%

 

 

Maturity date range:
   Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2014

$

30,216

$

30,216 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

$

2,437,277

$

2,906,131 

 

 

 

 

 

* Party-in-Interest as defined by ERISA

 

 

 

See accompanying report of independent registered pubic accounting firm.

SCHEDULE II
PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE H, 4j - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
December 31, 2004
(in thousands of dollars)

(a)
Identity of
party involved

 

(b)
Description
of asset

 

(c)
Purchase
price

 

(d)
Selling
price

 

(g)
Cost
of asset

 

(h)
Current
value of
asset on
transaction
date

 

(i)
Net gain/
(loss)

Pfizer Corporation*

Common stock;
71 purchases

$

91,623

$

--

$

91,623

$

91,623

$

--

Pfizer Corporation*

Common stock;
140 sales

$

--

$

127,442

$

95,697

$

127,442

$

31,745

*Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA

See accompanying report of independent registered pubic accounting firm.

SIGNATURE

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Administrative Committee have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PHARMACIA SAVINGS PLAN

By:  /s/ Richard A. Passov               

Richard A. Passov
Chair, Administrative Committee - U.S. Plans

Date:  June 28, 2005

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Administrative Committee- U.S. Plans
Pharmacia Savings Plan:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated April 16, 2003 (File No. 333-104582) of our report dated June 28, 2005, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Pharmacia Savings Plan as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year as of December 31, 2004 and Schedule H, Line 4j -  Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the Year-Ended December 31, 2004, which report appears in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 11-K of the Pharmacia Savings Plan.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
June 28, 2005