UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019
or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File No. 0-19731
 
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware94-3047598
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California94404
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
650-574-3000333 Lakeside DriveFoster City,California94404
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
650-574-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area CodeCode)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per shareGILDNasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ýx    No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ýx    No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ý xAccelerated filer ¨Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company ¨ Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨    No ýx
Number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of OctoberJuly 30, 2018: 1,293,619,6122019: 1,266,455,481
 










GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
INDEX


PART I. 
     
 Item 1. 
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
  
 
     
 Item 2. 
     
 Item 3. 
     
 Item 4. 
     
PART II. 
     
 Item 1. 
     
 Item 1A. 
     
 Item 2. 
     
 Item 3. 
     
 Item 4. 
     
 Item 5. 
     
 Item 6. 
     
 




We own or have rights to various trademarks, copyrights and trade names used in our business, including the following: GILEAD®, GILEAD SCIENCES®, AMBISOME®, ATRIPLA®, AXI-CELTM, BIKTARVY®, CAYSTON®, COMPLERA®, DESCOVY®, EMTRIVA®, EPCLUSA®, EVIPLERA®, GENVOYA®, GILEAD COMPASS INITIATIVE™, HARVONI®, HEPSERA®, LETAIRIS®, ODEFSEY®, RANEXA®, SOVALDI®, STRIBILD®, SYNNOTCH™, THROTTLE™, TRUVADA®, TRUVADA FOR PREP®, TYBOST®, VEMLIDY®, VIREAD®, VOLIBRISVOSEVI®, VOSEVIYESCARTA®, YESCARTA and ZYDELIG® and ZYDELIG. LEXISCAN®. LEXISCAN® is a registered trademark of Astellas U.S. LLC. MACUGEN® is a registered trademark of Eyetech, Inc. SYMTUZA® is a registered trademark of Janssen Sciences Ireland UC (Janssen).UC. TAMIFLU® is a registered trademark of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. This report also includes other trademarks, service marks and trade names of other companies.












PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$14,569
 $7,588
$11,240
 $17,940
Short-term marketable securities13,897
 17,922
15,943
 12,149
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $514 and $455, respectively3,465
 3,851
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $610 and $583, respectively3,396
 3,327
Inventories816
 801
884
 814
Prepaid and other current assets2,171
 1,661
2,264
 1,606
Total current assets34,918
 31,823
33,727
 35,836
Property, plant and equipment, net3,791
 3,295
4,249
 4,006
Long-term marketable securities2,378
 11,184
3,051
 1,423
Intangible assets, net16,314
 17,100
15,152
 15,738
Goodwill4,117
 4,159
4,117
 4,117
Other long-term assets2,787
 2,722
2,914
 2,555
Total assets$64,305
 $70,283
$63,210
 $63,675
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
  
 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts payable$580
 $814
$617
 $790
Accrued government and other rebates4,456
 4,704
3,585
 3,928
Other accrued liabilities2,333
 3,370
2,760
 3,139
Current portion of long-term debt and other obligations, net2,747
 2,747
1,999
 2,748
Total current liabilities10,116
 11,635
8,961
 10,605
Long-term debt, net24,570
 30,795
24,084
 24,574
Long-term income taxes payable6,018
 6,794
5,837
 5,922
Other long-term obligations594
 558
1,577
 1,040
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)


 


Stockholders’ equity: 
  
 
  
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 5 shares authorized; none outstanding
 

 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 5,600 shares authorized; 1,294 and 1,308 shares issued and outstanding, respectively1
 1
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 5,600 shares authorized; 1,267 and 1,282 shares issued and outstanding, respectively1
 1
Additional paid-in capital2,118
 1,264
2,684
 2,282
Accumulated other comprehensive income36
 165
102
 80
Retained earnings20,706
 19,012
19,829
 19,024
Total Gilead stockholders’ equity22,861
 20,442
22,616
 21,387
Noncontrolling interest146
 59
135
 147
Total stockholders’ equity23,007
 20,501
22,751
 21,534
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$64,305
 $70,283
$63,210
 $63,675








See accompanying notes.




GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenues:                
Product sales $5,455
 $6,402
 $15,996
 $19,825
 $5,607
 $5,540
 $10,807
 $10,541
Royalty, contract and other revenues 141
 110
 336
 333
 78
 108
 159
 195
Total revenues 5,596
 6,512
 16,332
 20,158
 5,685
 5,648
 10,966
 10,736
Costs and expenses:                
Cost of goods sold 1,086
 1,032
 3,283
 3,115
 1,000
 1,196
 1,957
 2,197
Research and development expenses 939
 789
 3,068
 2,584
 1,160
 1,192
 2,217
 2,129
Selling, general and administrative expenses 948
 879
 2,925
 2,626
 1,095
 980
 2,125
 1,977
Total costs and expenses 2,973
 2,700
 9,276
 8,325
 3,255
 3,368
 6,299
 6,303
Income from operations 2,623
 3,812
 7,056
 11,833
 2,430
 2,280
 4,667
 4,433
Interest expense (264) (291) (820) (821)��(248) (266) (502) (556)
Other income (expense), net 305
 150
 547
 391
 228
 72
 595
 242
Income before provision for income taxes 2,664
 3,671
 6,783
 11,403
 2,410
 2,086
 4,760
 4,119
Provision for income taxes 565
 959
 1,326
 2,923
 535
 267
 917
 761
Net income 2,099
 2,712
 5,457
 8,480
 1,875
 1,819
 3,843
 3,358
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 2
 (6) 5
 (13) (5) 2
 (12) 3
Net income attributable to Gilead $2,097
 $2,718
 $5,452
 $8,493
 $1,880
 $1,817
 $3,855
 $3,355
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - basic $1.62
 $2.08
 $4.19
 $6.50
 $1.48
 $1.40
 $3.03
 $2.58
Shares used in per share calculation - basic 1,296
 1,306
 1,302
 1,307
 1,270
 1,298
 1,273
 1,302
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - diluted $1.60
 $2.06
 $4.15
 $6.44
 $1.47
 $1.39
 $3.01
 $2.55
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted 1,307
 1,319
 1,313
 1,319
 1,277
 1,308
 1,280
 1,314
Cash dividends declared per share $0.57
 $0.52
 $1.71
 $1.56













































See accompanying notes.




GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
(in millions)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, September 30, June 30, June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income $2,099
 $2,712
 $5,457
 $8,480
 $1,875
 $1,819
 $3,843
 $3,358
Other comprehensive income (loss):                
Net foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of tax 1
 (4) (17) (51) (13) (25) 8
 (18)
Available-for-sale securities:        
Net unrealized gain, net of tax impact of $0, $1, $0 and $4, respectively 31
 185
 25
 311
Reclassifications to net income, net of tax impact of $0, $0, $0 and $(8), respectively 
 (1) 4
 (7)
Available-for-sale debt securities:        
Net unrealized gain (loss), net of tax 19
 30
 49
 (6)
Reclassifications to net income, net of tax 
 4
 
 4
Net change 31
 184
 29
 304
 19
 34
 49
 (2)
Cash flow hedges:                
Net unrealized gain (loss), net of tax impact of $0, $(2), $1 and $(11), respectively (6) (76) 51
 (278)
Reclassifications to net income, net of tax impact of $0, $1, $0 and $0, respectively 8
 25
 101
 (4)
Net unrealized gain, net of tax 1
 118
 29
 57
Reclassifications to net income, net of tax (35) 45
 (64) 93
Net change 2
 (51) 152
 (282) (34) 163
 (35) 150
Other comprehensive income (loss) 34
 129
 164
 (29) (28) 172
 22
 130
Comprehensive income 2,133
 2,841
 5,621
 8,451
 1,847
 1,991
 3,865
 3,488
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 2
 (6) 5
 (13) (5) 2
 (12) 3
Comprehensive income attributable to Gilead $2,131
 $2,847
 $5,616
 $8,464
 $1,852
 $1,989
 $3,877
 $3,485



























































See accompanying notes.




GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
  Gilead Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling
Interest
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Common Stock 
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
Income (Loss)
 Retained
Earnings
 
 Shares Amount  
Balance at March 31, 2019 1,274
 $1
 $2,494
 $130
 $19,326
 $140
 $22,091
Net income (loss) 
 
 
 
 1,880
 (5) 1,875
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 
 
 (28) 
 
 (28)
Issuances under equity incentive plans 2
 
 41
 
 
 
 41
Stock-based compensation 
 
 175
 
 
 
 175
Repurchases of common stock (9) 
 (26) 
 (567) 
 (593)
Dividends declared ($0.63 per share) 
 
 
 
 (810) 
 (810)
Balance at June 30, 2019 1,267
 $1
 $2,684
 $102
 $19,829
 $135
 $22,751

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
  Gilead Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling
Interest
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Common Stock 
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
Income (Loss)
 Retained
Earnings
 
 Shares Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2018 1,282
 $1
 $2,282
 $80
 $19,024
 $147
 $21,534
Net income (loss) 
 
 
 
 3,855
 (12) 3,843
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 22
 
 
 22
Issuances under employee stock purchase plan 1
 
 63
 
 
 
 63
Issuances under equity incentive plans 6
 
 82
 
 
 
 82
Stock-based compensation 
 
 319
 
 
 
 319
Repurchases of common stock (22) 
 (62) 
 (1,434) 
 (1,496)
Dividends declared ($1.26 per share) 
 
 
 
 (1,624) 
 (1,624)
Cumulative effect from the adoption of new leases standard (Note 1) 
 
 
 
 8
 
 8
Balance at June 30, 2019 1,267
 $1
 $2,684
 $102
 $19,829
 $135
 $22,751



















See accompanying notes.


GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gilead Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling
Interest
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Common Stock 
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
Income (Loss)
 Retained
Earnings
 
 Shares Amount  
Balance at March 31, 2018 1,300
 $1
 $1,564
 $(170) $19,196
 $60
 $20,651
Net income 
 
 
 
 1,817
 2
 1,819
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 172
 
 
 172
Issuances under equity incentive plans 3
 
 45
 
 
 
 45
Stock-based compensation 
 
 253
 
 
 
 253
Repurchases of common stock (7) 
 (18) 
 (441) 
 (459)
Dividends declared ($0.57 per share) 
 
 
 
 (747) 
 (747)
Balance at June 30, 2018 1,296
 $1
 $1,844
 $2
 $19,825
 $62
 $21,734

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
  Gilead Stockholders’ Equity  Noncontrolling
Interest
 Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Common Stock 
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
Income (Loss)
 Retained
Earnings
 
 Shares Amount  
Balance at December 31, 2017 1,308
 $1
 $1,264
 $165
 $19,012
 $59
 $20,501
Net income 
 
 
 
 3,355
 3
 3,358
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 130
 
 
 130
Issuances under employee stock purchase plan 1
 
 48
 
 
 
 48
Issuances under equity incentive plans 8
 
 109
 
 
 
 109
Stock-based compensation 
 
 477
 
 
 
 477
Repurchases of common stock (21) 
 (54) 
 (1,526) 
 (1,580)
Dividends declared ($1.14 per share) 
 
 
 
 (1,499) 
 (1,499)
Cumulative effect from the adoption of new accounting standards 
 
 
 (293) 483
 
 190
Balance at June 30, 2018 1,296
 $1
 $1,844
 $2
 $19,825
 $62
 $21,734



















See accompanying notes.


GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in millions)
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,
  2019 2018
Operating Activities:    
Net income $3,843
 $3,358
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation expense 120
 112
Amortization expense 587
 601
Stock-based compensation expense 317
 472
Deferred income taxes 28
 (2)
Net unrealized (gains) losses from equity securities (254) 19
Other 66
 130
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable, net (68) 277
Inventories (12) (34)
Prepaid expenses and other (34) 622
Accounts payable (166) (193)
Income taxes payable (274) (1,838)
Accrued liabilities and other (488) 319
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,665
 3,843
     
Investing Activities:    
Purchases of marketable debt securities (17,022) (2,009)
Proceeds from sales of marketable debt securities 1,564
 676
Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities 10,029
 11,539
Capital expenditures (422) (509)
Other (302) (102)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6,153) 9,595
     
Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from issuances of common stock 141
 159
Repurchases of common stock (1,422) (1,489)
Repayments of debt and other obligations (1,250) (4,500)
Payments of dividends (1,617) (1,493)
Other (75) (424)
Net cash used in financing activities (4,223) (7,747)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 11
 (45)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (6,700) 5,646
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 17,940
 7,588
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $11,240
 $13,234

  Nine Months Ended
  September 30,
  2018 2017
Operating Activities:    
Net income $5,457
 $8,480
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation expense 169
 155
Amortization expense 902
 734
Stock-based compensation expense 670
 304
Deferred income taxes 10
 127
Other 14
 227
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable, net 367
 473
Inventories (191) (79)
Prepaid expenses and other 749
 311
Accounts payable (217) (515)
Income taxes payable (1,551) (48)
Accrued liabilities (324) (1,024)
Net cash provided by operating activities 6,055
 9,145
     
Investing Activities:    
Purchases of marketable securities (5,786) (18,813)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 1,201
 8,966
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 17,021
 4,164
Capital expenditures (676) (370)
Other (140) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 11,620
 (6,053)
     
Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from issuances of common stock 239
 183
Proceeds from debt financing, net of issuance costs 
 2,991
Repurchases of common stock (1,938) (848)
Repayments of debt and other obligations (6,250) (90)
Payments of dividends (2,235) (2,049)
Other (464) (141)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (10,648) 46
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (46) 141
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 6,981
 3,279
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 7,588
 8,229
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $14,569
 $11,508










See accompanying notes.




GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. The financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments that the management of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead, we, our or us) believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented. These interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full fiscal year or for any subsequent interim period.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Gilead, our wholly-owned subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. For consolidated entities where we own or are exposed to less than 100% of the economics, we record net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income equal to the percentage of the economic or ownership interest retained in such entities by the respective noncontrolling parties.
We assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (VIE) at the inception of the arrangement and at each reporting date. This assessment is based on our power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and our obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we did not have any material VIEs.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Commission.
Significant Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments
The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our significant accounting policies and estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various market-specific and other relevant assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.
Concentrations of Risk
We are subject to credit risk from our portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities. Under our investment policy, we limit amounts invested in such securities by credit rating, maturity, industry group, investment type and issuer, except for securities issued by the U.S. government. We are not exposed to any significant concentrations of credit risk from these financial instruments. The goals of our investment policy, in order of priority, are as follows: safety and preservation of principal and diversification of risk; liquidity of investments sufficient to meet cash flow requirements; and a competitive after-tax rate of return.
We are also subject to credit risk from our accounts receivable related to our product sales. The majority of our trade accounts receivable arises from product sales in the United States and Europe. To date, we have not experienced significant losses with respect to the collection of our accounts receivable. We believe that our allowance for doubtful accounts was adequate as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019.
Recently Adopted Accounting PronouncementsStandards
In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606)2016-02 “Leases” (ASU 2016-02) and subsequently issued supplemental adoption guidance and clarification (collectively, Topic 842). Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition” (Topic 605) and requires entities842 amends a number of aspects of lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize revenue in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled when promised goods or services are transferred toright-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases with a customer. Entities adoptinglease term greater than one year. Topic 606 had the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach.    842 supersedes Topic 840 “Leases.”
On January 1, 2018,2019, we adopted Topic 606842 using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. As such, resultsapproach. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 20182019 are presented under Topic 606,842, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605.


As discussed further in Note 2, Revenues, our product sales are recognized when control840. We elected the package of the product transfers, generally upon shipment or delivery to the customer. Certain product sales that were deferredpractical expedients permitted under the sell-through or cash basis methods of accounting because fees were not fixed or determinable prior to the adoption of Topic 606 are now recognized upon transfer of control. Royalty revenue is recognized in the period in which the corresponding sales by our corporate partners occur. Prior to the adoption of Topic 606, royalty revenue was generally recognized in the quarter following the quarter in which the corresponding sales by our corporate partners occurred.
The cumulative effect of the changes made to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2018 for the adoption of Topic 606 was as follows (in millions):
  December 31, 2017 Adjustments Due to Topic 606 January 1, 2018
Prepaid and other current assets $1,661
 $96
 $1,757
Other long-term assets $2,722
 $10
 $2,732
Other accrued liabilities $3,370
 $(115) $3,255
Other long-term obligations $558
 $31
 $589
Retained earnings $19,012
 $190
 $19,202
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the impact to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a result of applying Topic 606 in place of Topic 605 was not material.
In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01 “Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (ASU 2016-01). ASU 2016-01 changes accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Additionally, ASU 2016-01 clarifiestransition guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. On January 1, 2018, we adopted this standard using a modified retrospective approach. The standard requires that equity investments with readily determinable fair values be measured at fair value with any changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As a result of the adoption, we reclassified $293 million of unrealized net gain from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings on January 1, 2018, which primarily consisted of $278 million unrealized gain from our equity investment in Galapagos NV.
In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-12 “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities” (ASU 2017-12). The amendments in ASU 2017-12 more closely align the results of hedge accounting with risk management activities. ASU 2017-12 also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and eases documentation and effectiveness assessment requirements. Pursuant to the provisions of ASU 2017-12, we are no longer required to separately measure and recognize hedge ineffectiveness for highly effective hedges. On January 1, 2018, we early adopted this standard on a prospective basis. Upon adoption of ASU 2017-12, we no longer recognize hedge ineffectiveness in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, but we instead recognize the entire change in the fair value of the hedge contract in AOCI. The adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The primary impact of adoption was required disclosure changes. See Note 5, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.
In March 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-05 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118” (ASU 2018-05). ASU 2018-05 amends Topic 740 by incorporating the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) issued on December 22, 2017. SAB 118 provides guidance on accounting for the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) and allows a company to record provisional amounts during a measurement period not to extend beyond one year from the enactment date. See Note 14, Income Taxes, for additional information.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 “Leases” (Topic 842).within Topic 842, amends a number of aspects ofwhich allowed us to carry forward the historical lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize leases with a term greater than one year as a right-of-use asset and corresponding liability, measured at the present value of the lease payments. In July 2018, the FASB issued supplemental adoption guidance and clarification to Topic 842 within ASU 2018-10 “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and ASU 2018-11 “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.” The guidance will become effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2019 and early adoption is permitted. We plan to adopt these standards on the effective date by recording a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2019.
As we continue to evaluate the impact of the adoption of these standards, we anticipate recognition of additional assets and corresponding liabilities related to leases on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets with no material impact to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. We plan to elect the practical expedients upon transition that willclassification, retain the lease classification


and initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to the adoption of these standards. We willthe standard and not reassess whether any contracts entered into prior to the adoption are leases. We arealso elected to account for lease and nonlease components in the process of implementing a new lease accounting system and updating our controls and procedures for maintaining and accounting for our lease portfolio underagreements as a single lease component in determining lease assets and liabilities. In addition, we elected not to recognize the new guidance.right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of one year or less.


Upon adoption of Topic 842, we recorded$441 million of right-of-use assets within Other long-term assets and$490 million of operating lease liabilities, classified primarily within Other long-term obligations on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, as of January 1, 2019. The adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. See Note 10. Leases for additional information.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (ASU 2016-13). ASU 2016-13 requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets. ThisIn April 2019, the FASB issued clarification to ASU 2016-13 within ASU 2019-04 “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments.” The guidance will become effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2020 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with certain exceptions. EarlyWe are evaluating the impact of the adoption of these standards, but we currently do not expect a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In November 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-18 “Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606” (ASU 2018-18). ASU 2018-18 clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606 when the counterparty is permitteda customer. In addition, the update precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as revenue if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. This guidance will become effective for us beginning in the first quarter of 2019.2020 and will be applied retrospectively to January 1, 2018 when we initially adopted Topic 606. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard, but we currently do not expect a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


2.REVENUES
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, we have changed our accounting policies for revenue recognition as detailed below. 
Product Sales
We recognize revenue from product sales when control of the product transfers, generally upon shipment or delivery, to the customer. Upon recognition of revenue from product sales, provisions are made for various forms of variable consideration, which include government and other rebates such as Medicaid reimbursements, customer incentives such as cash discounts for prompt payment, distributor fees and expected returns of expired products, as appropriate. Our payment terms to customers generally range from 30 to 90 days.
Royalty, Contract and Other Revenues
Royalty revenue is recognized in the period in which the obligation is satisfied and the corresponding sales by our corporate partners occur.
Policy Elections and Practical Expedients Taken
We account for shipping and handling activities that are performed after a customer has obtained control of a good as fulfillment costs rather than as separate performance obligations; and
If we expect, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer of control and corresponding payment from the customer will be one year or less, we do not adjust the amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component.
Variable Consideration
Rebates and Chargebacks
We estimate reductions to our revenues for amounts paid to payers and healthcare providers in the United States, including Medicaid rebates, AIDS Drug Assistance Program rebates and chargebacks, Veterans Administration and Public Health Service chargebacks and other rebates, as well as foreign government rebates. Rebates and chargebacks are based on contractual arrangements or statutory requirements which may vary by product, payer and individual payer plans. Our estimates are based on products sold, historical payer mix, and as available, pertinent third-party industry information, estimated patient population, known market events or trends, and for our U.S. product sales, channel inventory data obtained from our major U.S. wholesalers in accordance with our inventory management agreements. We also take into consideration, as available, new information regarding changes in programs’ regulations and guidelines that would impact the amount of the actual rebates and/or our expectations regarding future payer mix for these programs. Government and other chargebacks that are payable to our direct customers are classified as reductions of Accounts receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Government and other rebates that are invoiced directly to us are recorded in Accrued government and other rebates on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Cash Discounts
We estimate cash discounts based on contractual terms, historical customer payment patterns and our expectations regarding future customer payment patterns.
Distributor Fees
Under our inventory management agreements with our significant U.S. wholesalers, we pay the wholesalers a fee primarily for compliance with certain contractually determined covenants such as the maintenance of agreed upon inventory levels. These distributor fees are based on a contractually determined fixed percentage of sales.


Product Returns
We do not provide our customers with a general right of product return, but typically permit returns if the product is damaged or defective when received by the customer, or in the case of product sold in the United States and certain countries outside the United States, if the product has expired. We will accept returns for product that will expire within six months or that have expired up to one year after their expiration dates. Our estimates for expected returns of expired products are based primarily on an ongoing analysis of our historical return patterns, historical industry information reporting the return rates for similar products and contractual agreements intended to limit the amount of inventory maintained by our wholesalers.
Revenues Recognized from Performance Obligations Satisfied in Prior Periods
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied in prior years related to royalties for licenses of our intellectual property were $167 million and $395 million, respectively. Changes in estimates for variable consideration related to sales made in prior years were not material during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Contract Assets
Our contract assets, which consist of unbilled amounts primarily from arrangements where the licensing of intellectual property is the only or predominant performance obligation, totaled $117 million and $132 million as of September 30, 2018 and January 1, 2018, respectively.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following table disaggregates our product sales by product and geographic region and disaggregates our royalty, contract and other revenues by geographic region (in millions):
  Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
  U.S. Europe Other International Total U.S. Europe Other International Total
Product sales:                
Atripla $122
 $26
 $4
 $152
 $274
 $39
 $36
 $349
Biktarvy 1,023
 73
 20
 1,116
 183
 2
 
 185
Complera/Eviplera 42
 72
 9
 123
 82
 103
 14
 199
Descovy 246
 69
 43
 358
 311
 78
 14
 403
Genvoya 733
 177
 70
 980
 904
 207
 49
 1,160
Odefsey 266
 111
 10
 387
 303
 77
 5
 385
Stribild 78
 24
 6
 108
 144
 34
 9
 187
Truvada 657
 41
 20
 718
 649
 86
 30
 765
Other HIV(1)
 9
 1
 5
 15
 11
 3
 5
 19
Revenue share – Symtuza(2)
 55
 29
 
 84
 
 13
 
 13
AmBisome 10
 60
 35
 105
 14
 55
 34
 103
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir(3)
 86
 22
 85
 193
 230
 22
 79
 331
Letairis 204
 
 
 204
 244
 
 
 244
Ranexa 19
 
 
 19
 208
 
 
 208
Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir(4)
 219
 156
 118
 493
 239
 168
 93
 500
Vemlidy 71
 5
 40
 116
 59
 3
 14
 76
Viread 9
 28
 38
 75
 16
 32
 34
 82
Vosevi 53
 15
 7
 75
 86
 20
 3
 109
Yescarta 99
 21
 
 120
 68
 
 
 68
Zydelig 12
 14
 
 26
 17
 22
 
 39
Other(5)
 41
 97
 2
 140
 27
 41
 47
 115
Total product sales 4,054
 1,041
 512
 5,607
 4,069
 1,005
 466
 5,540
Royalty, contract and other revenues 19
 58
 1
 78
 14
 79
 15
 108
Total revenues $4,073
 $1,099
 $513
 $5,685
 $4,083
 $1,084
 $481
 $5,648



  Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
  U.S. Europe Other International Total U.S. Europe Other International Total
Product sales:                
Atripla $255
 $42
 $26
 $323
 $502
 $90
 $71
 $663
Biktarvy 1,762
 121
 26
 1,909
 218
 2
 
 220
Complera/Eviplera 86
 134
 18
 238
 149
 212
 28
 389
Descovy 479
 137
 84
 700
 585
 153
 26
 764
Genvoya 1,461
 370
 164
 1,995
 1,757
 393
 92
 2,242
Odefsey 548
 217
 19
 784
 582
 135
 10
 727
Stribild 145
 42
 17
 204
 277
 63
 21
 361
Truvada 1,208
 74
 42
 1,324
 1,156
 183
 78
 1,417
Other HIV(1)
 20
 2
 10
 32
 20
 4
 8
 32
Revenue share – Symtuza(2)
 97
 53
 
 150
 
 20
 
 20
AmBisome 18
 117
 63
 198
 31
 111
 68
 210
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir(3)
 203
 49
 166
 418
 464
 78
 137
 679
Letairis 401
 
 
 401
 448
 
 
 448
Ranexa 174
 
 
 174
 403
 
 
 403
Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir(4)
 449
 310
 225
 984
 508
 366
 162
 1,036
Vemlidy 136
 9
 72
 217
 106
 6
 22
 134
Viread 21
 42
 84
 147
 23
 62
 94
 179
Vosevi 98
 31
 9
 138
 172
 36
 8
 216
Yescarta 189
 27
 
 216
 108
 
 
 108
Zydelig 23
 29
 1
 53
 31
 40
 1
 72
Other(5)
 77
 117
 8
 202
 56
 56
 109
 221
Total product sales 7,850
 1,923
 1,034
 10,807
 7,596
 2,010
 935
 10,541
Royalty, contract and other revenues 41
 114
 4
 159
 34
 131
 30
 195
Total revenues $7,891
 $2,037
 $1,038
 $10,966
 $7,630
 $2,141
 $965
 $10,736
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Notes:
(1)Includes Emtriva and Tybost
(2)Represents our revenue from cobicistat (C), emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) in Symtuza (darunavir/C/FTC/TAF), a fixed dose combination product commercialized by Janssen Sciences Ireland UC (Janssen)
(3)Amounts consist of sales of Harvoni and the authorized generic version of Harvoni sold by our separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC
(4)Amounts consist of sales of Epclusa and the authorized generic version of Epclusa sold by our separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC
(5)Includes Cayston, Hepsera and Sovaldi
Revenues Recognized from Performance Obligations Satisfied in Prior Periods
Revenues recognized from performance obligations satisfied in prior years related to royalties for licenses of our intellectual property were $171 million and $326 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, respectively, and 2017. The information$131 million and $228 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 has2018, respectively. Changes in estimates for variable consideration related to sales made in prior years resulted in a $193 million and $300 million increase in revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and a $91 million and $4 million increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
Contract Balances
Our contract assets, which consist of unbilled amounts primarily from arrangements where the licensing of intellectual property is the only or predominant performance obligation, totaled $149 million and $125 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Contract liabilities were not been adjusted in accordance with our modified retrospective adoptionmaterial as of Topic 606June 30, 2019 and continues to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605.
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
(In millions) U.S. Europe Other International Total U.S. Europe Other International Total
Product sales:                
Atripla $221
 $29
 $8
 $258
 $324
 $79
 $36
 $439
Biktarvy 375
 11
 
 386
 
 
 
 
Complera/Eviplera 61
 67
 11
 139
 91
 133
 13
 237
Descovy 310
 81
 15
 406
 241
 65
 10
 316
Genvoya 921
 203
 52
 1,176
 810
 146
 32
 988
Odefsey 323
 95
 5
 423
 255
 37
 4
 296
Stribild 111
 20
 15
 146
 181
 40
 8
 229
Truvada 665
 62
 30
 757
 604
 154
 53
 811
Other HIV(1)
 10
 2
 2
 14
 13
 2
 
 15
Revenue share - Symtuza(2)
 8
 14
 
 22
 
 
 
 
AmBisome 9
 59
 34
 102
 9
 51
 32
 92
Epclusa 225
 136
 116
 477
 543
 263
 76
 882
Harvoni 185
 38
 88
 311
 718
 110
 145
 973
Letairis 241
 
 
 241
 213
 
 
 213
Ranexa 178
 
 
 178
 164
 
 
 164
Vemlidy 66
 2
 19
 87
 34
 2
 1
 37
Viread 17
 10
 43
 70
 137
 55
 82
 274
Vosevi 78
 21
 4
 103
 117
 5
 1
 123
Yescarta 75
 
 
 75
 
 
 
 
Zydelig 15
 4
 1
 20
 18
 22
 
 40
Other(3)
 37
 19
 8
 64
 70
 33
 170
 273
Total product sales 4,131
 873
 451
 5,455
 4,542
 1,197
 663
 6,402
Royalty, contract and other revenues 20
 102
 19
 141
 21
 74
 15
 110
Total revenues $4,151
 $975
 $470
 $5,596
 $4,563
 $1,271
 $678
 $6,512


  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(In millions) U.S. Europe Other International Total U.S. Europe Other International Total
Product Sales:                
Atripla $723
 $119
 $79
 $921
 $974
 $259
 $133
 $1,366
Biktarvy 593
 13
 
 606
 
 
 
 
Complera/Eviplera 210
 279
 39
 528
 315
 385
 44
 744
Descovy 895
 234
 41
 1,170
 682
 149
 22
 853
Genvoya 2,678
 596
 144
 3,418
 2,189
 358
 67
 2,614
Odefsey 905
 230
 15
 1,150
 688
 87
 6
 781
Stribild 388
 83
 36
 507
 632
 161
 38
 831
Truvada 1,821
 245
 108
 2,174
 1,635
 527
 175
 2,337
Other HIV(1)
 30
 6
 10
 46
 34
 5
 2
 41
Revenue share - Symtuza(2)
 8
 34
 
 42
 
 
 
 
AmBisome 40
 170
 102
 312
 26
 153
 97
 276
Epclusa 733
 502
 278
 1,513
 2,142
 649
 154
 2,945
Harvoni 649
 116
 225
 990
 2,628
 583
 515
 3,726
Letairis 689
 
 
 689
 654
 
 
 654
Ranexa 581
 
 
 581
 517
 
 
 517
Vemlidy 172
 8
 41
 221
 66
 3
 1
 70
Viread 40
 72
 137
 249
 395
 202
 237
 834
Vosevi 250
 57
 12
 319
 117
 5
 1
 123
Yescarta 183
 
 
 183
 
 
 
 
Zydelig 46
 44
 2
 92
 52
 57
 1
 110
Other(3)
 93
 75
 117
 285
 228
 279
 496
 1,003
Total product sales 11,727
 2,883
 1,386
 15,996
 13,974
 3,862
 1,989
 19,825
Royalty, contract and other revenues 54
 233
 49
 336
 62
 226
 45
 333
Total revenues $11,781
 $3,116
 $1,435
 $16,332
 $14,036
 $4,088
 $2,034
 $20,158
                 
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(1) Includes Emtriva and Tybost
(2) Represents Gilead’s revenue from cobicistat (C), emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) in Symtuza (darunavir/C/FTC/TAF), a fixed dose combination product commercialized by Janssen
(3) Includes Cayston, Hepsera and Sovaldi
December 31, 2018.


3.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We determine the fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy, which establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:
Level 1 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 inputs include observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. For our marketable securities, we review trading activity and pricing as of the measurement date. When sufficient quoted pricing for identical securities is not available, we use market pricing and other observable market inputs for similar securities obtained from various third-party data providers. These inputs either represent quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or have been derived from observable market data; and
Level 3 inputs include unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the underlying asset or liability. Our Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques and significant management judgment or estimation.


Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable debt securities, accounts receivable, foreign currency exchange contracts, equity securities, accounts payable and short-term and long-term debt. Cash and cash equivalents, marketable debt andsecurities, certain equity securities and foreign currency exchange contracts are reported at their respective fair values on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are recorded using the measurement alternative of cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. Short-term and long-term debt are reported at their amortized costs on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The remaining financial instruments are reported in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts that approximate current fair values. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in the periods presented.
The following table summarizes the types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:               
Available-for-sale debt securities:               
U.S. treasury securities$3,916
 $
 $
 $3,916
 $3,969
 $
 $
 $3,969
Certificates of deposit
 5,385
 
 5,385
 
 4,361
 
 4,361
U.S. government agencies securities
 1,531
 
 1,531
 
 938
 
 938
Non-U.S. government securities
 420
 
 420
 
 305
 
 305
Corporate debt securities
 13,271
 
 13,271
 
 13,067
 
 13,067
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities
 536
 
 536
 
 1,524
 
 1,524
Equity securities:               
Money market funds3,007
 
 
 3,007
 5,305
 
 
 5,305
Publicly traded equity securities1,172
 16
 
 1,188
 881
 
 
 881
Deferred compensation plan156
 
 
 156
 124
 
 
 124
Foreign currency derivative contracts
 48
 
 48
 
 78
 
 78
Total$8,251
 $21,207
 $
 $29,458
 $10,279
 $20,273
 $
 $30,552
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Deferred compensation plan$156
 $
 $
 $156
 $124
 $
 $
 $124
Foreign currency derivative contracts
 6
 
 6
 
 1
 
 1
Total$156
 $6
 $
 $162
 $124
 $1
 $
 $125

 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:               
Available-for-sale debt securities:               
U.S. treasury securities$3,075
 $
 $
 $3,075
 $4,061
 $
 $
 $4,061
Certificates of deposit
 4,392
 
 4,392
 
 5,131
 
 5,131
U.S. government agencies securities
 932
 
 932
 
 926
 
 926
Non-U.S. government securities
 260
 
 260
 
 664
 
 664
Corporate debt securities
 12,757
 
 12,757
 
 14,747
 
 14,747
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities
 2,037
 
 2,037
 
 4,058
 
 4,058
Marketable equity securities:               
Money market funds5,138
 
 
 5,138
 4,714
 
 
 4,714
Equity securities825
 
 
 825
 635
 
 
 635
Deferred compensation plan139
 
 
 139
 116
 
 
 116
Foreign currency derivative contracts
 42
 
 42
 
 13
 
 13
Total$9,177
 $20,420
 $
 $29,597
 $9,526
 $25,539
 $
 $35,065
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Deferred compensation plan$139
 $
 $
 $139
 $116
 $
 $
 $116
Foreign currency derivative contracts
 6
 
 6
 
 93
 
 93
Total$139
 $6
 $
 $145
 $116
 $93
 $
 $209
                
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, changesChanges in the fair value of marketable equity securities resulted in net unrealized gains of $168$57 million and $149$254 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and net unrealized losses of $64 million and $19 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which were included in Other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated


Statements of Income. Investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values were not material for the periods presented.
The following table summarizes the classification of our equity securities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents$3,007
 $5,305
Prepaid and other current assets1,178
 863
Other long-term assets166
 142
Total$4,351
 $6,310

Our available-for-sale debt securities are classified as cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities and long-term marketable securities.securities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 4,4. Available-for-Sale Debt Securities for additional information.
The following table summarizes the classification of our marketable equity securities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents$5,138
 $4,714
Prepaid and other current assets829
 637
Other long-term assets135
 114
Total$6,102
 $5,465
Level 2 Inputs
We estimate the fair values of Level 2 instruments by taking into consideration valuations obtained from third-party pricing services. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income-based and market-based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, to estimate the fair value. These inputs include


reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar securities, issuer credit spreads, benchmark securities, prepayment/default projections based on historical data and other observable inputs.
Substantially all of our foreign currency derivative contracts have maturities within an 18-month time horizon and all are with counterparties that have a minimum credit rating of A- or equivalent by S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings, Inc. We estimate the fair values of these contracts by taking into consideration the valuations obtained from a third-party valuation service that utilizes an income-based industry standard valuation model for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include foreign currency exchange rates, London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) and swap rates. These inputs, where applicable, are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
The total estimated fair values of our short-term and long-term debt, determined using Level 2 inputs based on their quoted market values, were approximately $27.5$28.0 billion and $35.5$27.1 billion as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, and the carrying values were $27.3$26.1 billion and $33.5$27.3 billion as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
4.AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE DEBT SECURITIES
The following table summarizes our available-for-sale debt securities (in millions):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value 
 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value 
U.S. treasury securities $3,917
 $1
 $(2) $3,916
 $3,978
 $
 $(9) $3,969
Certificates of deposit 5,385
 
 
 5,385
 4,361
 
 
 4,361
U.S. government agencies securities 1,531
 
 
 1,531
 943
 
 (5) 938
Non-U.S. government securities 420
 
 
 420
 307
 
 (2) 305
Corporate debt securities 13,272
 3
 (4) 13,271
 13,095
 1
 (29) 13,067
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities 537
 
 (1) 536
 1,532
 
 (8) 1,524
Total $25,062
 $4
 $(7) $25,059
 $24,216
 $1
 $(53) $24,164
  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value 
 Amortized
Cost
 Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value 
U.S. treasury securities $3,090
 $
 $(15) $3,075
 $4,090
 $
 $(29) $4,061
Certificates of deposit 4,392
 
 
 4,392
 5,131
 
 
 5,131
U.S. government agencies securities 938
 
 (6) 932
 934
 
 (8) 926
Non-U.S. government securities 262
 
 (2) 260
 668
 
 (4) 664
Corporate debt securities 12,792
 2
 (37) 12,757
 14,790
 3
 (46) 14,747
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities 2,049
 
 (12) 2,037
 4,072
 1
 (15) 4,058
Total $23,523
 $2
 $(72) $23,453
 $29,685
 $4
 $(102) $29,587

The following table summarizes the classification of our available-for-sale debt securities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents $6,065
 $10,592
Short-term marketable securities 15,943
 12,149
Long-term marketable securities 3,051
 1,423
Total $25,059
 $24,164


  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents $7,178
 $481
Short-term marketable securities 13,897
 17,922
Long-term marketable securities 2,378
 11,184
Total $23,453
 $29,587

The following table summarizes our available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity (in millions):
  June 30, 2019
  Amortized Cost Fair Value
Within one year $22,010
 $22,008
After one year through five years 3,016
 3,015
After five years through ten years 19
 19
After ten years 17
 17
Total $25,062
 $25,059
  September 30, 2018
  Amortized Cost Fair Value
Within one year $21,130
 $21,075
After one year through five years 2,313
 2,299
After five years through ten years 58
 57
After ten years 22
 22
Total $23,523
 $23,453



The following table summarizes our available-for-sale debt securities that were in a continuous unrealized loss position, but were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
  Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
June 30, 2019            
U.S. treasury securities $(1) $1,401
 $(1) $470
 $(2) $1,871
Certificates of deposit 
 8
 
 
 
 8
U.S. government agencies securities 
 391
 
 393
 
 784
Non-U.S. government securities 
 11
 
 161
 
 172
Corporate debt securities (1) 922
 (3) 1,988
 (4) 2,910
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities 
 26
 (1) 437
 (1) 463
Total $(2) $2,759
 $(5) $3,449
 $(7) $6,208
   
  
  
  
  
  
December 31, 2018            
U.S. treasury securities $
 $896
 $(9) $1,383
 $(9) $2,279
U.S. government agencies securities 
 30
 (5) 553
 (5) 583
Non-U.S. government securities 
 86
 (2) 192
 (2) 278
Corporate debt securities (1) 1,600
 (28) 4,204
 (29) 5,804
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities 
 192
 (8) 1,186
 (8) 1,378
Total $(1) $2,804
 $(52) $7,518
 $(53) $10,322
  Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or Greater Total
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 Estimated
Fair Value
September 30, 2018            
U.S. treasury securities $(1) $1,339
 $(14) $1,613
 $(15) $2,952
U.S. government agencies securities 
 285
 (6) 612
 (6) 897
Non-U.S. government securities 
 
 (2) 234
 (2) 234
Corporate debt securities (6) 2,636
 (31) 3,602
 (37) 6,238
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities (1) 409
 (11) 1,300
 (12) 1,709
Total $(8) $4,669
 $(64) $7,361
 $(72) $12,030
   
  
  
  
  
  
December 31, 2017            
U.S. treasury securities $(2) $821
 $(27) $3,240
 $(29) $4,061
U.S. government agencies securities (1) 206
 (7) 700
 (8) 906
Non-U.S. government securities (1) 203
 (3) 461
 (4) 664
Corporate debt securities (14) 7,674
 (32) 3,561
 (46) 11,235
Residential mortgage and asset-backed securities (4) 2,245
 (11) 1,206
 (15) 3,451
Total $(22) $11,149
 $(80) $9,168
 $(102) $20,317

We held a total of 1,523593 and 2,9571,348 positions, which were in an unrealized loss position, as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
Based on our review of these securities, we believe we had no other-than-temporary impairments as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, because we do not intend to sell these securities nor do we believe that we will be required to sell these securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses were not material for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018.
5.DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Our operations in foreign countries expose us to market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and various foreign currencies, primarily the Euro. In order toTo manage this risk, we may hedge a portion of our foreign currency exposures related to outstanding monetary assets and liabilities as well as forecasted product sales using foreign currency exchange forward or option contracts. In general, the market risk related to these contracts is offset by corresponding gains and losses on the hedged transactions. The credit risk associated with these contracts is driven by changes in interest and currency exchange rates and, as a result, varies over time. By working only with major banks and closely monitoring current market conditions, we seek to limit the risk that counterparties to these contracts may be unable to perform. We also seek to limit our risk of loss by entering into contracts that permit net settlement at maturity. Therefore, our overall risk of loss in the event of a counterparty default is limited to the amount of any unrecognizedunrealized gains on outstanding contracts (i.e., those contracts that have a positive fair value) at the date of default. We do not enter into derivative contracts for trading purposes.
We hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for certain monetary assets and liabilities of our entities that are denominated in a non-functional currency. The derivative instruments we use to hedge this exposure are not designated as hedges and, as a result, changes in their fair value are recorded in Other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.


We hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for forecasted product sales that are denominated in a non-functional currency. The derivative instruments we use to hedge this exposure are designated as cash flow hedges and have maturities of 18 months or less. Upon executing a hedging contract and quarterly thereafter, we assess hedge effectiveness using regression analysis. Prior to January 2018, we excluded time value from our effectiveness testing and recognized changes in the time value of the hedge in Other income (expense), net, on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Starting in January 2018, we include time value in our effectiveness testing and the entire change in the value of hedge contracts is recorded as unrealized gains or losses in AOCI within Stockholders’ equity on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The unrealized gains or losses in AOCIAccumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) are reclassified into product sales when the respective hedged transactions affect earnings. AsThe majority of September 30, 2018, the amount of unrealized gains and losses related to the hedged forecasted transactions reported in AOCI that isas of June 30, 2019 are expected to be reclassified intoto product sales within the next 12 months was not material.



months.
The cash flow effects of our derivative contracts for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 arewere included within Net cash provided by operating activities on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
We had notional amounts on foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding of $2.5$2.9 billion and $2.8$2.2 billion as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
While all of our derivative contracts allow us the right to offset assets and liabilities, we have presented amounts on a gross basis. The following table summarizes the classification and fair values of derivative instruments in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
 September 30, 2018 June 30, 2019
 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
 Classification Fair Value Classification Fair Value Classification Fair Value Classification Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:                
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $40
 Other accrued liabilities $(5) Other current assets $47
 Other accrued liabilities $(4)
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other long-term assets 2
 Other long-term obligations (1) Other long-term assets 1
 Other long-term obligations (2)
Total derivatives designated as hedges   42
   (6)   48
   (6)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:    
    
    
    
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets 
 Other accrued liabilities 
 Other current assets 
 Other accrued liabilities 
Total derivatives not designated as hedges   
   
   
   
Total derivatives   $42
   $(6)   $48
   $(6)
  December 31, 2018
  Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
  Classification Fair Value Classification Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:        
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $73
 Other accrued liabilities $(1)
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other long-term assets 5
 Other long-term obligations 
Total derivatives designated as hedges   78
   (1)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:    
    
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets 
 Other accrued liabilities 
Total derivatives not designated as hedges   
   
Total derivatives   $78
   $(1)
  December 31, 2017
  Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
  Classification Fair Value Classification Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:        
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets $2
 Other accrued liabilities $(89)
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other long-term assets 1
 Other long-term obligations (3)
Total derivatives designated as hedges   3
   (92)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:    
    
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets 10
 Other accrued liabilities (1)
Total derivatives not designated as hedges   10
   (1)
Total derivatives   $13
   $(93)

The following table summarizes the effect of our foreign currency exchange contracts on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (in millions):
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Derivatives designated as hedges:        
Gains recognized in AOCI $1
 $119
 $29
 $58
Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI into product sales 36
 (45) 65
 (93)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:        
Gains (losses) recognized in Other income (expense), net $(5) $10
 $(11) $(4)



  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
Derivatives designated as hedges:        
Gains (losses) recognized in AOCI $(6) $(78) $52
 $(289)
Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI into product sales $(8) $(26) $(101) $4
Gains recognized in Other income (expense), net $
 $10
 $
 $32
Derivatives not designated as hedges:        
Gains (losses) recognized in Other income (expense), net $15
 $(2) $11
 $(112)

The following table summarizes the potential effect of offsetting our foreign currency exchange contracts on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
        
Gross Amounts Not Offset
on our Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
  
Description 
Gross Amounts
 of Recognized
Assets/Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts
 Offset on our
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Amounts of Assets/Liabilities Presented
 on our Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
 
Cash Collateral
Received/
Pledged
 
Net Amount
 (Legal Offset)
As of June 30, 2019            
Derivative assets $48
 $
 $48
 $(6) $
 $42
Derivative liabilities (6) 
 (6) 6
 
 
As of December 31, 2018            
Derivative assets $78
 $
 $78
 $(1) $
 $77
Derivative liabilities (1) 
 (1) 1
 
 

From time to time, we may discontinue cash flow hedges and, as a result, record related amounts in Other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. There werewas no material amounts recorded in Other income (expense), net, on our Condensed Consolidated Statementsdiscontinuance of Incomecash flow hedges for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017 as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedges.


As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we held one type of financial instrument, which was derivative contracts related to foreign currency exchange contracts. The following table summarizes the potential effect of offsetting derivatives by type of financial instrument on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
        
Gross Amounts Not Offset
on our Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
  
Description 
Gross Amounts
 of Recognized
Assets/Liabilities
 
Gross Amounts
 Offset on our
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Amounts of Assets/Liabilities Presented
 on our Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Derivative
Financial
Instruments
 
Cash Collateral
Received/
Pledged
 
Net Amount
 (Legal Offset)
As of September 30, 2018            
Derivative assets $42
 $
 $42
 $(6) $
 $36
Derivative liabilities $(6) $
 $(6) $6
 $
 $
As of December 31, 2017            
Derivative assets $13
 $
 $13
 $(8) $
 $5
Derivative liabilities $(93) $
 $(93) $8
 $
 $(85)
2018.
6.ACQUISITION, COLLABORATIONSCOLLABORATIVE AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Acquisition
On October 3, 2017 (the Kite acquisition date), we completed a tender offer for all of the outstanding common stock of Kite Pharma, Inc. (Kite) for $180 per share in cash. As a result, Kite became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The acquisition of Kite helps establish our foundation for improving the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors.
The consideration transferred for the acquisition of Kite was $11,155 million, consisting of $10,420 million in cash to the outstanding Kite common stockholders, $645 million cash payment to vested equity award holders, $15 million to warrant holders and $75 million representing the portion of the replaced stock-based awards attributable to the pre-combination period. In addition, $733 million was excluded from the consideration transferred, representing the portion of the replaced stock-based awards attributable to the post combination period, which is expected to be recognized through 2021.
The acquisition of Kite was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. This method requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at fair value as of the Kite acquisition date. The determination of estimated fair value requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a $42 million reduction to goodwill primarily due to revision of deferred income taxes as a result of finalization of Kite’s pre-acquisition federal income tax return. The fair value estimates for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition have been completed.
The following table summarizes the Kite acquisition date fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the consideration transferred (in millions):
Cash and cash equivalents $652
Identifiable intangible assets:  
  Indefinite-lived intangible assets - in-process research and development (IPR&D) 8,950
  Outlicense acquired 91
Deferred income taxes (1,564)
Other assets acquired (liabilities assumed), net 81
Total identifiable net assets 8,210
Goodwill 2,945
Total consideration transferred $11,155
Collaborations and Other Arrangements
We enter into collaborations and other similar arrangements with third parties for the researchdevelopment and developmentcommercialization of certain products and product candidates. These arrangements may include non-refundable up-front payments, payments by us for options to acquire certain rights, contingent obligations by us for potential development and regulatory milestone payments and/or sales-based milestone payments, royalty payments, revenue or profit sharing arrangements, cost sharing arrangements and equity investments. While we do not consider any collaborations
During the three and other arrangements entered into during 2018 to be individually material, notable


terms of these arrangements are described below. Amounts related to collaborations entered into during 2018 that are not specifically presented are included in the aggregate as Other Collaboration Arrangements.
Gadeta B.V. (Gadeta):
In July 2018, we entered into a collaboration arrangement with Gadeta, a privately-held company based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, to develop gamma delta T cell receptor therapies for various cancers. Under the financial terms, we will provide research and development (R&D) funding for the collaboration and Gadeta will be eligible to receive future payments upon achievement of certain regulatory milestones. In addition, we made an upfront purchase of equity in Gadeta from Gadeta’s shareholders upon entering into the collaboration arrangement and may acquire additional equity in Gadeta upon achievement of certain R&D milestones. We also have the exclusive option to acquire the remaining equity in Gadeta for €300 million, adjusted for closing cash, transaction expenses and closing indebtedness. The option is exercisable at our discretion.
Gadeta is a VIE, and we are its primary beneficiary because we have the power to direct the activities of Gadeta that most significantly impact its economic performance and as a result of the financial terms described above. Upon the initial consolidation of Gadeta we recorded $82 million to noncontrolling interest, primarily reflecting acquired intangible assets related to IPR&D with a fair value of $117 million. Gadeta does not meet the definition of a business as defined in ASC 805 - Business Combinations, and as a result, no goodwill was recognized.
Other Collaboration Arrangements:
For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018, we entered into several collaborative and other collaborationsimilar arrangements, including equity investments and licensing arrangements, that resulted in cashwe do not consider to be individually material. Cash outflows and accrued up-front payments related to these arrangements totaled $206 million and $393 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $284 million and $304 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. We recorded up-front collaboration and licensing expenses related to these arrangements of $333$165 million of whichand $291 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $160 million was recorded as up-front collaboration expensefor both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 within Research and development expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and the remaining amounts were recorded in currentPrepaid and other current assets and Other long-term assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Under the financial terms of these arrangements, we may be required to make payments upon achievement of various developmental, regulatory and commercial milestones, which could be significant. Future milestone payments, if any, will be reflected on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income when the corresponding events become probable. In addition, we may be required to pay significant royalties on future sales if products related to these arrangements are commercialized. The payment of these amounts, however, is contingent upon the occurrence of various future events, which have a high degree of uncertainty of occurrence.


7.OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Inventories
Inventories are summarized as followsThe following table summarizes our inventories (in millions):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Raw materials $1,832
 $1,888
Work in process 265
 235
Finished goods 498
 507
Total $2,595
 $2,630
     
Reported as:    
Inventories $884
 $814
Other long-term assets 1,711
 1,816
Total $2,595
 $2,630
  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Raw materials $2,144
 $1,880
Work in process 241
 352
Finished goods 574
 670
Total $2,959
 $2,902
     
Reported as:    
Inventories $816
 $801
Other long-term assets 2,143
 2,101
Total $2,959
 $2,902

Amounts reported as other long-term assets primarily consisted of raw materials as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
Other Accrued Liabilities
The following table summarizes the components of other accrued liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Compensation and employee benefits $433
 $555
Accrued payment for marketing-related rights acquired from Japan Tobacco Inc. 175
 365
Other accrued expenses 2,152
 2,219
Total $2,760
 $3,139
  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Compensation and employee benefits $436
 $455
Branded prescription drug fee 62
 284
Income taxes payable 17
 713
Other accrued expenses 1,818
 1,918
Total $2,333
 $3,370
     


Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information - Non-Cash Investing Activity
As of September 30, 2018, Prepaid and other current assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included $470 million of available-for-sale debt securities that were matured but unsettled. These available-for-sale debt securities were settled in October 2018 and will be reflected as cash from investing activities in the fourth quarter of 2018. As of December 31, 2017, available-for-sale debt securities that were matured but unsettled were not material.
8.INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table summarizes our intangible assets, net (in millions):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
  
Gross 
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Carrying Amount 
Gross 
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived assets:                
Intangible asset - sofosbuvir $10,720
 $(3,903) $
 $6,817
 $10,720
 $(3,554) $
 $7,166
Intangible asset - axicabtagene ciloleucel (DLBCL) 6,200
 (588) 
 5,612
 6,200
 (416) 
 5,784
Intangible asset - Ranexa 688
 (688) 
 
 688
 (678) 
 10
Other 1,098
 (415) (3) 680
 1,096
 (359) (3) 734
Total finite-lived assets 18,706
 (5,594) (3) 13,109
 18,704
 (5,007) (3) 13,694
Indefinite-lived assets - In Process Research & Development 2,047
 
 (4) 2,043
 2,047
 
 (3) 2,044
Total intangible assets $20,753
 $(5,594) $(7) $15,152
 $20,751
 $(5,007) $(6) $15,738

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  
Gross 
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Carrying Amount 
Gross 
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 Net Carrying Amount
Finite-lived intangible assets:              
Intangible asset - sofosbuvir $10,720
 $(3,379) $
 $7,341
 $10,720
 $(2,855) $7,865
Intangible asset - axicabtagene ciloleucel (DLBCL) 6,200
 (330) 
 5,870
 6,200
 (72) 6,128
Intangible asset - Ranexa 688
 (650) 
 38
 688
 (566) 122
Other 546
 (347) (1) 198
 546
 (311) 235
Total finite-lived intangible assets 18,154
 (4,706) (1) 13,447
 18,154
 (3,804) 14,350
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - IPR&D 2,867
 
 
 2,867
 2,750
 
 2,750
Total intangible assets $21,021
 $(4,706) $(1) $16,314
 $20,904
 $(3,804) $17,100
AmortizationAggregate amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets iswas $288 million and $587 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $300 million and $601 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and was primarily included in Cost of goods sold on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and totaled $301 million and $902 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $209 million and $629 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.Income.
As of September 30, 2018,


The following table summarizes the estimated future amortization expense associated with our finite-lived intangible assets is as followsof June 30, 2019 (in millions):
Fiscal Year Amount
2019 (remaining six months) $563
2020 1,125
2021 1,125
2022 1,125
2023 1,125
Thereafter 8,046
Total $13,109

Fiscal Year Amount
2018 (remaining three months) $301
2019 1,088
2020 1,064
2021 1,064
2022 1,064
Thereafter 8,866
Total $13,447


9.
DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES
The following table summarizes our borrowings under various financing arrangements (in millions):
        Carrying Amount
Type of Borrowing Issue Date Due Date Interest Rate June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Senior Unsecured September 2017 March 2019 3-month LIBOR + 0.22% $
 $750
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2019 2.05% 
 500
Senior Unsecured September 2017 September 2019 1.85% 999
 999
Senior Unsecured September 2017 September 2019 3-month LIBOR + 0.25% 500
 499
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2020 2.35% 500
 499
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2020 2.55% 1,997
 1,996
Senior Unsecured March 2011 April 2021 4.50% 998
 997
Senior Unsecured December 2011 December 2021 4.40% 1,248
 1,247
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2022 1.95% 498
 498
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2022 3.25% 997
 997
Senior Unsecured September 2016 September 2023 2.50% 746
 746
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2024 3.70% 1,744
 1,744
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2025 3.50% 1,745
 1,745
Senior Unsecured September 2015 March 2026 3.65% 2,733
 2,731
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2027 2.95% 1,245
 1,245
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2035 4.60% 990
 990
Senior Unsecured September 2016 September 2036 4.00% 741
 740
Senior Unsecured December 2011 December 2041 5.65% 995
 995
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2044 4.80% 1,734
 1,734
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2045 4.50% 1,731
 1,730
Senior Unsecured September 2015 March 2046 4.75% 2,217
 2,216
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2047 4.15% 1,725
 1,724
Total debt, net 26,083
 27,322
Less current portion 1,999
 2,748
Total long-term debt, net $24,084
 $24,574
        Carrying Amount
Type of Borrowing Issue Date Due Date Interest Rate September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2018 1.85% $
 $999
Senior Unsecured September 2017 September 2018 3-month LIBOR + 0.17% 
 749
Term Loan October 2017 October 2018 Variable 
 999
Senior Unsecured September 2017 March 2019 3-month LIBOR + 0.22% 749
 748
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2019 2.05% 500
 499
Senior Unsecured September 2017 September 2019 1.85% 998
 997
Senior Unsecured September 2017 September 2019 3-month LIBOR + 0.25% 499
 499
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2020 2.35% 499
 499
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2020 2.55% 1,995
 1,994
Term Loan October 2017 October 2020 Variable 
 998
Senior Unsecured March 2011 April 2021 4.50% 996
 995
Senior Unsecured December 2011 December 2021 4.40% 1,247
 1,246
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2022 1.95% 498
 497
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2022 3.25% 997
 996
Term Loan October 2017 October 2022 Variable 
 2,497
Senior Unsecured September 2016 September 2023 2.50% 745
 745
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2024 3.70% 1,743
 1,742
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2025 3.50% 1,745
 1,744
Senior Unsecured September 2015 March 2026 3.65% 2,731
 2,729
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2027 2.95% 1,245
 1,244
Senior Unsecured September 2015 September 2035 4.60% 990
 990
Senior Unsecured September 2016 September 2036 4.00% 740
 740
Senior Unsecured December 2011 December 2041 5.65% 995
 995
Senior Unsecured March 2014 April 2044 4.80% 1,734
 1,733
Senior Unsecured November 2014 February 2045 4.50% 1,730
 1,730
Senior Unsecured September 2015 March 2046 4.75% 2,216
 2,215
Senior Unsecured September 2016 March 2047 4.15% 1,724
 1,723
Total debt, net 27,316
 33,542
Less current portion 2,746
 2,747
Total long-term debt, net $24,570
 $30,795
           

In September 2018,March 2019, we repaid $1.0 billion$750 million of our senior unsecured notes upon maturity that were issued in September 20152017, and $750in April 2019, we repaid $500 million of our senior unsecured notes upon maturity that were issued in September 2017.
In March 2018, we fully repaid the $4.5 billion outstanding debt under our term loan facility credit agreement, at which time the term loan facility credit agreement terminated.2014.
We are required to comply with certain covenants under our credit agreement and note indentures governing our senior notes. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we were not in violation of any covenants. Additionally, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no amounts outstanding under our $2.5 billion five-year revolving credit facility.facility agreement maturing in May 2021.


10.LEASES
We lease facilities and equipment primarily related to administrative, research and development and sales and marketing activities under various non-cancelable operating leases in the United States and markets outside the United States. We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, which is the non-cancelable period stated in the contract adjusted for any options to extend or terminate when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Some of our leases include options to extend the terms for up to 15 years and some include options to terminate the lease within one year after the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets include any prepaid lease payments and exclude lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred.
As of June 30, 2019, we do not have material finance leases. As most of our operating leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, we use a portfolio approach to determine a collateralized incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date to determine the lease liability. Operating lease expense for the minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expenses including variable costs and short-term leases were $38 million and $74 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.
The following table summarizes balance sheet and other information related to our operating leases as of June 30, 2019 (in millions, except weighted average data):
  Classification Amount
Right-of-use assets, net Other long-term assets $504
Lease liabilities - current Other accrued liabilities $73
Lease liabilities - noncurrent Other long-term obligations $481
Weighted average remaining lease term   9.5 years
Weighted average discount rate   3.60%

The following table summarizes other supplemental information related to our operating leases (in millions):
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $18
 $36
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities $70
 $100

The following table summarizes a maturity analysis of our operating lease liabilities showing the aggregate lease payments as of June 30, 2019 (in millions):
Fiscal Year Amount
2019 (remaining six months) $47
2020 87
2021 83
2022 75
2023 66
Thereafter 305
Total undiscounted lease payments 663
Less: imputed interest (109)
Total discounted lease payments $554


The following table summarizes the aggregate undiscounted non-cancelable future minimum lease payments for operating leases under the prior leases standard as of December 31, 2018 (in millions):
Fiscal Year Amount
2019 $89
2020 78
2021 66
2022 60
2023 52
Thereafter 229
 Total minimum lease payments $574

10.11.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are a party to various legal actions. The most significant of these are described below. We recognize accruals for such actions to the extent that we conclude that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. We accrue for the best estimate of a


loss within a range; however, if no estimate in the range is better than any other, then we accrue the minimum amount in the range. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, we disclose the possible loss. Unless otherwise noted, it is not possible to determine the outcome of these matters, and we cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss.
We did not recognize any accruals for the actions described below in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, as we did not believe losses were probable.
Litigation Related to Sofosbuvir
In January 2012, we acquired Pharmasset, Inc. (Pharmasset). Through the acquisition, we acquired sofosbuvir, a nucleotide analog that acts to inhibit the replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In December 2013, we received approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sofosbuvir, now known commercially as Sovaldi. Sofosbuvir is also included in all of our marketed HCV products. We have received a number of contractual and intellectual propertylitigation claims regarding sofosbuvir. While we have carefully considered these claims both prior to and following the acquisition and believe they are without merit, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of such claims or range of loss.
We are aware of patents and patent applications owned by third parties that have been or may in the future be alleged by such parties to cover the use of our HCV products. If third parties obtain valid and enforceable patents, and successfully prove infringement of those patents by our HCV products, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages. We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of intellectual property claims related to our HCV products. We have spent, and will continue to spend, significant resources defending against these claims.
Interference Proceedings and Litigation with Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Idenix), Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari (UDSG), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and L’Universite Montpellier II
In February 2012, we received notice that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had declared Interference No. 105,871 (First Idenix Interference) between our U.S. Patent No. 7,429,572 (the ‘572 patent) and Idenix’s pending U.S. Patent Application No. 12/131,868 to determine who was the first to invent certain nucleoside compounds. In January 2014, the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determined that Pharmasset and not Idenix was the first to invent the compounds. Idenix was acquired by Merck & Co. Inc. (Merck) in August 2014. Idenix appealed the PTAB’s decisions to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and in September 2018, the District Court dismissed the First Idenix Interference with prejudice.
In December 2013, after receiving our request to do so, the USPTO declared Interference No. 105,981 (Second Idenix Interference) between our pending U.S. Patent Application No. 11/854,218 and Idenix’s U.S. Patent No. 7,608,600 (the ‘600 patent). The ‘600 patent includes claims directed to methods of treating HCV with nucleoside compounds. In March 2015, the PTAB determined that Pharmasset and not Idenix was the first to invent the claimed methods of treating HCV. Idenix appealed this decision in both the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The CAFC heard oral arguments in September 2016 and affirmed the PTAB decision in June 2017. Idenix filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Supreme Court) in March 2018. In April 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari; accordingly, the decision finding that Idenix is not entitled to the ‘600 patent is now final. All pending actions concerning the ‘600 patent have been dismissed.
We believe that similar U.S. and foreign patents claiming the same compounds, metabolites and uses thereof, are invalid. As a result, we filed an Impeachment Action in the Federal Court of Canada to invalidate Idenix Canadian Patent No. 2,490,191 (the ‘191 patent), which is the Canadian patent that corresponds to the ‘600 patent. Idenix asserted that the commercialization of Sovaldi in Canada will infringe its ‘191 patent and that our Canadian Patent No. 2,527,657, corresponding to our ‘572 patent, is invalid. In November 2015, the Canadian court held that Idenix’s patent is invalid and that our patent is valid. Idenix appealed the decision to the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal in November 2015. In July 2017, the Canadian Federal Appeal Court affirmed the lower court’s decision in our favor. In September 2017, Idenix appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. In April 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear Idenix’s appeal. The decision invalidating Idenix’s Canadian patent is now final.
In January 2013, we filed a legal action in the Federal Court of Australia seeking to invalidate Idenix’s Australian patent corresponding to the ‘600 patent. In April 2013, Idenix asserted that the commercialization of Sovaldi in Australia infringes its Australian patent corresponding to the ‘600 patent. In March 2016, the Australian court revoked Idenix’s Australian patent. Idenix appealed this decision, and in December 2017, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed Idenix’s appeal. In January 2018, Idenix applied for Special Leave to Appeal to the High Court of Australia and, in April 2018, the High Court of Australia refused to hear Idenix’s appeal. The decision revoking Idenix’s Australian patent is now final.
In March 2014, the European Patent Office (EPO) granted Idenix European Patent No. 1 523 489 (the ‘489 patent), which corresponds to the ‘600 patent. The same day that the ‘489 patent was granted, we filed an opposition with the EPO seeking to revoke the ‘489 patent. An opposition hearing was held in February 2016, and the EPO ruled in our favor and revoked the ‘489 patent. Idenix has appealed. In March 2014, Idenix also initiated infringement proceedings against us in the United Kingdom


(UK), Germany and France alleging that the commercialization of Sovaldi would infringe the UK, German and French counterparts of the ‘489 patent. A trial was held in the UK in October 2014. In December 2014, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (UK Court) invalidated all challenged claims of the ‘489 patent on multiple grounds. Idenix appealed. In November 2016, the appeals court affirmed the UK Court’s decision invalidating Idenix’s patent, and in April 2017, the UK Supreme Court refused Idenix’s application for permission to appeal. In March 2015, the German court in Düsseldorf determined that the Idenix patent was highly likely to be invalid and stayed the infringement proceedings pending the outcome of the opposition hearing held by the EPO in February 2016. Idenix has not appealed this decision of the German court staying the proceedings. Upon Idenix’s request, the French proceedings have been stayed.
In December 2013, Idenix, UDSG, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and L’Université Montpellier II sued us in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir will infringe the ‘600 patent and that an interference exists between the ‘600 patent and ourinfringes U.S. Patent No. 8,415,322.7,608,600 (the ‘600 patent). Also in December 2013, Idenix and UDSG sued us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir will infringeinfringes U.S. Patent Nos. 6,914,054 (the ‘054 patent) and 7,608,597 (the ‘597 patent). In June 2014, the court transferred the Massachusetts litigation to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Prior to trial in December 2016, Idenix committed to give us a covenant not to sue with respect to any claims arising out of the ‘054 patent related to sofosbuvir and withdrew that patent from the trial. In addition, Idenix declined to litigate the ‘600 patent infringement action at trial in light of the appeal then pending at the CAFC. Since the U.S. Supreme Court denied Idenix’s petition for certiorari in the Second Idenix Interference, all pending actions concerning the ‘600 patent have been dismissed. A jury trial was held in December 2016 on the ‘597 patent. In December 2016,patent, and the jury found that we willfully infringed the asserted claims of the ‘597 patent and awarded Idenix $2.54 billion in past damages. In February 2018, the judge invalidated Idenix’s ‘597 patent and vacated the jury’s award of $2.54 billion in past damages. Idenix has appealed this decision to the CAFC.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and oral argument took place in July 2019. No decision has been handed down yet. We believe the Delaware court’s decision correctly found that, as a matter of law, the ‘597 patent is invalid, and we remain confident in the merits of our case on appeal. We believe that the possibility of a material adverse outcome on this matter is remote.
Litigation with Merck
In August 2013, Merck contacted us requesting that we pay royalties on2014, the sales of sofosbuvir and obtain a license to U.S.European Patent Office (EPO) granted Idenix’s European Patent No. 7,105,4991 523 489 (the ‘499 patent) and U.S. Patent No. 8,481,712 (the ‘712‘489 patent), which it co-owns with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.corresponds to the ‘600 patent. The ‘499 and ‘712 patents cover compounds which do not include, but may relate to, sofosbuvir. We filed a lawsuit in August 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaratory judgmentsame day that the Merck patents are invalid‘489 patent was granted, we filed an opposition with the EPO seeking to revoke the ‘489 patent. An opposition hearing was held in 2016, and not infringed. Initially, in March 2016, a jury determined that we had not established that Merck’s patents are invalid for lack of written description or lack of enablement and awarded Merck $200 million in damages. However, in June 2016, the courtEPO ruled in our favor on our defenseand revoked the ‘489 patent.


Idenix has appealed. In 2014, Idenix also initiated infringement proceedings against us in Germany and France alleging that the commercialization of unclean handsSovaldi would infringe the German and French counterparts of the ‘489 patent. In 2015, the German court in Düsseldorf determined that Merck may not recover any damages from us for the ‘499Idenix patent was highly likely to be invalid and ‘712 patents. The judge has determined that Merck is required to pay our attorney’s fees due tostayed the exceptional natureinfringement proceedings pending the outcome of this case. In July 2017, the court issued a decision setting the amount of attorney fees awarded to us.
Merck filed notices of appeal to the CAFC regarding the court’s decision on our defense of unclean hands and its award of attorney’s fees. In April 2018, the CAFC affirmed the court’s decision on unclean hands. Merck has filed a petition for reviewopposition hearing held by the U.S. Supreme Court. If theEPO in 2016. Idenix has not appealed this decision on our defense of unclean hands is reversed subsequently and Merck’s patent is upheld, we may be required to pay damages and a royalty on sales of sofosbuvir-containing products following the appeal. In that event, the judge has indicated that she will determine the amount of the royalty, if necessary, atGerman court staying the conclusion of any appeal in this case.proceedings. Upon Idenix’s request, the French proceedings have been stayed.
Litigation with the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota (the University) has obtained Patent No. 8,815,830 (the ‘830 patent), which purports to broadly cover nucleosides with antiviral and anticancer activity. In August 2016, the University filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir-containing products infringes the ‘830 patent. We believe the ‘830 patent is invalid and will not be infringed by the continued commercialization of sofosbuvir. In October 2017, the court granted our motion to transfer the case to California. We have also filed four petitions for inter partes review with the PTABUSPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) alleging that all asserted claims are invalid for anticipation and obviousness. In March 2018, the District Court stayed the litigation until after the PTAB rules on our petitions for inter partes review.
Petitions for Inter Partes Review filed by Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge
In October 2017, we received notice that Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) submitted multiple petitions requesting inter partes review to the PTAB alleging that certain patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid as either not novel or obvious. We strongly believe I-MAK’s petitions are without merit and that sofosbuvir, the only approved HCV drug of its kind, is both novel and not obvious. Accordingly, we defended against these allegations, and the PTAB declined to institute all ten of I-MAK’s petitions for inter partes review and denied I-MAK’s petitions for rehearing.


European Patent Claims
In February 2015, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of one of our granted European patents covering sofosbuvir that expires in 2028. In October 2016, the EPO upheld the validity of certain claims of our sofosbuvir patent. We have appealed this decision, seeking to restore all of the original claims, and several of the original opposing parties have also appealed, requesting full revocation. The appeal process may take several years.
In April 2017, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent relating to sofosbuvir that expires in 2024. The EPO conducted an oral hearing for this opposition in September 2018 and upheld the claims. The decision may be appealed.
In January 2016, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent covering TAF that expires in 2021. In July 2017, the EPO upheld the validity of the claims of our TAF patent. Three parties have appealed this decision. The appeal process may take several years.
In July 2017, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent relating to TAF hemifumarate that expires in 2032. We have responded to these oppositions. The EPO has not yet set a date for the oral hearing regarding this opposition.
In March 2016, three parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent covering cobicistat that expires in 2027. In December 2017, the EPO upheld the validity of the claims of our cobicistat patent. The parties that filed the oppositions may appeal this decision. The appeal process may take several years.
While we are confident in the strength of our patents, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these oppositions. If we are unsuccessful in defending these oppositions, some or all of our patent claims may be narrowed or revoked and the patent protection for sofosbuvir, TAF and cobicistat in the European Union could be substantially shortened or eliminated entirely. If our patents are revoked, and no other European patents are granted covering these compounds, our exclusivity may be based entirely on regulatory exclusivity granted by the European Medicines Agency. Sovaldi has been granted regulatory exclusivity that will prevent generic sofosbuvir from entering the European Union for 10 years following approval of Sovaldi, or January 2024. If we lose patent protection for sofosbuvir prior to 2028, our revenues and results of operations could be negatively impacted for the years including and succeeding the year in which such exclusivity is lost, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Litigation Related to Axicabtagene Ciloleucel
In October 2017, we acquired Kite, which is now our wholly-owned subsidiary. Through the acquisition, we acquired axicabtagene ciloleucel, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. In October 2017, we received approval from FDA for axicabtagene ciloleucel, now known commercially as Yescarta.
We own patents and patent applications that claim axicabtagene ciloleucel chimeric DNA segments. Third parties may have, or may obtain rights to, patents that allegedly could be used to prevent or attempt to prevent us from commercializing axicabtagene ciloleucel or to require us to obtain a license in order to commercialize axicabtagene ciloleucel. For example, we are aware that Juno Therapeutics, Inc. (Juno) has exclusively licensed Patent No. 7,446,190 (the ‘190 patent), which was issued to Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In September 2017, Juno and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center filed a lawsuit against Kiteus in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the commercialization of axicabtagene ciloleucel infringes the ‘190 patent. In October 2017, following FDA approval for Yescarta, Juno filed a second complaint alleging that axicabtagene ciloleucel infringes the ‘190 patent. Juno subsequently moved to dismiss the September 2017 complaint and has maintained the October 2017 complaint. The court has set a trial date of OctoberDecember 2019 for this lawsuit.
In August 2015, Kite filed a petition for inter partes review in the USPTO alleging that the asserted claims of the ‘190 patent are invalid as obvious. In December 2016, the PTAB determined that the claims of the ‘190 patent are not invalid due to obviousness. In February 2017, Kite filed a Notice of Appeal to the CAFC. In June 2018, the CAFC affirmed the PTAB’s determination that the ‘190 patent claims are not invalid due to obviousness.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of intellectual property claims related to axicabtagene ciloleucel. If Juno’s patent is upheld as valid and Juno successfully proves infringement of that patent by axicabtagene ciloleucel, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages or we could be prevented from selling Yescarta unless we were able to obtain a license to this patent. Such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
Litigation Related to Bictegravir
In February 2018, ViiV Healthcare Company (ViiV) filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, alleging that the commercialization of bictegravir, now knownsold commercially in combination with tenofovir alafenamide and emtricitabine as Biktarvy, infringes ViiV’s U.S. Patent No. 8,129,385 (the ‘385 patent), which was issued to Shionogi & Co. Ltd. &and GlaxoSmithKline LLC. The ‘385 patent is the compound patent covering ViiV’s dolutegravir. Bictegravir is structurally different from dolutegravir, and we believe that bictegravir does not infringe the


claims of the ‘385 patent. To the extent that ViiV’s patent claims are interpreted to cover bictegravir, we believe those claims are invalid. The USPTOU.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted us patents covering bictegravir. The court has set a trial date of September 2020 for this lawsuit.
In February 2018, ViiV also filed a lawsuit against us in the Federal Court of Canada, alleging that our activities relating to our bictegravir productcompound have infringed ViiV’s Canadian Patent No. 2,606,282 (the ‘282 patent), which was issued to Shionogi & Co. Ltd. and ViiV. The ‘282 patent is the compound patent covering ViiV’s dolutegravir. We believe that bictegravir does not infringe the claims of the ‘282 patent. To the extent that ViiV’s patent claims are interpreted to cover bictegravir, we believe those claims are invalid.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of intellectual property claims related to bictegravir. If ViiV’s patents are upheld as valid and ViiV successfully proves infringement of those patents by bictegravir, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages.
Litigation with Generic Manufacturers
As part of the approval process for some of our products, FDA granted us a New Chemical Entity (NCE) exclusivity period during which other manufacturers’ applications for approval of generic versions of our product will not be approved. Generic manufacturers may challenge the patents protecting products that have been granted NCE exclusivity one year prior to the end of the NCE exclusivity period. Generic manufacturers have sought and may continue to seek FDA approval for a similar or identical drug through an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA), the application form typically used by manufacturers seeking approval of a generic drug. The sale of generic versions of our products earlier than their patent expiration would have a significant negative


effect on our revenues and results of operations. To seek approval for a generic version of a product having NCE status, a generic company may submit its ANDA to FDA four years after the branded product’s approval.
Current legal proceedings of significance with generic manufacturers include:
HIV Products
In February 2016,2018, we received notice that MylanZydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. (Mylan) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Tybost (cobicistat). In the notice, Mylan alleges that the patent covering cobicistat is invalid as obvious and that Mylan’s generic product cannot infringe an invalid claim. In March 2016, we filed lawsuits against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The parties have agreed to dismiss the action in West Virginia, and the trial in Delaware was stayed. The patent in suit that covers Tybost is also listed in the Orange Book for Stribild and Genvoya. In November 2017, we received notice that Mylan submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Evotaz (atazanavir/cobicistat) and challenging the validity of our cobicistat compound patent, citing the arguments it has made in the ongoing litigation involving Tybost. In December 2017, we filed a lawsuit against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. In July 2018, we reached an agreement with Mylan to resolve all pending lawsuits. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law.
In April and May 2018, we received notices that Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. (Aurobindo)(Zydus) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market generic versions of Truvada at lowvarious dosage strengths. In the May notice, Aurobindo alleges that two patents associated with emtricitabine are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Aurobindo’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Truvada at low dosage strengths. In May 2018, we filed a lawsuit against Aurobindo in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of our patents. In October 2018, we reached an agreement with Aurobindo to resolve the lawsuit. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law.
In May 2018, we received notice that Strides Pharma Inc. (Strides) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Truvada. In the notice, StridesZydus alleges that two patents associated with emtricitabine and four patents associated with the emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate fixed-dose combination are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Strides’Zydus’ manufacture, use or sale of a generic versionversions of Truvada.Truvada at various dosage strengths. In June 2018,response, we filed a lawsuit against StridesZydus in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for infringement of our patents.
In 2018, we received notice that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Mylan) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Stribild. In the notice, Mylan alleges that one patent owned by Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) and associated with elvitegravir is invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Mylan’s manufacture, use or sale of a generic version of Stribild. In 2019, JT filed a lawsuit against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia for infringement of its patent. In 2019, JT reached an agreement with Mylan to resolve the lawsuit, which has been dismissed.
HCV Products
In February 2018, we received notices from Natco Pharma Limited (Natco) and Teva Pharmaceuticals (Teva) that they have each submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Sovaldi. In Teva’s notice, it alleges that nine patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Teva’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Sovaldi. In March 2018,response, we filed lawsuits against Teva in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of these patents. In Natco’s notice, it alleges that two patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Natco’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Sovaldi. Natco did not challenge all patents listed on the Orange Book for Sovaldi. In March 2018,


weWe also filed lawsuits against Natco in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of these patents. In 2018, we reached an agreement with Teva to resolve the lawsuit, which has been dismissed. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law. In 2019, we reached an agreement with Natco to resolve the lawsuit, which has been dismissed. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law.
TAF LitigationEuropean Patent Claims
In January 2016, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (AHF)2015, several parties filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Gilead, Japan Tobacco, Inc. and Japan Tobacco International, U.S.A. (together, JT), and Emory University. In April 2016, AHF amended its complaint to add Janssen and Johnson & Johnson Inc. (J&J) as defendants. AHF claims that U.S. Patent Nos. 7,390,791; 7,800,788; 8,754,065; 8,148,374; and 8,633,219 are invalid. In addition, AHF claims that Gilead, independently and together with JT, Akros, Janssen and J&J, is violating federal and state antitrust and unfair competition lawsoppositions in the market for salesEPO requesting revocation of TAF by offering TAF as partone of a fixed-dose combination product with elvitegravir, cobicistat and emtricitabine (Genvoya), a fixed-dose combination product with emtricitabine and rilpivirine (Odefsey) andour granted European patents covering sofosbuvir that expires in a fixed-dosed combination product with emtricitabine (Descovy). AHF sought a declaratory judgment2028. In 2016, the EPO upheld the validity of invalidity against eachcertain claims of our sofosbuvir patent. We have appealed this decision, seeking to restore all of the patents as well as monetary damages. original claims, and several of the original opposing parties have also appealed, requesting full revocation. The appeal process may take several years.
In May2017, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent relating to sofosbuvir that expires in 2024. The EPO conducted an oral hearing for this opposition in 2018 and upheld the claims. Two of the original opposing parties have appealed, requesting full revocation. The appeal process may take several years.
In 2016, we, JT, Janssenseveral parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent covering TAF that expires in 2021. In 2017, the EPO upheld the validity of the claims of our TAF patent. Three parties have appealed this decision. The appeal process may take several years.
In 2017, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent relating to TAF hemifumarate that expires in 2032. We responded to these oppositions, and J&J filed motions to dismiss all of AHF’s claims, which AHF opposed. In June 2016, a hearing was held onin February 2019. The patent was upheld at this hearing. Three parties have appealed this decision. The appeal process may take several years.
In 2016, three parties filed oppositions in the motions to dismiss.EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent covering cobicistat that expires in 2027. In July 2016,2017, the judge granted our and the other defendants’ motions and dismissed all of AHF’s claims. AHF subsequently appealed the court’s decision dismissing the challenge toEPO upheld the validity of the claims of our cobicistat patent. One of the original opposing parties has appealed this decision. The appeal process may take several years.
While we are confident in the strength of our patents, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these oppositions. If we are unsuccessful in defending these oppositions, some or all of our patent claims may be narrowed or revoked and the patent protection for sofosbuvir, TAF, patents. In May 2018,TAF hemifumarate and cobicistat in the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision dismissing AHF’s claims. In August 2018, AHF filed a petition for reviewEuropean Union could be substantially shortened or eliminated entirely. If our patents are revoked, and no other European patents are granted covering these compounds, our exclusivity may be based entirely on regulatory exclusivity granted by the U.S. Supreme CourtEuropean Medicines Agency. If we lose patent protection for any


of these compounds, our revenues and results of operations could be negatively impacted for the years including and succeeding the year in October 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied AHF’s petition.which such exclusivity is lost, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Government Investigations and Related Litigation
In June 2011, we received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California requesting documents related to the manufacture, and related quality and distribution practices, of Complera, Atripla, Truvada, Viread, Emtriva, Hepsera and Letairis. We cooperated with the government’s inquiry. In April 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice informed us that, following an investigation, it declined to intervene in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by two former employees. In AprilAlso in 2014, the former employees served a First Amended Complaint. In January 2015,Complaint, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting in its entirety, without prejudice, our motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint. In February 2015, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint, and in June 2015, the District Court issued an order granting our motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. In July 2015, theThe plaintiffs then filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In July 2017, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the case back to the District Court. In October 2017, the Ninth Circuit granted our motion to stay the case pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. In December 2017,Court, and we filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. We expectIn 2018, the Solicitor General submitted a brief for the United States to the U.S. Supreme Court stating its intention to decide whether it will hearfile a motion to dismiss under the federal False Claims Act. In January 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition and the case has been remanded to the District Court. In March 2019, the Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, which the District Court is expected to rule upon later this year.
In February 2016, we received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts requesting documents related to our support of 501(c)(3) organizations that provide financial assistance to patients and documents concerning our provision of financial assistance to patients for our HCV products. We are cooperating with this inquiry. In October 2017, we received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts requesting documents related to our copay coupon program and Medicaid price reporting methodology. We are cooperating with this inquiry.
In September 2017, we received a voluntary request for information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting information related to our reimbursement support offerings, clinical education programs and interactions with specialty pharmacies for Sovaldi and Harvoni. In June 2018, we received another voluntary request for information related to our speaker programs and advisory boards for our HCV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) products. We are cooperating with these voluntary requests.
In October 2017, we received a subpoena from the California Department of Insurance and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office requesting documents related to our marketing activities, reimbursement support offerings, clinical education programs and interactions with specialty pharmacies.pharmacies for Harvoni and Sovaldi. We are cooperating with this inquiry.
In November 2017, Health Choice Advocates LLC served us with a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging violations of the False Claims Act and similar state statutes through our marketing activities, reimbursement support offerings and clinical education programs for Sovaldi and Harvoni. The lawsuit was unsealed after the United States and 31 plaintiff-states declined to intervene in the action. In February 2018, we filed two motions to dismiss the complaint. In July 2018, the District Court entered an order dismissing the matter without prejudice as to all claims.
In November 2017, we received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting documents related to our Frontlines of Communities in the United States (FOCUS) program. We are cooperating with this inquiry.
In November 2017, we also received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York requesting documents related to our promotional speaker programs for HIV. We are cooperating with this inquiry.

Product Liability

We have been named as a defendant in one class action lawsuit and various product liability lawsuits related to Viread, Truvada, Atripla, Complera and Stribild. Plaintiffs allege that Viread, Truvada, Atripla, Complera and/or Stribild caused them to suffer kidney and/or bone injuries. The lawsuits, all of which are pending in state or federal court in California, involve hundreds of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in these cases seek damages and other relief on various grounds for alleged personal injury and economic loss. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in these actions. While we believe these cases are without merit, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome. If plaintiffs are successful in their claims, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages.
Antitrust and Consumer Protection
We (along with JT, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Johnson & Johnson, Inc.) have been named as defendants in a class action lawsuit filed in 2019 related to various drugs used to treat HIV, including drugs used in combination antiretroviral therapy. Plaintiffs allege that we (and the other defendants) engaged in various conduct to restrain competition in violation of federal and state antitrust laws and state consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, a consolidated action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks to bring claims on behalf of a nationwide class of end-payor purchasers. Plaintiffs seek damages, permanent injunctive relief, and other relief. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves in this action.  While we believe this action is without merit, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome. If plaintiffs are successful in their claims, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages or could be subject to permanent injunctive relief. 
Other Matters
We are a party to various legal actions that arose in the ordinary course of our business. We do not believe that these other legal actions will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated business, financial position or results of operations.


11.12.STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The following table summarizes the changes in stockholders’ equity (in millions):
  
Gilead StockholdersEquity 
 
Noncontrolling
Interest
 
Total Stockholders Equity 
 Common Stock  
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Retained
Earnings
 Shares Amount
Balance at December 31, 2017 1,308
 $1
 $1,264
 $165
 $19,012
 $59
 $20,501
Change in noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 
 82
 82
Net income 
 
 
 
 5,452
 5
 5,457
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 
 
 
 164
 
 
 164
Issuances under employee stock purchase plan 1
 
 91
 
 
 
 91
Issuances under equity incentive plans 12
 
 167
 
 
 
 167
Stock-based compensation 
 
 667
 
 
 
 667
Repurchases of common stock (27) 
 (71) 
 (1,996) 
 (2,067)
Dividends declared 
 
 
 
 (2,245) 
 (2,245)
Cumulative effect from the adoption of new accounting standards 
 
 
 (293) 483
 
 190
Balance at September 30, 2018 1,294
 $1
 $2,118
 $36
 $20,706
 $146
 $23,007
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI by component, net of tax (in millions):
  Foreign Currency Translation Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities Unrealized Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 $85
 $194
 $(114) $165
Reclassifications to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of new accounting standards 
 (293) 
 (293)
Balance at January 1, 2018 85
 (99) (114) (128)
Net unrealized gain (loss) (17) 25
 51
 59
Reclassifications to net income 
 4
 101
 105
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (17) 29
 152
 164
Balance at September 30, 2018 $68
 $(70) $38
 $36
The amounts reclassified to net income for gains and losses on cash flow hedges are recorded as part of Product sales on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 5, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information. The amounts reclassified to net income for gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are recorded as part of Other income (expense), net, on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Stock Repurchase Program
In the first quarter of 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a $12.0 billion stock repurchase program (2016 Program) under which repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. We started repurchases under the 2016 Program in April 2016.
During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we repurchased and retired 69 million and 2621 million shares of our common stock for $449$588 million and $1.9$1.4 billion, respectively, through open market transactions under the 2016 Program. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we repurchased and retired 7 million and 20 million shares of our common stock for $450 million and $1.5 billion, respectively, through open market transactions under the 2016 Program. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, the remaining authorized repurchase amount under the 2016 Program was $6.1$3.7 billion.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI by component, net of tax during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions):
  Foreign Currency Translation Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Debt Securities Unrealized Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Total
Balance at December 31, 2018 $47
 $(52) $85
 $80
Net unrealized gain 8
 49
 29
 86
Reclassifications to net income 
 
 (64) (64)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) 8
 49
 (35) 22
Balance at June 30, 2019 $55
 $(3) $50
 $102
  Foreign Currency Translation Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Debt Securities Unrealized Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Total
Balance at December 31, 2017 $85
 $194
 $(114) $165
Reclassifications to retained earnings as a result of the adoption of new accounting standards 
 (293) 
 (293)
Balance at January 1, 2018 85
 (99) (114) (128)
Net unrealized gain (loss) (18) (6) 57
 33
Reclassifications to net income 
 4
 93
 97
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (18) (2) 150
 130
Balance at June 30, 2018 $67
 $(101) $36
 $2

The amounts reclassified to net income for gains and losses on cash flow hedges are recorded as part of Product sales on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 5. Derivative Financial Instruments for additional information. The amounts reclassified to net income for gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are recorded as part of Other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The income tax impact allocated to each component of other comprehensive income was not material for the periods presented.


12.13.NET INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO GILEAD COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Basic net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of our common stock outstanding and other dilutive securities outstanding during the period. The potentially dilutive shares of our common stock resulting from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and equivalents were determined under the treasury stock method.
We havePotential shares of common stock excluded stock options and equivalents of 12 million and 13 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and 9 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the computation of diluted net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholdersshareholders because their effect was antidilutive.would have been antidilutive were 17 million and 14 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and 21 million and 16 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.


The following table summarizes the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders (in millions, except per share amounts):
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income attributable to Gilead $1,880
 $1,817
 $3,855
 $3,355
Shares used in per share calculation - basic 1,270
 1,298
 1,273
 1,302
Dilutive effect of stock options and equivalents 7
 10
 7
 12
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted 1,277
 1,308
 1,280
 1,314
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - basic $1.48
 $1.40
 $3.03
 $2.58
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - diluted $1.47
 $1.39
 $3.01
 $2.55
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
Net income attributable to Gilead $2,097
 $2,718
 $5,452
 $8,493
Shares used in per share calculation - basic 1,296
 1,306
 1,302
 1,307
Dilutive effect of stock options and equivalents 11
 13
 11
 12
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted 1,307
 1,319
 1,313
 1,319
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - basic $1.62
 $2.08
 $4.19
 $6.50
Net income per share attributable to Gilead common stockholders - diluted $1.60
 $2.06
 $4.15
 $6.44

13.14.SEGMENT INFORMATION
We have one operating segment, which primarily focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Therefore, our results of operations are reported on a consolidated basis consistent with internal management reporting reviewed by our chief operating decision maker, who is our chief executive officer.
See Note 2,2. Revenues for a summary of disaggregated revenues by product and geographic region.
The following table summarizes revenues from each of our customers who individually accounted for 10% or more of our total revenues (as a percentage of total revenues):
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 20% 20% 20% 20%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 21% 20% 21% 20%
McKesson Corp. 20% 21% 20% 21%
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
AmerisourceBergen Corp. 20% 21% 20% 20%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 20% 19% 20% 18%
McKesson Corp. 22% 25% 21% 23%

14.15.INCOME TAXES
On December 22, 2017, Tax Reform was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Changes include, but are not limited to, a corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, implementation of a modified territorial tax system and a repatriation tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. We included a provisional estimate of the impact from Tax Reform in our 2017 income tax provision in accordance with our interpretation of Tax Reform and SAB 118.
We may refine our provisional estimates as further guidance is issued from the U.S. Treasury, the SEC and the FASB. Additionally, we are continuing to evaluate the accounting policy election required with regard to the tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (the Global Minimum Tax). The FASB allows companies to adopt a policy election to account for the Global Minimum Tax under one of two methods: (i) account for the Global Minimum Tax as a component of tax expense in the period in which a company is subject to the rules (the period cost method), or (ii) account for the Global Minimum Tax in a company’s measurement of deferred taxes (the deferred method). We have not elected a method and will only do so after our completion of the analysis of the Global Minimum Tax provisions. Our election method will depend, in part, on analyzing expected future U.S. taxable income inclusions related to Global Minimum Tax under both methodologies in order to determine the most appropriate method. Should we decide to elect the deferred method of accounting for the Global Minimum Tax, it is possible that our provisional


estimate for re-measuring our deferred taxes may materially change. We will finalize the analysis for the accounting policy election during the fourth quarter of 2018.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we repatriated $500 million and $29.7 billion, respectively, of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to our parent company headquartered in the United States. Prior to the enactment of Tax Reform, these earnings were considered indefinitely reinvested and no U.S. taxes had been provided. In 2017, U.S. taxes were provided on these earnings through the accrual of the Tax Reform transition tax.
Our effective income tax rate of 21.2%22.2% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the tax on Global Minimum Tax andIntangible Low-Taxed Income, state taxes and our portion of the non-tax deductible Branded Prescription Drug (BPD) fee, partially offset by earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries that operate in jurisdictions with lower tax rates than the United States.
Our effective income tax rate of 19.5%19.3% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a $202$119 million tax benefit related to settlement of a tax examination for an acquired entitysettlements with taxing authorities and earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries that operate in jurisdictions with lower tax rates than the United States, partially offset by the Global Minimum TaxIntangible Low-Taxed Income, state taxes and our portion of the non-tax deductible BPD fee.
Our effective income tax rates of 12.8% and 18.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to tax benefits of $202 million and $153 million, respectively, related to settlements of tax examinations and earnings from non-U.S. subsidiaries that operate in jurisdictions with lower tax rates than the United States, partially offset by the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and state taxes.
We file federal, state and foreign income tax returns in the United States and in many foreign jurisdictions. For federal and California income tax purposes, the statute of limitations is open for 2013 and 2010 and onwards. For certain acquired entities, the statute of limitations is open for all years from inception due to our utilization of their net operating losses and credits carried over from prior years.
onwards, respectively. Our income tax returns are subject to audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We are currently under examination by the IRS for the tax years from 2013 to 2015 and by various state and foreign jurisdictions. There are differing interpretations of tax laws and regulations, and as a result, significant disputes may arise with these tax authorities involving issues of the timing and amount of deductions and allocations of income among various tax jurisdictions. We periodicallyregularly evaluate our exposures associated with our tax filing positions.
We record liabilities related to uncertain tax positions in accordance with the income tax guidance which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Resolution of one or more of these uncertain tax positions in any period may have a material impact on the results of operations for that period.


Our unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $736$119 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 primarily2019 due to a $706 million decrease for settlement of a tax examination.settlements with taxing authorities. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we believe that it is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $100 millionmay materially change in the next 12 months due to potential settlementsresolutions with a taxing authorities.authority. An estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be determined at this time.
In June 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued an opinion in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner reversing the prior decision of the United States Tax Court and requiring related parties in an intercompany cost-sharing arrangement to share expenses related to stock-based compensation. It is possible that there will be further judicial review of this issue; and as such, we believe the law to be unsettled and continue to recognize tax benefits for the exclusion of stock-based compensation from our cost-sharing arrangement. We will continue to monitor this issue and will reassess our evaluation of the financial reporting impact when more information becomes available.
16.SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In July 2019, we entered into an Option, License and Collaboration Agreement (the Collaboration Agreement) with Galapagos NV (Galapagos), pursuant to which the parties entered into a global collaboration that covers Galapagos’ current and future product portfolio (other than filgotinib, an investigational, selective JAK1 inhibitor for inflammatory disease indications, which is already subject to the parties’ existing collaborative arrangement). Upon the closing of the Collaboration Agreement, we will make an up-front license and option fee payment of $3.95 billion and an equity investment in Galapagos of approximately $1.1 billion.
Collaboration Agreement
Under the Collaboration Agreement, we will acquire rights to participate in the development and commercialization of GLPG-1690, Galapagos’ Phase 3 candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and receive option rights to participate in the development and commercialization of GLPG-1972, a Phase 2b candidate for osteoarthritis, and Galapagos’ other current and future clinical programs that have entered clinical development during the first ten years of the collaboration. We may exercise our option to acquire a license to a program after the receipt of a data package from a completed, qualifying Phase 2 study for such program (or, in certain circumstances, the first Phase 3 study).
If GLPG-1690 receives marketing approval in the United States, we will pay Galapagos $325 million as well as tiered royalties. If we exercise our option to acquire a license to the GLPG-1972 program after the completion of Galapagos’ ongoing Phase 2 trial, we will pay a $250 million option exercise fee. In addition, following opt-in, Galapagos would be eligible to receive up to $750 million in development, regulatory and commercial milestones on GLPG-1972 as well as tiered royalties. With respect to all other products in Galapagos’ current and future pipeline, if we exercise our option to acquire a license to a program, we will pay a $150 million option exercise fee per program. In addition, Galapagos will receive tiered royalties ranging from 20% to 24% on net sales of all Galapagos products optioned by us as part of the Collaboration Agreement (including GLPG-1690 and GLPG-1972), subject to customary royalty terms and adjustments.
If we exercise our option rights for a program, we will share development costs and mutually agreed commercialization costs equally with Galapagos, subject to the ability of either party to conduct certain independent research or development activities and independent commercial activities in their respective territories. Galapagos will retain exclusive rights to commercialize products included in the optioned program in the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland, and we will have exclusive commercialization rights for such products for all other countries globally, except for GLPG-1972 where we will only acquire the U.S. rights as they are the only rights not subject to a license agreement between Galapagos and a third party.
For each program we opt-in to, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain marketing approval in the United States and Japan and to market, promote, sell or distribute one product for one indication in the United States and Japan. We may terminate the collaboration in its entirety or on a program-by-program and country-by-country basis with advance notice as well as following other customary termination events.
Subscription Agreement
In July 2019, we entered into a Subscription Agreement (the Subscription Agreement) with Galapagos pursuant to which we agreed to purchase, subject to certain conditions, the number of ordinary shares of Galapagos, no par value (the Subscription Shares), sufficient to bring our aggregate ownership percentage in Galapagos at the closing of the Subscription Agreement to 20.1% on a fully diluted basis. The price per subscription share is equal to €140.59. In addition, subject to and upon Galapagos’ shareholders’ approval, we will be issued and will subscribe to warrants that confer the right to subscribe for a number of new shares to be issued by Galapagos sufficient to bring the number of shares owned by us to 29.9% of the issued and outstanding shares. We are subject to a 10-year standstill restricting our ability to acquire voting securities of Galapagos exceeding more than 29.9% of the then issued and outstanding voting securities of Galapagos.
We agreed not to, without the prior consent of Galapagos, dispose of any equity securities of Galapagos prior to the earlier of the second anniversary of the closing of the Subscription Agreement and the termination of the Subscription Agreement (if the closing does not occur). During the period running from the date that is two years following the closing of the Subscription Agreement until the date that is five years following the closing of the Subscription Agreement, we shall not, without the prior


consent of Galapagos, dispose of any equity securities of Galapagos if after such disposal we would own less than 20.1% of the then issued and outstanding voting securities of Galapagos.
We will have the right to have two designees appointed to Galapagos’ board of directors (the Galapagos Board) following the closing of the Subscription Agreement and the approval of Galapagos’ shareholders. In the event that our designees are not approved by Galapagos’ shareholders, our designees will be invited to the Galapagos Board as observers.
The closing of the Collaboration Agreement and Subscription Agreement are subject to a number of closing conditions, including antitrust clearances required by the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and receipt of merger control approval from the Austrian Federal Competition Authority.
Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in this section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors.” Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “goal,” “project,” “hope,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “continue,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “might,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding overall trends, operating cost and revenue trends, liquidity and capital needs, collaboration and licensing arrangements and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations about future events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements for various reasons, including those identified below under “Risk Factors.” Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof. Except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we do not undertake and specifically decline any obligation to update any of these statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” under Part II, Item 1A in addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Any of the risks contained herein could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.


You should read the following management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 and our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and other disclosures (including the disclosures under Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors) included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and are presented in U.S. dollars.
Management Overview
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead, we, our or us), incorporated in Delaware on June 22, 1987, is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. WeWith each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we strive to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. We have operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. Gilead’s primary areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, hematology/oncology and inflammation/respiratory diseases. We seek to add to our existing portfolio of products through our internal discovery and clinical development programs, and through product acquisition, in-licensing and in-licensing strategies.strategic collaborations.
Our portfolio of marketed products includes AmBisome®, Atripla®, Biktarvy®, Cayston®, Complera®/Eviplera®, Descovy®, Emtriva®, Epclusa®, Genvoya®, Harvoni®, Hepsera®, Letairis®, Odefsey®, Ranexa®, Sovaldi®, Stribild®, Truvada®, Tybost®, Vemlidy®, Viread®, Vosevi®, Yescarta® and Zydelig® and Zydelig®. We have U.S.sell and international commercial sales operations, with marketing subsidiariesdistribute authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoni in over 35 countries. We alsothe United States through our separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC. In addition, we sell and distribute certain products through our corporate partners under royalty-paying collaborative agreements.
Business Highlights
During the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, we continued to advance our product pipeline across our therapeutic areas with the goal of delivering best-in-class drugs that advance the current standard of care and/or address unmet medical need. Recent key announcements include:
HIV


Collaborations:
Entry into a global research and Liver Diseases Programs
The Hong Kong Departmentdevelopment collaboration with Galapagos NV (Galapagos). Upon closing of Health approved Biktarvy for the treatmentcollaboration with Galapagos, we will make an up-front license and option fee payment of HIV-1 infection$3.95 billion and an equity investment in adults. Hong Kong isGalapagos of approximately $1.1 billion. Under the collaboration agreement, we have option rights to acquire an exclusive license to all current and future clinical programs of Galapagos being developed during the first market in Asiaten years of the collaboration and, for those programs that entered clinical development prior to approve Biktarvy.
We announced 96-week results from two Phase 3, randomized, double-blinded studies evaluating the safety and efficacyend of Biktarvythe initial option term, for up to an additional three years thereafter. The closing of the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-naive adults. In the ongoing studies, Biktarvy was found to be statistically non-inferiorcollaboration with Galapagos is subject to a regimennumber of dolutegravirclosing conditions, including antitrust clearances required by the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (50 mg) (DTG+FTC/TAF)the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and receipt of merger control approval from the Austrian Federal Competition Authority.
Entry into collaboration and/or license agreements with Renown Institute for Health Innovation, Novartis AG, Carna Biosciences Inc., Nurix Therapeutics, Inc., Humanigen, Inc. and Goldfinch Bio, Inc.
Product, Pipeline and Other Updates:
Presentation of data at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, which included:
Results from a sub-analysis of the DISCOVER trial evaluating an investigational use of Descovy for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which demonstrated that Descovy reached intracellular drug concentration levels above the estimated protective threshold significantly more quickly than Truvada and that these drug concentration levels persist longer than Truvada;
Results from two studies of investigational toll-like receptor (TLR7) agonists as part of an HIV cure research program. The Phase 1 and preclinical study results demonstrate that TLR7 agonists have a potential role to play in scalable strategies for achieving sustained viral remission in humans;
Results from two Phase 3 trials demonstrating the effectiveness of Biktarvy for the treatment of HIV in women and in virologically suppressed patients with known resistance; and
Results from a Phase 1b study of GS-6207, an investigational, novel, selective capsid inhibitor, in people living with HIV. The Phase 1b data demonstrated the first proof of concept that HIV capsid inhibition can lead to significant declines in viral load in vivo and that resistance to GS-6207 in vitro did not lead to resistance to other classes of drugs used in the treatment of HIV.
Plans for a regimennew 67,000-square foot facility in Oceanside, California, dedicated to the development and manufacturing of abacavir/DTG/lamivudine (600/50/300mg) through 96 weeks of therapy.
We announced plans to launch authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoniviral vectors, a critical starting material in the United States throughproduction of cell therapies.
Presentation of data at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, which included:
Results from a safety management analysis of early use of steroids from the ZUMA-1 trial of Yescarta in adult patients with diffuse large B-cel lymphoma (DLBCL);
Results from a sub-population analysis from the ZUMA-1 trial of Yescarta in adult patients with DLBCL; and
Results from the completed Phase 1 of the ZUMA-3 study evaluating KTE-X19, an investigational CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy. ZUMA-3 is a single-arm Phase 1/2 study in adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Intent to submit a newly created subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC.
We entered into a strategic collaboration with Precision BioSciences (Precision)new drug application to develop therapies targeting the in vivo elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with Precisions proprietary genome editing platform, ARCUS.
The China NationalU.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Genvoya(FDA) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
Oncology and Cell Therapy Programs
We announced a global strategic collaboration with Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (Tango) to discover, develop and commercialize a pipeline of targeted immuno-oncology treatments for patients with cancer. Under the multi-year collaboration, Tango will perform target discovery and validation and we will have options to worldwide rights on up to five targets emerging from Tango’s proprietary functional genomics-based discovery platform.
We entered into a research collaboration and license agreement with HiFiBiO Therapeutics to develop technology supporting the discovery of neoantigen-reactive T cell receptors for the potential treatment of various cancers, including solid tumors.
We entered into a license agreement with Trianni, Inc. (Trianni) that grants us the use of the Trianni transgenic human monoclonal antibody discovery platform to support our drug discovery efforts.
European Commission granted Marketing Authorization for Yescartafilgotinib this year, an investigational, oral, selective JAK1 inhibitor, as a treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, after two or more linesrheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Presentation of systemic therapy.
Inflammation Programs
We announced that detailed results from two clinical trials (EQUATOR and TORTUGA) evaluating filgotinib, an investigational, selective JAK 1 inhibitor, fordata at the treatmentAnnual European Congress of psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS)Rheumatology 2019, which included data on filgotinib. Among the abstracts presented were both published in The Lancet. The results of the EQUATOR and TORTUGA studies demonstrate that filgotinib improved


the signs and symptoms of patients with psoriatic arthritis whose disease had not responded to prior therapies and independently, for those with AS.
We announced detailed24 week interim results from the ongoing FINCH 1 and FINCH 3 Phase 3 FINCH 2 clinical trial ofstudies evaluating filgotinib an investigational, selective JAK1 inhibitor, in adults with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis and prior inadequate response or intolerance to biologic agents. The data, which are being presented as a late-breaking poster at the 2018 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Meeting in Chicago, suggest filgotinib has a potential role in addressing important unmet needs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. FINCH 2 achieved its primary endpoint in the proportion of patients achieving an American College of Rheumatology 20 percent response at week 12.RA.
We announced that the randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 TORTUGA study of filgotinib achieved its primary efficacy endpoint in adults with moderately to severely active AS. In the study, patients treated with filgotinib achieved significantly greater improvements in AS Disease Activity Score, the primary endpoint, at week 12, with a mean change from baseline of -1.5 versus -0.6 for those treated with placebo (p<0.0001).
The donation of Truvada for PrEP® (emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in support of national efforts to help prevent HIV and end the epidemic. We will provide to CDC up to 2.4 million bottles of Truvada annually for uninsured Americans at risk for HIV. The donation, which extends until 2030, will transition to Descovy, if it is approved for use as prevention.
Financial Highlights
Total revenues decreasedincreased by 1% to $5.6$5.7 billion for the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, compared to $6.5 billion for the third quarter of 2017, primarily due to lower product sales, which were $5.5 billion compared to $6.4$5.6 billion for the same period in 2017.2018, primarily due to higher product sales, which were $5.6 billion compared to $5.5 billion for the same period in 2018. The increase in product sales was primarily due to higher HIV product sales and $102 million higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts related to sales made in prior years, partially offset by lower sales of Ranexa, Letairis and our HCV products.
Cost of goods sold decreased by 16% to $1.0 billion for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $1.2 billion for the same period in 2018, primarily due to lower royalty expenses, lower inventory reserves related to inventory and supply chain


rationalization and lower amortization expense related to the Ranexa intangible asset, which was fully amortized during the first quarter of 2019.
Research and development (R&D) expenses increaseddecreased by 3% to $939$1,160 million for the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, compared to $789$1,192 million for the third quartersame period in 2018, primarily due to the 2018 purchase of 2017. an FDA Priority Review Voucher and lower stock-based compensation expense in 2019, largely offset by higher investments in 2019 to support our cell therapy programs.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by 12% to $948$1.1 billion for the second quarter of 2019, compared to $980 million for the third quarter ofsame period in 2018, compared to $879 million for the third quarter of 2017. The increases in both R&D and SG&A expenses were primarily due to higher costs to supportpromotional expenses in the growthUnited States and expenses associated with the expansion of our businessproducts in Japan and China, partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense was higher for the second quarter of 2018 following the acquisition of Kite Pharma Inc. (Kite)
Net income attributable to Gilead increased to $1.9 billion, or $1.47 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019 from $1.8 billion, or $1.39 per diluted share, for the same period in 2018, primarily due to higher income from operations and stock-based compensation expenses associated withnet unrealized gains from changes in the fair value of our acquisitionequity securities, partially offset by a higher provision for income taxes. Net income attributable to Gilead for the second quarter of Kite.2018 benefited from a $202 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, settlement of a tax examination.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we had $30.8$30.2 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities compared to $31.7$31.5 billion as of June 30,December 31, 2018. During the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, we generated $2.2 billion in operating cash flow, repaid $1.8 billion$500 million of our senior unsecured notes due in September 2018,debt, paid cash dividends of $742$800 million and repurchased 69 million shares of our common stock for $449$588 million through open market transactions.
Results of Operations
Total Revenues
The following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our product sales and royalty, contract and other revenues:
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  September 30,   September 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2018 2017 Change 2018 2017 Change
Revenues:            
Product sales $5,455
 $6,402
 (15)% $15,996
 $19,825
 (19)%
Royalty, contract and other revenues 141
 110
 28 % 336
 333
 1 %
Total revenues $5,596
 $6,512
 (14)% $16,332
 $20,158
 (19)%
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. As such, results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while the information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 has not been adjusted and continues to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition” (Topic 605). See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 2, Revenues, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
Revenues:            
Product sales $5,607
 $5,540
 1 % $10,807
 $10,541
 3 %
Royalty, contract and other revenues 78
 108
 (28)% 159
 195
 (18)%
Total revenues $5,685
 $5,648
 1 % $10,966
 $10,736
 2 %
Product sales for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019
Total product sales decreasedincreased by 15%1% to $5.5$5.6 billion for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $6.4$5.5 billion for the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to higher HIV product sales and $102 million higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts related to sales made in prior years, partially offset by lower sales of Ranexa, Letairis and our HCV products, partially offset by increased sales of our HIV products.
HIV product sales increased by 12%10% to $3.7$4.0 billion for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $3.3$3.7 billion for the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to higher sales volume as a result of the continued uptake of Descovy,Biktarvy and approximately $70 million of favorable adjustments for statutory rebates in Europe, partially offset by decreases in sales volume of Genvoya and Odefseyour Truvada (emtricitabine (FTC) and our launch of Biktarvy in 2018. Biktarvy was approved by FDA in February 2018 and the European Commission in June 2018.tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF))-based products.
HCV product sales which consist of Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi and Sovaldi, decreased by 59%16% to $902$842 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $2.2$1.0 billion for the same period in 2017.2018, primarily due to competitive dynamics, including a decline in U.S. Medicare prices and lower patient starts. The decline was primarily due to lower salespartially offset by approximately $80 million of Harvoni, Epclusa and Sovaldi across all major markets as a result of increased competition.


In HCV, we expect a continued declinefavorable adjustments for statutory rebates in product sales in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, in major markets as a result of increased competition. HCV revenues are driven by four variables: patient starts, net pricing, market share and treatment duration. Treatment duration has stabilized as a variable and pricing has largely stabilized. We will continue to compete for market share across market segments and geographies. We anticipate patient starts to be more predictable with a continued slight decline moving forward.Europe.
Yescarta which was launched in the United States in October 2017, generated $75$120 million in sales during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, compared to $68 million for the same period in 2018. The increase was driven by an increase in the number of therapies provided to patients.
Other product sales, which include products from our HBV, cardiovascular, oncology and other categories inclusive of Vemlidy, Viread, Letairis, Ranexa, Zydelig, AmBisome and AmBisome,Cayston, decreased by 14%25% to $751$604 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $874$807 million for the same period in 2017. Sales of Viread, which is2018. The decrease was primarily used for treatment of chronic HBV, decreased due to the availabilityexpected decline in sales of Ranexa and Letairis after the entry of generic versions of the product. Letairis is expected to face generic competition in the United States because the U.S. patent for ambrisentan, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Letairis, expired in July 2018. Ranexa is expected to face generic competition in the United States starting in the first quarter of 2019. We expect a decline in our Letairis and Ranexa sales in the United States after the generic entries.
Of our total product sales, 24%28% and 27% were generated outside the United States during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019 and 2018, respectively. We faced exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily in the Euro. We used foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge a percentageportion of our foreign currency exposure. Foreign currency exchange, net of


hedges, had an immaterial impact on our product sales for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, compared to2019, based on a comparison using foreign currency exchange rates from the same period in 2017.three months ended June 30, 2018.
Product sales in the United States decreased by 9%slightly to $4.1 billion$4,054 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $4.5 billion$4,069 million for the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales of Ranexa and Letairis following the entry of generic versions in 2019 and lower sales of our HCV products, partially offset by higher sales of our HIV products. The decrease in sales of our HCV products was primarily due to lower average net selling price, andincluding a decline in U.S. Medicare prices in 2019, lower sales volume as a result of increased competition.a decrease in market share and fewer patient starts. The increase in sales of our HIV products was primarily driven bydue to the continued uptake of Biktarvy and increased demandusage of Truvada for our Descovy (FTC/TAF))-based products and to a lesser extent, higher average net selling price,PrEP, partially offset by the decreasedecreases in sales volume of our Truvada (FTCGenvoya, Atripla, Stribild, Descovy and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF))-based products, which include Atripla, Complera/Eviplera and Stribild.Complera.
Product sales in Europe decreasedincreased by 27%4% to $873$1,041 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $1.2 billion$1,005 million for the same period in 2017. The decrease was primarily due to lower2018. Product sales for the second quarter of 2019 benefited from approximately $160 million of adjustments for statutory rebates. In addition, sales of our HCV productsBiktarvy and Odefsey were higher for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The increases in product sales in Europe were partially offset by the broader availability of generic versions of Truvada, Atripla and Viread. The decrease in sales of our HCV products was primarily due to lower average net selling price and lower sales volume as a result of increased competition. The decrease was partially offset by the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products. Foreign currency exchange, net of hedges, had an immaterial impact on our product sales in Europe for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, compared to2019, based on a comparison using foreign currency exchange rates from the same period in 2017.three months ended June 30, 2018.
Product sales in other locations decreasedincreased by 32%10% to $451$512 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $663$466 million for the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to higher HIV product sales in Japan as a result of acquiring the rights to certain products in our HIV portfolio in Japan effective January 1, 2019.
Product sales for the six months ended June 30, 2019
Total product sales increased by 3% to $10.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $10.5 billion for the same period in 2018, primarily due to higher HIV product sales and $296 million higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts related to sales made in prior years. The increase was partially offset by lower sales of our HCV products, Ranexa and Letairis.
HIV product sales increased by 12% to $7.7 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $6.8 billion for the same period in 2018, driven by higher sales volume as a result of the continued uptake of Biktarvy and higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts. The increase was partially offset by decreases in sales volume of Genvoya and our Truvada (FTC)/(TDF)-based products and lower average net selling prices.
HCV product sales decreased by 20% to $1.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $2.0 billion for the same period in 2018, primarily due to lower average net selling price, including a decline in U.S. Medicare prices in 2019, and lower patient starts. The decline was partially offset by higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts.
Yescarta generated $216 million in sales in Japan. Sales of our HCV products in Japan decreased to $45 million forduring the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $170$108 million for the same period in 2017, primarily due2018. The increase was driven by an increase in the number of therapies provided to lower market share as a result of increased competition.
Product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2018
Total product sales decreased by 19% to $16.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $19.8 billion for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower sales of our HCV products, partially offset by increased sales of our HIV products.
HIV product sales increased by 10% to $10.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $9.6 billion for the same period in 2017, primarily due to the continued uptake of Descovy, Genvoya and Odefsey and our launch of Biktarvy in 2018.
HCV product sales decreased by 61% to $2.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $7.6 billion for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower sales of Harvoni, Epclusa and Sovaldi across all major markets as a result of increased competition.
Yescarta generated $183 million in sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.patients.
Other product sales, which include products from our HBV, cardiovascular, oncology and other categories inclusive of Vemlidy, Viread, Letairis, Ranexa, Zydelig, AmBisome and AmBisome,Cayston, decreased by 12%16% to $2.3$1.3 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $2.6$1.6 billion for the same period in 2017. Sales of Viread decreased2018. The decrease was primarily due to the availabilityexpected decline in sales of Ranexa and Letairis after the entry of generic versions ofin the product.United States in 2019.
Of our total product sales, 27% and 28% were generated outside the United States during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019 and 2018, respectively. We faced exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily in the Euro. We used foreign currency exchange


contracts to hedge a percentageportion of our foreign currency exposure. Foreign currency exchange, net of hedges, had a favorablean immaterial impact on our product sales of $89 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017.2019.
Product sales in the United States decreasedincreased by 16%3% to $11.7$7.9 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $14.0$7.6 billion for the same period in 2017.2018. The decreaseincrease was primarily due to higher sales of our HIV products and higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts, partially offset by lower sales of our HCV products, partially offset by higherand lower sales of Ranexa and Letairis following the entry of generic versions in 2019. The increase in sales of our HIV products.products was primarily due to the continued uptake of Biktarvy and increased usage of Truvada for PrEP, partially offset by decreases in sales volume of Genvoya, Atripla, Stribild, Descovy and Complera. The decrease in sales of our HCV products was primarily due to lower average net selling price, andincluding a decline in U.S. Medicare prices in 2019, lower sales volume as a result of increased competition. The increase in the sales of our HIV products was primarily driven by higher demand for our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products and to a lesser extent, higher average net selling price, partially offset by the decrease in sales volume of our Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products.market share and fewer patient starts.
Product sales in Europe decreased by 25%4% to $2.9$1.9 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $3.9$2.0 billion for the same period in 2017.2018. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales of our HCV products and the broader availability of generic versions of Truvada, Atripla and Viread. The decrease in sales of our HCV products was primarily due toViread, lower sales volume and average net selling price as a result of increased competition.prices and lower patient starts for our HCV products. The decrease was partially offset by the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products.Biktarvy and Odefsey and higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts, primarily due to


approximately $160 million of favorable adjustments for statutory rebates. Foreign currency exchange, net of hedges, had a favorablean immaterial impact on our product sales of $62 millionin Europe for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017.2019.
Product sales in other locations decreasedincreased by 30%11% to $1.4$1.0 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $2.0 billion for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower sales in Japan. Sales of our HCV products in Japan decreased to $124 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $556$935 million for the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to lower market sharehigher HIV product sales in Japan as a result of increased competition.acquiring the rights to certain products in our HIV portfolio in Japan effective January 1, 2019.
The following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our product sales by product:
 Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
 September 30,   September 30,   June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2018 2017 Change 2018 2017 Change 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
Atripla $258
 $439
 (41)% $921
 $1,366
 (33)% $152
 $349
 (56)% $323
 $663
 (51)%
Biktarvy 386
 
 *
 606
 
 *
 1,116
 185
 *
 1,909
 220
 *
Complera/Eviplera 139
 237
 (41)% 528
 744
 (29)% 123
 199
 (38)% 238
 389
 (39)%
Descovy 406
 316
 28 % 1,170
 853
 37 % 358
 403
 (11)% 700
 764
 (8)%
Genvoya 1,176
 988
 19 % 3,418
 2,614
 31 % 980
 1,160
 (16)% 1,995
 2,242
 (11)%
Odefsey 423
 296
 43 % 1,150
 781
 47 % 387
 385
 1 % 784
 727
 8 %
Stribild 146
 229
 (36)% 507
 831
 (39)% 108
 187
 (42)% 204
 361
 (43)%
Truvada 757
 811
 (7)% 2,174
 2,337
 (7)% 718
 765
 (6)% 1,324
 1,417
 (7)%
Other HIV(1)
 14
 15
 (7)% 46
 41
 12 % 15
 19
 (21)% 32
 32
  %
Revenue share - Symtuza(2)
 22
 
 *
 42
 
 *
 84
 13
 *
 150
 20
 *
Total HIV 4,041
 3,665
 10 % 7,659
 6,835
 12 %
AmBisome 102
 92
 11 % 312
 276
 13 % 105
 103
 2 % 198
 210
 (6)%
Epclusa 477
 882
 (46)% 1,513
 2,945
 (49)%
Harvoni 311
 973
 (68)% 990
 3,726
 (73)%
Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir(3)
 193
 331
 (42)% 418
 679
 (38)%
Letairis 241
 213
 13 % 689
 654
 5 % 204
 244
 (16)% 401
 448
 (10)%
Ranexa 178
 164
 9 % 581
 517
 12 % 19
 208
 (91)% 174
 403
 (57)%
Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir(4)
 493
 500
 (1)% 984
 1,036
 (5)%
Vemlidy 87
 37
 *
 221
 70
 *
 116
 76
 53 % 217
 134
 62 %
Viread 70
 274
 (74)% 249
 834
 (70)% 75
 82
 (9)% 147
 179
 (18)%
Vosevi 103
 123
 (16)% 319
 123
 *
 75
 109
 (31)% 138
 216
 (36)%
Yescarta 75
 
 *
 183
 
 *
 120
 68
 76 % 216
 108
 100 %
Zydelig 20
 40
 (50)% 92
 110
 (16)% 26
 39
 (33)% 53
 72
 (26)%
Other(3)
 64
 273
 (77)% 285
 1,003
 (72)%
Other(5)
 140
 115
 22 % 202
 221
 (9)%
Total product sales $5,455
 $6,402
 (15)% $15,996
 $19,825
 (19)% $5,607
 $5,540
 1 % $10,807
 $10,541
 3 %
_______________________            
* Percentage not meaningful
(1)Includes Emtriva and Tybost
____________________
Notes:
*Percentage is greater than 100%
(1)Includes Emtriva and Tybost
(2)Represents our revenue from cobicistat (C), emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) in Symtuza (darunavir/C/FTC/TAF), a fixed dose combination product commercialized by Janssen Sciences Ireland UC (Janssen)
(3)Amounts consist of sales of Harvoni and the authorized generic version of Harvoni sold by our separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC
(4)Amounts consist of sales of Epclusa and the authorized generic version of Epclusa sold by our separate subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC
(5)Includes Cayston, Hepsera and Sovaldi. In Europe, the increase for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily due to favorable adjustments of approximately $80 million for statutory rebates related to sales of Sovaldi made in prior years
(2) Represents Gilead’s revenue from cobicistat (C), FTC and TAF in Symtuza® (darunavir/C/FTC/TAF), a fixed dose combination product commercialized by Janssen
(3)Includes Cayston, Hepsera and Sovaldi




The following is additional discussion of our results by product:on certain products:
Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products - Biktarvy, Descovy, Genvoya, Odefsey and OdefseyRevenue Share - Symtuza
ProductThe following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our sales of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products were $2.4 billion and $6.3 billion, and accounted for 44% and 40% of our total product sales forproducts:
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
U.S. $2,323
 $1,701
 37% $4,347
 $3,142
 38%
Europe 459
 377
 22% 898
 703
 28%
Other International 143
 68
 110% 293
 128
 129%
Total $2,925
 $2,146
 36% $5,538
 $3,973
 39%
% of total product sales 52% 39%   51% 38%  
% of HIV product sales 72% 59%   72% 58%  
For both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, respectively. Product2019, the increases in U.S. sales were primarily due to the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products were $1.6 billion and $4.2 billion, and accounted for 25% and 21%Biktarvy, partially offset by decreases in sales volume of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, sales of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products were $1.9 billion in the United States and $390 million in Europe, compared to $1.3 billion in the United States and $248 million in Europe for the same period in 2017.Genvoya. The increases in all major marketssales in Europe were primarily driven bydue to higher sales volume reflectingas a result of the increased demand for Descovy, Genvoyacontinued uptake of Biktarvy and Odefsey, and our launch of Biktarvy in 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, sales of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products were $5.1 billion in the United States and $1.1 billion in Europe, compared to $3.6 billion in the United States and $594 million in Europe for the same period in 2017. The increases in all major markets were primarily drivenpartially offset by higher sales volume reflecting the increased demand for Descovy, Genvoya and Odefsey and our launch of Biktarvy in 2018.lower average net selling prices.
Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products - Atripla, Complera/Eviplera, Stribild and Truvada
ProductThe following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our sales of our Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products were $1.3 billion and $4.1 billion, and accounted for 24% and 26% of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Product sales of our Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products were $1.7 billion and $5.3 billion, and accounted for 27% of our total product sales forproducts:
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
U.S. $899
 $1,149
 (22)% $1,694
 $2,084
 (19)%
Europe 163
 262
 (38)% 292
 548
 (47)%
Other International 39
 89
 (56)% 103
 198
 (48)%
Total $1,101
 $1,500
 (27)% $2,089
 $2,830
 (26)%
% of total product sales 20% 27% 

 19% 27% 

For both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively.
For2019, the three months ended September 30, 2018,decreases in U.S. sales were primarily due to lower sales volume as a result of ourpatients switching to newer regimens containing FTC/TAF, partially offset by the increased usage of Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products were $1.1 billionfor PrEP. The decreases in the United States, $178 millionsales in Europe and $64 million in other locations, compared to $1.2 billion in the United States, $406 million in Europe and $110 million in other locations for the same period in 2017. In the United States, the decrease waswere primarily due to lower sales volume as a result of the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products, partially offset by the increased usage of Truvada for PrEP and higher average net selling price. In Europe, the decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume as a result of thebroader availability of generic versions of Truvada and Atripla and patients switching to newer regimens containing FTC/TAF.
HCV products - Epclusa, Harvoni, Sovaldi, Vosevi and Authorized Generics of Epclusa and Harvoni
The following table summarizes the continued uptake ofperiod-over-period changes in our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, sales of our Truvada (FTC/TDF)-based products were $3.1 billion in the United States, $726 million in Europe and $262 million in other locations, compared to $3.6 billion in the United States, $1.3 billion in Europe and $390 million in other locations for the same period in 2017. In the United States, the decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume as a result of the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products, partially offset by the increased usage of Truvada for PrEP and higher average net selling price. In Europe, the decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume as a result of the availability of generic versions of Truvada and Atripla and the continued uptake of our Descovy (FTC/TAF)-based products.HCV products:
Epclusa
Epclusa sales accounted for 9% of our total product sales for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and 14% and 15% of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
US $355
 $542
 (35)% $748
 $1,126
 (34)%
Europe 277
 237
 17 % 480
 508
 (6)%
Other International 210
 221
 (5)% 404
 412
 (2)%
Total $842
 $1,000
 (16)% $1,632
 $2,046
 (20)%
% of total product sales 15% 18% 

 15% 19% 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, Epclusa product2019, the decrease in U.S. sales were $225 million in the United States and $136 million in Europe, compared to $543 million in the United States and $263 million in Europe for the same period in 2017. Sales of Epclusa decreased across all major marketswas primarily due to lower average net selling price, including a decline in U.S. Medicare prices in 2019, lower sales volume as a result of increased competition.market share decline and fewer patient starts. The increase in sales in Europe was primarily due to approximately $80 million of favorable adjustments for statutory rebates related to sales of Sovaldi made in prior years.
For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, Epclusa product2019, the decrease in U.S. sales were $733 million in the United States and $502 million in Europe, compared to $2.1 billion in the United States and $649 million in Europe for the same period in 2017. Sales of Epclusa decreased across all major marketswas primarily due to lower average net selling price, asincluding a result of increased competition.
Harvoni
Harvoni sales accounted for 6% of our total product sales for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 15% and 19% of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, Harvoni product sales were $185 milliondecline in the United States, $38 millionU.S. Medicare prices in Europe and $88 million in other locations, compared to $718 million in the United States, $110 million in


Europe and $145 million in other locations for the same period in 2017. The decreases in all major markets were primarily due to2019, lower sales volume as a result of increased competition.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, Harvoni productmarket share decline and fewer patient starts. The decrease in sales were $649 million in the United States, $116 million in Europe and $225 million in other locations, compared to $2.6 billion in the United States, $583 million in Europe and $515 million in other locations for the same period in 2017. The decreases in all major markets were primarilywas due to lower sales volume as a result of increased competition.patient starts, partially offset by higher net adjustments for government rebates and discounts.
Other Products - Cayston, Hepsera and Sovaldi

Other product sales accounted for 1% and 2% of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 4% and 5% of our total product sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, other product sales decreased to $64 million, compared to $273 million for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower Sovaldi sales. Sales of Sovaldi decreased to $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $219 million for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower sales volume driven by a shift in the market from Sovaldi to Epclusa.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, other product sales decreased to $285 million, compared to $1.0 billion for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower Sovaldi sales. Sales of Sovaldi decreased to $126 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $847 million for the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower sales volume driven by a shift in the market from Sovaldi to Epclusa.
Cost of Goods Sold and Product Gross Margin
The following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our cost of goods sold and product gross margin:
 Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
 September 30,   September 30,   June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2018 2017 Change 2018 2017 Change 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
Total product sales $5,455
 $6,402
 (15)% $15,996
 $19,825
 (19)% $5,607
 $5,540
 1 % $10,807
 $10,541
 3 %
Cost of goods sold $1,086
 $1,032
 5 % $3,283
 $3,115
 5 % $1,000
 $1,196
 (16)% $1,957
 $2,197
 (11)%
Product gross margin 80% 84% (4)% 79% 84% (5)% 82% 78% 4 % 82% 79% 3 %
Our costCost of goods sold for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 increased2019 decreased by $54$196 million and $168$240 million, or 16% and 11%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2018, primarily due to lower royalty expenses, lower inventory reserves related to inventory and supply chain rationalization and lower amortization expense related to the Ranexa intangible asset, which was fully amortized during the first quarter of 2019. Royalty expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $77 million and $121 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017,2018, primarily due to $87 million and $263 million, respectively, in amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired in connection with our acquisition of Kite. The increases were partially offset by lower costs of efavirenz, a componentsales of Atripla, as a result of the termination of a collaboration arrangement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company on December 31, 2017.Ranexa, Letairis and products containing elvitegravir.
Our productProduct gross margin for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 decreased2019 increased by 4% and 5%3%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2017,2018, primarily due to changes in our product mix and the factors noted above.above relating to costs of goods sold.
OperatingResearch and Development Expenses
The following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our R&D expenses and SG&A expenses:
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
  September 30,   September 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2018 2017 Change 2018 2017 Change
Research and development expenses $939
 $789
 19% $3,068
 $2,584
 19%
Selling, general and administrative expenses $948
 $879
 8% $2,925
 $2,626
 11%
Research and Development Expenses
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
Research and development expenses $1,160
 $1,192
 (3)% $2,217
 $2,129
 4%
R&D expenses consist primarily of clinical studies performed by contract research organizations, materials and supplies, licenses and fees, up-front and milestone payments under collaboration agreements, milestone payments, in-process research and development (IPR&D) impairment charges, personnel costs, including salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation, and overhead allocations consisting of various support and facilities-related costs. IPR&D assets capitalized in connection with acquisitions are tested for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year, or earlier if impairment indicators exist. No impairment charges were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. For more information, refer to our critical accounting policies and estimates on valuation of intangible assets presented in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.


We do not track total R&D expenses by product candidate, therapeutic area or development phase. However, we manage our R&D expenses by identifying the R&D activities we anticipate will be performed during a given period and then prioritizing efforts based on scientific data, probability of successful development, market potential, available human and capital resources and other considerations. We continually review our R&D pipeline and the status of development and, as necessary, reallocate resources among the R&D portfolio that we believe will best support the future growth of our business.
R&D expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 increased2019 decreased by $150$32 million, or 19%3%, compared to the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to the 2018 purchase of an FDA Priority Review Voucher and lower stock-based compensation expense in 2019, largely offset by higher costsinvestments in 2019 to support our cell therapy programs. Stock-based compensation expense for the growththree months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $22 million, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to the 2018 impact of our business following the acquisition of Kite and stock-based compensation expensesexpense associated with our acquisition of Kite.Kite Pharma Inc.
R&D expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 increased by $484$88 million, or 19%4%, compared to the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to $131 million higher costsup-front collaboration expenses and higher investments to support our cell therapy programs, partially offset by the growth2018 purchase of our business following the acquisition of Kite,an FDA Priority Review Voucher and lower stock-based compensation expensesexpense. Stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $64 million, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to the 2018 impact of stock-based compensation expense associated with our acquisition of Kite and up-front collaboration payments related to our collaboration agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics,Pharma Inc.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The following table summarizes the period-over-period changes in our SG&A expenses:
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,   June 30,  
(In millions, except percentages) 2019 2018 Change 2019 2018 Change
Selling, general and administrative expenses $1,095
 $980
 12% $2,125
 $1,977
 7%
SG&A expenses relate to sales and marketing, finance, human resources, legal and other administrative activities. Expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, facilities and overhead costs, outside marketing, advertising and legal expenses and other general and administrative costs. SG&A expenses also include the branded prescription drugBranded Prescription Drug (BPD) fee. In the United States,


we, along with other pharmaceutical manufacturers of branded drug products, are required to pay a portion of the BPD fee, which is estimated based on select government sales during the prior year as a percentage of total industry government sales and is trued-up upon receipt of invoices from the Internal Revenue Service.Service (IRS).
SG&A expenses for the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019 increased by $69$115 million, or 8%12%, and $299 million or 11%, respectively, compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017,2018, primarily due to increasedhigher promotional expenses to supportin the growthUnited States and expenses associated with the expansion of our business following the acquisition of Kitein Japan and China, partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expensesexpense. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $48 million, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to the 2018 impact of stock-based compensation expense associated with our acquisition of Kite Pharma Inc.
SG&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased by $148 million, or 7%, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to higher promotional expenses in the United States and expenses associated with the expansion of our business in Japan, China and Europe, partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by $84 million, compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to the 2018 impact of stock-based compensation expense associated with our acquisition of Kite Pharma Inc. BPD fees.fee expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 increased to $149 million from $126 million for the same period in 2018, primarily due to net adjustments based on IRS invoices.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net increased to $305was $228 million and $547$595 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, respectively, compared to $150$72 million and $391$242 million respectively, for the same periods in 2017.three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. The increases werein the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 related primarily due to higher net unrealized gains of $121 million and $273 million, respectively, from changes in the fair value of our marketable equity securities. Starting in January 2018, we recorded unrealized gains (losses) from changes in the fair value of our marketable equity securities in Otherand higher interest income (expense), net onof $39 million and $87 million, respectively, due to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income ascash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities earning a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01 “Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information.higher yield.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes was $565$535 million and $959$267 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. Our effective tax rate decreasedincreased to 21.2%22.2% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 compared to 26.1% for same period in 2017, primarily due to a reduction of the U.S. corporate tax rate as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform) in December 2017, partially offset by changes to the geographic mix of earnings and the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (the Global Minimum Tax).
Our provision for income taxes was $1.3 billion and $2.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Our effective tax rate decreased to 19.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 25.6%2019 from 12.8% for the same period in 2017,2018, primarily due to the 2018 impact of a reduction of the U.S. corporate tax rate as a result of the enactment of Tax Reform in December 2017 and a$202 million tax benefit related to settlement of a tax examinationexamination.
Our provision for an acquired entity inincome taxes was $917 million and $761 million for the threesix months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, partially offset by changesrespectively. Our effective tax rate increased to 19.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 from 18.5% for the same period in 2018, primarily due to the geographic miximpacts from tax settlements. We recorded net tax benefits of earnings$119 million and $153 million related to settlements with taxing authorities during the Global Minimum Tax.six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
We calculated a provisional estimate of the impact from Tax Reform in our 2017 income tax provision in accordance with our interpretation of Tax Reform and the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118. We expectcontinue to finalize the provisional estimate during the fourth quarter of 2018.
We are evaluatingevaluate certain changes to our legal entity structure in response to guidelines and requirements in various international tax jurisdictions where we conduct business. These changes may take multiple reporting periods to implement and may result in certain material, but non-recurring, adjustments to our deferred tax assets and/or liabilities, which will cause an offsetting increase or decrease to our tax provision. Estimates of these adjustments cannot be reasonably determined at this time.time and are dependent on the changes actually implemented.


Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our existing capital resources, supplemented by our cash flows generated from operating activities, will be adequate to satisfy our capital needs for the foreseeable future.
The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities and working capital:
(In millions) September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $30,844
 $36,694
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities $30,234
 $31,512
Working capital $24,802
 $20,188
 $24,766
 $25,231
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Debt Securities
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities totaled $30.8decreased by $1.3 billion, as of September 30, 2018, a decrease of $5.9 billionor 4%, compared to $36.7 billion as of December 31, 2017.2018. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we generated $6.1$3.7 billion in operating cash flow. Weflow, repaid $1.8$1.3 billion of our senior unsecured notes due in September 2018, repaid $4.5 billion of term loans borrowed in connection with our acquisition of Kite,debt, paid cash dividends of $2.2$1.6 billion and utilized $1.9repurchased 21 million shares of our common stock for $1.4 billion through open market transactions. In the second half of 2019, we expect a significant decrease to our cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities upon closing of a collaboration with Galapagos under which we are obligated to make a $3.95 billion up-front payment and an equity investment of approximately $1.1 billion. See Note 16. Subsequent Event of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on stock repurchases.Form 10-Q for additional information.


Working Capital
Working capital was $24.8 billion as of September 30, 2018,decreased by $465 million, or 2%, compared to $20.2 billion as of December 31, 2017. The increase of $4.6 billion was2018, primarily driven bydue to a shiftdecrease in the duration of ourcash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities portfolio to reduce interest rate risk.debt securities.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flow activities:
 Nine Months Ended Six Months Ended
 September 30, June 30,
(In millions) 2018 2017 2019 2018
Cash provided by (used in):        
Operating activities $6,055
 $9,145
 $3,665
 $3,843
Investing activities $11,620
 $(6,053) $(6,153) $9,595
Financing activities $(10,648) $46
 $(4,223) $(7,747)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities represents the cash receipts and disbursements related to all of our activities other than investing and financing activities. Operating cash flow is derived by adjusting our net income for non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $3.1 billion$178 million to $6.1$3.7 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, when2019 compared to the same period in 2017,2018. The decrease was primarily due to lower product salescollections on accounts receivable in 2019 and higher tax payments. The tax payments includedthe collection of a $500 million payment relatedreceivable from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in 2018 following the termination of collaboration pursuant to the first annual installmentterms of the existing agreements. The decrease was partially offset by lower tax and accrued government rebate payments during the six months ended June 30, 2019. Tax payments for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included $1.2 billion of transition tax relating to the enactment of the Tax Reform transition tax during the first quarter of 2018, a $700 million deemed early payment of the Tax Reform transition taxCuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 and a $514 million settlement of a tax examination in the second quarter of 2018.examination.
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities primarily consists of purchases, sales and maturities of our marketable debt securities, our capital expenditures and other investments. Cash used in investing activities was $6.2 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to cash provided by investing activities was $11.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to cash used in investing activities of $6.1$9.6 billion for the same period in 2017.2018. The change in cash provided by (used in) investing activities was primarily due to lowerhigher purchases of marketable debt securities driven by a shift in our investment strategy to investing in longer dated securities in 2019 compared to investing in cash equivalents in 2018. In addition, we made $190 million of payments to Japan Tobacco Inc. during the six months ended June 30, 2019 in connection with acquiring the rights to market and higher proceeds from maturities of our marketable securities, partially offset by lower proceeds from sales of our marketable securities.distribute certain HIV products in Japan.
Cash Provided by (Used in)Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $10.6$4.2 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to cash provided byused in financing activities of $46 million$7.7 billion for the same period in 2017.2018. The changedecrease in cash provided by (used in)used in financing activities was primarily due to the $1.8 billion repaymentlower repayments of our senior unsecured notes upon maturity, $4.5 billion repayment of term loans borrowed in connection with our acquisition of Kite and higher repurchases of our common stock. In addition, we had $3.0 billion net proceeds from debt issuances during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. No debt was issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.


2019.
Debt and Credit Facilities
The summary of our borrowings under various financing arrangements is included in Note 9,9. Debt and Credit Facilities of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
In September 2018,During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we repaid $1.8 billion$750 million of our senior unsecured notes upon maturity.
Inmaturity that were issued in September 2017 and $500 million of our senior unsecured notes upon maturity that were issued in March 2018, we fully repaid the $4.5 billion outstanding debt under our term loan facility credit agreement, at which time the term loan facility credit agreement terminated.
2014. Other than the aforementioned repayments, there were no material changes to our debt andor our credit facilitiesfacility during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, no amounts were outstanding under our $2.5 billion five-year revolving credit facility.facility agreement maturing in May 2021.
Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments
The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our significant accounting policies and estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various market-specific and other relevant assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information. A summary of


our critical accounting policies and estimates is presented in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. Other than the adoption of Topic 606, as described below, there2018. There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.
Revenue Recognition
Adoption of ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method whereby results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historical accounting under Topic 605. Under Topic 606, an entity recognizes revenue when it transfers control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We recorded the cumulative effect of applying the new revenue standard as a net increase of $190 million to the opening balance of retained earnings. The impact as a result of applying Topic 606 in place of Topic 605 was not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Product Sales
We recognize revenues from product sales when control of the product transfers, generally upon shipment or delivery to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive for those products. We record product sales net of estimated mandatory and supplemental discounts to government and private payers, in addition to discounts to private payers, and other related charges. These are generally referred to as variable consideration and are recorded in the same period the related sales occur. Government and other rebates and chargebacks represent the majority of our variable consideration and require complex and significant judgment by management. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information.
Government and Other Rebates and Chargebacks
Government and other rebates and chargebacks include amounts paid to payers and healthcare providers in the United States, including Medicaid rebates, AIDS Drug Assistance Program rebates and chargebacks, Veterans Administration and Public Health Service chargebacks and other rebates, as well as foreign government rebates. Rebates and chargebacks are based on contractual arrangements or statutory requirements which may vary by product, by payer and individual payer plans.
For qualified programs that can purchase our products through wholesalers or other distributors at a lower contractual price, the wholesalers or distributors charge back to us the difference between their acquisition cost and the lower contractual price. Our consolidated allowances for government and other chargebacks that are payable to our direct customers are classified as reductions of Accounts receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Our consolidated allowance for government and other rebates that will be paid to parties other than our direct customers are recorded in Accrued government and other rebates on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Our allowances for government and other rebates and chargebacks are estimated based on products sold, historical payer mix, pertinent third-party industry information, estimated patient population, known market events or trends, channel inventory data and/or other market data. We also consider new information regarding changes in programs’ regulations and guidelines that would impact the amount of the actual rebates and/or our expectations regarding future payer mix for these programs. We believe the methodology that we use to estimate our government and other rebates and chargebacks is reasonable and appropriate given


the current facts and circumstances. However, actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. Historically, our actual government rebates and chargebacks claimed for prior periods have varied by less than 5% from our estimates.2019.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1,1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.
Item 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our market risk during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 compared to the disclosures in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
Item 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, and has concluded that there was no change during such quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system are met and, as set forth above, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of our disclosure control system were met.




PART II.OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a description of our significant pending legal proceedings, please see Note 10,11. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A.RISK FACTORS
In evaluating our business, you should carefully consider the following risks in addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A manifestation of any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and, therefore, you should not consider the following risks to be a complete statement of all the potential risks or uncertainties that we face.
A substantial portion of our revenues is derived from sales of products to treat HIV and HCV. If we are unable to increase HIV sales or if HCV sales decrease more than anticipated, then our results of operations may be adversely affected.
We receive a substantial portion of our revenue from sales of our products for the treatment of HIV infection, which include Genvoya, Truvada, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy, Atripla, Stribild and Complera/Eviplera.infection. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, sales of our HIV products accounted for approximately 66%71% of our total product sales, and we expect our HIV products to account for a higher percentage of our total product sales in 20182019 than in 2017.2018. Most of our HIV products contain tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and/or emtricitabine, which belong to the nucleoside class of antiviral therapeutics. If the treatment paradigm for HIV changes, causing nucleoside-based therapeutics to fall out of favor, or if we are unable to maintain or increase our HIV product sales, our results of operations would likely suffer and we would likely need to scale back our operations, including our future drug development and spending on research and development (R&D) efforts.
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, sales of Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi and Sovaldiour products for the treatment of HCVchronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection accounted for approximately 18%15% of our total product sales. Our HCV revenues have declined, and we expect a further decline in product sales in 2018,2019, compared to 2017,2018, in major markets as a result of increased competition. However, we believe that the overall HCV market and our HCV revenues have begun to stabilize in 2018.markets. The drivers of our HCV product revenues are patient starts, net pricing, market share and treatment duration. With treatment duration stabilizing and pricing largely stabilizing, in 2018, we expect to continue to compete for market share across market segments and geographies. While the number of new patient starts has diminished, weWe anticipate patient starts to continue to steadily decline and be more predictable with a continued slight decline moving forward.predictable. Any unexpected and adverse changes to these drivers, including any larger than anticipated shifts, may adversely impact our HCV product revenues.
In addition, future sales of our HIV and HCV products depends,depend, in part, on the extent of reimbursement of our products by private and public payers. We may continue to experience global pricing pressure whichthat could result in larger discounts or rebates on our products or delayed reimbursement, which negatively impacts our product sales and results of operations. Also, private and public payers can choose to exclude our products from their formulary coverage lists or limit the types of patients for whom coverage will be provided, which would negatively impact the demand for, and revenues of, our products. Any change in the formulary coverage, reimbursement levels or discounts or rebates offered on our products to payers may impact our anticipated revenues. If we are unable to achieve our forecasted HIV and HCV sales, our stock price could be adversely impacted.
We may be unable to sustain or increase sales of our HIV or HCV products for any number of reasons including, but not limited to, the reasons discussed above and the following:
As our products are used over a longer period of time in many patients and in combination with other products, and additional studies are conducted, new issues with respect to safety, resistance and interactions with other drugs may arise, which could cause us to provide additional warnings or contraindications on our labels, narrow our approved indications or halt sales of a product, each of which could reduce our revenues.
As our products mature, private insurers and government payers often reduce the amount they will reimburse patients for these products, which increases pressure on us to reduce prices.
If physicians do not see the benefit of our HIV or HCV products, the sales of our HIV or HCV products will be limited.
As new branded or generic products are introduced into major markets, our ability to maintain pricing and market share may be affected. For example, TDF, one of the active pharmaceutical ingredients in Truvada, Atripla, Complera/Eviplera and Stribild, faces generic competition in the European Union, the United States and certain other countries. In addition, because emtricitabine, the other active pharmaceutical ingredient of Truvada, faces generic competition in the European Union, Truvada faces generic competition in the European Union and certain other countries outside


of the United States. This has had, and is expected to continue to have, a negative impact on our business and results of operations.
If we fail to develop and commercialize new products or expand the indications for existing products, our prospects for future revenues and our results of operations may be adversely affected.
If we do notThe success of our business depends on our ability to introduce new products or increase sales ofas well as expand the indications for our existing products to address areas of unmet medical need. The launch of commercially successful products is necessary to cover our substantial research and development expenses and to offset revenue losses when our existing products lose market share due to


various factors such as competition and loss of patent exclusivity, as well as to provide for the growth of our business. There are many difficulties and uncertainties inherent in drug development and the introduction of new products. The product development cycle is characterized by significant investments of resources, long lead times and unpredictable outcomes due to the nature of developing medicines for human use. We expend significant time and resources on our product pipeline without any assurance that we will notrecoup our investments or that our efforts will be commercially successful. A high rate of failure is inherent in the discovery and development of new products, and failure can occur at any point in the process, including late in the process after substantial investment. For example, see “We face risks in our clinical trials, including the potential for unfavorable results, delays in anticipated timelines and disruption, which may adversely affect our prospects for future revenue growth and our results of operations.” We cannot state with certainty when or whether any of our product candidates under development will be approved or launched; whether we will be able to increasedevelop, license or maintain our total revenues nor continue to expand our R&D efforts. Drug development is inherently risky and manyacquire additional product candidates fail during the drug development process. For example, during 2018, we terminatedor products; or whether any products, once launched, will be commercially successful. Failure to launch commercially successful new products or new indications for existing products could have a material adverse effect on our Phase 3 study of andecaliximab for the treatment of gastric cancer. We may decide to terminate product development after expending significant resources and effort. In addition, if we are unable to obtain regulatory approval for product candidates from our recent acquisition of Kite Pharma, Inc. (Kite) and effectively commercialize Kite’s product candidates, we may not be able to realize the anticipated benefits from our acquisition of Kite, including any expected future revenues, from Kite’s product candidates.
Further, any future marketing applications we file may not be approved by the regulatory authorities on a timely basis, or at all. Even if marketing approval is granted, there may be significant limitations on their use.results of operations and long-term success.
Our inability to accurately predict demand for our products uptake of new products orand fluctuations in customerpurchasing patterns or wholesaler inventories makes it difficult for us to accurately forecast sales and may cause our forecasted revenues and earnings to fluctuate, which could adversely affect our financial results and our stock price.
We may be unable to accurately predict demand for our products, including the uptake of new products, as demand is dependentdepends on a number of factors. For example, the non-retail sector in the United States, which includes government institutions, including state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, correctional facilities and large health maintenance organizations, tends to be even less consistent in terms of buying patterns and often causes quarter-over-quarter fluctuations that do not necessarily mirror patient demand for our products. Federal and state budget pressures, as well as the annual grant cycles for federal and state funds, may cause purchasing patterns to not reflect patient demand of our products. For example, in the first quarters of 2018 and certain prior years, we observed large non-retail purchases of our HIV products by a number of state ADAPs that exceeded patient demand. We believe such purchases were driven by the grant cycle for federal ADAP funds. We expect to continue to experience fluctuations in the purchasing patterns of our non-retail customers, which may result in fluctuations in our product sales, revenues and earnings in the future. In light of the budget crises faced by many European countries, we have observed variations in purchasing patterns induced by cost containment measures in Europe. We believe these measures have caused some government agencies and other purchasers to reduce inventory of our products in the distribution channels, which has decreased our revenues and caused fluctuations in our product sales and earnings. We may continue to see this trend in the future.
We sell and distribute most of our products in the United States exclusively through the wholesale channel. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, approximately 86% of our product sales in the United States were to three wholesalers, AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health, Inc. and McKesson Corp. The U.S. wholesalers with whom we have entered into inventory management agreements make estimates to determine end user demand and may not be completely effective in matching their inventory levels to actual end user demand. As a result, changes in inventory levels held by those wholesalers can cause our operating results to fluctuate unexpectedly if our sales to these wholesalers do not match end user demand. In addition, inventory is held at retail pharmacies and other non-wholesaler locations with whom we have no inventory management agreements and no control over buying patterns. Adverse changes in economic conditions, increased competition or other factors may cause retail pharmacies to reduce their inventories of our products, which would reduce their orders from wholesalers and, consequently, the wholesalers’ orders from us, even if end user demand has not changed. For example, during the fourth quarter of 2017,In addition, we have observed that strong wholesaler and sub-wholesaler purchases of our products resultedin the fourth quarter typically results in inventory draw-down by wholesalers and sub-wholesalers in the subsequent first quarter of 2018.quarter. As inventory in the distribution channel fluctuates from quarter to quarter, we may continue to see fluctuations in our earnings and a mismatch between prescription demand for our products and our revenues.
Further, because our HCV products represent a cure and competitors’ HCV products have entered the market, revenues from our HCV products are difficult for us and investors to estimate. See a discussion of the primary drivers of our HCV product revenues and the factors that can negatively impact such revenues in the risk factor entitled “A substantial portion of our revenues is derived from sales of products to treat HIV and HCV. If we are unable to increase HIV sales or if HCV sales decrease more than anticipated, then our results of operations may be adversely affected” starting on page 37. In addition, we estimate the rebates we will be required to pay in connection with sales during a particular quarter based on claims data from prior quarters. In the United States, actual rebate claims are typically made by payers one to three quarters in arrears. Actual claims may vary significantly from our estimates which can cause an adjustment to our product revenues. Because HCV product revenues are difficult to predict, investors may have widely varying expectations that may be materially higher or lower than our actual or anticipated revenues. To the extent our actual or anticipated HCV product revenues exceed or fall short of these expectations, our stock price could be adversely impacted.


Yescarta, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, represents a novel approach to cancer treatment that creates significant challenges for us.us, which may impact our ability to increase sales of Yescarta.
Yescarta, a CAR T cell therapy, involves (i) harvesting T cells from the patient’s blood, (ii) engineering T cells to express cancer-specific receptors, (iii) increasing the number of engineered T cells and (iv) infusing the functional cancer-specific T cells back into the patient. Advancing this novel and personalized therapy creates significant challenges, including:
educating and certifying medical personnel regarding the procedures and the potential side effect profile of our therapy, such as the potential adverse side effects related to cytokine release syndrome and neurologic toxicities, in compliance with the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program required by FDAU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Yescarta;
using medicines to manage adverse side effects of our therapy, such as tocilizumab and corticosteroids, which may not be available in sufficient quantities, may not adequately control the side effects and/or may have a detrimental impact on the efficacy of the treatment;
sourcing clinical and commercial supplies for the materials used to manufacture and process Yescarta;
developing a robust and reliable process, while limiting contamination risks, for engineering a patient’s T cells ex vivo and infusing the engineered T cells back into the patient; and


conditioning patients with chemotherapy in advance of administering our therapy, which may increase the risk of adverse side effects.
The use of engineered T cells as a potential cancer treatment is a recent development and may not be broadly accepted by physicians, patients, hospitals, cancer treatment centers, payers and others in the medical community. We may not be able to establish or demonstrate into the medical community or commercial or governmental payers the safety and efficacy of Yescarta and the potential advantages and side effects compared to existing and future therapeutics. If we fail to overcome these significant challenges, our sales of Yescarta, results of operations and stock price could be adversely affected.
We face significant competition.
We face significant competition from global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, specialized pharmaceutical firms and generic drug manufacturers. Our products compete with other available products based primarily on efficacy, safety, tolerability, acceptance by doctors, ease of patient compliance, ease of use, price, insurance and other reimbursement coverage, distribution and marketing.
Our TAF-containing HIV products compete primarily with products from ViiV Healthcare Company (ViiV), which markets fixed-dose combination products that compete with Genvoya, Truvada, Descovy, Odefsey, Atripla, Complera/Eviplera, Stribild and Biktarvy. For example, products marketed by ViiV, including Tivicay (dolutegravir), Triumeq (abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine) and Juluca (dolutegravir/rilpivirine), compete with our HIV products. For Tybost, we compete with ritonavir marketed by AbbVie Inc. (AbbVie).
We also face competition from generic HIV products. Generic versions of lamivudine and Combivir (lamivudine and zidovudine) are available in the United States and certain other countries. Generic versions of efavirenz, a component of Atripla, are available in the United States, Canada and Europe. We have observed some pricing pressure related to the efavirenz component of our Atripla sales. TDF, one of the active pharmaceutical ingredients in Truvada, Atripla, Complera/Eviplera and Stribild, faces generic competition in the European Union, the United States and certain other countries. In addition, because emtricitabine, the other active pharmaceutical ingredient of Truvada, faces generic competition in the European Union, Truvada also faces generic competition in the European Union and certain other countries outside of the United States. Pursuant to a settlement agreement relating to patents that protect Truvada and Atripla, Teva Pharmaceuticals will be able to launch generic fixed-dose combinations of emtricitabine and TDF and generic fixed-dose combinations of emtricitabine, TDF and efavirenz in the United States on September 30, 2020.
Our HCV products Epclusa, Harvoni, Sovaldi and Vosevi, compete primarily with Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir)products marketed by AbbVie Inc. and Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) marketed by Merck.Merck & Co., Inc.
Our HBV products Viread, Vemlidy and Hepsera, face competition from existing therapies for treating patients with HBV. Our HBV products face competition fromas well as generic versions of TDF. Our HBV products also compete with Baraclude (entecavir), an oral nucleoside analogproducts marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company as well as generic entecavir, and Tyzeka/Sebivo (telbivudine), an oral nucleoside analog marketed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis).
Yescarta competes with Kymriah, a CAR T cell therapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, marketed by Novartis and is expected to compete with products from other companies developing advanced T cell therapies.
Letairis competes with Tracleer (bosentan) and Opsumit (macitentan)products marketed by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. and also with Adcirca (tadalafil) marketed by, United Therapeutics Corporation and Pfizer Inc. Because the U.S. patent for ambrisentan, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Letairis expired in July 2018,also faces competition from manufacturers of generic versions of Letairis is expected to face generic competition in the United States.


Ranexa competes predominantly with generic compounds from three distinct classes of drugs for the treatment of chronic angina in the United States, including generic and/or branded beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers and long-acting nitrates. Ranexa is expected to facealso faces competition from manufacturers of generic competitionversions of Ranexa in the United States starting in the first quarter of 2019.States.
In addition, a number of companies are pursuing the development of technologies which are competitive with our existing products or research programs. These competing companies include specialized pharmaceutical firms and large pharmaceutical companies acting either independently or together with other pharmaceutical companies. Furthermore, academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private organizations conducting research may seek patent protection and may establish collaborative arrangements for competitive products or programs. If any of these competitors gain market share as a result of new technologies, commercialization strategies or otherwise, it could adversely affect our results of operations and stock price.
Our results of operations may be adversely affected by current and potential future healthcare reforms.legislative and regulatory actions.
Legislative and regulatory changes toactions affecting government prescription drug procurement and reimbursement programs occur relatively frequently in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.frequently. In the United States, we, along with other pharmaceutical manufacturers of branded drug products, are required to pay a portion of an industry fee (also known as the branded prescription drug (BPD) fee), calculated based on select government sales during the prior year as a percentage of total industry government sales. The amount of the annual BPD fee imposed on the pharmaceutical industry as a whole is $4.1 billion in 2018 and $2.8 billion in 2019 and thereafter. Our BPD fee expenses were $385 million in 2017, $270 million in 2016 and $414 million in 2015. The BPD fee is not tax deductible.
Since the November 2016 U.S. election, President Trump and the U.S. Congress have made numerous efforts to repeal or amend the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) was enacted in 2010 to expand healthcare coverage. Since then, numerous efforts have been made to repeal, amend or administratively limit the ACA in whole or in part. In May 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the American Health Care Act (the AHCA), which would repeal many provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Although the U.S. Senate considered but failed to pass the AHCA and other comparable measures, the U.S. Congress may consider further legislation to repeal or replace elements of the Affordable Care Act. In addition,For example, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Trump signed into law by President Trump in December 2017, repealsrepealed the Affordable Care Act’s individual health insurance mandate, which is considered a key component of the Affordable Care Act.ACA. In December 2018, a Texas federal district court struck down the ACA on the grounds that the individual health insurance mandate is unconstitutional, although this ruling has been stayed pending appeal. The ongoing challenges to the ACA and new legislative proposals have resulted in uncertainty regarding the ACA's future stabilityviability and destabilization of the Affordable Care Acthealth insurance market. The resulting impact on our business is uncertain and could be material.
Efforts to control prescription drug prices could also have a material adverse effect on our business. For example, in 2018, President Trump and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the "American Patients First Blueprint" and have begun implementing certain portions. The initiative includes proposals to increase generic drug and biosimilar competition, enable the Medicare program to negotiate drug prices more directly and improve transparency regarding


drug prices and ways to lower consumers' out-of-pocket costs. The Trump administration also proposed to establish an “international pricing index” that would be used as a benchmark to determine the costs and potentially limit the reimbursement of drugs under Medicare Part B. Among other pharmaceutical manufacturer industry-related proposals, Congress has proposed bills to change the Medicare Part D benefit to impose an inflation-based rebate in Medicare Part D and to alter the benefit structure to increase manufacturer contributions in the catastrophic phase. The volume of drug pricing-related bills has dramatically increased under the current Congress, and the resulting impact on our business is thus uncertain and could be material.
In addition, many states have proposed or enacted legislation that seeks to indirectly or directly regulate pharmaceutical drug pricing, such as by requiring biopharmaceutical manufacturers to publicly report proprietary pricing information or to place a maximum price ceiling on pharmaceutical products purchased by state agencies. If such proposed legislation is passed, we may experience additional pricing pressures on our products. For example, in October 2017, California’s governor signed a prescription drug price transparency state bill into law, requiring prescription drug manufacturers to provide advance notice and explanation for price increases of certain drugs that exceed a specified threshold. SimilarBoth Congress and state legislatures are considering various bills have been previously introducedthat would reform drug purchasing and price negotiations, allow greater use of utilization management tools to limit Medicare Part D coverage, facilitate the import of lower-priced drugs from outside the United States and encourage the use of generic drugs. Such initiatives and legislation may cause added pricing pressures on our products.
Changes to the Medicaid program at the federal or state level could also have a material adverse effect on our business. Proposals that could impact coverage and the Trump administration has focused attention on proposed efforts to curb prescription drug prices. In May 2018, President Trump and the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary released the American Patients First blueprint, which included measures to increase generic drug and biosimilar competition, the abilityreimbursement of the Medicare program to negotiate drug prices, public transparency regarding drug prices and information available to beneficiaries regarding ways to lower out-of-pocket costs. The Trump Administration has begun implementing many of these measures, and in October 2018, President Trump proposed a demonstration project to establish an “international pricing index” that would be used as a benchmark in deciding how much to pay for Medicare Part B drugs. The potential effect of health insurance market destabilization during ongoing repeal and replace discussions, as well as the impact of potential changes to the way the Medicaid program is financed, will likely affect patients’ sources of insurance and resultant drug coverage. In addition to the Trump Administration’s proposals, discussions continue at the federal level regarding policies that would require manufacturers to pay higher rebates in Medicare Part D, giveour products, including giving states more flexibility onto manage drugs that are covered under the Medicaid program permitand permitting the re-importation of prescription medications from Canada or other countries, and other policy proposals that could impact reimbursement forhave a material adverse effect by limiting our products. It is difficult to predict the impact, if any, of any such legislation, executive actions or Medicaid flexibility on theproducts’ use and reimbursement of our products in the United States, including the potential for the importation of generic versions of our products.
In addition,coverage. Furthermore, state Medicaid programs could request additional supplemental rebates on our products as a result of thean increase in the federal base Medicaid rebate. PrivateTo the extent that private insurers or managed care programs follow Medicaid coverage and payment developments, they could also use the enactment of these increased rebates to exert pricing pressure on our products, and to the extent that private insurers or managed care programs follow Medicaid coverage and payment developments, the adverse effects may be magnified by private insurers adoptingtheir adoption of lower payment schedules.
Other proposed regulatory actions affecting manufacturers could have a material adverse effect on our business. It is difficult to predict the impact, if any, of any such proposed legislative and regulatory actions or resulting state actions on the use and reimbursement of our products in the United States, but our results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our existing products are subject to reimbursement from government agencies and other third parties.parties, and we may be required to provide rebates and other discounts on our products, which may result in an adjustment to our product revenues. Pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement pressures may reduce profitability.adversely affect our profitability and our results of operations.
Successful commercialization of our products depends, in part, on the availability of governmental and third-party payer reimbursement for the cost of such products and related treatments in the markets where we sell our products. Government health authorities, private health insurers and other organizations generally provide reimbursement. In the United States, the European


Union and other significant or potentially significant markets for our products and product candidates, government authorities and third-party payers are increasingly attempting to limit or regulate the price of medical products and services. A significantsubstantial portion of our sales of the majority of our products areis subject to significant discounts from list price.price, including rebates that we may be required to pay certain governmental agencies. In addition, standard reimbursement structures may not adequately reimburse for innovative therapies. For example, Yescarta is typically administered on an in-patient basis. Reimbursement through federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid is challenging and may be insufficient to cover the complete cost associated with the therapy.
For example, effective October 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established inpatient reimbursement for patients receiving Yescarta. The reimbursement includes payment for a severity adjusted diagnosis related group (DRG) 016, a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) for Yescarta that at most will cover one half the cost of Yescarta and may cover less than that, and, in some cases, an outlier payment. Taken together, the total payment may not be sufficient to reimburse hospitals for their cost of care for patients receiving Yescarta. Furthermore, thisThis payment methodology is likely to be in effect until at least September 2020. Limited payments such as this could impact the willingness of some hospitals to offer the therapy and of doctors to recommend the therapy and could lessen the attractiveness of our therapy to patients, which could have an adverse effect on sales of Yescarta and on our results of operations. CMS has also openedproposed a National Coverage AnalysisDecision on CAR T cellscell therapy and maywould impose certain coverage limitations on that therapy. These coverage limitations would apply to the entire Medicare program and could include,includes, among other things, a requirement for patients to be enrolled in a clinical trial or registry in order for the hospital and physician to be paid for CAR T cell therapy. Further, commercial payers may follow Medicare coverage policies and could impose similar limitations. Lastly,Additionally, in the European Union, there could beare barriers to reimbursement in individual countries that could limit the uptake of Yescarta.
In addition, we estimate the rebates we will be required to pay in connection with sales during a particular quarter based on claims data from prior quarters. In the United States, actual rebate claims are typically made by payers one to three quarters in arrears. Actual claims and payments may vary significantly from our estimates which can cause an adjustment to our product revenues. To the extent our actual or anticipated product revenues fall short of investors’ expectations, our stock price could be adversely impacted.


Laws and regulations applicable to the health care industry could impose new obligations on us, require us to change our business practices and restrict our operations in the future.
The health care industry is subject to various federal, state and international laws and regulations pertaining to drug reimbursement, rebates, price reporting, health care fraud and abuse, and data privacy and security. In the United States, these laws include anti-kickback and false claims laws, laws and regulations relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other federal and state programs, the Medicaid Rebate Statute, individual state laws relating to pricing and sales and marketing practices, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other federal and state laws relating to the privacy and security of health information. In addition, while not specific to the health care industry, we may be subject to additional data privacy and security laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
Violations of these laws or any related regulations may be punishable by criminal and/or civil sanctions, including, in some instances, substantial fines, civil monetary penalties, exclusion from participation in federal and state health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration health programs, and federal employee health benefit programs, actions against executives overseeing our business and burdensome remediation measures. In addition, these laws and regulations are broad in scope and they are subject to change and evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or to alter one or more of our sales or marketing practices. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could also result in negative publicity or other consequences that could harm our reputation, disrupt our business or adversely affect our results of operations. If any or all of these events occur, our business and stock price could be materially and adversely affected.
Recently, there has been enhanced scrutiny of company-sponsored patient assistance programs, including insurance premium and co-pay assistance programs and donations to third-party charities that provide such assistance. There has also been enhanced scrutiny by governments on reimbursement support offerings, clinical education programs and promotional speaker programs. If we, or our agents, vendors or donation recipients, are deemed to have failed to comply with laws, regulations or government guidance in any of these areas, we could be subject to criminal or civil sanctions. Any similar violations by our competitors could also negatively impact our industry reputation and increase scrutiny over our business and our products.
SeeIn addition, government price reporting and payment regulations are complex and we are continually assessing the methods by which we calculate and report pricing in accordance with these obligations. Our methodologies for calculations are inherently subjective and may be subject to review and challenge by various government agencies, which may disagree with our interpretation. If the government disagrees with our reported calculations, we may need to restate previously reported data and could be subject to additional financial and legal liability as described above.
For a description of our government investigations and related litigation, insee Note 10,11. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


We have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, business acquisitions, licensing arrangements, strategic collaborations, or disposal of our assets and other strategic transactions, which could cause us to incur significant expenses and could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, business acquisitions, licensing arrangements, strategic collaborations, or disposal of our assets and other transactions, as part of our business strategy. We may not identify suitable transactions in the future and, if we do, we may not complete such transactions in a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis, or at all, and may not realize the expected benefits. IfFor example, if we are successful in making an acquisition, the products and technologies that are acquired may not be successful or may require significantly greater resources and investments than originally anticipated. We also may not be able to integrate acquisitions successfully into our existing business and could incur or assume significant debt and unknown or contingent liabilities. We have also acquired, and may in the future acquire, equity investments in our strategic transactions, such as in connection with our collaboration with Galapagos NV, and the value of our equity investments may fluctuate and decline in value. Further, we conduct annual impairment testing of our goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets in the fourth quarter, or earlier if impairment indicators exist, as required under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.principles, which may result in an impairment charge. If we fail to overcome these risks, it could cause us to incur significant expenses and negatively affect profitability, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. We could also experience negative effects on our reported results of operations from acquisition or disposition-related charges, amortization of expenses related to intangibles and charges for impairment of long-term assets.
Approximately 27% of our product sales occur outside the United States, and currency fluctuations and hedging expenses may cause our earnings to fluctuate, which could adversely affect our stock price.
Because a significant percentage of our product sales are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, we face exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. When the U.S. dollar strengthens against these foreign currencies, the relative value of sales made in the respective foreign currency decreases. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar weakens against these currencies, the relative value of such sales increases. Overall, we are a net receiver of foreign currencies and, therefore, benefit from a weaker U.S. dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar.


We use foreign currency exchange forward and option contracts to hedge a percentageportion of our forecasted international sales, primarily those denominated in the Euro. We also hedge certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, which reduces but does not eliminate our exposure to currency fluctuations between the date a transaction is recorded and the date cash is collected or paid. Foreign currency exchange, net of hedges, had a favorablean immaterial impact on our product sales of $89 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to the same period in 2017.2018.
We cannot predict future fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar. If the U.S. dollar appreciates significantly against certain currencies and our hedging program does not sufficiently offset the effects of such appreciation, our results of operations will be adversely affected and our stock price may decline.
Additionally, the expenses that we recognize in relation to our hedging activities can also cause our earnings to fluctuate. The level of hedging expenses that we recognize in a particular period is impacted by the changes in interest rate spreads between the foreign currencies that we hedge and the U.S. dollar.
If significant safety issues arise for our marketed products or our product candidates, our reputation may be harmed and our future sales may be reduced, which wouldcould adversely affect our results of operations.
The data supporting the marketing approvals for our products and forming the basis for the safety warnings in our product labels were obtained in controlled clinical trials of limited duration and, in some cases, from post-approval use. As our products are used over longer periods of time by many patients with underlying health problems taking numerousor other medicines, we expect to continue to findfinding new issues such asrelated to safety, resistance or drug interactioninteractions. Any such issues which may require uschanges to provideour product labels, such as additional warnings, contraindications or contraindications on our labels or narrow our approved indications, eacheven narrowed indications. If any of whichthese were to occur, it could reduce the market acceptance and sales of theseour products.
Regulatory authorities have been moving towards more active and transparent pharmacovigilance and are making greater amounts of stand-alone safety information and clinical trial data directly available to the public through websites and other means, such as periodic safety update report summaries, risk management plan summaries and various adverse event data. Safety information, without the appropriate context and expertise, may be misinterpreted and lead to misperception or legal action which may potentially cause our product sales or stock price to decline.
For Yescarta, a novel CAR T cell therapy, treatment-related adverse effects may not be appropriately recognized and managed by the treating medical staff, as toxicities resulting from personalized T cell therapy are not typically encountered in the general patient population and by medical personnel. Common medicines that may be used at academic medical centers and hospitals to help manage adverse side effects of Yescarta, such as tocilizumab and corticosteroids, may not be available in sufficient quantities, may not adequately control such adverse side effects and/or may have a detrimental impact on the efficacy of the treatment. We have trained and expect to continue to train medical personnel to understand the side effect profile of Yescarta in compliance with the REMS program required by FDA for Yescarta, although we can give no assurances on the efficacy of our training efforts.


Inadequate training in recognizing or managing the potential adverse effects of Yescarta, or the disregard or modification of our training by medical staff, could result in more severe or prolonged toxicities or even patient deaths.
Further, if serious safety, resistance or drug interaction issues arise with our marketed products, sales of these products could be limited or halted by us or by regulatory authorities and our results of operations wouldcould be adversely affected.
Our operations depend on compliance with complex FDA and comparable international regulations. Failure to obtain broad approvals on a timely basis or to maintain compliance could delay or halt commercialization of our products.
The products we develop must be approved for marketing and sale by regulatory authorities and, once approved, are subject to extensive regulation by FDA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and comparable regulatory agencies in other countries. We are continuing clinical trials for many of our products for currently approved and additional uses. We anticipate that we will file for marketing approval in additional countries and for additional indications and products over the next several years. These products may fail to receive such marketing approvals on a timely basis, or at all.
Further, how we manufacture and sell our products is subject to extensive regulation and review. Discovery of previously unknown problems with our marketed products or problems with our manufacturing, safety reporting or promotional activities may result in restrictions on our products, including withdrawal of the products from the market. If we fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, including those related to promotion and manufacturing, we could be subject to penalties including fines, suspensions of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products and criminal prosecution.
For example, under FDA rules, we are often required to conduct post-approval clinical studies to assess a known serious risk, signals of serious risk or to identify an unexpected serious risk andrisk. In certain circumstances, we may be required to implement a REMSRisk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy program for our products, which could include a medication guide, patient package insert, a communication plan to healthcare providers, restrictions on distribution or use of a product and other elements as FDA deems are necessary to assure safe use of the drug, which could include imposing certain restrictions on the distribution or use of a product.drug. Failure to comply with these or other requirements imposed by FDA could result in significant civil monetary penalties and our operating results may be adversely affected.
The results and anticipated timelines ofWe face risks in our clinical trials, are uncertainincluding the potential for unfavorable results, delays in anticipated timelines and may not support continued development of a product candidate,disruption, which wouldmay adversely affect our prospects for future revenue growth.growth and our results of operations.
We are required to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of products that we develop for each intended use through extensive preclinical studies and clinical trials. The results from preclinical and early clinical studies do not always accurately predict results in later, large-scale clinical trials. Even successfully completed large-scale clinical trials may not result in marketable products. For example, during 2018, we terminatedrecently announced that our Phase 3 study of andecaliximabKITE-585 program, an anti-B cell maturation antigen being evaluated for the treatment of gastric cancer, after determiningmultiple myeloma, will not be moving forward. We also recently announced that study data showed insufficient evidenceSTELLAR-3 and STELLAR-4, Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of selonsertib for the treatment benefit.of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), did not meet the pre-


specified week 48 primary endpoints. If any of our product candidates fails to achieve its primary endpoint in clinical trials, if safety issues arise or if the results from our clinical trials are otherwise inadequate to support regulatory approval of our product candidates, commercialization of that product candidate could be delayed or halted. In addition, we may also face challenges in clinical trial protocol design.
If the clinical trials for any of the product candidates in our pipeline are delayed or terminated, our prospects for future revenue growth wouldand our results of operations may be adversely impacted. For example, we face numerous risks and uncertainties with our product candidates, including Descovy for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP); selonsertib for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH);NASH; axicabtagene ciloleucel for the treatment of second line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; and filgotinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, each currently in Phase 3 clinical trials, that could prevent completion of development of these product candidates. These risks include our ability to enroll patients in clinical trials, the possibility of unfavorable results of our clinical trials, the need to modify or delay our clinical trials or to perform additional trials and the risk of failing to obtain FDA and other regulatory body approvals. As a result, our product candidates may never be successfully commercialized. For example, FDA has requested that we conduct a safety study of filgotinib in men with moderately to severely active inflammatory bowel disease (MANTA study) as a post-marketing requirement. Further, we may make a strategic decision to discontinue development of our product candidates if, for example, we believe commercialization will be difficult relative to other opportunities in our pipeline. If these programs and others in our pipeline cannot be completed on a timely basis or at all, then our prospects for future revenue growth and our results of operations may be adversely impacted. In addition, clinical trials involving our commercial products could raise new safety issues for our existing products, which could in turn decreaseadversely affect our revenuesresults of operations and harm our business.
Due to our reliance on third-party contract research organizations to conduct our clinical trials,In addition, we are unable to directly control the timing, conduct, expense and quality of our clinical trials.
We extensively outsource our clinical trial activities and usually perform only a small portion of the start-up activities in-house. We rely on independent third-party contract research organizations (CROs) to perform most of our clinical studies, including document preparation, site identification, screening and preparation, pre-study visits, training, program management, patient enrollment, ongoing monitoring, site management and bioanalytical analysis. Many important aspects of the services performed for us by the CROs are out of our direct control. If there is any dispute or disruption in our relationship with our CROs, our clinical trials may be delayed. Moreover, in our regulatory submissions, we rely on the quality and validity of the clinical work performed


by third-party CROs. If any of our CROs’ processes, methodologies or results were determined to be invalid or inadequate, our own clinical data and results and related regulatory approvals couldmay be adversely affected.
We depend on relationships with other companiesthird parties for sales and marketing performance, technology, development, logistics and commercialization of product candidates and revenues.products. Failure to maintain these relationships, poor performance by these companies or disputes with these companiesthird parties could negatively impact our business.
We rely on a number of collaborative relationships with major pharmaceutical companiesthird parties for our sales and marketing performance in certain territories. For example, we have collaboration arrangements with Janssen Sciences Ireland UC for Odefsey, Complera/Eviplera and Symtuza. In some countries, we rely on international distributors for sales of certain of our products. Some of these relationships also involve the clinical development of these products by our partners. Reliance on collaborative relationships poses a number of risks, including the risk that:
we are unable to control the resources our corporate partners devote to our programs or products;
disputes may arise with respect to the ownership of rights to technology developed with our corporate partners;
disagreements with our corporate partners could cause delays in, or termination of, the research, development or commercialization of product candidates or result in litigation or arbitration;
contracts with our corporate partners may fail to provide significant protection or may fail to be effectively enforced if one of these partners fails to perform;
our corporate partners have considerable discretion in electing whether to pursue the development of any additional products and may pursue alternative technologies or products either on their own or in collaboration with our competitors;
our corporate partners with marketing rights may choose to pursue competing technologies or to devote fewer resources to the marketing of our products than they do to products of their own development; and
our distributors and our corporate partners may be unable to pay us.
Given these risks, there is a great deal of uncertainty regarding the success of our current and future collaborative efforts. If these efforts fail, our product development or commercialization of new products could be delayed or revenues from products could decline.
Yescarta is available only through a REMS program, which is required by FDA to mitigate the potential risks of the product. Only hospitals and their associated clinics certified in the REMS program are permitted to dispense Yescarta. All relevant staff involved in the prescribing, dispensing or administering of Yescarta must be trained on the REMS program requirements and must successfully complete a REMS program knowledge assessment. Failure of hospitals and clinics to enroll in the Yescarta REMS program or to successfully complete and comply with the program requirements may result in regulatory action from FDA or decreased sales of Yescarta, which could harm our business and our reputation.
For Yescarta, we rely on technology partners to assist in the development and maintenance of the Kite Konnect platform. This platform is critical to ensure positive prescriber and patient experience, as well as chain of identity and chain of custody of Yescarta. If the technology platform is incomplete, insufficiently maintained or develops technological issues, we may experience a disruption to the sales and logistics of our Yescarta business, which could extend for a significant period of time, and we may need to expend considerable resources and time to repair or improve the platform in cooperation with our partners. In addition, we rely on third-party sites to collect patientpatients’ white blood cells, known as apheresis centers, shippers, couriers, and hospitals for the logistical collection of patient’spatients’ white blood cells and ultimate delivery of Yescarta to patients. Any disruption or difficulties incurred by any of these vendors could result in product loss and regulatory action and harm our Yescarta business and our reputation.
In addition, to To ensure that any apheresis center is prepared to ship cells to our manufacturing facilities, we plan to conduct quality certifications of each apheresis center. However, apheresis centers may choose not to participate in the certification process


or we may be unable to complete certification in a timely manner or at all, which could delay or restrain our manufacturing and commercialization efforts. As a result, our sales of Yescarta may be limited which could harm our results of operations.
Our success depends to a significant degree on our ability to defend our patents and other intellectual property rights both domestically and internationally. We may not be able to obtain effective patents to protect our technologies from use by competitors and patents of other companies could require us to stop using or pay for the use of required technology.competitors.
Patents and other proprietary rights are very important to our business. Our success depends to a significant degree on our ability to:
obtain patents and licenses to patent rights;
preserve trade secrets and internal know-how;


defend against infringement of our patents and efforts to invalidate our patents;them; and
operate without infringing on the intellectual property of others.
If we have a properly drafted and enforceable patent, it can be more difficult for our competitors to use our technology to create competitive products and more difficult for our competitors to obtain a patent that prevents us from using technology we create. As part of our business strategy, we actively seek patent protection both in the United States and internationally and file additional patent applications, when appropriate, to cover improvements in our compounds, products and technology.
We have a number of U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications and rights to patents related to our compounds, products and technology, but we cannot be certain that issued patents will be enforceable or provide adequate protection or that pending patent applications will result in issued patents. Patent applications are confidential for a period of time before a patent is issued. As a result, we may not know if our competitors filed patent applications for technology covered by our pending applications or if we were the first to invent or first to file an application directed toward the technology that is the subject of our patent applications. Competitors may have filed patent applications or received patents and may obtain additional patents and proprietary rights that block or compete with our products. In addition, if competitors file patent applications covering our technology, we may have to participate in litigation, interferencepost-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or other proceedings to determine the right to a patent or validity of any patent granted. Litigation, interferencepost-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or other proceedings are unpredictable and expensive, and could divert management attention from other operations, such that, even if we are ultimately successful, our results of operations may be adversely affected by such events.
For example, TDF, one of the active pharmaceutical ingredients in Truvada, Atripla, Complera/Eviplera and Stribild, and the main active pharmaceutical ingredient in Viread, faces generic competition in the European Union, the United States and certain other countries. In addition, because emtricitabine, the other active pharmaceutical ingredient of Truvada, faces generic competition in the European Union, Truvada also faces generic competition in the European Union and certain other countries outside of the United States. Because the U.S. patent for ambrisentan, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Letairis, expired in July 2018, Letairis is expected to face generic competition in the United States. Further, Ranexa is also expected to face generic competition in the United States starting in the first quarter of 2019. The entry of these generic products may lead to market share and price erosion and have a negative impact on our business and results of operations. In addition, we do not own any patents covering ranolazine, the active ingredient of Ranexa. Instead, when it was discovered that only a sustained-release formulation of ranolazine would achieve therapeutic plasma levels, we obtained patents on those formulations and the characteristic plasma levels they achieve. For Yescarta, the composition of matter patent has expired in the European Union. In the European Union and the United States, patent applications are pending related to Kite’s proprietary manufacturing processes. We own a granted patent in the United States and pending applications in the United States and European Union relating to Kite’s proprietary pre-conditioning methods.
We may obtain patents for certain products many years before marketing approval is obtained for those products. Because patents have a limited life, which may begin to run prior to the commercial sale of the related product, the commercial value of the patent may be limited. However, we may be able to apply for patent term extensions or supplementary protection certificates in some countries.
Generic manufacturers have sought, and may continue to seek, FDA approval to market generic versions of our products through an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA), the application formprocess typically used by manufacturers seeking approval of a generic drug. SeeFor a description of our ANDA litigation, in see Note 10,11. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and risk factor entitled “Litigation with generic manufacturers has increased our expenses which may continue to reduce our earnings. If we are unsuccessful in all or some10-Q. The entry of these lawsuits, some or all of our claims in the patents may be narrowed or invalidated and generic versions of our products could be launched priorhas, and may in the future, lead to market share and price erosion and have a negative impact on our patent expiry” beginning on page 49.business and results of operations.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to operate without infringing upon the patents or other proprietary rights of third parties.
If we infringe the valid patents of third parties, we may be required to pay significant monetary damages or we may be prevented from commercializing products or may be required to obtain licenses from these third parties. We may not be able to obtain alternative technologies or any required license on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we fail to obtain these licenses or alternative technologies, we may be unable to develop or commercialize some or all of our products. For example, we are aware of patents and patent applications owned by third parties that such parties may claim cover the use of sofosbuvir, axicabtagene ciloleucel and bictegravir. See also a description of our litigation regarding sofosbuvir, axicabtagene ciloleucel and bictegravir in Note 10,11, Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the risk factors entitled “If any of our HCV products is proven to infringe the patents of any third party, we may be required to pay significant monetary damages, which could adversely affect our financial results beginning on page 46 and “If any party is successful in establishing exclusive rights to axicabtagene ciloleucel, our anticipated revenues and earnings from the sale of that product could be adversely affected” beginning on page 47.10-Q. We are also aware of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,044,509, 9,579,333, 9,937,191 and 9,937,19110,335,423 assigned to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that purport to claim a process of protecting a primate host from infection by an immunodeficiency retrovirus by administering a


combination of emtricitabine and tenofovir or TDF prior to exposure of the host to the immunodeficiency retrovirus. We have been in contact with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the scope and relevance of the patents and have explained that we do not believe that these patents are valid because the patent office was not given the most relevant prior art and because physicians and patients were using the claimed methods years before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention filed the applications for the patents.
Furthermore, we also rely on unpatented trade secrets and improvements, unpatented internal know-how and technological innovation. For example, a great deal of our liposomal manufacturing expertise, which is a key component of our liposomal technology, is not covered by patents but is instead protected as a trade secret. We protect these rights mainly through confidentiality agreements with our corporate partners, employees, consultants and vendors. These agreements provide that all confidential information developed or made known to an individual during the course of their relationship with us will be kept confidential and will not be used or disclosed to third parties except in specified circumstances. In the case of employees, the agreements provide that all inventions made by an individual while employed by us will be our exclusive property. We cannot be certain that these parties will comply with these confidentiality agreements, that we have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets, internal know-how or technological innovation will not otherwise become known or be independently discovered by our competitors. Under some of our R&D agreements, inventions become jointly owned by us and our corporate partner and in other cases become the exclusive property of one party. In certain circumstances, it can be difficult to determine who owns a particular invention and disputes could


arise regarding those inventions. If our trade secrets, internal know-how, technological innovation or confidential information become known or independently discovered by competitors or if we enter into disputes over ownership of inventions, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If any of our HCV products is proven to infringe the patents of any third party, we may be required to pay significant monetary damages, which could adversely affect our financial results.
We own patents and patent applications that claim sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) as a chemical entity and its metabolites and the fixed-dose combinations of sofosbuvir and velpatasvir (Epclusa), ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (Harvoni) and sofosbuvir, velpatasvir and voxilaprevir (Vosevi). We are aware of patents and patent applications owned by third parties that have been or may in the future be alleged by such parties to cover the use of our HCV products. If third parties obtain valid and enforceable patents, and successfully prove infringement of those patents by our HCV products, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages.
Current legal proceedings of significance related to sofosbuvir include:
Litigation with Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Idenix)
See the risk factor entitled “We may be required to pay material damages to Merck if the court’s decision invalidating a patent owned by Merck’s Idenix subsidiary is overturned on appeal” beginning on page 47. See also a description of our Idenix litigation in Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Litigation with Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck)
In August 2013, Merck contacted us requesting that we pay royalties on the sales of sofosbuvir and obtain a license to U.S. Patent No. 7,105,499 (the ‘499 patent) and U.S. Patent No. 8,481,712 (the ‘712 patent), which it co-owns with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The ‘499 and ‘712 patents cover compounds which do not include, but may relate to, sofosbuvir. We filed a lawsuit in August 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaratory judgment that the Merck patents are invalid and not infringed. Initially, in March 2016, a jury determined that we had not established that Merck’s patents are invalid for lack of written description or lack of enablement and awarded Merck $200 million in damages. However, in June 2016, the court ruled in our favor on our defense of unclean hands and determined that Merck may not recover any damages from us for the ‘499 and ‘712 patents. The judge has determined that Merck is required to pay our attorney’s fees due to the exceptional nature of this case. In July 2017, the court issued a decision setting the amount of attorney fees awarded to us.
Merck filed notices of appeal to the CAFC regarding the court’s decision on our defense of unclean hands and its award of attorney’s fees. In April 2018, the CAFC affirmed the court’s decision on unclean hands. Merck has filed a petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court. If the decision on our defense of unclean hands is reversed subsequently and Merck’s patent is upheld, we may be required to pay damages and a royalty on sales of sofosbuvir-containing products following the appeal. In that event, the judge has indicated that she will determine the amount of the royalty, if necessary, at the conclusion of any appeal in this case.
Litigation with the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota (the University) has obtained Patent No. 8,815,830 (the ‘830 patent), which purports to broadly cover nucleosides with antiviral and anticancer activity. In August 2016, the University filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir-containing products infringes the ‘830 patent.


We believe the ‘830 patent is invalid and will not be infringed by the continued commercialization of sofosbuvir. In October 2017, the court granted our motion to transfer the case to California. We have also filed four petitions for inter partes review with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) alleging that all asserted claims are invalid for anticipation and obviousness. In March 2018, the District Court stayed the litigation until after the PTAB rules on our petitions for inter partes review.
Petitions for Inter Partes Review filed by Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge
In October 2017, we received notice that Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) submitted multiple petitions requesting inter partes review to the USPTO PTAB alleging that certain patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid as either not novel or obvious. We strongly believe I-MAK’s petitions are without merit and that sofosbuvir, the only approved HCV drug of its kind, is both novel and not obvious. Accordingly, we defended against these allegations, and the PTAB declined to institute all ten of I-MAK’s petitions for inter partes review as well as all of I-MAK’s petitions for rehearing.
European Patent Claims
In February 2015, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of one of our granted European patents covering sofosbuvir that expires in 2028. In October 2016, the EPO upheld the validity of certain claims of our sofosbuvir patent. We have appealed this decision, seeking to restore all of the original claims, and several of the original opposing parties have also appealed, requesting full revocation. The appeal process may take several years.
In April 2017, several parties filed oppositions in the EPO requesting revocation of our granted European patent relating to sofosbuvir that expires in 2024. The EPO conducted an oral hearing for this opposition in September 2018 and upheld the claims. The decision may be appealed.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of intellectual property claims related to our HCV products, and we have spent, and will continue to spend, significant resources defending against these claims. If we are unsuccessful in all or some of these lawsuits, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages, which could have a significant negative effect on our financial results.
We may be required to pay material damages to Merck if the courts decision invalidating a patent owned by Mercks Idenix subsidiary is overturned on appeal.
In December 2013, Idenix, UDSG, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and L’Université Montpellier II sued us in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir will infringe the ‘600 patent and that an interference exists between the ‘600 patent and our U.S. Patent No. 8,415,322. Also in December 2013, Idenix and Universita Degli Studi di Cagliari sued us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging that the commercialization of sofosbuvir will infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 6,914,054 (the ‘054 patent) and 7,608,597 (the ‘597 patent). In June 2014, the court transferred the Massachusetts litigation to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Idenix was acquired by Merck in August 2014.
Prior to trial in December 2016, Idenix committed to give us a covenant not to sue with respect to any claims arising out of the ‘054 patent related to sofosbuvir and withdrew that patent from the trial. In addition, Idenix declined to litigate the ‘600 patent infringement action at trial in light of the appeal then pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Since the U.S. Supreme Court denied Idenix’s petition for certiorari in the appeal of the interference decision on the ‘600 patent, all pending actions concerning the ‘600 patent have been dismissed. A jury trial was held in December 2016 on the ‘597 patent. In December 2016, the jury found that we willfully infringed the asserted claims of the ‘597 patent and awarded Idenix $2.54 billion in past damages. In February 2018, the judge invalidated Idenix’s ‘597 patent and vacated the jury’s award of $2.54 billion in past damages. Idenix has appealed this decision to the CAFC. We believe the Delaware court’s decision correctly found that, as a matter of law, the ‘597 patent is invalid, and we remain confident in the merits of our case on appeal.
If the court’s decision invalidating Idenix’s patent is overturned on appeal, the amount we could be required to pay could be material. The timing and magnitude of the amount of any such payment could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and stock price.
If any party is successful in establishing exclusive rights to axicabtagene ciloleucel, our anticipated revenues and earnings from the sale of that product could be adversely affected.
In October 2017, we acquired Kite, which is now our wholly-owned subsidiary. Through the acquisition, we acquired axicabtagene ciloleucel, a CAR T cell therapy. In October 2017, we received approval from FDA for axicabtagene ciloleucel, now known commercially as Yescarta.
We own patents and patent applications that claim axicabtagene ciloleucel chimeric DNA segments. Third parties may have, or may obtain rights to, patents that allegedly could be used to prevent or attempt to prevent us from commercializing axicabtagene ciloleucel or to require us to obtain a license in order to commercialize axicabtagene ciloleucel. For example, we are aware that


Juno Therapeutics, Inc. (Juno) has exclusively licensed Patent No. 7,446,190 (the ‘190 patent) which was issued to Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In September 2017, Juno and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center filed a lawsuit against Kite in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the commercialization of axicabtagene ciloleucel infringes the ‘190 patent. In October 2017, following FDA approval for Yescarta, Juno filed a second complaint alleging that axicabtagene ciloleucel infringes the ‘190 patent. Juno subsequently moved to dismiss the September 2017 complaint and has maintained the October 2017 complaint. The court has set a trial date of October 2019 for this lawsuit.
In August 2015, Kite filed a petition for inter partes review in the USPTO alleging that the asserted claims of the ‘190 patent are invalid as obvious. In December 2016, the PTAB determined that the claims of the ‘190 patent are not invalid due to obviousness. In February 2017, Kite filed a Notice of Appeal to the CAFC. In June 2018, the CAFC affirmed the PTAB’s determination that the ‘190 patent claims are not invalid due to obviousness.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of intellectual property claims related to axicabtagene ciloleucel. If Juno’s patent is upheld as valid and Juno successfully proves infringement of that patent by axicabtagene ciloleucel, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages or we could be prevented from selling Yescarta unless we were able to obtain a license to this patent. Such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, which could adversely impact our business and results of operations.
Manufacturing problems, including at our third-party manufacturers and corporate partners, could cause inventory shortages and delay product shipments and regulatory approvals, which may adversely affect our results of operations.
In order to generate revenue from our products, we must be able to produce sufficient quantities of our products to satisfy demand. Many of our products are the result of complex manufacturing processes. The manufacturing process for pharmaceutical products is also highly regulated and regulators may shut down manufacturing facilities that they believe do not comply with regulations.
Our products are either manufactured at our own facilities or by third-party manufacturers or corporate partners. We depend on third parties to perform manufacturing activities effectively and on a timely basis for the majority of our solid dose products. We, our third-party manufacturers and our corporate partners are subject to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), which are extensive regulations governing manufacturing processes, stability testing, record keeping and quality standards as defined by FDA and EMA. Similar regulations are in effect in other jurisdictions.
Our third-party manufacturers and corporate partners are independent entities who are subject to their own unique operational and financial risks whichthat are out of our control. If we or any of these third-party manufacturers or corporate partners fail to perform as required, this could impair our ability to deliver our products on a timely basis or receive royalties or could cause delays in our clinical trials and applications for regulatory approval. Further, we may have to write-offwrite off the costs of manufacturing any batch that fails to pass quality inspection or meet regulatory approval. In addition, we, our third-party manufacturers and our corporate partners may only be able to produce some of our products at one or a limited number of facilities and, therefore, have limited manufacturing capacity for certain products, and we may not be able to locate additional or replacement facilities on a reasonable basis or at all. Our sales of such products could also be adversely impacted by our reliance on such limited number of facilities. To the extent these risks materialize and affect their performance obligations to us, our financial results may be adversely affected.
Our manufacturing operations are subject to routine inspections by regulatory agencies. If we are unable to remedy any deficiencies cited by FDA in these inspections, our currently marketed products and the timing of regulatory approval of products in development could be adversely affected. Further, there is risk that regulatory agencies in other countries where marketing applications are pending will undertake similar additional reviews or apply a heightened standard of review, which could delay the regulatory approvals for products in those countries. If approval of any of our product candidates were delayed or if production of our marketed products was interrupted, our anticipated revenues and our stock price wouldmay be adversely affected.
We have limited experience managing the T cell engineering process, and our processes may be more difficult or more expensive than the approaches taken by our current and future competitors. We cannot be sure that the manufacturing processes employed by us will result in engineered T cells that will be safe and effective. In addition, we may encounter difficulties in production, particularly in scaling up and validating initial production to meet patient demand and ensuring the absence of contamination. These problems could include difficulties with production costs and yields, quality control, including stability of the product, quality assurance testing, operator error, shortages of qualified personnel, as well as compliance with strictly enforced federal, state and foreign regulations. Further, if contaminants are discovered in our supply of Yescarta or in the manufacturing facilities, such manufacturing facilities may need to be closed for an extended period of time to investigate and remedy the contamination, which could require substantial resources and management attention. We cannot assure you that any stability or other issues relating to the manufacture of Yescarta will not occur in the future or that any such issues may be remedied on a timely basis or at all. In addition, we may fail to manage the logistics of collecting and shipping patient material to the manufacturing site and shipping Yescarta back to the patient. Logistical and shipment delays and problems caused by us, our vendors or other factors not in our control, such as weather and natural disasters, could prevent or delay the delivery of our products and product candidates to patients. Additionally, we are required to maintain a complex chain of identity and custody with respect to patient


material as such material moves to the manufacturing facilities, through the manufacturing process, and back to the patient. Failure to maintain chain of identity and custody could result in patient death, loss of product or regulatory action, which could have an adverse effect on us, our reputation and our stock price.
We may not be able to obtain materials or supplies necessary to conduct clinical trials or to manufacture and sell our products, which wouldcould limit our ability to generate revenues.
We need access to certain supplies and products to conduct our clinical trials and to manufacture and sell our products. If we are unable to purchase sufficient quantities of these materials or find suitable alternatealternative materials in a timely manner, our development efforts for our product candidates may be delayed or our ability to manufacture our products wouldcould be limited, which wouldcould limit our ability to generate revenues.
Suppliers of key components and materials must be named in the new drug application or MAAmarketing authorization application filed with FDA, EMA or otherthe regulatory authority for any product candidate for which we are seeking marketing approval, and significant delays can occur if the qualification of a new supplier is required. Even after a manufacturer is qualified by the regulatory authority, the manufacturer must continue to expend time, money and effort in the area of production and quality control to ensure full compliance with GMP. Manufacturers are subject to regular periodic inspections by the regulatory authorities following initial approval. If, as a result of these inspections, a regulatory authority determines that the equipment, facilities, laboratories or processes do not comply with applicable regulations and conditions of product approval, the regulatory authority may suspend the manufacturing operations. If the manufacturing operations of any of the single suppliers for our products are suspended, we may be unable to generate sufficient quantities of commercial or clinical supplies of product to meet market demand, which wouldcould in turn decrease our revenues and harm our business. In addition, if deliverydeliveries of materialmaterials from our suppliers were interrupted for any reason, we may be unable to ship certain of our products for commercial supply or to supply our productsproduct candidates in development for clinical trials. In addition, some of our products and the materials that we utilize in our operations are mademanufactured at only one facility, which we may not be able to replace in a timely manner and on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Problems with any of the single suppliers we depend on, including in the event of a disaster, such as an earthquake, equipment failure or other difficulty, may negatively impact our development and commercialization efforts.
A significant portion of the raw materials and intermediates used to manufacture our antiviral products are supplied by third-party manufacturers and corporate partners outside of the United States. As a result, any political or economic factors in a specific country or region, including any changes in or interpretations of trade regulations, compliance requirements or tax legislation, that would limit or prevent third parties outside of the United States from supplying these materials wouldcould adversely affect our ability


to manufacture and supply our antiviral products to meet market needs and have a material and adverse effect on our operating results.
If we were to encounter any of these difficulties, our ability to provide our products andconduct clinical trials on product candidates and to patients would be jeopardized.
Litigation with generic manufacturers has increased our expenses which may continue to reduce our earnings. If we are unsuccessful in all or some of these lawsuits, some or all of our claims in the patents may be narrowed or invalidatedmanufacture and generic versions ofsell our products could be launched prior to our patent expiry.
As part of the approval process for some of our products, FDA granted us a New Chemical Entity (NCE) exclusivity period duringimpaired, which other manufacturers’ applications for approval of generic versions of our product will not be approved. Generic manufacturers may challenge the patents protecting products thatcould have been granted NCE exclusivity one year prior to the end of the NCE exclusivity period. Generic manufacturers have sought and may continue to seek FDA approval for a similar or identical drug through an ANDA, the application form typically used by manufacturers seeking approval of a generic drug. To seek approval for a generic version of a product having NCE status, a generic manufacturer may submit its ANDA to FDA four years after the branded product’s approval.
Current legal proceedings of significance with generic manufacturers include:
Mylan
In February 2016, we received notice that Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Mylan) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Tybost (cobicistat). In the notice, Mylan alleges that the patent covering cobicistat is invalid as obvious and that Mylan’s generic product cannot infringe an invalid claim. In March 2016, we filed lawsuits against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. The parties have agreed to dismiss the action in West Virginia, and the trial in Delaware was stayed. The patent in suit that covers Tybost is also listed in the Orange Book for Stribild and Genvoya. In November 2017, we received notice that Mylan submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Evotaz (atazanavir/cobicistat) and challenging the validity of our cobicistat compound patent, citing the arguments it has made in the ongoing litigation involving Tybost. In December 2017, we filed a lawsuit against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.


In July 2018, we reached an agreement with Mylan to resolve all pending lawsuits. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law.
Aurobindo
In April and May 2018, we received notices that Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. (Aurobindo) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market generic versions of Truvada at low dosage strengths. In the May notice, Aurobindo alleges that two patents associated with emtricitabine are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Aurobindo’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Truvada at low dosage strengths. In May 2018, we filed a lawsuit against Aurobindo in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of our patents. In October 2018, we reached an agreement with Aurobindo to resolve the lawsuit. The settlement agreement has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as required by law.
Strides
In May 2018, we received notice that Strides Pharma Inc. (Strides) submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Truvada. In the notice, Strides alleges that two patents associated with emtricitabine and four patents associated with the emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) fixed-dose combination are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Strides’ manufacture, use or sale of a generic version of Truvada. In June 2018, we filed a lawsuit against Strides in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for infringement of our patents.
Natco and Teva
In February 2018, we received notices from Natco Pharma Limited (Natco) and Teva Pharmaceuticals (Teva) that they have each submitted an ANDA to FDA requesting permission to manufacture and market a generic version of Sovaldi. In Teva’s notice, it alleges that nine patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Teva’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Sovaldi. In March 2018, we filed lawsuits against Teva in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of these patents. In Natco’s notice, it alleges that two patents associated with sofosbuvir are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Natco’s manufacture, use or sale of generic versions of Sovaldi. Natco did not challenge all patents listed on the Orange Book for Sovaldi. In March 2018, we filed lawsuits against Natco in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of these patents.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the foregoing actions and other litigation with generic manufacturers, and we may spend significant resources enforcing and defending these patents. If we are unsuccessful in these lawsuits, some or all of our original claims in the patents may be narrowed or invalidated and the patent protection for these products could be substantially shortened. Further, if all of the patents covering one or more products are invalidated, FDA could approve the requests to manufacture a generic version of such products in the United States prior to the expiration date of those patents. The sale of generic versions of these products earlier than their patent expiration would have a significant negativeadverse effect on our revenues and results of operations.business.
Imports from countries where our products are available at lower prices and unapproved generic or counterfeit versions of our products could have a negative impact on our reputation and business.
Prices for our products are based on local market economics and competition and sometimes differ from country to country. Our sales in countries with relatively higher prices may be reduced if products can be imported into those or other countries from lower price markets. If our HIV, HBV and HCV products, which we have agreed to make available at substantially reduced prices to certain low- and middle-income countries participating in our Gilead Access Program, are re-exported from these low- and middle-income countries into the United States, Europe or other higher price markets, our revenues wouldcould be adversely affected. In addition, we have entered into voluntary licensing agreements with generic drug companies in India, South Africa and China, as well as a licensing agreement with the Medicines Patent Pool, a United Nations-backed public health organization, which allows generic drug companies to manufacture generic versions of HIV and HBV products incorporating our licensed compounds, TAF, cobicistat, elvitegravir and bictegravir, for distribution in certain low- and middle-income countries. We have also entered into licensing agreements with generic manufacturers in India, Egypt and Pakistan allowing them to produce andand/or distribute generic versions of our HCV products in certain low- and middle-income countries. If generic versions of our HIV, HBV and HCV products produced and/or distributed under these licensesagreements are then re-exported to the United States, Europe or other markets outside of these low- and middle-income countries, our revenues wouldcould be adversely affected.
In addition, purchases of our products in countries where our selling prices are relatively low for resale in countries in which our selling prices are relatively high may adversely impact our revenues and gross margin and may cause our sales to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. For example,Additionally, use of these diverted products could occur in countries where they have not been approved and patients could source the product outside the legitimate supply chain. Therefore, the products may be handled, shipped and stored inappropriately, which may affect the efficacy of the product and could harm patients, our brands or the commercial or scientific reputation of our products.
In the European Union, we are required to permit products purchased in one countryEU member state to be sold in another country.EU member state. Purchases of our products in countries where our selling prices are relatively low for resale in countries


in which our selling prices are relatively high can affect the inventory level held by our wholesalers and can cause the relative sales levels in the various countries to fluctuate from quarter to quarter and not reflect the actual consumer demand in any given quarter. These quarterly fluctuations may impact our earnings, which could adversely affect our stock price and harm our business.
We are also aware of the existence of various “Buyers Clubs” around the world that promote the personal importation of generic versions of our HCV and HIV products that have not been approved for use in the countries into which they are imported. As a result, patients may be at risk of taking unapproved medications which may not be what they purport to be, may not have the potency they claim to have or may contain harmful substances. To the extent patients take unapproved generic versions of one or more of our medications and are injured or not cured by these generic products, our brandbrands or the commercial or scientific reputation of our HCV and HIV products could be harmed.
Further, third parties may illegally distribute and sell counterfeit versions of our products, which do not meet the rigorous quality standards of our manufacturing and supply chain. For example, in 2017 and 2018, there were reports that a product labeled as Epclusa was available in multiple countries, which we determined was not an authentic product based on sample analysis and the lot number. We have cooperated and continue to cooperate with regulatory authorities to investigate this matter. We actively take actions to discourage the distribution and sale of counterfeits of our products around the world, including working with local regulatory and legal authorities to enforce laws against counterfeit drugs, raising public awareness of the dangers of counterfeit drugs and promoting public policies to hinder the sale and availability of counterfeit drugs. Counterfeit drugs pose a serious risk to patient health and safety.safety and may raise the risk of product recalls. Our reputation and business could suffer as a result of counterfeit drugs sold under our brand name.names.
Expensive litigation and government investigations have increased our expenses which may continue to reduce our earnings.
We are involved in a number of litigation, investigation and other dispute-related matters that require us to expend substantial internal and financial resources. We expect these matters will continue to require a high level of internal and financial resources for the foreseeable future. These matters have reduced and will continue to reduce our earnings and require significant management attention. Please seeFor a description of our litigation, investigationinvestigations and other dispute-related matters, in see Note 10,11. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The outcome of such legal proceedings or any other legal proceedings that may be brought against us, the investigations or any other investigations that may be initiated and any other dispute-related matters, are inherently uncertain, and adverse developments or outcomes can result in significant expenses, monetary damages, penalties or injunctive relief against us that could significantly reduce our earnings and cash flows and harm our business.business and reputation.
In some countries, governments may grant compulsory licenses for our products or our patents may not be enforced.

In a number of developing countries, government officials and other interested groups have suggested that pharmaceutical companies should make drugs for HIV or HCV infection available at low cost. Alternatively, governments in those developing countries could issue compulsory licenses or government use licenses to allow competitors to manufacture and sell their own versions of our products, thereby reducing our product sales. For example, there is growing attention on the availability of HCV therapies and some activists are advocating for the increased availability of HCV therapies through other means including compulsory licenses. The government of Malaysia has exercised Government Rights under Section 84 of the Malaysian Patents Act to practice the patented invention of sofosbuvir for a period of three years for use only in government hospitals and clinics. In the past, certain offices of the government of Brazil have expressed concern over the affordability of our HIV products and declared that they were considering issuing compulsory licenses to permit the manufacture of otherwise patented products for HIV infection. If compulsory licenses permit generic manufacturing to override our product patents for our HIV, HCV or other products, or if compulsory licenses or government use licenses are issued for these products, it could reduce our earnings and cash flows and harm our business.
In addition, certain countries do not permit enforcement of our patents, or permit our patents to issue, and third-party manufacturers are able to sell generic versions of our products in those countries. For example, in 2017, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency rejected our patent applications related to sofosbuvir and our HCV products. We successfully appealed those decisions, and those applications are now under examination at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office. Sales of generic versions of our products could significantly reduce our sales and adversely affect our results of operations, particularly if generic versions of our products are imported into territories where we have existing commercial sales.
We may face significant liability resulting from our products and such liability could materially reduce our earnings.
The testing, manufacturing, marketing and use of our commercial products, as well as product candidates in development, involve substantial risk of product liability claims. These claims may be made directly by consumers, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies or others. We have limited insurance for product liabilities that may arise. If we do not maintain adequate coverage or if claims exceed our coverage, our financial condition will be adversely affected. In addition, negative publicity associated with any claims, regardless of their merit, may decrease the future demand for our products and impair our financial condition.


For a description of our product liability matters, see Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
If we fail to attract and retain highly qualified personnel, we may be unable to successfully develop new product candidates, conduct our clinical trials and commercialize our product candidates.
Our future success will depend in large part on our continued ability to attract and retain highly qualified scientific, technical and management personnel, as well as personnel with expertise in clinical testing, governmental regulation and commercialization. In July 2018, we announced that John F. Milligan will step down as our President and Chief Executive Officer after a 28-year career with the company. While our Board of Directors conducts a search to identify a successor, Dr. Milligan will remain in his current position through the end of the year, or if earlier, when his successor is named and commences in the role. We face competition for personnel from other companies, universities, public and private research institutions, government entities and other organizations. Competition for qualified personnel in the biopharmaceutical field is intense, and there is a limited pool of qualified potential employees to recruit. We may not be able to attract and retain quality personnel on acceptable terms. Additionally, changes to U.S. immigration and work authorization laws and regulations could make it more difficult for employees to work in or transfer to jurisdictions in which we have operations and could impair our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. If we are unsuccessful in our recruitment and retention efforts, our business may be harmed. Further,
We have recently announced changes to our senior leadership team. In April 2019, we announced that Robin L. Washington plans to retire from her position as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 2020, or if earlier, when a successor is named and commences in the role. Should a successor be named and commences in the role prior to March 2020, Ms. Washington has agreed to remain in an advisory capacity through the completion of our reporting of 2019 financial results. In July 2019, we also announced that John G. McHutchison, A.O., M.D., our Chief Scientific Officer and Head of Research and Development, has decided to leave the company, effective August 2019. We have commenced a search for his successor. If there are delays with the selection of a new Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer and Chief Scientific Officer, or if we do not successfully manage the transition,these transitions, our business may be negatively impacted.
Business disruptions from natural or man-made disasters may harmadversely affect our future revenues.revenues and materially reduce our earnings.
Our worldwide operations, third-party manufacturers or corporate partners could be subject to business interruptions stemming from natural or man-made disasters, including those related to climate change, for which we or they may be uninsured or inadequately insured. Our corporate headquarters in Foster City and our Santa Monica location, which together house a majority of our R&D activities, and our San Dimas, La Verne, Oceanside and El Segundo manufacturing facilities are located in California, a seismically active region. As we may not carry adequate earthquake insurance and significant recovery time could be required to resume operations, our financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected in the event of a major earthquake. In addition, our Yescarta business is also reliant on our ability to manage the logistics of collecting and shipping patient material to our manufacturing facilities and shipping Yescarta back to the patient. Any logistical and shipment delays caused by such natural or man-made disasters could prevent or delay the delivery of our products to patients and could harm our Yescarta business.
We are dependent on information technology systems, infrastructure and data.data, which may be subject to cyberattacks and security breaches.
We are dependent upon information technology systems, infrastructure and data, including our new Kite Konnect platform.platform, which is critical to ensure chain of identity and chain of custody of Yescarta. The multitude and complexity of our computer systems make them inherently vulnerable to service interruption or destruction, malicious intrusion and random attack. Likewise, data privacy or security breaches by employees or others may pose a risk that sensitive data, including our intellectual property or trade secrets or the personal information of our employees, patients, customers or other business partners may be exposed to unauthorized persons or to the public. Cyberattacksare increasing in their frequency, sophistication and intensity. Cyberattacks could include the deployment of harmful malware, denial-of-service, social engineering and other means to affect service reliability and threaten data confidentiality, integrity and availability. Our business and technology partners face similar risks and any security breach of their systems could adversely affect our security posture. While we have invested, and continue to invest, in the protection of our data and information technology infrastructure, there can be no assurance that our efforts, or the efforts of our partners and vendors, will prevent service interruptions or identify breaches in our systems, thatsystems. Such interruptions or breaches could adversely affect our business and operations and/or result incause the loss of critical or sensitive information, which could result in financial, legal, business or reputational harm to us. In addition, our liability insurance may not be sufficient in type or amount to cover us against claims related to security breaches, cyberattacks and other related breaches.the financial, legal, business or reputational losses that may result from an interruption or breach of our systems.
Regulators globally are also imposing new data security requirements, including greater monetary fines for privacy violations. For example, in 2016, the European Union adopted a new law governing data practices and privacy called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which that became effective in May 2018. The lawEurope in 2018 established new requirementsregulations regarding the handling of personal data, and non-compliance with the GDPR may result in monetary penalties of up to 4% four percent


of worldwide revenue. In addition, we may be subject to additional data privacy and security laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The GDPR and other changes in laws or regulations associated with the enhanced protection of certain types of sensitive data, such asincluding healthcare data or other personal information, could greatly increase our cost of providing our products and services or even prevent us from offering certain services in jurisdictions thatin which we operate.
Changes in our effective income tax rate could reduce our earnings.
We are subject to income taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions including Ireland. Due to economic and political conditions, various countries are actively considering and have made changes to existing tax laws. We cannot predict the form or timing of potential legislative and regulatory changes that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. For example, the United States recently enacted significant tax reform, and certain provisions of the new law are complex and will continue to significantly affect us. The accounting for these changes is currently considered provisional and may change materially during the measurement period due to the issuance of anticipated guidance and finalization of certain accounting method elections. See Note 14, Income Taxes, of the


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional details.
In addition, significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. Various factors may have favorable or unfavorable effects on our income tax rate including, but not limited to, changes in forecasted demand for our HCV products, our portion of the non-tax deductible annual BPDbranded prescription drug fee, the accounting for stock options and other share-based awards, mergers and acquisitions, the ability to manufacture product in our Cork, Ireland facility, the amortization of certain acquisition related intangibles for which we receive no tax benefit, future levels of R&D spending, changes in the mix of earnings in the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in overall levels of pre-tax earnings, and resolution of federal, state and foreign income tax audits.audits, and potential changes to our legal entity structure. The impact on our income tax provision resulting from the above mentioned factors may be significant and could have a negative impact on our consolidated results of operations.
Our income tax returns are subject to audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service for the tax years from 2013 to 2015 and by various state and foreign jurisdictions. There are differing interpretations of tax laws and regulations and, as a result, significant disputes may arise with these tax authorities involving issues of the timing and amount of deductions and allocations of income among various tax jurisdictions. Resolution of one or more of these exposures in any reporting period could have a material impact on the results of operations for that period.
There can be no assurance that we will pay dividends or continue to repurchase stock.
Our Board of Directors authorized a dividend program under which we intend to pay quarterly dividends of $0.57$0.63 per share, subject to quarterly declarations by our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors also approved the repurchase of up to $12.0 billion of our common stock, of which $6.1$3.7 billion is available for repurchase as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. Any future declarations, amount and timing of any dividends and/or the amount and timing of such stock repurchases are subject to capital availability and determinations by our Board of Directors that cash dividends and/or stock repurchases are in the best interest of our stockholders and are in compliance with all respective laws and our agreements applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends and the repurchase of stock. Our ability to pay dividends and/or repurchase stock will depend upon, among other factors, our cash balances and potential future capital requirements for strategic transactions, including acquisitions, debt service requirements, results of operations, financial condition and other factors beyond our control that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. A reduction in or elimination of our dividend payments, our dividend program and/or stock repurchases could have a negative effect on our stock price.


Item 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In the first quarter of 2016, our Board of Directors authorized a $12.0 billion share repurchase program (2016 Program) under which repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. We started repurchases under the 2016 Program in April 2016.
During the third quarter of 2018,three months ended June 30, 2019, we repurchased and retired 69 million shares of our common stock for $449$588 million through open market transactions under the 2016 Program. The table below summarizes our stock repurchase activity under the 2016 Program for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018:2019:
 Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased
(in thousands)
 Average 
Price Paid
per Share
(in dollars)
  Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
(in thousands)
 Maximum Fair Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
(in millions)
July 1 - July 31, 2018870
 $75.35
 653
 $6,508
August 1 - August 31, 20183,292
 $75.80
 3,026
 $6,279
September 1 - September 30, 20182,328
 $73.96
 2,300
 $6,109
Total6,490
(1) 
$75.08
 5,979
(1) 
 
_________________________________________       
 Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased
(in thousands)
 Average 
Price Paid
per Share
(in dollars)
  Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
(in thousands)
 Maximum Fair Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
(in millions)
April 1 - April 30, 20193,130
 $65.22
 3,103
 $4,111
May 1 - May 31, 20193,274
 $65.47
 3,236
 $3,899
June 1 - June 30, 20192,629
 $66.65
 2,601
 $3,726
Total9,033
(1) 
$65.73
 8,940
(1) 
 
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(1)  
The difference between the total number of shares purchased and the total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced program is due to shares of common stock withheld by us from employee restricted stock awards in order to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.
Item 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
Item 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.


Item 5.OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
Item 6.EXHIBITS
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index included herein.




Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Footnote
Exhibit Number Description of Document
(1)3.1 
    
(2)3.2 
    
 4.1 Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2
    
(3)4.2 
    
(3)4.3 
    
(4)4.4 
    
(5)4.5 
    
(6)4.6 
    
(7)4.7 
    
(8)4.8 
    
(9)4.9 
    
*(10)10.1 
    
*(11)10.2 
    
*(12)10.3 
    
*(13)10.4 
    
*(14)10.5 
    
*(12)10.6 
    
*(15)10.7 
    
*(15)10.8 
    
*(16)10.9 
    
*(15)10.10 
    
*(17)10.11 
    
*(17)10.12 
    
*(17)10.13 
    
*(17)10.14 
    
*(18)10.15 
    
*(17)10.16 
    
*(18)10.17 
    
*(17)10.18 
    
*(14)10.19 
    
*(19)10.20 
    
*(20)10.21 
    
*(20)10.22 
    
Exhibit
Footnote
Exhibit Number Description of Document
(1)3.1 
    
(1)3.2 
    
 4.1 Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2
    
(2)4.2 
    
(2)4.3 
    
(3)4.4 
    
(4)4.5 
    
(5)4.6 
    
(6)4.7 
    
(7)4.8 
    
(8)4.9 
    
*(9)10.1 
    
*(10)10.2 
    
*(11)10.3 
    
*10.4*** 
    
*(12)10.5 
    
*(13)10.6 
    
*(13)10.7 
    
*(14)10.8 
    
*10.9*** 
    
*(15)10.10 
    
*(15)10.11 
    
*10.12*** 
    
*(15)10.13 
    
*(15)10.14 
    
*10.15*** 
    
*(11)10.16 
    
*10.17*** 
    
*10.18*** 
    
*(16)10.19 
    
*10.20*** 
    
*(17)10.21 
    
*(18)10.22 
    
*(19)10.23 
    


*(20)10.2310.24 
    
*(21)10.2410.25 
*10.26***
*10.27***
*10.28***
*10.29***
*10.30***
    
*(22)10.25
*(23)10.26
*(24)10.27
*10.28
*(25)10.29
*(26)10.30
*(27)10.31
*(28)10.32 Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into between Registrant and its directors and executive officers
    
*(28)(22)10.3310.32 Form of Employee Proprietary Information and Invention Agreement entered into between Registrant and certain of its officers and key employees
    
*(29)(23)10.3410.33 
    
 +(30)+(24)10.3510.34 Amendment Agreement, dated October 25, 1993, between Registrant, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB) and Rega Stichting v.z.w. (REGA), together with the following exhibits: the License Agreement, dated December 15, 1991, between Registrant, IOCB and REGA (the 1991 License Agreement), the License Agreement, dated October 15, 1992, between Registrant, IOCB and REGA (the October 1992 License Agreement) and the License Agreement, dated December 1, 1992, between Registrant, IOCB and REGA (the December 1992 License Agreement)
    
 +(31)+(25)10.3610.35 
    
 +(32)+(26)10.3710.36 
    
 +(33)+(27)10.3810.37 
    
 +(34)+(28)10.3910.38 
    
 +(35)+(29)10.4010.39 
    
 +(35)+(29)10.4110.40 
    
 +(36)++(30)10.4210.41 
    
 +(37)++(30)10.4310.42 
 +(37)10.44
 +(38)10.45
 +(37)10.46
 +(39)10.47
 +(40)10.48
    
+(41)(31)10.4910.43 
    
+(42)(32)10.5010.44 
    
 31.131.1*** 
    
 31.231.2*** 
    
 32.1**
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104The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL


(1)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2014,9, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)(3)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)(4)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(6)(5)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(7)(6)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(8)(7)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
(9)(8)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.

(10)(9)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.
(11)(10)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
(11)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
(12)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
(13)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference.
(14)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
(15)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference
(16)(14)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(17)(15)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
(18)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(19)(16)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(20)(17)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and incorporated herein by reference.
(21)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
(22)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’sRegistrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
(23)(18)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
(24)(19)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
(25)Filed on Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5,10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
(26)(20)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
(27)(21)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 7,December 10, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference.
(28)(22)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-55680), as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
(29)(23)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
(30)(24)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by reference.
(31)(25)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
(32)(26)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
(33)(27)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
(34)(28)Filed as an exhibit to Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on November 3, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
(35)(29)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
(36)(30)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s QuarterlyAmendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005,10-K/A filed on April 18, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
(37)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.
(38)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference.
(39)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference.
(40)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(41)(31)Filed as an exhibit to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(42)(32)Filed as an exhibit to Kite Pharma, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-196081) filed on June 17, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
***This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.Filed herewith.
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+Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with an asterisk (the Mark). This Exhibit has been filed separately with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission without the Mark pursuant to Registrant’s Application Requesting Confidential Treatment under Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
++Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with the Mark because the identified confidential portions are (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 


  GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
  (Registrant)
   
Date:NovemberAugust 6, 20182019
/s/    JOHN F. MILLIGAN        
DANIEL P. O’DAY
  
John F. Milligan, Ph.D.Daniel P. ODay
PresidentChairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date:NovemberAugust 6, 20182019
/s/    ROBINROBIN L. WASHINGTON        
WASHINGTON        
  
Robin L. Washington
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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