Bausch Health Companies Investor Conference Presentation Deck
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This presentation contains forward-looking information and statements, within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including, but not limited
to, the Company's plan to spin off or separate its eye health business from the remainder of Bausch Health, including the timing of the initial public offering and spinoff (including the
Company's expectation that an IPO for Bausch + Lomb will launch approximately 30 days after the Solta Medical IPO, subject to market conditions and regulatory, stock exchange and other
necessary approvals, and that the Bausch+Lomb spinoff will occur following the expiry of customary lock-ups and the achievement of our target net leverage ratios, subject to receipt of
shareholder and necessary approvals), the expected tax rates of the Bausch + Lomb and Bausch Pharma entities following the spinoff, the exchanges on which the Bausch+Lomb entity is
intended to be listed and the targeted net leverage of the Bausch + Lomb and Bausch Pharma entities; the Company's plan to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) of its Solta Medical
business, including the timing of the completion of such IPO (including the Company's expectation that the Solta Medical IPO will launch in Dec. 2021/Jan. 2022 timeframe, subject to market
conditions and regulatory, stock exchange and other necessary approvals), the expected tax rate of the Solta Medical entity, the exchange on which the Solta Medical entity is intended to be
listed and the announcement of the identity of the Chief Financial Officer of Solta; the anticipated steps in the path to deleveraging; the anticipated submission dates for certain of our pipeline
products and R&D programs (including NOV03); the anticipated launch dates for certain of our approved products (including XIPERE ™M); and our expectations regarding the defense and
outcome of the IRS assessment of our 2017 internal restructuring in the form of a Granite Trust transaction and our anticipated success in sustaining our deduction of the 2017 capital loss.
Forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "expects," "predicts," "goals," "intends," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will,"
"believes," "estimates," "potential," "target," "c mit," "forecast," "tracking," or "continue" and variations similar expressions, and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or
results may, could, should or will be achieved, received or taken or will occur or result, and similar such expressions also identify forward-looking information. These forward-looking
statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management and are provided for the purpose of providing additional information about such expectations and beliefs and
readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and events to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties
discussed in the Company's most recent annual and quarterly reports and detailed from time to time in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Canadian Securities Administrators, which risks and uncertainties are incorporated herein by reference. They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties caused by or relating
to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the fear of that pandemic, the availability and effectiveness of vaccines for COVID-19 (including with respect to current or future variants), COVID-19
vaccine immunization rates, new lockdowns in certain countries, the emergence f variant strains of COVID-19 and the potential effects of that pandemic, the severity, duration and future
impact of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and which may have a material adverse impact on the Company, including but not limited to its supply chain, third-party
suppliers, project development timelines, employee base, liquidity, stock price, financial condition and costs (which may increase) and revenue and margins (both of which may decrease).
They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's proposed plan to spin off or otherwise separate its eye health business from the remainder of
Bausch Health, including the expected benefits and costs of such transaction, the expected timing of completion of such transaction and its terms, the Company's ability to complete such
transaction considering the various conditions to the completion of such transaction (some of which are outside the Company's control, including conditions related to regulatory matters and
a possible shareholder vote, if applicable), that market or other conditions are no longer favorable to completing the transaction, that any shareholder, stock exchange, regulatory or other
approval (if required) is not obtained on the terms or timelines anticipated or at all, business disruption during the pendency of or following such transaction, diversion of management time on
transaction-related issues, retention of existing management team members, the reaction of customers and other parties to such transaction, the qualification of such transaction as a tax-free
transaction for Canadian and/or U.S. federal income tax purposes (including whether or not an advance ruling from either or both of the Canada Revenue Agency and the Internal Revenue
Service will be sought or obtained), potential dissynergy costs between the spun off or separated entity and the remainder of Bausch Health, the impact of such transaction on relationships
with customers, suppliers, employees and other business counterparties, general economic conditions, conditions in the markets Bausch Health is engaged in, behavior of customers,
suppliers and competitors, technological developments and legal and regulatory rules affecting Bausch Health's business. In particular, the Company can offer no assurance that any spinoff
or other separation transaction will occur at all, or that any such transaction will occur on the terms and timelines anticipated by the Company. They also include, but are not limited to, risks
and uncertainties relating to the Company's proposed plan to pursue an IPO of its Solta Medical business, including the expected timing of completion of such transaction and the Company's
ability to complete such transaction, that market or other conditions are no longer favorable to completing the transaction on a timely basis or at all, the receipt of (or failure to receive) any
shareholder, stock exchange, regulatory and other approvals required in connection with the transaction and the timing of receipt of such approvals, business disruption during the pendency
of or following such transaction, diversion of management time on transaction-related issues, retention of Solta Medical management team members, the reaction of customers and other
parties to such transaction, the impact of such transaction on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other business counterparties and other events that could adversely
impact the completion of such transaction, including industry or economic conditions outside of Bausch Health's control. In particular, the Company can offer no assurance that any IPO will
occur at all, or that any such transaction will occur on the timelines anticipated by the Company. In addition, certain material factors and assumptions have been applied in making these
forward-looking statements, including assumptions that the risks and uncertainties outlined above will not cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in these
forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding certain of these material factors and assumptions may also be found in the Company's filings described above. If any of these
assumptions are incorrect, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. The Company believes that the material factors and
assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable in the circumstances, but readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
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