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
 
  X     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
 
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:
 
PFIZER SAVINGS PLAN
 
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
PFIZER INC.
235 EAST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017






PFIZER SAVINGS PLAN

Table of Contents

 
Page
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
Financial Statements
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
Beginning on page 4
 
 
Supplemental Schedule*
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Beginning on page 11
 
 
Exhibit Index
 
 
Signature
*Note:
Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, have been omitted because they are not applicable.






Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Plan Participants and Savings Plan Committee
Pfizer Savings Plan:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Pfizer Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

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 are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Accompanying Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2018 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have not been able to determine the specific year that KPMG and our predecessor firms began serving as the Plan’s auditor, however, we are aware that KPMG and our predecessor firms have served as the Plan’s auditor since at least 1977.

Memphis, Tennessee
June 17, 2019

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STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

 
 
As of December 31,
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
2018
 
2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investments, at fair value
 
 
 
 
Pfizer Inc. common stock
 
$
2,131,831

 
$
1,841,995

Pfizer Inc. preferred stock
 
50,880

 
46,322

Common/collective trust funds
 
8,404,459

 
8,093,269

Mutual funds
 
1,381,634

 
1,531,351

Self-directed brokerage account
 
201,740

 
203,851

Total investments, at fair value
 
12,170,545

 
11,716,788

 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at contract value
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
 
1,517,446

 
1,408,836

Total investments
 
13,687,991

 
13,125,624

 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
 
 
 
Participant contributions
 
10,727

 
9,070

Company contributions
 
287,075

 
91,885

Notes receivable from participants
 
108,555

 
79,882

Securities sold
 
783

 

Interest and other
 
1,881

 
4,859

Total receivables
 
409,021

 
185,696

Total assets
 
14,097,012

 
13,311,320

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for securities purchased
 

 
2,652

Investment management fees payable
 
412

 
391

Total liabilities
 
412

 
3,044

Net assets available for plan benefits
 
$
14,096,600

 
$
13,308,276

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Additions/(reductions) to net assets attributed to:
 
 
Investment income (loss)
 
 
Net depreciation in investments
 
$
(335,887
)
Pfizer Inc. common stock dividends
 
67,725

Pfizer Inc. preferred stock dividends
 
1,208

Interest income
 
57,439

Dividend income from other investments
 
14,102

Total investment loss
 
(195,413
)
Interest income from notes receivable from participants
 
4,974

Less: Investment management, redemption and loan fees
 
(5,558
)
Net investment and interest income (loss)
 
(195,997
)
 
 
 
Contributions
 
 
Participant
 
427,710

Company
 
419,980

Rollovers into the Plan
 
79,455

Total contributions
 
927,145

Total additions
 
731,148

 
 
 
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
 
 
Benefits paid to participants
 
982,751

 
 
 
Net decrease
 
(251,603
)
 
 
 
Transfers into the Plan
 
1,039,927

 
 
 
Net assets available for plan benefits
 
 
Beginning of year
 
13,308,276

End of year
 
$
14,096,600

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Pfizer Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan. Participation in the Plan is open to any employee of Pfizer Inc. (the Company or Plan Sponsor) or an affiliate which has, with the consent of the Plan Sponsor, adopted the Plan and who is included within a group or class designated by the Plan Sponsor as set forth in the Plan document. The Plan excludes any employees covered by another Company-sponsored defined contribution plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).

On June 24, 2016, the Company acquired Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Anacor). In connection with the acquisition, the Company adopted and assumed sponsorship of the Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) Plan (Anacor Plan), effective June 24, 2016. On September 1, 2017, former Anacor colleagues became eligible for the Plan, and the Anacor Plan was merged into the Plan on October 2, 2017.

On September 3, 2015, the Company acquired Hospira, Inc. (Hospira). In connection with the acquisition, the Company adopted and assumed sponsorship of the Hospira 401(k) Retirement Plan (Hospira Plan), effective September 3, 2015. On January 1, 2018, former Hospira colleagues became eligible for the Plan, and the Hospira Plan was merged into the Plan on January 9, 2018.

On September 28, 2016, the Company acquired Medivation, Inc. (Medivation). In connection with the acquisition, the Company adopted and assumed sponsorship of the Medivation 401(k) Plan (Medivation Plan), effective September 28, 2016. On January 1, 2018, former Medivation colleagues became eligible for the Plan, and the Medivation Plan was merged into the Plan on January 24, 2018.

Plan Administration

The Plan is administered by the Savings Plan Committee of the Plan Sponsor (the Plan Administrator), the named fiduciary of the Plan. The Plan Administrator monitors and reports on (i) the selection and termination of the trustee, custodian, investment managers and other service providers to the Plan and (ii) the investment activity and performance of the Plan, with the exclusion of the Company stock funds, which are reviewed by an independent fiduciary appointed by the Savings Plan Committee.

Administrative Costs
Beginning in 2017, Plan participants pay quarterly fees from their account balances. These fees include general Plan administrative fees and expenses, such as recordkeeping, trustee and investment reporting fees. The quarterly fee deductions take place on the first business day following the end of each quarter (and are deducted from any full account distribution occurring during a quarter). In addition, certain transaction fees such as check fees, loan fees and qualified domestic relations order fees are paid by Plan participants.

Contributions

Participants may contribute up to 30% of their eligible compensation on a before-tax basis, an after-tax basis or a combination of both. For all participants, contributions of up to 3% of eligible compensation are matched 100% by the Company and the next 3% are matched 50% by the Company. Participant contributions in excess of 6% are not matched. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan’s year are eligible to make catch-up contributions, however, these contributions are not matched.

Company matching contributions are deposited into the Plan each quarter, rather than with each payroll. In addition, generally participants must be actively employed on the last day of the quarter to receive the match; however, if the participant separates from the Company prior to the last day of the quarter due to retirement (defined as at least age 55 with at least 10 years of service or age 65), death or disability, such participant will receive the matching contribution. In January 2018, the Company funded the fourth quarter 2017 Company matching contributions in the amount of approximately $26.5 million. In January 2019, the Company funded the fourth quarter 2018 Company matching contributions in the amount of

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

approximately $31.3 million. These contributions are reported in the Company contributions receivable in the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

Under the Code, salary deferral contributions, total annual contributions and the amount of compensation that may be included for Plan purposes are subject to annual limitations; any excess contributions are refunded to participants in the following year, as applicable.

The Plan includes a Roth 401(k) in-plan conversion option, which allows participants to transfer after-tax dollars into the Roth account within the Plan and allows for tax-free earnings on those contributions. If subsequent distributions are considered “qualified Roth distributions” under the Code, such distributions are not subject to taxes.

The Plan includes a Retirement Savings Contribution (RSC), which is an additional annual Company-provided contribution based on age and years of service. With the exception of certain participants who are specifically excluded by the Plan terms, participants generally are eligible to receive the RSC. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company froze its non-union U.S. and Puerto Rico defined benefit plans and began providing RSC eligibility for those active colleagues. The RSC contributions are deposited into the Plan annually, following the close of the Plan year, usually in February. In general, participants must be actively employed on the last day of the year to receive the RSC; however, if the participant separates from the Company prior to the last day of the year due to retirement (defined as at least age 55 with at least 10 years of service or age 65), death or disability, such participant will receive the RSC. In February 2018, the Company funded the RSC for Plan year 2017 in the amount of approximately $65.4 million. In February 2019, the Company funded the RSC for Plan year 2018 in the amount of approximately $255.7 million. These contributions are reported in the Company contributions receivable in the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the Company’s contributions and an allocation of Plan earnings/(losses). Allocations are based on participants’ account balances, as defined in the Plan document.

Vesting

Participants are immediately 100% vested in their contributions and all Company contributions with the exception of the RSC. For the RSC, participants are 100% vested after three years of credited service.

Forfeited Amounts

Forfeited nonvested accounts of terminated participants are generally used to reduce future Company contributions. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled approximately $2.9 million and $0.6 million, respectively. In 2018, Company contributions were reduced by approximately $1.0 million from forfeited nonvested accounts.

Rollovers into the Plan

Participants may elect to roll over one or more account balances from Company-sponsored or other qualified plans into the Plan.

Investment Options

Each participant in the Plan elects to have his or her contributions and Company contributions invested in any one or a combination of investment funds in the Plan, including a self-directed brokerage account. Transfers between funds must be made in whole percentages or dollar amounts. Based on the investment option, certain short-term redemption fees or restrictions may apply. Any contributions for which the participant does not provide investment direction are invested in the participant’s Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA), which is the Vanguard Target Retirement Fund based on the participant’s year of birth.

Eligibility

Generally, all U.S.-based employees of the Company are eligible to enroll in the Plan on their date of hire, except for certain employees who (i) are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and have not negotiated to participate in the Plan, (ii) are employed by an employee group not designated for participation in the Plan, (iii) are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and have negotiated a different eligibility date or (iv) are otherwise eligible for another Company-sponsored savings plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Newly eligible participants who do not affirmatively enroll in the Plan within 31 days of hire or transfer into eligible employment are automatically enrolled at a 6% before-tax contribution rate. Contributions are invested in the Plan’s QDIA fund based on the participant’s year of birth.

Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their account balances with the interest rate set at 1% above the prime rate. The minimum loan is $1,000 and the maximum loan is the lesser of (i) 50% of the vested account balance reduced by any current outstanding loan balance or (ii) $50,000, reduced by the current outstanding loan balance. Loans must be repaid within five years, unless the funds are used to purchase a primary residence. Primary residence loans must be repaid within 15 years. Loans transferred to the Plan due to the merger of legacy plans into the Plan maintain the terms of the original plan. Interest rates on outstanding loans ranged from 3.25% to 10.50% at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Interest paid by the participant is credited to the participant’s account. Interest income from notes receivable from participants is recorded by the trustee as earned in the investment funds in the same proportion as the original loan issuance. Repayments may not necessarily be made to the same fund from which the amounts were borrowed. Repayments are credited to the applicable funds based on the participant’s investment elections at the time of repayment.

In the event of termination of employment, participants will have 90 days to repay the outstanding loan balance or to set up recurring monthly payments before it is considered a distribution and subject to ordinary income tax in the year it is considered distributed. In addition, a 10% excise tax will generally apply if the participant is younger than age 59½ at the time the distribution occurs.

Payment of Benefits

Participants are entitled to receive distributions upon termination, and may be able to take voluntary, in-service withdrawals, which include hardship withdrawals. Mandatory distributions are made in accordance with Plan provisions.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. As required, the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits present the contract value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, and the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits are prepared on a contract value basis.

Some amounts in the financial statements, notes to financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Plan may not add due to rounding.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires Plan 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 and Income Recognition

Common stock and self-directed brokerage accounts are valued at the closing market price on the last business day of the year. 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 (CCTs) are stated at redemption value as determined by the trustees of such funds based upon the underlying securities stated at fair value on the last business day of the year. The Plan generally has the ability to redeem its investments at the net asset value (NAV) at the valuation date. There are no significant restrictions, redemption terms, or holding periods that would limit the ability of the Plan or the participants to transact at the NAV. The T. Rowe Price Stable Value fund represents direct

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

investments in Synthetic Investment Contracts (SICs) and Separate Account Contracts (SACs) that are fully benefit-responsive and reported at contract value as contract value is the relevant measurement. See Note 4, Investment Contracts , for additional information.

The per-share stated value of the Pfizer Inc. preferred stock is $40,300 and each share is convertible, at the holder’s option, into 2,574.87 shares of Pfizer Inc. common stock. The Pfizer Inc. preferred stock may also be redeemed by Pfizer Inc. at any time or upon termination of the employee stock ownership plan trust in which it is held, at Pfizer Inc.’s option, in cash, in shares of common stock or a combination of both at a price of $40,300 per share. Pfizer Inc. 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 and are valued using either the higher of the per-share equivalent stated value of $40.30 ($40,300 stated value divided by 1,000) or the quoted market price on the New York Stock Exchange of Pfizer Inc. common stock multiplied by 2.57487 on the last business day of the Plan year. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, Pfizer Inc. preferred stock was valued at $112.39 per share and $93.26 per share, respectively, based on the closing Pfizer Inc. common stock price of $43.65 per share and $36.22 per share on December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

See Note 5, Fair Value Measurements , for additional information regarding the fair value of the Plan’s investments.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned. The net appreciation/(depreciation) in the fair value of investments consists of the realized gains or losses on the sales of investments and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants, which are subject to various interest rates, are recorded at amortized cost.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Subsequent Events

The Plan Sponsor has evaluated subsequent events from the statement of net assets available for plan benefits date through June 17, 2019, the date at which the financial statements were available to be issued, and no events were noted which warrant adjustments to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standard

In February 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance on the presentation and disclosure requirements for employee benefit plans that hold interests in master trusts in the scope of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No 960, Plan Accounting – Defined Benefit Pension Plans , ASC 962, Plan Accounting – Defined Contribution Pension Plans and ASC 965, Plan Accounting – Health and Welfare Benefit Plans . The new guidance requires a plan’s interests in master trust balances and activities be presented in separate line items in the statement of net assets available for plan benefits and in the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits. The new guidance also requires certain disclosures regarding the master trust’s investments and other assets and liabilities. The effective date is January 1, 2019 and earlier application is permitted. The Plan currently does not have any interests in master trusts that are within the scope of the new guidance.
3. Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Plan Sponsor by letter dated April 18, 2018 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the Code. The Company’s counsel believes the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes in the accompanying financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Company’s counsel has confirmed that there are no uncertain positions taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is generally no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2015 .

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. Investment Contracts

Participants in the Plan have a stable value investment option that invests in the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund composed of fully benefit-responsive SICs and SACs held directly. The contract value of the investment contracts represents contributions made under the contract and related earnings offset by participant withdrawals. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuers or otherwise.
The following represents the disaggregation of contract value between types of investment contracts held by the Plan:
 
 
December 31,
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
2018
 
2017
Synthetic investment contracts
 
$
1,517,446

 
$
1,167,312

Separate account contracts
 

 
241,524

Total
 
$
1,517,446


$
1,408,836


Investments underlying a synthetic structure are owned by a benefit plan or collective trust fund. SICs consist of a portfolio of underlying assets (which may include units of fixed income commingled or common trust funds) owned by a benefit plan or collective trust fund and a wrap contract issued by a financially responsible third party, typically an insurance company, bank or other financial services institution. The issuer of the wrap contract provides for unscheduled withdrawals from the contract at contract value, regardless of the value of the underlying assets, in order to fund routine permitted participant-initiated withdrawals from a stable value fund. SICs provide for a variable crediting rate, which typically resets at least quarterly, and the issuer of the wrap contract provides assurance that future adjustments to the crediting rate cannot result in a crediting rate less than zero.

SACs share certain attributes of both traditional and synthetic investment contracts. A SAC is a contract with a financially responsible counterparty, typically an insurance company. The issuer guarantees liquidity at contract value for permitted participant-initiated withdrawals from the collective trust fund and provides for a variable crediting rate, not less than zero, based on performance of an underlying portfolio of investments. The issuer accepts a deposit of cash and/or securities from the collective trust fund to create the underlying fixed income portfolio. The underlying portfolio holdings are owned by the issuer but are required to be segregated in a separate account and are designed to be protected from the claims of the issuer’s general creditors in the event of issuer insolvency. As with a SIC, to the extent the portfolio underlying a SAC is insufficient to cover payment obligations under the contract, the issuer is contractually obligated to make such payments in full. The SAC provides that gains and losses on the underlying portfolio accrue to the benefit of the trust. SACs have no stated maturity but may be discontinued by either party subject to any notice period under the terms of the SAC.

The crediting rate is based, in part, on the relationship between the contract value and the market value of the underlying assets, as well as previously realized gains and losses on underlying assets. The crediting rate will generally reflect, over time, movements in prevailing interest rates. However, at times the crediting rate may be more or less than prevailing rates or the actual income earned on the underlying assets. In most cases, realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying investments are not reflected immediately in the net assets of a stable value fund, but rather are amortized either over the time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate.

The existence of certain conditions can limit a benefit plan’s or collective trust fund’s ability to transact at contract value with the issuers of its investment contracts. Specifically, any event outside the normal operation of a benefit plan or collective trust which causes a withdrawal from an investment contract may result in a contract value adjustment with respect to such withdrawal. Examples of such events include, but are not limited to, partial or complete legal termination of the plan or collective trust fund, tax disqualification, certain plan or trust amendments if issuer consent is not obtained, improper communications to participants, group terminations, group layoffs, early retirement programs, mergers, sales, spin-offs and bankruptcy. The Plan Sponsor does not believe the occurrence of any such event is probable.

In addition to the limitations noted above, issuers of investment contracts have certain rights to terminate a contract and settle at an amount that differs from contract value. For example, certain breaches by a benefit plan or the investment manager of their obligations, representations or warranties under the terms of an investment contract can result in its termination at market value, which may differ from contract value. Investment contracts may also provide for termination with no payment obligation from the issuer if the performance of the contract constitutes a prohibited transaction under ERISA or other applicable law. SICs and SACs may also provide issuers with the right to reduce contract value in the event an underlying security suffers a credit event or terminate the contract in the event certain investment guidelines are materially breached and not cured.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. Fair Value Measurements

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs to fair value measurements - Level 1 meaning the use of quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets; Level 2 meaning the use of quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or are directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3 meaning the use of unobservable inputs.

See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Investment Valuation and Income Recognition , for information regarding the methods used to determine the fair value of the Plan’s investments. These methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value:
 
 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2018
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Pfizer Inc. common stock
 
$
2,131,831

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,131,831

Pfizer Inc. preferred stock
 

 
50,880

 

 
50,880

Common/collective trust funds
 

 
8,404,459

 

 
8,404,459

Mutual funds
 
1,381,634

 

 

 
1,381,634

Self-directed brokerage account
 
201,740

 

 

 
201,740

Total
 
$
3,715,206

 
$
8,455,340

 
$

 
$
12,170,545

 
 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2017
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Pfizer Inc. common stock
 
$
1,841,995

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,841,995

Pfizer Inc. preferred stock
 

 
46,322

 

 
46,322

Common/collective trust funds
 

 
8,093,269

 

 
8,093,269

Mutual funds
 
1,531,351

 

 

 
1,531,351

Self-directed brokerage account
 
203,851

 

 

 
203,851

Total
 
$
3,577,197

 
$
8,139,591

 
$

 
$
11,716,788

6. Related Party Transactions and Party-In-Interest Transactions

Northern Trust, the trustee of the Plan, manages investments in its sponsored funds and, therefore, is deemed a party-in-interest and a related party. Fidelity, the recordkeeper of the Plan, manages investments in its sponsored funds and, therefore, is deemed a party-in-interest and a related party. The Plan also invests in shares of the Plan Sponsor; therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
7. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. 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 he or 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 as otherwise permitted under ERISA.
8. Risks and Uncertainties

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

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

9. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded as benefits paid on Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 st but not yet paid as of that date. Deemed distributions, representing withdrawing participants with outstanding loan balances for which no post-default payment activity has occurred, are not reported on Form 5500 in net assets available for plan benefits. Also, investments in the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund representing fully benefit-responsive investment contracts are reported on Form 5500 at fair value, whereas the net assets available for plan benefits in the financial statements report such investments at contract value.
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
December 31,
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
2018
 
2017
Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements
 
$
14,096,600

 
$
13,308,276

Adjustment of T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund from contract value to fair value
 
(28,727
)
 
(2,718
)
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
 
(2,009
)
 
(1,308
)
Deemed distributions
 
(2,786
)
 
(1,847
)
Net assets available for plan benefits per Form 5500
 
$
14,063,078


$
13,302,403

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid, including rollovers, to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Benefits paid to participants, including rollovers, per the financial statements
 
$
982,751

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants and deemed distributions at end of year
 
4,795

Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants and deemed distributions at beginning of year
 
(3,155
)
Benefits paid to participants, including rollovers, per Form 5500
 
$
984,391

The following is a reconciliation of net depreciation in investments per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Net depreciation in investments per the financial statements
 
$
(335,887
)
Adjustment of T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund from contract value to fair value at end of year
 
(28,727
)
Adjustment of T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund from contract value to fair value at beginning of year
 
2,718

Net depreciation in investments per Form 5500
 
$
(361,896
)

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PFIZER SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
As of December 31, 2018
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 
Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor
 or Similar Party
 
Description of Investment
 
Rate of Interest
 
Maturity
Date
 
Cost****
 
Current Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Pfizer Inc. Common Stock
 
Common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,131,831

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Pfizer Inc. Preferred Stock
 
Preferred stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,880

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
NTGI Collective Government Short-Term
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
107,653

*
NTGI – Russell 2000 Small Cap Index Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
293,346

*
NTGI – S&P 500 Index Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,717,826

 
BlackRock MidCap Equity Index Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
488,994

 
BlackRock International Equity Index Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75,940

*
Fidelity Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,328,875

 
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
166,086

 
Boston Partners Large Cap Value Fund
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
420,928

 
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
277,472

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84,011

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
608,305

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
539,436

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
862,030

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
431,975

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
566,893

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
236,086

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
119,780

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
64,933

 
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust Select
 
Collective trust fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,890

 
Total common/collective trust funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,404,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price Small Cap Stock Fund
 
Mutual fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
383,250

 
Dodge & Cox International Fund
 
Mutual fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
465,491

 
Diversified Bond Fund – Core
 
Mutual fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
466,431

 
Diversified Bond Fund – High Yield
 
Mutual fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
39,860

 
Diversified Bond Fund - Emerging Markets
 
Mutual fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26,602

 
Total mutual funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,381,634

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Self-Directed Brokerage Account
 
Self-directed brokerage account
 
 
 
 
 
201,740



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PFIZER SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
As of December 31, 2018
(THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
(continued)
 
Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
 
Description of Investment
 
Rate of Interest
 
Maturity Date
 
Cost****
 
Current Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund –
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
***
American General Life Insurance Company Contract #GA-IM-266-1658155
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.54
%
 
**
 
 
 
191,887

***
Great-West Financial Contract #331472-01
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
1.15
%
 
**
 
 
 
2,943

***
JPMorgan Securities, LLC
Contract #ATRPPFIZER 01
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.67
%
 
**
 
 
 
167,743

***
New York Life Insurance Company
GIC Contract #GA-29302
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.55
%
 
**
 
 
 
147,549

***
The Prudential Insurance Company of
America Contract #GA-63191
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.65
%
 
**
 
 
 
242,220

***
Royal Bank of Canada Contract
#TRPPFIZER01
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.53
%
 
**
 
 
 
154,973

***
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Contract #96028
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.63
%
 
**
 
 
 
291,222

***
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company Contract #30011
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.69
%
 
**
 
 
 
70,881

***
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Contract #35919
 
Synthetic investment contract
 
2.75
%
 
**
 
 
 
248,029

 
Total T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,517,446

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,687,991

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Notes receivable from participants
 
Interest Rates: 3.25% - 10.50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
108,555

 
 
 
Maturity Dates: 2019 - 2033
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
13,796,546

*
Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA
**
Open-ended maturity
***
Current value represents contract value
****
Cost information omitted as all investments are fully participant-directed. This information is not required by ERISA or the Department of Labor to be reported for participant-directed investments.
See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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Exhibit Index
 
 
 
 
 
-
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


13



SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the Savings Plan Committee have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PFIZER SAVINGS PLAN
 
By:  /s/ Kevin Dillon
 
 
Kevin Dillon
Member, Savings Plan Committee
Date: June 17, 2019

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