Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
■ Historically, large M&A deals in biopharma have had a mixed track record. What gives
you confidence you can successfully integrate Celgene without disruptions on the
commercial or development side?
■ How do you respond to investors that believe the Celgene deal signals a lack of
confidence in your current base business?
■ Will R&D expense continue to rise significantly despite the anticipated synergies from
the Celgene deal? How do you prioritize R&D spend over the next 2-3 years given the
numerous opportunities you have? How should we think about your operating margin
progression following the close of the Celgene acquisition?
■ How do you anticipate allocating capital both prior to the deal close, and then in the
ensuing 12-18 months while you are focused on deleveraging?
■ Out of the "Big Five" Celgene pipeline assets you highlighted, is there one in particular
you are most excited about? What are your peak sale assumptions for each one?
■ Ozanimod is one of the "Big 5" that investors may be most cautious on given the prior
Refusal to File letter the product received. What made you comfortable with the
potential of this product? If this product does fail, how does it change the valuation of
the deal?
■ What are your latest expectations for timing of data for CheckMate-227 Part 1a and
Part 2, as well as CheckMate-9LA?
■ How do you see Keytruda’s approvals in 1L NSCLC impacting the market potential for
Opdivo/Yervoy in 1L NSCLC? How difficult will it be for you to gain traction even after
CheckMate-227 and CheckMate-9LA given the head start Merck has in this market?
How much added efficacy does the Opdivo + Yervoy combo need to show over PD-1
monotherapy or PD-1 + chemotherapy to gain broad adoption?
■ What percentage of the 1L and 2L melanoma market do you have relative to Keytruda?
What are the key factors to think about as to how the market share breakdown in
melanoma will compare to what we might see in 1L NSCLC for Opdivo+Yervoy should
CheckMate-227 Part 1a read out positively?
■ In renal cell, how do you envision the Opdivo+Yervoy combo holding up in the face of
positive data from other PD-(L)1 based combinations, especially Keytruda+Inlyta?
■ What are the main I-O indications that you are excited about over the next 3-5 year
period, outside of lung, renal and melanoma where most people have been focused?
■ What are your current expectations on timing for data from your key adjuvant trials for
Opdivo +/- Yervoy? What do you think are reasonable assumptions for duration of
therapy in some of the larger adjuvant indications such as breast and lung cancer?
■ What other areas, besides I-O, do you think investors are underappreciating as you
think about Bristol’s outlook for the next 2-3 years?
■ How does the Celgene deal impact your ability to initiate new trials by this year’s
deadline in the Nektar agreement? What are your expectations for your collaboration
with Nektar? Why did you go through with collaboration vs. an outright acquisition?
■ How do you interpret the President’s Blueprint around lowering drug prices and out of
pocket spend? How might these proposals impact Bristol and what proposals do you
think are most likely to be implemented? How would the proposed rule removing
rebates in Part D impact you given Eliquis is a large Part D product and we believe
rebates have helped both Eliquis and Xarelto dominate the NOAC market?