Gilead Sciences Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. The company has seven commercially available products and focuses its research and clinical programs on anti-infectives. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia.

• Common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol GILD
• Joined Nasdaq 100 in Q3 2001
• Highlights from fiscal year 2003

                         GAAP                  	NON-GAAP
Total Revenues 	  $867.7 million 	        $867.7 million
Net Product Sales 	  $836.3 million 	        $836.3 million
Total Expenses 	  $913.8 million 	        $428.3 million
Net Income 	         ($72.0) million 	        $302.8 million
EPS 	                 ($0.36) per diluted share 	$1.41 per diluted share
Cash and Equivalents     $707.0 million          	$707.0 million
Stock Split (2-for-1) 	  March 2002 	
Employees 	          Approximately 1,500

Executive Committee The Gilead Executive Committee provides guidance on strategy, business development, sales and marketing, and research and development. Its members include:

• John C. Martin, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer

• Norbert W. Bischofberger, PhD, Executive Vice President, Research and Development

• John F. Milligan, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

• Anthony D. Caracciolo, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing

• Michael K. Inouye, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations

• William A. Lee, PhD, Senior Vice President, Research

• John J. Toole, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Research

• Gregg H. Alton, Vice President and General Counsel

• Marsha Roberts, Vice President, Human Resources

Gilead Worldwide Gilead maintains research, development or manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe. In the United States, operations are based in Foster City and San Dimas, California and Durham, North Carolina. European operations are based in Cambridge, United Kingdom; Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France. Additionally, sales and marketing organizations are located in the following cities: Athens, Greece; Cambridge, United Kingdom; Lisbon, Portugal; Madrid, Spain; Melbourne, Australia; Milan, Italy; Munich, Germany and Paris, France.

Products Gilead takes great pride in its unique portfolio of therapeutics, designed to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening infectious diseases. Currently, our portfolio includes seven marketed products:

• Truvada™ (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
• VireadŽ (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
• EmtrivaŽ (emtricitabine)
• AmBisomeŽ (amphotericin B) liposome for injection
• HepseraŽ (adefovir dipivoxil)
• TamifluŽ (oseltamivir phosphate)
• VistideŽ (cidofovir injection)

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