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Moody's Affirms Pfizer's (PFE) Ratings Amid Decision Not to Split Company

September 26, 2016 2:12 PM EDT

Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") affirmed the ratings of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and related subsidiaries, including the A1 senior unsecured long-term rating and the Prime-1 commercial paper rating. At the same time, Moody's revised the rating outlook to stable from negative. This rating action follows the announcement that Pfizer will not pursue a split of its pharmaceutical business.

"Pfizer's decision to keep the business whole removes a key overhang to the credit profile because a split had credit negative implications," stated Michael Levesque, Moody's Senior Vice President.

"The stable rating outlook... More