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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb to Present at Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at a Credit Suisse healthcare conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. Jean-Marc Huet, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb, will make a formal presentation about the company at 10:30 a.m. ET. Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the presentation at http://investor.bms.com. Materials related to the presentation will b</description>
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      <title>Medarex, Inc. Announces Expiration of Offer to Repurchase its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2011</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medarex, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), announced today that its offer to repurchase its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2011 (the &amp;#8220;Convertible Notes&amp;#8221;) expired on October 23, 2009 pursuant to terms of the notice of change in control to holders of the Convertible Notes dated September 23, 2009. The trustee for the Convertible Notes has advised Medarex that no Convertible Notes were tendered in the offe</description>
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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb Achieves Strong Sales, Earnings Performance in Third Quarter</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reported strong sales and earnings growth for the third quarter 2009. &amp;#8220;The performance in the third quarter of 2009 clearly shows the results of our outstanding business performance, disciplined financial management and overall strategic execution,&amp;#8221; said James M. Cornelius, chairman and chief executive officer. &amp;#8220;We are transforming Bristol-Myers Squibb into a BioPharma leader and the recent approval and la</description>
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      <title>Study Finds That ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) When Added To Metformin Was Non-Inferior To JANUVIA (SITAGLIPTIN) When Added To Metformin In Reducing Hemoglobin (HbA1c) In Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus</title>
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      <description>PRINCETON, N.J. and LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Results from an 18-week phase 3b study in adults with type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control on metformin therapy alone found that the addition of treatment with ONGLYZA&amp;#8482; (saxagliptin) 5 mg per day achieved the primary objective of demonstrating non-inferiority compared to the addition of treatment with JANUVIA&amp;#174; (sitagliptin) 100 mg per day in reducing HbA1c from baseline. In this study, overall adverse events were reported at a s</description>
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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb to Announce Results for the Third Quarter of 2009 on October 22</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will announce results for the third quarter of 2009 on Thursday, October 22. During a 10:30 a.m. (ET) conference call on October 22, company executives will review financial information and will address inquiries from investors and analysts. Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call at http://investor.bms.com or by dialing 913-312-1296, confirmation code: 4883550. Materials related to th</description>
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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Announces Sale to Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd., of Its OTC Assets in Asia Pacific (Excl. China &amp; Japan) and Shares in PT Bristol-Myers Squibb Indonesia Tbk</title>
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      <description>JAKARTA, Indonesia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its OTC assets in Asia Pacific (excluding China and Japan) to Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (&amp;#8220;Taisho&amp;#8221;). Pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, Taisho will acquire from Bristol-Myers Squibb certain product registrations, trademarks and related assets of selected pharmaceutical and over-the-counter products sold primarily in Indone</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Monday, September 14, 2009 in New York. Lamberto Andreotti, president and chief operating officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb, will make a presentation on the company at 2:10 p.m. ET on September 14. Investors and the general public are invited to listen to a live webcast of the presentation at http://investor.bms.com. An archived edition of the presentation</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) declared a quarterly dividend of thirty-one cents ($0.31) per share on the $.10 par value Common Stock of the corporation. The quarterly dividend will be payable on November 2, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 2, 2009. The Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of fifty cents ($0.50) per share on the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock of the corporation, payable De</description>
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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb Completes Acquisition of Medarex, Inc.</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that it has completed its previously announced $2.4 billion acquisition of Medarex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDX) (&amp;#8220;Medarex&amp;#8221;). As a result of the transaction, Medarex has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Bristol-Myers Squibb initiated on July 28, 2009 a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Medarex for $16.00 per share. The tender offer period expired a</description>
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      <title>Bristol-Myers Squibb Completes Initial Tender Offer for Medarex, Inc. with 87.7% of Shares Tendered; Announces Subsequent Offering Period</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that the initial tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Puma Acquisition Corporation, for all outstanding shares of common stock of Medarex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDX) (&amp;#8220;Medarex&amp;#8221;) expired at midnight (New York City time) on August 26, 2009, and was not extended. The depositary for the tender offer has advised Bristol-Myers Squibb that, as of the expiration of the initial tender offer, shareholder</description>
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      <title>Excellent Performance Highlights Second Quarter for Bristol-Myers Squibb</title>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today reported sales and earnings growth for the second quarter 2009.</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will announce results for the second quarter and first six months of 2009 on Thursday, July 23. During a 10:30 a.m. (ET) conference call, company</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, June 11, 2009 in New York. Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 in New York. Jim Cornelius, chairman and chief executive</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Boston. Jean-Marc Huet, executive vice president and chief</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in New York. Lamberto Andreotti, president and</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) will present at the Bernstein Pharmaceutical Emerging Markets Conference on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. John Celentano, president of Emerging Markets and</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of its annual meeting with stockholders at 9:45 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. In</description>
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      <description>PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced an agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereafter, &amp;#8220;Otsuka&amp;#8221;) to extend the U.S. portion of the</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Cowen and Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Boston. Brian Daniels, senior vice president,</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at the Barclay&amp;#8217;s Capital Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Miami Beach, FL. Jean-Marc Huet, executive vice</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) issued the following statement on today&amp;#8217;s initial public offering of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE:MJN):</description>
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      <description>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) will present at a J.P. Morgan healthcare conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in San Francisco. Elliott Sigal, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice</description>
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      <description>PRINCETON, N.J. &amp; SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and ZymoGenetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZGEN) today announced a global collaboration for PEG-Interferon lambda, a novel type 3 interferon</description>
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