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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-032539
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180509
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180511
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180511

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GILEAD SCIENCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000882095
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				943047598
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19731
		FILM NUMBER:		18827201

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 LAKESIDE DR
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6505743000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 LAKESIDE DR
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="6" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:22.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GILEAD SCIENCES,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Appointment of a Director</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At a meeting held on May&nbsp;9, 2018, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Gilead Sciences,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed Harish Manwani to serve on the Board and Compensation Committee of the Board effective May&nbsp;9, 2018.&#160; The Board determined that Mr.&nbsp;Manwani meets the criteria of &#147;independent director&#148; as specified by applicable laws and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), the listing rules&nbsp;of NASDAQ and the Company&#146;s Board Guidelines. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr.&nbsp;Manwani and any other persons pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Manwani was selected as a director, and there are no related party transactions involving Mr.&nbsp;Manwani that are reportable under Item 404(a)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As compensation for his service on the Board and Compensation&#160; Committee, Mr.&nbsp;Manwani will receive:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An equity grant, consisting of options to purchase 9,496 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock and restricted stock units covering an additional 2,283 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock.&#160; These grants will be made under the Company&#146;s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the Plan) and represents his equity compensation for the 2018-2019 service period.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A pro-rated cash retainer in the amount of $13,794.52 for service through June&nbsp;30, 2018.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A description of the Plan and compensation practices for non-employee directors can be found in our Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;26, 2018 (the Proxy Statement) in connection with the Company&#146;s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting).&#160; The </font><font face="Times New Roman">Plan</font> is attached as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;12, 2017.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;9, 2018, the Board also appointed Kelly A. Kramer as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.75in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.07</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting was held on May&nbsp;9, 2018 in Millbrae, California. Of the 1,303,850,147 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock entitled to vote at the meeting, 1,117,036,821 shares were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The voting results are presented below.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s stockholders elected nine directors to serve for the next year and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name</font></u></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes For</font></u></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes Against</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstentions</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker Non-Votes</font></u></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John F. Cogan,   Ph.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">937,691,624</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,455,420</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,057,366</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jacqueline K.   Barton, Ph.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">951,718,208</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,632,351</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">853,851</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kelly A. Kramer</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">947,220,807</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,400,624</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,582,979</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kevin E. Lofton</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">940,512,121</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,012,395</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,679,894</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John C. Martin,   Ph.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">939,334,900</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,920,147</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">949,363</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John F.   Milligan, Ph.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">946,717,459</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,591,749</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">895,202</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard J.   Whitley, M.D.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">942,769,598</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,719,375</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,715,437</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gayle E. Wilson</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">927,851,860</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,414,005</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">938,545</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.42%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per Wold-Olsen</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">931,846,864</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,682,232</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,675,314</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.88%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:4.8pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2018. The proposal received the following votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="38%" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
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<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes For</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,088,667,678</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes   Against</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,741,586</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,628,070</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#146;s named executive officers as presented in the Proxy Statement. The proposal received the following votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="38%" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes For</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">850,060,293</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes   Against</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">102,921,660</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,222,457</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director. The proposal received the following votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="38%" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes For</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">425,637,916</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes   Against</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">525,025,443</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,541,051</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Broker   Non-Votes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:22.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#146;s stockholders approved a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board take steps to permit stockholder action by written consent. The proposal received the following votes:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="38%" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes For</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">483,205,222</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Votes   Against</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">466,813,354</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height:14.0pt;">
<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,185,834</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="64%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 2.0pt 0in 3.0pt;width:64.04%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Broker   Non-Votes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="35%" height="19" valign="bottom" style="height:14.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.96%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">160,832,924</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION&nbsp;9 &#150; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Description</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HARISH&#160; MANWANI&#160; JOINS&#160; GILEAD&#160; SCIENCES&#146;&#160; BOARD&#160; OF&#160; DIRECTORS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOSTER CITY, Calif., May&nbsp;9, 2018</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> &#150; Gilead Sciences,&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;(Nasdaq: GILD) announced today that Harish M. Manwani has been appointed to the company&#146;s Board of Directors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Manwani is a Global Executive Advisor to the private equity business of Blackstone, a leading asset management company. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of the global consumer products company Unilever PLC. He began his career at Unilever in 1976 and held senior management positions in Unilever businesses around the world for nearly 40 years. He brings broad international operational expertise, having worked extensively in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Mr.&nbsp;Manwani is currently the Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd., and serves on the Boards of Nielsen Holdings PLC, Qualcomm Inc. and Whirlpool Corp. He is also on the Board of Economic Development Board of Singapore and is the Chairman of the Board of Indian School of Business.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;We are very pleased to welcome Harish Manwani to our Board of Directors,&#148; said John Milligan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Gilead Sciences. &#147;Harish brings extensive experience in driving growth across complex organizations on a global scale.&#160; His expertise will help guide our strategy as Gilead continues to grow in new geographies and address unmet medical needs for people around the world.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="background:white;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company&#146;s mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Gilead has operations in more than 30 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.</font></p>
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