PFIZER INC.

235 East 42nd Street

New York, New York 10017

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 22, 2010: This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2009 Financial Report and Corporate and Shareholder Information are available on our website at

www.pfizer.com/annualmeeting.

Why did I receive these proxy materials?

We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc., a Delaware corporation, of proxies to be voted at our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and at any adjournment or postponement.

You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, which will take place on April 22, 2010, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the Cleveland Marriott Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. See the inside back cover of this Proxy Statement for directions.

Shareholders will be admitted to the Annual Meeting beginning at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Seating will be limited.

The Cleveland Marriott Hotel is accessible to disabled persons and, upon request, we will provide wireless headsets for hearing amplification. Sign interpretation also will be provided upon request. Please mail your request to the address noted below in response to the question “Do I need a ticket to attend the Annual Meeting?”

This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and form of proxy or voting instruction card are being mailed starting on or about March 16, 2010.

Do I need a ticket to attend the Annual Meeting?

Yes, you will need an admission ticket or proof of ownership to enter the Annual Meeting. An admission ticket is attached to your proxy card if you hold shares in your name as a shareholder of record. If you plan to attend the Meeting, please vote your proxy but keep the admission ticket and bring it with you to the Meeting.

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record and you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must present proof of your ownership of Pfizer stock, such as a bank or brokerage account statement, to be admitted to the Meeting. If you would rather have an admission ticket, you can obtain one in advance by mailing a written request, along with proof of your ownership of Pfizer stock, to:

Pfizer Shareholder Services

235 East 42nd Street, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Shareholders also must present a form of personal photo identification in order to be admitted to the Meeting.

No cameras, recording equipment, electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted in the Annual Meeting.

Will the Annual Meeting be webcast?

Yes, our Annual Meeting will be webcast on April 22, 2010. You are invited to visit www.pfizer.com at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 22, 2010, to access the webcast of the Meeting. Registration for the webcast is required and will be available beginning on April 19, 2010. An archived copy of the webcast will be available on our website through the first week of May 2010.

Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

Holders of Pfizer common stock at the close of business on February 23, 2010, are entitled to receive the Notice of Annual Meeting and to vote their shares at the Meeting. As of that date, there were 8,067,979,459 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. In addition, shares of the Company’s preferred stock having votes equivalent to 3,633,866 shares of common stock were held by one of the Company’s employee benefit plan trusts. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Meeting. Shares of the common stock and shares of the preferred stock vote together as a single class on the matters covered in this Proxy Statement.

What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

If your shares are registered in your name with Pfizer’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are the “shareholder of record” of those shares. This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents have been provided directly to you by Pfizer.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares. This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other holder of record how to vote your shares by using the voting instruction card or by following their instructions for voting by telephone or on the Internet.

How do I vote?

You may vote using any of the following methods:

Complete, sign and date the proxy card or voting instruction card and return it in the prepaid envelope. If you are a shareholder of record and you return your signed proxy card but do not indicate your voting preferences, the persons named in the proxy card will vote the shares represented by your proxy card as recommended by the Board of Directors.

If you are a shareholder of record and you do not have the prepaid envelope, please mail your completed proxy card to Pfizer Inc., c/o Proxy Services, Computershare, P.O. Box 43101, Providence, RI 02940.

The telephone and Internet voting procedures established by Pfizer for shareholders of record are designed to authenticate your identity, to allow you to give your voting instructions and to confirm that those instructions have been properly recorded.

You can vote by calling the toll-free telephone number on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card handy when you call. Easy-to-follow voice prompts will allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. If you are located outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, see your proxy card for additional instructions.

The website for Internet voting is www.investorvote.com/pfe. Please have your proxy card handy when you go to the website. As with telephone voting, you can confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote on the Internet, you also can request electronic delivery of future proxy materials.

Telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareholders of record will be available 24 hours a day until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 21, 2010.

The availability of telephone and Internet voting for beneficial owners will depend on the voting processes of your broker, bank or other holder of record. Therefore, we recommend that you follow the voting instructions in the materials you receive.

If you vote by telephone or on the Internet, you do not have to return your proxy card or voting instruction card.

Shareholders who attend the Annual Meeting may vote in person at the Meeting. You may also be represented by another person at the Meeting by executing a proper proxy designating that person. If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you must obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other holder of record and present it to the inspectors of election with your ballot to be able to vote at the Meeting.

Your vote is important. You can save us the expense of a second mailing by voting promptly.

What can I do if I change my mind after I vote?

If you are a shareholder of record, you can revoke your proxy before it is exercised by:

If you are a beneficial owner of shares, you may submit new voting instructions by contacting your broker, bank or other holder of record.

All shares for which proxies have been properly submitted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting.

What shares are included on the proxy card?

If you are a shareholder of record, you will receive only one proxy card for all the shares you hold of record:

If you are a Pfizer employee, you will receive a proxy or voting instruction card for all the shares you hold:

Your proxy card will serve as a voting instruction card for the applicable savings plan and/or the Grantor Trust.

If you do not vote your shares or specify your voting instructions on your proxy or voting instruction card, the administrator of the applicable savings plan, or the trustee of the Grantor Trust, as the case may be, will vote your shares in accordance with the terms of your plan and/or the Grantor Trust. To allow sufficient time for voting by the administrator of the applicable savings plan and the trustee of the Grantor Trust, your voting instructions must be received by April 20, 2010.

If you hold Pfizer shares through any other Company plan, you will receive voting instructions from that plan’s administrator, as applicable.

If you are a beneficial owner, you will receive voting instructions from your broker, bank or other holder of record.

What is “householding” and how does it affect me?

We have adopted a procedure, approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of

proxy materials will receive only one copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2009 Financial Report, unless we are notified that one or more of these shareholders wishes to continue receiving individual copies. This procedure will reduce our printing costs and postage fees.

Shareholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. Also, householding will not in any way affect dividend check mailings.

If you are eligible for householding, but you and other shareholders of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple copies of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents, or if you hold Pfizer stock in more than one account, and in either case you wish to receive only a single copy of each of these documents for your household, please contact our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (in writing: 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021; or by telephone: in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, 1-800-733-9393, and outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, 1-781-575-4591).

If you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents, or if you do not wish to continue to participate in householding and prefer to receive separate copies of these documents in the future, please contact Computershare as indicated above.

If you are a beneficial owner, you can request information about householding from your broker, bank or other holder of record.

Is there a list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

The names of shareholders of record entitled to vote at the Meeting will be available at the Meeting and for ten days prior to the Meeting for any purpose germane to the Meeting, between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at our principal executive offices at 235 East 42nd Street, New York, New York, by contacting the Secretary of the Company.

What is a broker non-vote?

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, you must instruct the broker how to vote your shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will not be voted on any proposal on which the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote. This is called a “broker non-vote.” In these cases, the broker can register your shares as being present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum but will not be able to vote on those matters for which specific authorization is required under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). There is an important change this year regarding broker non-votes and Director elections. See below for information about the change.

If you are a beneficial owner whose shares are held of record by a broker, your broker has discretionary voting authority under NYSE rules to vote your shares on the ratification of KPMG, the advisory

vote on executive compensation, and the By-law amendment, even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you. However, your broker does not have discretionary authority to vote on the election of Directors or on the shareholder proposal without instructions from you, in which case a broker non-vote will occur and your shares will not be voted on these matters.

Important Change: An NYSE rule change that is effective for the 2010 Annual Meeting no longer permits brokers to vote in the election of Directors if the broker has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. This represents a change from prior years, when brokers had discretionary voting authority in the election of Directors. Accordingly, it is particularly important that beneficial owners instruct their brokers how they wish to vote their shares.

What is a quorum for the Annual Meeting?

The presence of the holders of stock representing a majority of the voting power of all shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy, is necessary to constitute a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum.

What are the voting requirements to elect the Directors and to approve each of the proposals discussed in this Proxy Statement?

If you abstain from voting or there is a broker non-vote on any matter for which the vote required is a majority of the votes cast (i.e., the election of Directors, the ratification of KPMG, the advisory vote on executive compensation, and the shareholder proposal), your abstention or broker non-vote will not affect the outcome of such vote, because abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered to be votes cast under our By-laws or under the laws of Delaware (our state of incorporation). For the proposal to amend our By-laws, abstentions and broker non-votes have the same effect as a vote against the amendment because the By-law amendment requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.

Under our By-laws and our Corporate Governance Principles, Directors must be elected by a majority of votes cast in uncontested elections. This means that the number of votes cast “for” a Director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that nominee. Abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes are not counted as votes “for” or “against” a Director nominee. In an uncontested election, any nominee who does not receive a majority of votes cast “for” his or her election is required to tender his or her resignation promptly following the failure to receive the required vote. The Corporate Governance Committee is then required to make a recommendation to the Board as to whether it should accept such resignation. Thereafter, the Board is required to decide whether to accept such resignation and to disclose its decision-making process. In contested elections, the required vote would be a plurality of votes cast. Full details of this Policy are set forth in our Corporate Governance Principles and under “Item 1—Election of Directors” below.

Under our By-laws, the votes cast “for” must exceed the votes cast “against” to approve the ratification of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Abstentions are not counted as votes “for” or “against” this proposal.

Under our By-laws, the votes cast “for” must exceed the votes cast “against” to approve, on an advisory basis, the overall executive compensation policies and procedures employed by the Company for its named executive officers. Abstentions are not counted as votes “for” or “against” this proposal.

Under our By-laws, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for shareholders to adopt the amendment to our By-laws to reduce the percentage of share ownership required for shareholders to call special shareholder meetings. Abstentions have the same effect as a vote “against” this proposal.

The votes cast “for” must exceed the votes cast “against” the shareholder proposal. Abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes are not counted as votes “for” or “against” the shareholder proposal.

How will my shares be voted at the Annual Meeting?

At the Meeting, the Proxy Committee appointed by the Board of Directors (the persons named in the proxy card or, if applicable, their substitutes) will vote your shares as you instruct. If you sign

your proxy card and return it without indicating how you would like to vote your shares, your proxy will be voted as the Board of Directors recommends, which is:

Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?

At the date this Proxy Statement went to press, we did not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement.

If you return your signed and completed proxy card or vote by telephone or on the Internet and other matters are properly presented at the Annual Meeting for consideration, the Proxy Committee appointed by the Board of Directors will have the discretion to vote on those matters for you.

Can I access the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2009 Financial Report on the Internet?

This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2009 Financial Report are available on our website at www.pfizer.com/annualmeeting. Instead of receiving future proxy statements and accompanying materials by mail, most shareholders can elect to receive an e-mail that will provide electronic links to them. Opting to receive your proxy materials online will save us the cost of producing documents and mailing them to your home or business, and will also give you an electronic link to the proxy voting site.

Shareholders of Record: If you vote on the Internet at www.investorvote.com/pfe, simply follow the prompts for enrolling in the electronic proxy delivery service. You also may enroll in the electronic proxy delivery service at any time in the future by going directly to www.computershare-na.com/green and following the enrollment instructions.

Beneficial Owners: You also may be able to receive copies of these documents electronically. Please check the information provided in the proxy materials sent to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record regarding the availability of this service.

Who will pay for the cost of this proxy solicitation?

Pfizer will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on our behalf by Directors, officers or employees in person or by telephone, electronic transmission and facsimile transmission. We have hired Morrow & Co. to distribute and solicit proxies. We will pay Morrow & Co. a fee of $35,000, plus reasonable expenses, for these services.

Who will count the votes?

Representatives of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., will tabulate the votes and act as inspectors of election.

Pfizer Corporate Governance Website

Our Corporate Governance Principles and the following additional materials relating to corporate governance at Pfizer are published on our website at http://www.pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/corporate_governance.jsp.

We will provide copies of any of these items without charge upon written request to our Chief Counsel, Corporate Governance, Pfizer Inc., 235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017-5755. The information on our website is not a part of this Proxy Statement.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board recognizes that one of its key responsibilities is to evaluate and determine its optimal leadership structure so as to provide independent oversight of management. The Board understands that there is no single, generally accepted approach to providing Board leadership and that given the dynamic and competitive environment in which we operate, the right Board leadership structure may vary as circumstances warrant. Consistent with this understanding, the independent Directors consider the Board’s leadership structure on an annual basis. This consideration includes the pros and cons of alternative leadership structures in light of the Company’s operating and governance environment at the time, with the goal of achieving the optimal model for effective oversight of management by the Board.

The Corporate Governance Committee is highly engaged on this issue and has made certain recommendations, which have been adopted by the Board, to update Pfizer’s By-laws, Corporate Governance Principles and Lead Independent Director Charter to reflect more clearly the Board’s duty to evaluate its leadership structure on a regular basis. As a result, our Corporate Governance Principles were amended to remove the presumption that the role of Chairman of the Board would be held by the Chief Executive Officer (sometimes referred to as the CEO) and now specify that the independent Directors annually elect a Chairman of the Board, who may or may not be the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Principles also provide that, if the Chairman of the Board is the CEO, the independent Directors will also elect a Lead Independent Director whose responsibilities include, among others, calling meetings of the independent Directors and presiding over executive sessions of the independent Directors. To better reflect these responsibilities, the Board, on the Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation, updated the Lead Independent Director Charter and in early 2010 also amended the Company’s By-laws to remove the presumption that the role of Chairman would be held by the Chief Executive Officer.

Jeffrey B. Kindler has served as our Chairman of the Board and CEO since 2006. Based on its most recent review of Pfizer’s Board leadership structure, the Board has determined that this leadership structure is optimal for the Company because it provides our Company with strong and consistent leadership. Given the current regulatory and market environment, coupled with the ongoing integration of the Wyeth businesses into our Company, the Board believes that having one leader serving as both the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer provides decisive and effective leadership.

In considering its leadership structure, the Board has taken a number of factors into account. The Board—which consists of a substantial majority of independent Directors who are highly qualified and experienced—exercises a strong, independent oversight function. This oversight function is enhanced by the fact that all of the Board’s key Committees—Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance—are comprised entirely of independent Directors. Further, as specified in our Corporate Governance Principles (and as discussed in greater detail below), the Board has designated one of its independent members as Lead Independent Director, with significant responsibilities. A number of Board and Committee processes and procedures, including regular executive

sessions of non-management Directors, periodic executive sessions of the independent Directors, and annual evaluations of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer’s performance against pre-determined goals, provide substantial independent oversight of our Chief Executive Officer’s performance. Finally, under the Company’s By-laws and Corporate Governance Principles, the Board has the ability to change its structure, should that be deemed appropriate and in the best interest of Pfizer and its shareholders. The Board believes that these factors provide the appropriate balance between the authority of those who oversee the Company and those who manage it on a day-to-day basis.

Most significantly, the position of Lead Independent Director at Pfizer comes with a clear mandate and significant authority. While the Lead Independent Director is elected annually, it is generally expected that he or she will serve for more than one year to provide consistency and continuity. Constance J. Horner has been our Lead Independent Director since 2007. The authority and responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director are detailed in a Board-approved Charter under which the Lead Independent Director has the following specific responsibilities, among others:

The Charter of the Lead Independent Director is found in this Proxy Statement as Annex 6 and on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/charter_lead_independent_director.jsp.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board executes its oversight responsibility for risk management directly and through its Committees, as follows:

Executive Sessions of Directors

Executive sessions, or meetings of outside (non-management) Directors without management present, are held at least four times a year. At these executive sessions, the outside Directors review, among other things, the criteria upon which the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior managers is based, the performance of the Chief Executive Officer against such criteria, and the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior managers. Meetings are held from time to time with the Chief Executive Officer to discuss relevant subjects. In 2009, the outside Directors met in executive session seven times, including at least one time with only independent Directors present.

Communications with Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Lead Independent Director and the Chairs of our Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees on Board- related issues by sending an e-mail to the appropriate address below:

You also may write to the Board, any Director, any of the Committee Chairs or the outside Directors as a group at: c/o Chief Counsel, Corporate Governance at Pfizer Inc., 235 East 42^nd Street, New York, New York 10017.

Relevant communications are distributed to the Board, or to any individual Director or Directors, as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication. In that regard, the Pfizer Board of Directors has requested that certain items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board should be excluded or redirected, as appropriate, such as:

In addition, material that is unduly hostile, threatening, potentially illegal or similarly unsuitable will be excluded; however, any communication that is excluded will be made available to any outside Director upon request.

Director Qualification Standards

Our Board of Directors has adopted a formal set of Director Qualification Standards used to determine Director independence. Our Standards meet or exceed the independence requirements of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. Under our Standards, a Director must be determined to have no material relationship with the Company other than as a Director, and the Standards specify the criteria by which the independence of our Directors will be determined, including strict guidelines for Directors and their immediate families regarding employment or affiliation with the Company or its independent registered public accounting firm. The Standards also prohibit Audit Committee members from having any direct or indirect financial relationship with the Company, and they restrict both commercial and not-for-profit relationships of all Directors with the Company. Directors may not be given personal loans or extensions of credit by the Company, and all Directors are required to deal at arm’s length with the Company and its subsidiaries, and to disclose any circumstance that might be perceived as a conflict of interest.

The full text of our Director Qualification Standards is attached as Annex 1 to this Proxy Statement. These Standards also are published on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/director_qualification_standards.jsp.

Director Independence

With the assistance of legal counsel to the Company, the Corporate Governance Committee has reviewed the applicable legal and

NYSE standards for Board and Board Committee member independence, as well as our Director Qualification Standards. A summary of the answers to annual questionnaires completed by each of the Directors and a report of transactions with Director-affiliated entities have also been made available to the Committee. On the basis of this review, the Committee has delivered a report to the full Board of Directors, and the Board has made its independence determinations based upon the Committee’s report and the supporting information.

As a result of this review, the Board has affirmatively determined that the following Directors are independent of the Company and its management: Drs. Dennis A. Ausiello, Michael S. Brown, Frances D. Fergusson and Dana G. Mead, a Director who is not standing for re-election due to his retirement; Ms. Constance J. Horner and Ms. Suzanne Nora Johnson; and Messrs. M. Anthony Burns, Robert N. Burt, W. Don Cornwell, William H. Gray III, James M. Kilts, George A. Lorch, John P. Mascotte and Stephen W. Sanger. The Board also determined that Mr. William R. Howell, who retired from our Board effective at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, was independent during the time he was a Director. The Board also has determined that Messrs. Jeffrey B. Kindler and William C. Steere, Jr. are not independent. Mr. Kindler is not considered an independent Director because of his employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Steere is not considered an independent Director as a result of his former status as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

In making these determinations, the Board considered that in the ordinary course of business, relationships and transactions may occur between the Company and its subsidiaries and entities with which some of our Directors are or have been affiliated. Under Pfizer’s Director Qualification Standards, certain relationships and transactions are not considered to be material transactions that would impair a director’s independence, including the following:

In 2009, there was no indebtedness between Pfizer and any entity of which a Director was an employee or executive officer.

Drs. Ausiello and Brown are employed at medical institutions with which Pfizer engages in ordinary course of business transactions. We reviewed all transactions with each of these entities and found that these transactions were made in the ordinary course of business and were below the threshold set forth in our Director Qualification Standards (i.e., 1% of the annual revenues of these entities in each of the last three years).

Under our Director Qualification Standards, contributions to not-for-profit entities in which a Director of the Company, or a Director’s spouse, serves as an executive officer, amounting to less

than two percent (or $1,000,000, whichever is greater) of that organization’s latest publicly available total revenues, will not serve as a bar to the Director’s independence. None of the Directors or their spouses is an executive officer of a not-for-profit organization to which Pfizer contributes. Nonetheless, a summary of charitable contributions to not-for-profit organizations with which our Directors or their spouses are affiliated was made available to the Committee. None of the contributions approached the levels set forth in our Director Qualification Standards.

Criteria for Board Membership

To fulfill its responsibility to recruit and recommend to the full Board nominees for election as Directors, the Corporate Governance Committee reviews the size and composition of the Board to determine the qualifications and areas of expertise needed to further enhance the composition of the Board and works with management in attracting candidates with those qualifications. The goal of the Committee is to achieve a Board that, as a whole, provides effective oversight of the management and business of our Company, through the appropriate diversity of experience, expertise, skills, specialized knowledge and other qualifications and attributes of the individual Directors. Important criteria for Board membership include the following:

The satisfaction of these criteria is implemented and assessed through ongoing consideration of Directors and nominees by the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board, as well as the Board’s self-evaluation process. Based upon these activities and its review of the current composition of the Board, the Committee and the Board believe that these criteria have been satisfied.

In addition, in accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles, the Committee considers the number of boards of other public companies on which a candidate serves. Moreover, Directors are expected to act ethically at all times and adhere to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for members of the Board of Directors.

Upon completion of our acquisition of Wyeth, two Wyeth directors were appointed to our Board. Prior to our completion of the acquisition, the Corporate Governance Committee evaluated potential candidates from the Wyeth board to assess their independence and qualifications, as well as the mix of skills and

other attributes that would best suit the Pfizer Board’s needs at the time. Upon completion of the Committee’s evaluation, the Committee recommended to the Board that Frances D. Fergusson and John P. Mascotte be appointed to the Pfizer Board upon completion of the acquisition. Based on the Committee’s recommendation and its own independent evaluation, the Board appointed Dr. Fergusson and Mr. Mascotte to the Board effective on consummation of the Wyeth merger on October 15, 2009.

The Committee considers candidates for election as Director identified on its own initiative as well as candidates referred or recommended to it by other Directors, members of management, search firms, shareholders and others (including individuals seeking to join the Board). Shareholders and others who wish to recommend candidates may contact the Committee in the manner described in “Communications with Directors” above. All candidates are required to meet the criteria outlined above, including those in the Director Qualification Standards, our Corporate Governance Principles and the Committee’s Charter, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Under our By-laws, shareholder nominations must be made according to the procedures required under our By-laws and described in this Proxy Statement under the heading “Requirements, Including Deadlines, for Submission of Proxy Proposals, Nomination of Directors and Other Business of Shareholders.” Shareholder nominees whose nominations comply with these procedures and who meet the criteria referred to above will be evaluated by the Committee in the same manner as the Committee’s nominees.

In determining to recommend to the Board the nominees for election at each Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Committee reviews the size of the Board and the criteria set forth above in order to assemble a group of nominees that, individually and as a group, is believed to satisfy all of the needs of the Board. Accordingly, the Committee annually reviews the composition of the Board as a whole and makes recommendations, if deemed necessary, to enhance the Board in order to achieve what it believes is the optimal mix of experience, expertise, skills, specialized knowledge, diversity and other criteria. Among other things, the Committee takes into account a skills matrix highlighting the backgrounds of our Directors in areas such as business, financial expertise, education, government and science, and reviews projected retirement dates for Board succession planning. In addition, the Committee assesses whether a particular Board member or candidate has specific skills or other attributes and skills that may qualify a Director for service on a particular Board Committee. The Committee also reviews the independence of each member of the Board in order to ensure that a substantial majority of the Board is independent.

The Committee and the Board believe that each of the nominees for election at the Annual Meeting brings a strong and unique set of attributes, experiences and skills and provides the Board as a whole with an optimal balance of experience, leadership, competencies, qualifications and skills in areas of importance to our Company. Under “Item 1—Election of Directors—Nominees for Directors” below, we provide an overview of each nominee’s principal occupation, business experience and other directorships, together with the key attributes, experience and skills viewed as

particularly meaningful in providing value to the Board, our Company and our shareholders.

Pfizer Policies on Business Ethics and Conduct

All of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, are required to abide by Pfizer’s Policies on Business Conduct to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. These Policies form the foundation of a comprehensive process that includes compliance with all corporate policies and procedures, an open relationship among colleagues that contributes to good business conduct, and a high level of integrity. Our policies and procedures cover all major areas of professional conduct, including employment policies, conflicts of interest, intellectual property and the protection of confidential information, as well as strict adherence to all laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of our business.

Employees are required to report any conduct that they believe in good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of Pfizer’s Policies on Business Conduct. As required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our Audit Committee has procedures to receive, retain and treat complaints received regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. In addition, the Pfizer policy regarding compliance with SEC Attorney Conduct Rules requires all Pfizer lawyers “appearing and practicing” before the SEC to report to the appropriate persons at the Company evidence of any actual, potential or suspected material violation of state or federal law or breach of fiduciary duty by Pfizer or any of its officers, Directors, employees or agents.

Code of Conduct for Directors

Our Directors are required to comply with a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. This Code is intended to focus the Board and the individual Directors on areas of ethical risk, help Directors recognize and deal with ethical issues, provide mechanisms to report unethical conduct, and foster a culture of honesty and accountability. This Code covers all areas of professional conduct relating to service on the Pfizer Board, including conflicts of interest, unfair or unethical use of corporate opportunities, strict protection of confidential information, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and oversight of ethics and compliance by employees of the Company. Under the Corporate Integrity Agreement Pfizer entered into in 2009 (discussed under “Board and Committee Membership—The Audit Committee” below), our Board members also have certain obligations with respect to our Policies on Business Conduct, including annually certifying that they have received and reviewed the Policies.

The full texts of both Pfizer’s Policies on Business Conduct and of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for our Directors are published on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/directors_code.jsp. We will disclose any future amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of these ethics policies and standards on our website as promptly as practicable, as may be required under applicable SEC and NYSE rules.

Corporate Governance Committee Report

Overview

At Pfizer, we have long understood the connection between good corporate governance and our ability to create and sustain value for our shareholders and other stakeholders. That is one of the reasons why Pfizer established a Corporate Governance department in 1992—what Pfizer believes was the first in a U.S. company.

In 1994, the Board of Directors took the additional—and then unprecedented—step of creating a Corporate Governance Committee. One of the Committee’s first acts was to adopt Corporate Governance Principles to govern the operation of the Board and its Committees. The Principles were adopted well before the NYSE mandated such guidelines in 2003. The Principles are reviewed at least annually to assure that they are timely, effective and supportive of the Board’s oversight and other responsibilities. They are also updated periodically in response to changing regulatory requirements, evolving practices, concerns of our shareholders and other stakeholders and otherwise as circumstances warrant. Please see “Governance of the Company—Our Corporate Governance Principles” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement for a copy of our Corporate Governance Principles.

As discussed in greater detail below, the Corporate Governance Committee’s oversight responsibilities include not only matters of corporate governance, but also Pfizer’s role as a global corporate citizen.

The Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors recognize that good corporate governance is fundamental to our business and our success—and this is one of the many reasons why we seek to ensure that good governance and responsible business principles and practices are part of our culture and values and the way we do business every day.

The Corporate Governance Committee

As specified in its Charter, the Corporate Governance Committee oversees matters of corporate governance such as, among other things, the practices, policies and procedures of the Board and its Committees and recruiting and recommending Director candidates. In addition, the Committee’s Charter requires that it keep informed on Company issues related to corporate social responsibility, public policy and philanthropy and the Company’s participation and visibility as a global corporate citizen, and that it monitor emerging issues potentially affecting the reputation of the pharmaceutical industry and the Company. The specific duties of the Committee are outlined in “Governance of the Company —Board and Committee Membership—The Corporate Governance Committee” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and in its Charter, attached as Annex 4 to this Proxy Statement.

To carry out its obligations with respect to the proper composition and functioning of the Board, the Committee reviews the qualifications of all Directors, evaluating skills and talents to assure a balance of disciplines and perspectives. The Committee also seeks to further enhance the Board through diversity of experience, as

well as gender and ethnic diversity. Further, the Committee evaluates the independence of all Director candidates and conducts an annual review of all Directors’ independence. Through these and other activities, the Committee seeks to assemble a Board that can responsibly, critically and collegially work through major decisions based on each Director’s experience and knowledge.

2009 in Review

To maintain and enhance Pfizer’s record of excellence in corporate governance, the Corporate Governance Committee seeks to continually refine Pfizer’s corporate governance policies, procedures and practices. The following are examples of the Committee’s work in 2009 and early 2010:

Board Leadership: In 2009, to assure due consideration of appropriate Board leadership, the Board, on the recommendation of the Committee, amended the Corporate Governance Principles to remove the presumption that the role of Chairman of the Board would be held by the Chief Executive Officer. Instead, the Corporate Governance Principles now provide that the Board will annually elect a Chairman of the Board, who may or may not be the CEO and that, if the Chairman of the Board is the CEO, the independent Directors will also elect a Lead Independent Director whose responsibilities include, among others, calling meetings of the independent Directors and presiding over executive sessions of the independent Directors. To better reflect these responsibilities, the Board, on the Committee’s recommendation, also updated the Lead Independent Director Charter. In early 2010, the Board, on the Committee's recommendation, also amended the Company’s By-laws to remove the presumption that the role of Chairman would be held by the Chief Executive Officer. Additional information regarding our Board leadership structure and the role of the Lead Independent Director is included in “Governance of the Company—Governance Information—Board Leadership Structure” and the Lead Independent Director Charter attached as Annex 6 to this Proxy Statement.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Through the Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors takes an active role in overseeing Pfizer’s corporate responsibility agenda and activities. In 2009, Pfizer’s Corporate Responsibility team began periodically reporting to the Committee on the progress made in achieving specific corporate responsibility goals. The Committee also provides direction on the prioritization of corporate responsibility issues.

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: Over the last two years, the topic of giving shareholders a “say on pay”—a nonbinding, advisory vote on executive compensation—has been widely debated in the business and investor communities as well as at the government level. At Pfizer’s 2009 Annual Meeting, its shareholders approved, by a majority of the votes cast, a non-binding proposal asking the Board of Directors to give shareholders such an advisory vote. Consistent with Pfizer’s commitment to both seeking and responding to shareholder input on corporate governance topics, the Committee and the Board undertook a full review of, and engaged in dialogue with investors regarding, “say on pay.” As a result of this review, in October 2009, the Board (on the Committee’s recommendation) approved

giving shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. The vote will first occur at this year’s Annual Meeting and will take place on a biennial basis thereafter. The Committee and the Board believe that the advisory vote is an additional means of obtaining feedback from our shareholders about executive compensation, which is set by the Compensation Committee of the Board and is designed to link pay with performance. This feedback will supplement Pfizer’s ongoing investor outreach activities on a broad range of corporate governance topics, including executive compensation. Please see “Item 3—Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation” elsewhere in this Proxy Statement.

Other Activities: In addition, the Corporate Governance Committee was active in many other areas in 2009, including:

Shareholder Outreach

The Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors believe that the Company’s relationships with its shareholders and other stakeholders are an important part of our corporate governance profile, and recognize the value of taking their interests into account. Among other things, engagement with our stakeholders helps us to understand the larger context and impact of our operations, learn about expectations for our performance, and assess emerging issues that may affect our business or other aspects of our operations. Over the years, this approach has helped us to identify mutual perspectives and goals and to adopt a collaborative approach to these relationships, and has resulted in our receiving essential input from stakeholders.

During 2009, the Board of Directors met ten times and had five Committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, the Science and Technology Committee and the Executive Committee. Each of our incumbent Directors attended at least 91% of the regularly scheduled and special meetings of the Board and Board Committees on which he or she served that were held during the time he or she was a Director in 2009.

All Board members are expected to attend the Annual Meeting unless an emergency prevents them from doing so. All the Directors standing for election at our 2009 Annual Meeting attended that Meeting.

The table below provides 2009 membership and meeting information for each of the Board Committees.

The Audit Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors and is governed by a Board-approved Charter stating its responsibilities. The Audit Committee met 13 times in 2009. Under its Charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm, Internal Audit and management the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. The Committee reviews and consults with management, the internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm on matters related to the annual audit, the published financial statements, earnings releases and the accounting principles applied. The Audit Committee is also responsible for appointing, retaining and evaluating the Company’s independent auditors. The Committee is directly responsible for the compensation, retention and oversight of the Company’s independent auditors and evaluates the independent auditors’ qualifications, performance and

independence. The Committee reviews reports from management relating to the status of compliance with laws, regulations and internal procedures.

The Committee is also responsible for reviewing and discussing with management the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management. Further detail about the role of the Audit Committee in risk assessment and risk management is included in the section entitled “Governance Information—The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight” above.

The Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for the pre-approval of all services provided by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee has also established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment, on a confidential basis, of complaints received by the Company. Further detail about the role of the Audit Committee may be found in “Item 2—Ratification of

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Audit Committee Report” later in this Proxy Statement.

In addition, in connection with the resolution of certain U.S. government investigations concerning various products, Pfizer entered into a Corporate Integrity Agreement (“CIA”) in 2009 with the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the CIA, Pfizer agreed to take certain actions to promote compliance with federal health care program and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) requirements. Under the CIA, the Audit Committee is responsible for the review and oversight of matters related to compliance with federal health care program requirements, FDA requirements and the obligations of the CIA. The CIA obligations related to the Committee include the following: (i) the Committee must meet at least quarterly to review and oversee Pfizer’s compliance program; (ii) the Committee must adopt resolutions each year summarizing its review and oversight of the Company's compliance program and its compliance with federal health care program requirements, FDA requirements and the obligations of the CIA and concluding that, to the best of its knowledge, Pfizer has adopted an effective compliance program to meet those requirements and obligations; and (iii) Pfizer must promptly report any changes in the composition of the Committee or any actions or changes that would affect the Committee's ability to perform the duties necessary to meet the obligations of the CIA. The CIA is effective through 2014.

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is financially literate and independent, as defined by the rules of the SEC and the NYSE, as well as independent under our Director Qualification Standards. The Board of Directors also has determined that each of Ms. Nora Johnson and Messrs. Burns, Cornwell and Sanger is an “audit committee financial expert” for purposes of the SEC’s rules.

A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is attached as Annex 2 to this Proxy Statement, and is also available on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/audit_committee.jsp.

The Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors and is governed by a Board-approved Charter stating its responsibilities. The Compensation Committee met 11 times in 2009. The Committee determines and oversees the execution of the Company’s compensation philosophy and oversees the administration of the Company’s executive compensation programs. Its responsibilities also include overseeing Pfizer’s compensation and benefit plans and policies, administering its stock plans (including reviewing and approving equity grants) and reviewing and approving annually all compensation decisions for the Company’s executive officers, including the Chairman and CEO and the other executive officers named in the 2009 Summary Compensation Table. See “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis” later in this Proxy Statement for information concerning the Committee’s role, processes and activities in overseeing executive compensation.

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Compensation Committee is independent, as defined by the rules of the SEC and the NYSE, as well as under our Director

Qualification Standards. In addition, each Committee member is a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is an “outside director” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

A copy of the Compensation Committee Charter is attached as Annex 3 to this Proxy Statement, and is also available on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/compensation_committee.jsp.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During 2009 and as of the date of this Proxy Statement, none of the members of the Compensation Committee was or is an officer or employee of the Company, and no executive officer of the Company served or serves on the compensation committee or board of any company that employed or employs any member of the Company’s Compensation Committee or Board of Directors.

The Corporate Governance Committee

The Corporate Governance Committee is comprised entirely of independent Directors and is governed by a Board-approved Charter stating its responsibilities. The Corporate Governance Committee met seven times in 2009. Under the terms of its Charter, the Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for matters of corporate governance and matters relating to the practices, policies and procedures of the Board. This includes developing criteria for Board membership and recommending and recruiting Director candidates. The Committee also considers possible conflicts of interest of Board members and senior executives, reviews related person transactions, and monitors the functions of the various Committees of the Board.

The Committee advises on the structure of Board meetings and recommends matters for consideration by the Board. The Committee also advises on and recommends Director compensation, which is ultimately approved by the full Board. The Committee is directly responsible for overseeing the evaluation of the Board and its Committees, reviewing our Director Qualification Standards and establishing Director retirement policies. The Committee also assists management by reviewing the functions, job performance and outside activities of senior executives and reviewing succession plans for elected corporate officers.

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Corporate Governance Committee is independent, as defined by the rules of the SEC and the NYSE, as well as under our Director Qualification Standards.

A copy of the Corporate Governance Committee Charter is attached as Annex 4 to this Proxy Statement, and is also available on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/corporate_governance_committee.jsp.

The Science and Technology Committee

Under the terms of its Board-approved Charter, the Science and Technology Committee is responsible for periodically examining management’s direction of and investment in the Company’s

pharmaceutical research and development and technology initiatives. This includes evaluation of the quality and direction of the Company’s research and development programs, identification of emerging issues and evaluation of the level of review by external experts. The Committee also reviews the Company’s approaches to acquiring and maintaining technology, evaluates the technology that the Company is researching and developing and reviews the Company’s patent strategy.

The Science and Technology Committee met twice in 2009.

The Committee may meet privately with independent consultants and is free to speak directly and independently with any members of management in discharging its responsibilities.

A copy of the Science and Technology Committee Charter is attached as Annex 5 to this Proxy Statement, and is also available on our website at http://pfizer.com/about/corporate_governance/science_technology_committee.jsp.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee performs the duties and exercises the powers as may be delegated to it by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2009.

COMPENSATION OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

Our non-employee Directors receive cash compensation, as well as equity compensation in the form of Pfizer stock units. Each of these components is described below. The 2009 compensation of our non-employee Directors is shown in the Director Compensation Table below. Mr. Kindler, our only employee Director, does not receive any compensation for his service as Director.

Non-Employee Director Compensation

For 2009, compensation for our non-employee Directors consisted of the following:

In accordance with the Unit Award Plan, on the day of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, all of our non-employee Directors who continued as Directors following that Meeting were awarded 5,500 stock units with a value at the time of grant of $73,040 (calculated based on the closing stock price of Pfizer common stock of $13.28 per share on the grant date).

Chairs and Members of Board Committees and the Lead Independent Director received the following additional annual cash retainers for 2009:

Deferred Compensation

Non-employee Directors may defer all or a part of their annual cash retainers under the Unit Award Plan until they cease to be members of the Board. At a Director’s election, the fees held in the Director’s account may be credited either with Pfizer stock units or with interest at the rate of return of an intermediate treasury index. The rate of return of the intermediate U.S. Treasury index for 2009 was -0.32%. The numbers of Pfizer stock units are calculated by dividing the amount of the deferred fee by the closing price of our common stock on the last business day of each fiscal quarter. If fees are deferred as Pfizer stock units, the number of stock units in a Director’s account is increased by stock units based on the value of any dividends on the common stock. When a Director ceases to be a member of the Board, the amount attributable to stock units held in his or her account is paid in cash or in Pfizer stock, at the Director’s election. The amount of any cash payment is determined by multiplying the number of Pfizer stock units in the account by the closing price of our common stock on the last business day before the payment date.

Legacy Warner-Lambert Equity Compensation Plan

Under the Warner-Lambert 1996 Stock Plan, as a result of our merger with Warner-Lambert, all stock options and restricted stock awards outstanding as of June 19, 2000 became immediately exercisable or vested.

Under this plan, the directors of Warner-Lambert could elect to defer any or all of the compensation they received for their services. These deferred amounts could have been credited to a Warner-Lambert Common Stock Equivalent Account (the “Equivalent Account”). The Equivalent Account was credited, as of the day the fees would have been payable, with stock credits equal to the number of shares of Warner-Lambert common stock that could have been purchased with the dollar amount of such deferred fees. The former Warner-Lambert directors who joined our Board after the merger—Messrs. Burt, Gray, Howell and Lorch—had deferred compensation and were entitled to Warner-Lambert stock credits in the Equivalent Account under this plan. Dividend equivalents received under this plan are reinvested. Upon the closing of the merger, these Warner-Lambert stock credits were converted into Pfizer stock equivalent units. These units will be payable in Pfizer common stock at various times in accordance with the Director’s election. These units are described in footnote 2 to the table entitled “Securities Ownership.”

Our non-employee Directors may participate in Pfizer’s matching gift programs, which are available to all employees. Under these programs, the Pfizer Foundation (Pfizer’s philanthropic affiliate) will match contributions to eligible non-profit organizations, up to a maximum of $15,000 per year; contributions to religious and certain other types of non-profit organizations, as well as to individuals and others in need, are not eligible and are not matched. In addition, the Pfizer Foundation will match con -

tributions made to the United Way Campaign, up to a maximum of $15,000 per year. The matching contributions made by the Pfizer Foundation with respect to our non-employee Directors are included in the 2009 Director Compensation Table below and described in footnote 2 to the Table. As indicated above, these matching contributions do not reflect all of the charitable contributions made by our Directors.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our Directors and certain of our officers to file reports of holdings and transactions in Pfizer equity with the SEC and the NYSE. Based on our records and other information, we believe that in 2009 our Directors and our officers who are subject to Section 16(a) met all applicable filing requirements, except for the following:

In March 2009, Senior Vice President Martin Mackay filed a Form 4 with the SEC on a timely basis reporting, among other things, the grant of stock appreciation rights to him by the Company. Due to an inadvertent administrative error by the Company, the number of stock appreciation rights (83,955) included on the Form 4 was not correct. Upon being informed of the error the next day, Dr. Mackay filed an amendment to the Form 4 reporting the correct number of stock appreciation rights (195,896).

In December 2009, Loretta Cangialosi, our Controller, was granted 8,246 restricted stock units and 32,120 stock appreciation rights by the Company. Due to an inadvertent administrative error by the Company, the Form 4 reporting those grants was filed late.

REVIEW OF RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

The Company has adopted a Related Person Transaction Approval Policy that is administered by the Corporate Governance Committee. The policy applies to any transaction or series of transactions in which the Company or a subsidiary is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and a related person has a direct or indirect material interest. Under the Policy, Company management determines whether a transaction requires review by the Committee, and transactions requiring review are referred to the Committee for approval, ratification or other action. Based on its consideration of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Committee decides whether or not to approve such transactions and approves only those transactions that are in the best interests of the Company. If the Company becomes aware of an existing transaction with a related person that has not been approved under this Policy, the matter is referred to the Committee. The Committee then evaluates all options available, including ratification, revision or termination of such transaction.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

In connection with his retirement in 2001, we entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Steere, a member of our Board of Directors. The agreement provides that Mr. Steere will serve as Chairman Emeritus of the Company and, when and as requested by the Chief Executive Officer, will provide consulting services and advice to the Company and participate in various external activities and events for the benefit of the Company. The term of the agreement, which began on July 1, 2001 after Mr. Steere ceased his employment with the Company, was for five years, with automatic extensions for successive five-year terms, unless

Mr. Steere or the Company terminates the agreement at the end of its then-current term. The contract was extended for a five-year term in 2006 and currently extends until 2011. Mr. Steere may provide up to 30 days of service per year to the Company, subject to his reasonable availability, for his consulting services or his participation as a Company representative in external activities and events. He must obtain the approval of the Board of Directors before providing any consulting services, advice or service of any kind to any other company or organization that competes with us. For his services and commitments, the Company pays Mr. Steere (i) an annual retainer of $50,000 for his consulting services (subject to his ability to continue to provide the contemplated services), and (ii) an additional fee of $5,000 for each day in excess of 30 days per year that he renders services as described above. We also reimburse him for reasonable expenses that he incurs in providing these services for us.

In addition, under the terms of the agreement, we provide him lifetime access to Company facilities and services comparable to those that were made available to him by the Company prior to his retirement. These include the use of an office and access to the secretarial services of an administrative assistant; access to financial planning services; and the use of a car and driver and of Company aircraft. Mr. Steere has chosen to personally pay for his financial planning services and voluntarily reimburses the Company for all personal use of Company-provided transportation.

We paid Mr. Steere $50,000 in 2009 under the terms of this consulting agreement.

The agreement that we entered into in connection with our acquisition of Wyeth provided that the Wyeth board of directors would determine the bonuses payable for the full year 2009 to all of its then current executive officers and employees and that those bonuses would be payable by Pfizer following the closing of the transaction. For Mikael Dolsten and Cavan Redmond, Wyeth executives who became Pfizer executive officers upon the closing, the bonuses awarded were $948,000 and $612,000, respectively, of which $200,000 and $129,000, respectively, represented the portion of the bonuses attributable to the period following the closing, when they became Pfizer executive officers; the remaining $748,000 and $483,000, respectively, were attributable to the period in which they were employed by Wyeth prior to the closing. These bonuses are being paid by us in March 2010.

INDEMNIFICATION

We indemnify our Directors and our elected officers to the fullest extent permitted by law so that they will be free from undue concern about personal liability in connection with their service to the Company. This is required under our By-laws, and we have also entered into agreements with those individuals contractually obligating us to provide this indemnification to them.

In November 2007, a shareholder derivative action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against certain former officers of Wyeth and certain former directors of Wyeth, two of whom are now Directors of Pfizer. The action alleges that the defendants breached fiduciary duties and violated federal securities laws by causing or allowing Wyeth to misrepresent the safety of Pristiq during the period before the Food and Drug Administration’s issuance of an approvable letter for Pristiq for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms, which allegedly caused a decline in the price of Wyeth stock.

Beginning in September 2009, a number of shareholder derivative actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against certain current and former Pfizer officers and Directors. Pfizer is named as a nominal defendant. These actions allege that the individual defendants breached fiduciary duties by causing or allowing Pfizer to engage in off-label promotion of certain drugs, including Bextra.

ITEM 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Fifteen members of our Board are standing for re-election, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A majority of votes cast is required for the election of Directors in an uncontested election (which is the case for the election of Directors at the 2010 Annual Meeting). A majority of the votes cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a Director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that nominee. In contested elections (an election in which the number of nominees for election as Director is greater than the number of Directors to be elected) the vote standard would be a plurality of the votes cast.

In accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles, the Board will nominate for election as a Director only candidates who agree, if elected, to tender, promptly following their failure to receive the required vote for election at the next meeting at which they would stand for election, an irrevocable resignation that will be effective upon acceptance by the Board. In addition, the Board will fill Director vacancies and new directorships only with candidates who agree to tender the same form of resignation promptly following their appointment to the Board.

If an incumbent Director fails to receive the required vote for election, then, within 90 days following certification of the shareholder vote, the Corporate Governance Committee will act to determine whether to recommend acceptance of the Director’s resignation and will submit the recommendation for prompt consideration by the Board, and the Board will act on the Committee’s recommendation. Thereafter, the Board will promptly disclose its decision-making process and decision regarding whether to accept the Director’s resignation offer (or the reason(s) for rejecting the resignation offer, if applicable) in a Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any Director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this provision of our Corporate Governance Principles may not participate in the Corporate Governance Committee recommendation or Board action regarding whether to accept the resignation offer. If each member of the Corporate Governance Committee fails to receive the required vote in favor of his or her election in the same election, then those independent Directors who did receive the required vote will appoint a committee amongst themselves to consider the resignation offers and recommend to the Board whether to accept them. However, if the only Directors who

received the required vote in the same election constitute three or fewer Directors, all Directors may participate in the action regarding whether to accept the resignation offers.

Each nominee elected as a Director will continue in office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or retirement.

Under Pfizer’s Corporate Governance Principles, a Director is generally required to retire when he or she reaches age 73 or at the first Annual Meeting of Shareholders following his or her 73^rd birthday. On the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, the Board may waive this requirement as to any Director if it deems a waiver to be in the best interests of the Company. In accordance with the Principles, the Board, on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that Mr. Steere should be nominated for re-election as a Director. The Board believes that Mr. Steere’s continued service is in the best interests of the Company.

We expect each nominee for election as a Director to be able to serve if elected. If any nominee is not able to serve, proxies may be voted for substitute nominees, unless the Board chooses to reduce the number of Directors serving on the Board.

The Proxy Committee appointed by the Board of Directors intends to vote the proxy for the election of each of these nominees, unless you indicate otherwise on the proxy or voting instruction card.

The following pages contain biographical and other information about the nominees. Following each nominee’s biographical information, we have provided information concerning the particular experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board to determine that each nominee should serve as a Director. In addition, a substantial majority of our Directors serve or have served on boards and board committees (including, in many cases, as committee chairs) of other public companies, which we believe provides them with additional board leadership and governance experience, exposure to best practices, and substantial knowledge and skills that further enhance the functioning of our Board.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the election of each of these nominees as Directors.

The Board of Directors has ratified the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010, subject to ratification by our shareholders.

Representatives of KPMG LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting to answer questions. They also will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so.

We are asking our shareholders to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by our By-laws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of KPMG LLP to our shareholders for ratification because we value our shareholders’ views on the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate practice. In the event that our shareholders fail to ratify the selection, it will be considered a recommendation to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee to consider the selection of a different firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee may in its discretion select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the ratification of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG LLP during those periods.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consistent with requirements of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting the compensation of and overseeing the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm.

Prior to engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm for the next year’s audit, management submits a list of services and related fees expected to be rendered during that year within each of four categories of services to the Audit Committee for approval:

Prior to engagement, the Audit Committee pre-approves independent registered public accounting firm services within each category and the fees for each category are budgeted. The Audit Committee requires the independent registered public accounting firm and management to report actual fees versus the budget periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year, circumstances may arise when it may become necessary to engage the independent registered public accounting firm for additional services not contemplated in the original pre-approval categories. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires specific pre-approval before engaging the independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee reviews the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls.

In this context, the Committee has met and held discussions with management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding the fair and complete presentation of the Company’s results and the assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Committee has discussed significant accounting policies applied by the Company in its financial statements, as well as alternative treatments. Management has represented to the Committee that the Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and the Committee has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Committee has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU section 380), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T.

In addition, the Committee has reviewed and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the auditor’s independence from the Company and its management. As part of that review, the Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Committee has discussed the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence from the Company.

The Committee also has considered whether the independent registered public accounting firm’s provision of non-audit services to the Company is compatible with the auditor’s independence. The Committee has concluded that the independent registered public accounting firm is independent from the Company and its management.

As part of its responsibilities for oversight of the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management process, the Committee has reviewed and discussed Company policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including discussions of individual risk areas as well as an annual summary of the overall process.

The Committee has discussed with the Company’s Internal Audit Department and independent registered public accounting firm the overall scope of and plans for their respective audits. The Committee meets with the Chief Internal Auditor, Chief Compliance Officer, and representatives of the independent registered public accounting firm, in regular and executive sessions, to discuss the results of their examinations, the evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting and compliance programs.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board has approved, that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, for filing with the SEC. The Committee has selected, and the Board of Directors has ratified, subject to shareholder ratification, the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee:

Mr. Cornwell (Chair)

Dr. Ausiello

Mr. Burns

Ms. Nora Johnson

Mr. Sanger

The Audit Committee Report does not constitute soliciting material, and shall not be deemed to be filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates the Audit Committee Report by reference therein.

Pfizer’s compensation philosophy is designed to align each executive’s compensation with Pfizer’s short-term and long-term performance and to provide the compensation and incentives needed to attract, motivate and retain key executives who are crucial to Pfizer’s long-term success. Consistent with this philosophy, a significant portion of the total compensation opportunity for each of our executives is directly related to Pfizer’s stock price performance and to other performance factors that measure our progress against the goals of our strategic and operating plans, as well as our performance against that of our peer companies.

Shareholders are urged to read the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) section of this Proxy Statement, which discusses how our compensation policies and procedures implement our compensation philosophy. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors believe that these policies and procedures are effective in implementing our compensation philosophy and in achieving its goals.

Pfizer believes it has an unmatched record of engagement with shareholders. Pfizer not only listens to shareholder concerns; we consistently respond to them. Over the years, Pfizer has made a number of changes to its disclosures concerning executive compensation, as well as to its executive compensation program, in response to shareholder input, including a number of the enhancements mentioned in the CD&A.

We received a shareholder proposal in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders asking that we implement an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. The proposal was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Following discussions with shareholders, the Board of Directors determined that providing shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on our executive compensation

policies and procedures will facilitate our shareholder outreach activities and provide another means by which to receive input on our compensation policies and practices. The Board also decided to submit the advisory vote to shareholders biennially to foster a more long-term approach to evaluating our executive compensation policies and procedures. Accordingly, the following resolution will be submitted for a shareholder vote at the 2010 Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Pfizer Inc. (the “Company”) approve, on an advisory basis, the overall executive compensation policies and procedures employed by the Company for its named executive officers listed in the 2009 Summary Compensation Table included in the Proxy Statement for this Annual Meeting, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in such Proxy Statement.”

Although the advisory vote is non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board will review the results of the vote. Consistent with Pfizer’s record of shareholder responsiveness, the Compensation Committee will consider our shareholders’ concerns and take them into account in future determinations concerning our executive compensation program. The Board of Directors therefore recommends that you indicate your support for the Company’s compensation policies and procedures for its named executive officers, as outlined in the above resolution.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the overall executive compensation policies and procedures employed by the Company for its named executive officers.

On December 14, 2009, the Board of Directors approved a resolution asking shareholders to approve an amendment to Article I, Section 9 of our By-laws to reduce to 20% the percentage of shares required for shareholders to call special meetings of shareholders. The proposed amendment to the By-laws is set forth in Annex 7 to this Proxy Statement.

Section 211(d) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the board of directors or such person or persons as may be authorized by the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws. Article I, Section 9 of our By-laws currently provides that special meetings of the shareholders shall be called by the Chair of the Board or the Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board of Directors or one or more record holders of shares of stock of the Company representing in the aggregate not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares of stock entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting. The Board of Directors established this provision in 2008 to allow shareholders the right to call such meetings if a reasonable number of shareholders felt it appropriate.

At the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a shareholder proposal requesting that the By-laws be changed to allow 10% of the shareholders the right to call special meetings received a favorable vote of 51.5% of the votes cast on the proposal. The

Board of Directors carefully considered the vote on this proposal, and we engaged in extensive shareholder outreach to hear from investors on this issue. As a result, the Board determined that the 10% threshold would be too low. Nevertheless, the Board concluded that some action was warranted as a result of the vote at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

The Board believes that establishing an ownership threshold at 20% for the right to call special meetings strikes a reasonable and appropriate balance between enhancing shareholder rights and protecting against the risk that a small minority of shareholders, including shareholders with special interests, could call special meetings, with the resulting expense and disruption to our business. Allowing a small minority of shareholders to call special meetings for any reason would be disruptive to our normal business operations and potentially expensive, with significant legal, printing and mailing expenses in addition to costs normally associated with calling a special meeting. Moreover, preparing for a shareholder meeting requires the significant attention of Pfizer’s Board, officers and employees, thus diverting attention away from their primary function of operating the business in the best interests of the shareholders.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the By-law amendment to reduce the percentage of share ownership required for shareholders to call special shareholder meetings.

RESOLVED: That the Board of Directors take the necessary steps so that NO future NEW stock options are awarded to senior executive officers, nor that any current stock options are repriced or renewed (unless there was a contract to do so on some).

REASONS: Stock option awards have gotten out of hand in recent years, and some analysts MIGHT inflate earnings estimates, because earnings affect stock prices and stock options.

There are other ways to “reward” senior executive officers, including giving them actual STOCK instead of options.

Recent scandals involving CERTAIN financial institutions have pointed out how analysts can manipulate earnings estimates and stock prices.

Last year the owners of 265,487,403 shares, representing approximately 6.0% of shares voting, voted FOR this proposal.

If you AGREE, please vote YOUR proxy FOR this resolution.

YOUR COMPANY’S RESPONSE:

The Board of Directors believes that a prohibition against stock options would impair the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified employees and would limit the Compensation Committee’s ability to modify compensation practices in response to changing conditions.

When used appropriately, as the Board of Directors believes is the case at Pfizer, stock options can be an effective tool in aligning employee and shareholder interests and motivating and providing effective incentives to employees. Stock options encourage employees to act as owners of the business and focus on long-term performance—aligning their interests with shareholders. Also, stock options only benefit the recipient if the stock price increases, which also benefits shareholders. The Company currently uses a mix of restricted stock units, stock options and performance shares to provide equity-based compensation to deserving employees. Our stock options typically do not vest for periods of up to five years after the grant date, and options may not be repriced, replaced or regranted without shareholder approval.

Therefore, the Board believes that the Compensation Committee should be able to grant stock options as one component of a balanced, long-term incentive compensation program.

Our shareholders consistently have supported the appropriate use of stock options. Our 2004 Stock Plan was approved by our shareholders in 2004, and our shareholders also approved an amended and restated 2004 Stock Plan in 2009, in both cases by substantial majority of the votes cast. This proposal received 6.8% of the votes cast in 2008 and 6.0% of the votes cast in 2009.

Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote AGAINST this proposal.