UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 28, 2007 (March 22, 2007)

 


WYETH

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-1225   13-2526821

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

Five Giralda Farms, Madison, N.J.   07940
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 973-660-5000

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information set forth below under Item 8.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 22, 2007, Wyeth entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, for the issuance and sale by us of $2,500.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of $500.0 million of 5.450% notes due April 1, 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and $2,000.0 million of 5.950% notes due April 1, 2037 (the “2037 Notes,” and together with the 2017 Notes, the “Notes”). We registered the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-141486) (the “Registration Statement”). The Underwriting Agreement is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

The Notes were issued on March 27, 2007 pursuant to the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2007 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), which supplemented an indenture dated as of April 10, 1992, as amended on October 13, 1992 (together with the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between us and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”). Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2007. The Notes are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations.

The Indenture contains, among other things, (i) covenants that impose limitations on liens, sale and lease-back transactions and consolidation, merger and sale of substantially all of our assets, and (ii) provisions relating to events of default that would permit the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of all affected debt securities issued under the Indenture then outstanding (treated as one class) to declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be due and payable.

We may redeem some or all of the Notes (the “Redeemed Notes”) at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Redeemed Notes or (ii) the sum, as determined by the “Quotation Agent” (as defined in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture), of the present values of the principal amount of the Redeemed Notes and the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the Redeemed Notes from the redemption date to the maturity date of the Redeemed Notes, exclusive of interest accrued to the redemption date, discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year of 30-day months) at the “Treasury Rate” (as defined in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture) plus 20 basis points in the case of the 2017 Notes and 25 basis points in the case of the 2037 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption.

The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

 

  (1.1) Underwriting Agreement, dated March 22, 2007, among Wyeth and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters referred to therein.

 

  (4.1) Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2007, between Wyeth and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 28, 2007

 

WYETH

 
By:   /s/    Kenneth J. Martin
   

Name:

  Kenneth J. Martin

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman

 


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

(1.1)    Underwriting Agreement, dated March 22, 2007, among Wyeth and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters referred to therein.
(4.1)    Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2007, between Wyeth and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee.

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

WYETH

$500,000,000 5.450% Notes Due 2017

$2,000,000,000 5.950% Notes Due 2037

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

March 22, 2007

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

277 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10172

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Wyeth, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Underwriters ”) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.450% Notes Due 2017 (the “ 2017 Notes ”) and $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.950% Notes Due 2037 (the “ 2037 Notes ”, together with the 2017 Notes, the “ Notes ”) . The Notes will be issued as separate series of debt securities under a supplemental indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”) to be dated as of March 27, 2007 between the Company and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee (the “ Trustee ”). The Supplemental Indenture relates to an indenture dated as of April 10, 1992, as amended on October 13, 1992, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”, and as further amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”).

The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement (File No. 333-141486), including a prospectus, relating to certain debt securities to be issued by the Company from time to time. The Company shall promptly hereafter file with, or transmit for filing to, the Commission a prospectus supplement (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) specifically relating to the Notes pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act”). The term “ Registration Statement ” means the registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, as amended to the date of this Agreement and includes the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement. The term “ Basic


Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. The term “ Prospectus ” means the Basic Prospectus together with the Prospectus Supplement in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act). The term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” means any preliminary prospectus supplement specifically related to the Notes, together with the Basic Prospectus. As used herein, the terms “Basic Prospectus”, “Preliminary Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include in each case the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein. The terms “supplement” and “amendment” or “amend” as used herein shall include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus that are filed subsequent to the date of the Prospectus by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Effective Time” means the effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to the offering of Notes, as determined for the Company pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Act and Item 512 of Regulation S-K, as applicable.

At or prior to the time when sales of the Notes will be first made (the “ Time of Sale ”), the Company will prepare certain information (collectively, the “ Time of Sale Information ”) which information will be identified in Schedule 2 to this Agreement for such offering of Notes as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information.

The Company hereby agrees with the Underwriters as follows:

1. Issue, Sale and Purchase. The Company agrees to issue and sell the Notes to the several Underwriters as hereinafter provided, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the respective principal amount of Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price (the “ Purchase Price ”) equal to (i) in the case of the 2017 Notes, 99.343% of their principal amount and (ii) in the case of the 2037 Notes, 98.446% of their principal amount, plus, in each case, accrued interest, if any, from March 27, 2007 to the date of payment and delivery.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Notes contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, no Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no

 

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responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

2. Public Offering. The Company is advised by the Representatives that the Underwriters propose (i) to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Notes as soon after this Agreement has become effective as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable and (ii) to offer the Notes under the terms set forth in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information.

The Company confirms that it has authorized the Underwriters, subject to the restrictions set forth below, to distribute copies of the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information in connection with the offering of the Notes.

3. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Notes shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives on March 27, 2007, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth Business Day thereafter (subject to Section 11) as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment are referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”. As used herein, the term “ Business Day ” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City.

Payment for the Notes shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Notes of one or more global notes (collectively, the “ Global Notes ”) representing each series of Notes, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer to the Underwriters of the Notes duly paid by the Company. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives at the office of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at the address set forth above not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date.

4. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters that:

(a) The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission.

 

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(b)(i) Each document filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus complied as of the date of filing or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Time, did not contain, and the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein misleading, (iii) each Preliminary Prospectus complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and (v) the Prospectus will not, in the form used by the Underwriters to confirm sales of Notes and as of the Closing Date, contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain at the time of such amendment or supplement any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4(b) do not apply (A) to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein or (B) to that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ Trust Indenture Act ”), of the Trustee.

(c) The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date did not and will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.

 

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(d) The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Schedule 2 to this Agreement as constituting the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

(e) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f) Each Restricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property

 

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and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(h) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

(i) The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

(j) The Notes have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) rights of acceleration, if any, and the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.

(k) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes will not contravene any material provision of applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of or qualification with any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes, except such as may be required by the state securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes by the Underwriters.

 

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(l) Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, there has not been any material adverse change in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(m) Other than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, there are no legal or governmental investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have, or reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(n) The Company is not an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(o) Each of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries has all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, to own, lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, except to the extent that the failure to obtain or file would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(p) The Company and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(q) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of the officers and directors of the

 

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Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations in connection therewith, including without limitation Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(r) The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

(s) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein.

5. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each of the several Underwriters as follows:

(a) The Company will (i) pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date and (ii) file the Prospectus in a form approved by the Underwriters with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act not later than the close of business on the second business day following the date of determination of the public offering price of the Securities or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act. The Company will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheets in the form of Schedule 3 to this Agreement) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(b) To furnish J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., without charge, a signed copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, during the period mentioned in paragraph (d) below, as many copies of the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, any

 

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documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(c) Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus prior to the consummation of the offering of the Notes, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.

(d) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Notes as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or Time of Sale Information in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Time of Sale Information is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or Time of Sale Information to comply with law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters, and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will furnish to the Company) to which Notes may have been sold by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, as so amended or supplemented, will comply with law.

(e) To make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement covering a twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the first full fiscal quarter after the date of this Agreement, which earning statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

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(f) During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing to and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Company or warrants to purchase debt securities of the Company substantially similar to the Notes (other than the Notes and commercial paper issued in the ordinary course of business), without the prior written consent of the Representatives.

(g) To endeavor to qualify the Notes for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and to continue such qualification in effect so long as reasonably required for distribution of the Notes; provided that the Company shall not be required to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified.

(h) So long as the Notes are outstanding, to furnish to the Underwriters copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of Notes.

(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all fees, costs and expenses (i) incident to the preparation, issuance, execution, authentication and delivery of the Notes, including any expenses of the Trustee, (ii) incident to the preparation, printing and distribution of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information (including in each case all amendments and supplements thereto), (iii) reasonably incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Notes under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate (including fees of counsel for the Underwriters and their disbursements relating thereto), (iv) in connection with the approval for trading of the Notes on any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, (v) reasonably incurred in connection with the printing (including word processing and duplication costs) and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture and the furnishing to Underwriters and dealers of copies of the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, including mailing and shipping, as herein provided, (vi) related to any filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (vii) payable to rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Notes, and (viii) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with a “road show” presentation to potential investors.

 

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(j) The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

6. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule 2 to this Agreement or prepared pursuant to Section 4(d) or Section 5(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus.”).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing the Underwriters may use term sheets (or information contained therein) substantially in the form of Schedule 3 to this Agreement without the consent of the Company.

7. Conditions to the Closing. The several obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the following conditions:

(a) If a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is required to be filed under the Securities Act, such post-effective amendment shall have become effective, and the Representative shall have received notice thereof, not later than 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement; if applicable, the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have become effective by 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day following the date of this Agreement; no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representative.

 

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(b) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,

(i)(A) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Notes or any other debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (B) no such organization shall have given any notice of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change in its rating of the Notes or of any other debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and

(ii) no event or condition of a type described in Section 4(l) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Prospectus or Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information.

(c) The Representatives shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in clause (b)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied in all material respects with all of the agreements and satisfied in all material respects all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied on or before the Closing Date.

The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his knowledge as to proceedings threatened.

(d) The Representatives shall have received on the Closing Date (i) an opinion of William M. Haskel, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-1, (ii) an opinion of Lawrence V. Stein, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-2 and (iii) an opinion of Simpson Thacher and Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit A-3.

 

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(e) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B.

(f) The Underwriters shall have received on the date hereof and on the Closing Date a letter, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from the Company’s independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information.

(g) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters such further certificates and documents as the Underwriters shall reasonably request.

8. Indemnification and Contribution . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Underwriter or any such controlling person in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Time of Sale Information (as amended or supplemented, if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by such Underwriter in writing through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Time of Sale Information, or any amendments or supplements thereto.

In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought

 

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pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs, such person (the “ indemnified party ”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “ indemnifying party ”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; provided , further , that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicting interests between them; or (iii) the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party.

It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to the second preceding paragraph, and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to the third preceding paragraph. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

If the indemnification provided for in the first or second paragraph in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any

 

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losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Notes shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of such Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Company as set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement and the total discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters (calculated as the difference between the aggregate public offering price of the Notes and the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes (before deducting expenses) received by the Company as set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement)). The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amounts of Notes they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8 no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes underwritten and distributed by such Underwriter were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)

 

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of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its directors or officers or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Notes.

9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if (a) after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, and (b) in the case of any of the events specified in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iv), such event, individually or in the aggregate, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information.

10. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

11. Defaulting Underwriters. If, on the Closing Date any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes which it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule 1 bears to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Underwriters may specify, to purchase the Notes which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Notes that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to Section 1 be increased pursuant to this Section 11 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such principal amount of Notes without the written consent of such

 

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Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Notes which it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Underwriters and the Company for the purchase of such Notes are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Underwriters or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any condition of the Underwriters’ obligations cannot be fulfilled, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereunder.

12. Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, the Underwriters, each affiliate of any Underwriter which assists such Underwriter in the distribution of the Notes, any controlling persons referred to herein and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. No purchaser of Notes from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

13. Representatives; Communications. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives jointly or by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. alone on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives jointly or by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. alone shall be binding upon the Underwriters. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Underwriters c/o J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172 (telefax: 212-834-6702); Attention: Maria Sramek. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at Wyeth, Five Giralda Farms, Madison, New Jersey 07940 (telefax: 973-669-5402); Attention: Treasurer.

 

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14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

15. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

16. Amendments or Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

17. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed part of this Agreement.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return four counterparts hereof.

 

Very truly yours,
WYETH
By:  

/s/ Kenneth J. Martin

Name:   Kenneth J. Martin
Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman

Accepted: March 22, 2007

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto

 

By:   J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Maria Sramek

Name:   Maria Sramek
Title:   Executive Director, Debt Capital Markets
By:   CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By:  

/s/ Chandru M. Harjani

Name:   Chandru M. Harjani
Title:   Vice President

 


Schedule 1

 

Underwriters

  

Principal Amount
of 2017 Notes To

Be Purchased

  

Principal Amount

of 2037 Notes To

Be Purchased

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 170,000,000    $ 600,000,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

     170,000,000    $ 600,000,000

Commerzbank Capital Markets Corporation Securities LLC

     27,500,000    $ 118,000,000

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

     27,500,000    $ 118,000,000

UBS Securities LLC

     27,500,000    $ 118,000,000

Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.

     8,500,000    $ 48,400,000

ABN AMRO Incorporated

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Banca IMI SpA

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Banc of America Securities LLC

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Barclays Capital Inc.

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Piper Jaffray & Co.

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC

     8,000,000    $ 47,200,000

BNY Capital Markets, Inc.

     5,000,000    $ 20,000,000
             

Total

   $ 500,000,000    $ 2,000,000,000
             


Schedule 2

Time of Sale Information

The term sheets set forth in Schedule 3 hereof.

The Preliminary Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 22, 2007 among Wyeth and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters listed on Schedule 1 thereto)

 

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Schedule 3

Wyeth

$500,000,000 5.450% Notes due 2017

 

Issuer:    Wyeth
Size:    $500,000,000
Security Type:    Notes
Maturity:    April 1, 2017
Interest Rate:    5.450% per annum
Price to Public:    99.793% of face amount
Yield to maturity:    5.477%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    0.890%
Benchmark Treasury:    4.625% due February 15, 2017
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield:    100-9+ / 4.587%
Interest Payment Dates:    April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2007
Redemption Provisions:   

Make-whole call

   At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points
Trade Date:    March 22, 2007
Settlement Date:    March 27, 2007 (T+3)
Denominations    $2,000 x $1,000
Expected Ratings:   

Moody’s: A3

Standard & Poor’s: A

Fitch: A-

Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-877-858-5407 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4533.

Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.


Wyeth

$2,000,000,000 5.950% Notes due 2037

 

Issuer:    Wyeth
Size:    $2,000,000,000
Security Type:    Notes
Maturity:    April 1, 2037
Interest Rate:    5.950% per annum
Price to Public:    99.321% of face amount
Yield to maturity:    5.999%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    1.200%
Benchmark Treasury:    4.500% due February 15, 2036
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield:    95-11 / 4.799%
Interest Payment Dates:    April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2007
Redemption Provisions:   

Make-whole call

   At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 25 basis points
Trade Date:    March 22, 2007
Settlement Date:    March 27, 2007 (T+3)
Denominations    $2,000 x $1,000
Expected Ratings:   

Moody’s: A3

Standard & Poor’s: A

Fitch: A-

Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-877-858-5407 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4533.

Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.

 

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Exhibit A-1

Opinion of William M. Haskel,

Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Company

The opinion of William M. Haskel, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of the Company, to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement shall be to the effect that:

(i) the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(ii) each Restricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(iii) each of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries has all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, to own, lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to obtain or file would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(iv) the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes will not contravene any material provision of applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or


any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of or qualification with any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes, except (i) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky Laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters, and (ii) that no opinion is given as to the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act and the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(v) other than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of such counsel, threatened to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have, or reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business or operations, of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(vi) the statements in “Item 3 — Legal Proceedings” of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 that are incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, insofar as such statements constitute summaries of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the information called for with respect to such legal matters, documents and proceedings in all material respects and fairly summarize the matters referred to therein in all material respects; and

(vii) such counsel is of the opinion that each document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as of March 22, 2007, appeared, on its face, to be appropriately responsive, in all material respects, to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that in each case we express no view with respect to the financial statements or other financial or statistical data included therein.

 

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The opinion of William M. Haskel described above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein. In giving such opinion, William M. Haskel may rely, to the extent stated in his opinion, upon such other opinions as he deems necessary, which opinions are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, provided that William M. Haskel furnish a copy thereof to the Underwriters and state that such opinions are satisfactory in form and scope and that the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters are entitled to rely thereon.

 

A-1-3


Exhibit A-2

Opinion of Lawrence V. Stein,

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company

The opinion of Lawrence V. Stein, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement shall be to the effect that (except for financial information, statements and schedules as to which such counsel needs not express any belief), nothing has come to the attention of such counsel to cause such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement, at the Effective Time (including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C to be part of the Registration Statement at the Effective Time), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, that the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale (which such counsel may assume to be the date of the Underwriting Agreement) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto as of its date and the Closing Date contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

The opinion of Lawrence V. Stein described above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein. In giving such opinion, Lawrence V. Stein may rely, to the extent stated in his opinion, upon such other opinions as he deems necessary, which opinions are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, provided that Lawrence V. Stein furnish a copy thereof to the Underwriters and state that such opinions are satisfactory in form and scope and that the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters are entitled to rely thereon.


Exhibit A-3

Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,

Counsel for the Company

The opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Company, to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Underwriting Agreement shall be to the effect that:

1) the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act and the Prospectus was filed on March 22, 2007 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission and, to our knowledge no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued or proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

2) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, assuming the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

3) the Notes have been duly authorized, executed and issued by the Company and, assuming due authentication thereof by the Trustee and upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

4) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

5) the statements made in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of the Notes”, “Description of Debt Securities”, “Underwriting” and “Plan of Distribution”, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of certain terms of documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects.

6) the issue and sale of the Notes of the Company and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement will not breach or result in a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan


agreement or other agreement or instrument identified on an annexed schedule furnished to such counsel by the Company and which the Company has represented lists all material agreements and instruments to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action violate the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any federal or New York statute or the Delaware General Corporation Law or any rule or regulation that has been issued pursuant to any federal or New York statute or the Delaware General Corporation Law or any order known to such counsel issued pursuant to any federal or New York Statute or the Delaware General Corporation Law by any court or governmental agency or body or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties.

7) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any federal or New York governmental agency or body or any Delaware governmental agency or body acting pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law or, to such counsel’s knowledge, any federal or New York court or any Delaware court acting pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law is required for the issue and sale of the Notes by the Company and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement, except, other than as set forth in paragraph 2 above, we give no opinion as to the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, and except for registration under the Securities Act of the Notes and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky Laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Notes by the Underwriters.

8) the Company is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of and subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

9) each of the Registration Statement, as of the date it first became effective under the Securities Act, and the Prospectus, as of March 22, 2007, appeared, on its face, to be appropriately responsive, in all material respects, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, except that in each case we express no view with respect to the financial statements or other financial or statistical data contained in, incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in, or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Exchange Act Documents.

The opinions in paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall be subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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Exhibit B

Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell,

Counsel for the Underwriters

The opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for the Underwriters, to be delivered pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Underwriting Agreement shall be to the effect that:

1) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming that the Indenture is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms;

2) the Notes have been duly authorized, executed and issued by the Company and, assuming due authentication thereof by the Trustee and upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture;

3) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

4) the statements made in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of the Notes”, “Description of Debt Securities”, “Underwriting” and “Plan of Distribution”, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of certain terms of documents referred to therein, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects;

5) nothing has come to the attention of such counsel to cause such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement (as supplemented by the Prospectus), at the Effective Time (including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C to be part of the Registration Statement at the Effective Time), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, that the Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale (which such counsel may assume to be the date of the Underwriting Agreement) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto as of its date and the Closing Date contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except for financial information, statements and schedules as to which such counsel needs not express any belief).

 

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The opinions in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

With respect to paragraph (5) above, such counsel may state that their opinion and belief are based upon their participation in the preparation of the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information and any amendments or supplements thereto (other than the documents incorporated by reference) and upon review and discussion of the contents thereof (including documents incorporated by reference) but are without independent check or verification, except as specified.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 27, 2007 (this “ Seventh Supplemental Indenture ”), between WYETH, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as American Home Products Corporation) (the “ Issuer ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (as successor to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK), a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee have duly executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of April 10, 1992 (as amended on October 13, 1992, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the authentication, issuance, delivery and administration of unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued in one or more series by the Issuer (the “ Securities ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer desires to provide for the establishment of new series of Securities (the “ Notes ”) to be issued under the Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,500,000,000, which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to amend the provisions of the Indenture to issue the Notes under the terms of the Indenture as supplemented hereby;

WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Indenture expressly permits the Issuer and the Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures for the purposes, inter alia, of establishing the forms and terms of Securities to be issued under the Indenture or making certain provisions in the Indenture which the Issuer deems necessary or desirable, and permits the execution of such supplemental indentures without the consent of the Holders of any Securities then outstanding;

WHEREAS, for the purposes hereinabove recited, and pursuant to due corporate action, the Issuer has duly determined to execute and deliver to the Trustee this Seventh Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Seventh Supplemental Indenture a valid, legal and binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the Issuer and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1 . Definitions . (a) All terms contained in this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall, except as specifically provided herein or except as the context may otherwise require, have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture.


(b) Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company or any other depositary from time to time specified pursuant to the Indenture.

Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Seventh Supplemental Indenture.

Global Notes ” mean Notes constituting Registered Global Securities substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and bearing the Global Note Legend.

Registrar ” means the registrar specified from time to time pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Indenture.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

SECTION 2 . Terms and Conditions of the Securities.

There is hereby authorized the following series of Notes:

(a) 5.450% Notes due 2017.

(i) A new series of senior unsecured notes is hereby authorized and designated as the “5.450% Notes due 2017”.

(ii) The 5.450% Notes due 2017 shall be limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000 and, subject to adjustment as described in the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall bear interest at a rate of 5.450% per annum, shall mature on April 1, 2017 and shall be subject to optional redemption at any time by the Issuer pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of Note with respect thereto.

(b) 5.950% Notes due 2037.

(i) A new series of senior unsecured notes is hereby authorized and designated as the “5.950% Notes due 2037”.

(ii) The 5.950% Notes due 2037 shall be limited in aggregate principal amount to $2,000,000,000 and, subject to adjustment as described in the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall bear interest at a rate of 5.950% per annum, shall mature on April 1, 2037 and shall be subject to optional redemption at any time by the Issuer pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of Note with respect thereto.

 

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(c) Issuance of Additional Securities . The Issuer shall be permitted to amend this Seventh Supplemental Indenture in order to increase the aggregate principal amount of Notes of any series that may be issued hereunder without the consent of the Holders of Notes of any series so affected.

(d) Form of Global Notes . The Notes shall be issued in the form of Global Notes (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced to reflect any redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee, as custodian of the Global Notes, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof.

SECTION 3 . Miscellaneous.

(a) Ratification of Indenture . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed a part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

(b) GOVERNING LAW . THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, EACH NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(c) Counterparts . This Seventh Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all collectively but one and the same instrument.

(d) The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Issuer.

(e) Notice to the Trustee . Any notice, direction, request or demand by the Issuer or any Holder of Securities or Coupons to or upon the Trustee shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served by being deposited postage prepaid, first-class mail (except as otherwise specifically provided in the Indenture) addressed to The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Global Corporate Finance, Facsimile 212-815-5704.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

WYETH, as Issuer

By:

 

/s/ Mary Katherine Wold

Name:

 

Mary Katherine Wold

Title:

 

Senior Vice President—Tax and Treasury

 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Francine Kincaid

Name:

 

Francine Kincaid

Title:

 

Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FACE OF NOTE]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.9 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.8 OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.10 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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No.                                 $                         
   CUSIP:                                     
WYETH
         % Notes due 20     

ORIGINAL ISSUE

DATE: March 27, 2007

  

INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:

April 1 and October 1

INTEREST RATE:          %   

RECORD DATES:

March 15 and September 15

MATURITY DATE: April 1, 20        

Wyeth, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assignees, the principal sum of              on the Maturity Date specified above and to pay interest thereon at the Interest Rate per annum specified above, semiannually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date specified above during each year commencing on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Original Issue Date specified above, and at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date).

Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Original Issue Date, until the principal hereof has been paid or duly made available for payment (except as provided below). The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions described herein, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date specified above relating to such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day); provided , however , that interest payable at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date) will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York.

Payment of the principal of this Note, any premium and the interest due at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date) will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the

 

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Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Issuer may determine. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note will be made by U.S. dollar check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Note register. A holder of U.S. $10,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of Notes having the same Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive payments of interest, other than interest due at maturity or on any date of redemption or repayment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received by the Paying Agent in writing not less than 15 calendar days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, as defined on the reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

DATED:                             

 

WYETH

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:   Authorized Officer

 

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[BACK OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of      % Notes due 20      (the “ Notes ”) of the Issuer. The Notes are issuable under an indenture, dated as of April 10, 1992 (as amended by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 13, 1992, and as supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 27, 2007, the “ Indenture ”), each between the Issuer and The Bank of New York (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as trustee (the “ Trustee ,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities of the Issuer, the Trustee and holders of the Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Issuer has appointed The Bank of New York at its principal corporate trust office in The City of New York as the paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Issuer) with respect to the Notes. The terms of individual Notes may vary with respect to interest rates, interest rate formulas, issue dates, maturity dates or otherwise, all as provided in the Indenture. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

This Note may be redeemed in whole or in part at the option of the Issuer upon payment of the redemption price specified below. If the Issuer exercises the option to redeem this Note, the redemption price will equal the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of this Note or (ii) the sum, as determined by the Quotation Agent (defined below), of the present value of the principal amount of this Note and the remaining scheduled payments of interest on this Note from the redemption date to the Maturity Date, exclusive of interest accrued to the redemption date (the “ Remaining Life ”), discounted from the scheduled payment dates to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (defined below) plus      basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed to the registered holders of the Notes designated for redemption at their addresses as the same shall appear on the Note register not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption, subject to all the conditions and provisions of the Indenture. In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the amount of the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

For purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph, the following defined terms shall have the meanings specified:

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the Remaining Life.

 

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Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the average of two Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

Quotation Agent ” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Issuer.

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and their successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing ceases to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Issuer will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated on the third business day preceding such redemption date using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

Interest payments on this Note will include interest accrued to but excluding the Interest Payment Dates or the Maturity Date (or any earlier redemption or repayment date), as the case may be. Interest payments for this Note will be computed and paid on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

In the case where the Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date) does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest, premium, if any, or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or on the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date), and no interest on such payment shall accrue for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date) to such next succeeding Business Day.

 

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This Note and all the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are direct, unsecured obligations of the Issuer and rank without preference or priority among themselves and pari passu with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer, subject to certain statutory exceptions in the event of liquidation upon insolvency.

This Note, and any Note or Notes issued upon registration of transfer or exchange hereof, is issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and is issuable only in denominations of U.S. $2,000 and any integral multiple of U.S. $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Trustee has been appointed registrar for the Notes, and the Trustee will maintain at its principal corporate trust office in The City of New York a register for the registration and transfer of Notes. This Note may be transferred at the aforesaid office of the Trustee by surrendering this Note for cancellation, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and duly executed by the registered holder hereof in person or by the holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon the Trustee shall issue in the name of the transferee or transferees, in exchange herefor, a new Note or Notes having identical terms and provisions and having a like aggregate principal amount in authorized denominations, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; provided, however, that the Trustee will not be required (i) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that has been called for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of Notes being redeemed in part, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note if the holder thereof has exercised his right, if any, to require the Issuer to repurchase such Note in whole or in part, except the portion of such Note not required to be repurchased, or (iii) to register the transfer of or exchange Notes to the extent and during the period so provided in the Indenture with respect to the redemption of Notes. Notes are exchangeable at said office for other Notes of other authorized denominations of equal aggregate principal amount having identical terms and provisions. All such exchanges and transfers of Notes will be free of charge, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in connection therewith. All Notes surrendered for exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and executed by the registered holder in person or by the holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing. The date of registration of any Note delivered upon any exchange or transfer of Notes shall be such that no gain or loss of interest results from such exchange or transfer.

In case any Note shall at any time become mutilated, defaced or be destroyed, lost or stolen and such Note or evidence of the loss, theft or destruction thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be delivered to the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor will be issued by the Issuer in exchange for the Note so mutilated or defaced, or in lieu of the Note so destroyed or lost or stolen,

 

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but, in the case of any destroyed or lost or stolen Note, only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and the Issuer that such Note was destroyed or lost or stolen and, if required, upon receipt also of indemnity satisfactory to each of them. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a new Note shall be borne by the owner of the Note mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen.

The Indenture provides that, (a) if an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) due to the default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any series of debt securities issued under the Indenture, including the series of Notes of which this Note forms a part, or due to the default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty of the Issuer applicable to the debt securities of such series but not applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all affected debt securities issued under the Indenture then outstanding (treated as one class) may then declare the principal of all debt securities of all such series and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately and (b) if an Event of Default due to a default in the performance of any other of the covenants or agreements in the Indenture applicable to all outstanding debt securities issued thereunder, including this Note, or due to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of the Issuer, shall have occurred and be continuing, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of all debt securities issued under the Indenture then outstanding (treated as one class) may declare the principal of all such debt securities and interest accrued thereon to be due and payable immediately, but upon certain conditions such declarations may be annulled and past defaults may be waived (except a continuing default in payment of principal of, or interest on, such debt securities) by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of all affected series then outstanding.

The Indenture permits the Issuer and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of all series issued under the Indenture then outstanding and affected (voting as one class), to execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner the rights of the holders of each series so affected; provided that the Issuer and the Trustee may not, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby, (a) extend the final maturity of any such debt security, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any amount payable on redemption or repayment thereof, or change the currency of payment thereof, or impair or affect the right of any holder to institute suit for the payment thereof; or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage in principal amount of debt securities the consent of the holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture; or (c) modify any of the foregoing provisions except to increase any such percentage or to provide that other provisions cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each affected holder.

 

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So long as this Note shall be outstanding, the Issuer will cause to be maintained an office or agency for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Note as herein provided in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and an office or agency in said Borough of Manhattan for the registration, transfer and exchange as aforesaid of the Notes. The Issuer may designate other agencies for the payment of said principal, premium and interest at such place or places (subject to applicable laws and regulations) as the Issuer may decide. So long as there shall be such an agency, the Issuer shall keep the Trustee advised of the names and locations of such agencies, if any are so designated.

With respect to moneys paid by the Issuer and held by the Trustee or any Paying Agent for payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on any Notes that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, interest or premium shall have become due and payable (whether at maturity or upon call for redemption or otherwise), (i) the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall notify the holders of such Notes that such moneys shall be repaid to the Issuer and any person claiming such moneys shall thereafter look only to the Issuer for payment thereof and (ii) such moneys shall be so repaid to the Issuer. Upon such repayment all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such moneys shall thereupon cease, without, however, limiting in any way any obligation that the Issuer may have to pay the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on this Note as the same shall become due.

No provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time, place and rate, and in the coin and currency, herein prescribed unless otherwise agreed between the Issuer and the registered holder of this Note.

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the holder in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture, or in this Note, or because of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such, or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Issuer or of any successor, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly waived and released.

This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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Assignment Form

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to  

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 


Date:

 

Your Signature:

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

 

Tax Identification No:

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of
decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
   Amount of
increase in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
  

Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
following such
decrease

(or increase)

        

 

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