MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE UPJOHN BUSINESS
Contingencies
Legal Matters
The Upjohn Business is subject to
numerous contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business, such as patent litigation, product liability and other product-related litigation, commercial litigation, environmental claims and proceedings, government investigations and
guarantees and indemnifications. For more information, see Notes to Combined Financial StatementsNote 17. Commitments and Contingencies.
Certain of these contingencies could result in losses, including damages, fines and/or civil penalties, which could be substantial, and/or criminal charges.
The Upjohn Business believes that its claims and defenses in these matters are substantial, but litigation is inherently unpredictable and excessive
verdicts do occur. The Upjohn Business could incur judgments, enter into settlements or revise its expectations regarding the outcome of certain matters, and such developments could have a material adverse effect on the Upjohn Businesss
results of operations in the period in which the amounts are accrued and/or its cash flows in the period in which the amounts are paid.
The Upjohn
Business has accrued for losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Substantially all of its contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties and, therefore, determining the likelihood of a loss and/or the measurement of any loss
can be complex. Consequently, the Upjohn Business is unable to estimate the range of reasonably possible loss in excess of amounts accrued. The assessments are based on estimates and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management, but
the assessment process relies heavily on estimates and assumptions that may prove to be incomplete or inaccurate, and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that might cause the Upjohn Business to change those estimates and assumptions.
Tax Matters
The Upjohn Business is subject
to numerous contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business for tax matters. For more information, see Notes to Combined Financial StatementsNote 7D. Tax Matters: Tax Contingencies.
The Upjohn Business accounts for income tax contingencies using a benefit recognition model. If the initial assessment fails to result in the recognition of a
tax benefit, the Upjohn Business regularly monitors its position and subsequently recognizes the tax benefit: (i) if there are changes in tax law, analogous case law or there is new information that sufficiently raise the likelihood of
prevailing on the technical merits of the position to more likely than not; (ii) if the statute of limitations expires; or (iii) if there is a completion of an audit resulting in a favorable settlement of that tax year with the
appropriate agency. The Upjohn Business regularly re-evaluates its tax positions based on the results of audits of federal, state and local and foreign income tax filings, statute of limitations expirations,
changes and clarification in tax law or receipt of new information that would either increase or decrease the technical merits of a position relative to the more-likely-than-not standard.
The assessments of the Upjohn Business are based on estimates and assumptions that have been deemed reasonable by management, but estimates of unrecognized
tax benefits and potential tax benefits may not be representative of actual outcomes, and variation from such estimates could materially affect the financial statements of the Upjohn Business in the period of settlement or when the statutes of
limitations expire, as the Upjohn Business treats these events as discrete items in the period of resolution. Finalizing audits with the relevant taxing authorities can include formal administrative and legal proceedings, and, as a result, it is
difficult to estimate the timing and range of possible changes related to the uncertain tax positions of the Upjohn Business, and such changes could be significant.
Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results
This report and other written or oral statements that the Upjohn Business makes from time to time contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The Upjohn Business has tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as will, may, could, should, would,
likely, ongoing, anticipate, estimate, expect, project, potential, intend, continue, plan, believe,
assume, target, forecast, guidance, goal, objective, aim, seek and other words and terms of similar meaning or by using future dates in connection with
any discussion of, among other things, the Upjohn Businesss anticipated operating and financial performance, business plans and prospects, expectations for its products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, the
outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, government regulation, the Upjohn Businesss ability to successfully capitalize on growth opportunities or prospects, manufacturing and product supply, and its expectations regarding the
impact of COVID-19 on the Upjohn Businesss business, operations, financial condition and results. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, including, among others, the expected timing, benefits, charges and/or costs
in connection with the pending combination of the Upjohn Business with Mylan to create a new global pharmaceutical company, Viatris, set forth in the Introduction, Overview of the Upjohn Business, Performance and
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