INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we may disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and all documents subsequently filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus supplement. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof whether specifically listed below or filed in the future that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K.
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014;
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015;
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Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 6, 2015, February 20, 2015, April 1, 2015, April 15, 2015, April 20, 2015, June 17, 2015, June 18, 2015, June 30, 2015, July 15, 2015 (containing items 1.01 and 9.01), July 17, 2015, July 28, 2015 and July 31, 2015; and
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Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 17, 2015 to the extent incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents or this prospectus supplement, by calling our Investor Relations department at (908) 673-9000, or by writing to Investor Relations, Celgene Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are considered forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) concerning our business, results of operations, economic performance and/or financial condition, based on management’s current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and projections. Forward-looking statements are included, for example, in the discussions about:
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strategy;
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new product discovery and development;
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current or pending clinical trials;
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our products’ ability to demonstrate efficacy or an acceptable safety profile;
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actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
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product manufacturing, including our arrangements with third-party suppliers;
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product introduction and sales;
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royalties and contract revenues;
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expenses and net income;
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credit and foreign exchange risk management;
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liquidity;
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asset and liability risk management;
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the outcome of litigation and other proceedings;
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intellectual property rights and protection;
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economic factors;