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Bausch Health Companies Investor Conference Presentation Deck

Forward-Looking Statements i 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. BAUSCH- Health
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