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Datum nieuwsfeit: 19-04-2007

Gilead Sciences maakt eerstekwartaalcijfers 2007 bekend

( BW)(CA-GILEAD-SCIENCES)(GILD) Gilead Sciences Announces First
Quarter 2007 Financial Results

    Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

    FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2007--Gilead
Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD)

    - Record Total Revenues of $1.03 Billion, Up 48 Percent over First
Quarter 2006 -

    - Record Product Sales of $840.2 Million, Up 50 Percent over First
Quarter 2006 -

    - First Quarter EPS of $0.85 per Share -

    - First Quarter Non-GAAP EPS of $0.93 per Share, Excluding
Stock-based Compensation Expense -

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced today its results of
operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Total revenues for
the first quarter of 2007 were $1.03 billion, up 48 percent compared
to total revenues of $692.9 million for the first quarter of 2006. Net
income for the first quarter of 2007 was $407.4 million, or $0.85 per
diluted share, which included after-tax stock-based compensation
expense of $40.2 million. Excluding after-tax stock-based compensation
expense, non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $447.6
million, or $0.93 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income
of $286.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the first quarter
of 2006.

    Product Sales

    Product sales were a record $840.2 million for the first quarter
of 2007, compared to $559.4 million in the first quarter of 2006, a 50
percent increase. This growth was driven primarily by Gilead's HIV
product franchise, including the strong uptake of Atripla(TM)
(efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200 mg/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
300 mg) following its launch in July 2006 in the United States as well
as strong growth of Truvada(R) (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate) in Europe. Hepsera(R) (adefovir dipivoxil) and AmBisome(R)
(amphotericin B) liposome for injection also experienced solid sales
growth compared to the same quarter last year.

    HIV Franchise

    HIV product sales were $705.1 million in the first quarter of
2007, a 56 percent increase from $450.7 million for the same period in
2006.

    --  Truvada

    Truvada sales were $345.9 million for the first quarter of 2007,
an increase of 39 percent from $248.9 million in the first quarter of
2006. Truvada sales accounted for approximately 49 percent of total
HIV product sales and approximately 41 percent of Gilead's total
product sales in the first quarter of 2007.

    --  Atripla

    Atripla sales were $190.2 million in the first quarter of 2007, a
sequential increase of 38 percent from $137.4 million in the fourth
quarter of 2006. Sales of Atripla commenced in the United States in
the third quarter of 2006.

    --  Viread

    Sales of Viread(R) (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) were $160.7
million in the first quarter of 2007, a 16 percent decrease from
$191.8 million in the first quarter of 2006.

    --  Emtriva

    Emtriva(R) (emtricitabine) sales were $8.3 million for the first
quarter of 2007, a decrease of 16 percent from $10.0 million in the
first quarter of 2006.

    Hepsera for Chronic Hepatitis B

    Hepsera sales totaled $71.3 million for the first quarter of 2007,
a 35 percent increase from $52.7 million in the first quarter of 2006.

    AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections

    Sales of AmBisome for the first quarter of 2007 were $61.5
million, an increase of 14 percent from $53.8 million for the first
quarter of 2006, primarily driven by sales volume growth across major
European territories, as well as a favorable foreign currency exchange
impact.

    Royalty, Contract and Other Revenues

    For the first quarter of 2007, royalty, contract and other
revenues resulting primarily from collaborations with corporate
partners totaled $188.2 million, an increase of $54.7 million from the
first quarter of 2006. The increase in the first quarter of 2007 was
driven primarily by the recognition of Tamiflu(R) (oseltamivir
phosphate) royalties from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Roche) of $167.9
million compared to Tamiflu royalties of $115.3 million recognized in
the first quarter of 2006. This increase was due to the significantly
higher Tamiflu sales recorded by Roche during the fourth quarter of
2006 compared to the same period in 2005.

    "As Gilead enters its twentieth year, our business has never been
stronger than today," said John F. Milligan, PhD, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Gilead. "We are very
pleased with the solid results, including revenues of over $1 billion,
driven by the continued strong uptake of Atripla, robust worldwide
sales of Truvada and strong performance of our other products, as well
as continued expense management. As we prepare for future new product
launches and advance key pipeline programs, we recognize that our
operating expenses will need to grow to support these efforts. We
remain dedicated to managing our expense growth in order to maintain
robust operating cash flow."

    Research and Development

    Research and development (R&D) expenses in the first quarter of
2007 were $130.1 million compared to $88.4 million for the same
quarter in 2006. Non-GAAP R&D expenses, which exclude stock-based
compensation expense, for the first quarter of 2007 were $109.0
million, compared to $76.5 million for the same quarter in 2006.
Non-GAAP R&D expenses for the first quarter of 2007 were higher
primarily from increased compensation and benefits related to higher
headcount, and increased contract service and clinical study expenses
relating to clinical, product development and research activities in
our HIV, hepatitis, respiratory and cardiopulmonary programs.

    Selling, General and Administrative

    Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in the first
quarter of 2007 were $166.6 million compared to $142.5 million for the
same quarter in 2006. SG&A expenses in the first quarter of 2006
included the write-off of certain capital assets related to
renovations at our corporate headquarters. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses,
which exclude stock-based compensation expense, for the first quarter
of 2007 were $132.9 million, compared to $128.0 million for the same
quarter in 2006. Non-GAAP SG&A expenses for the first quarter of 2007
were higher primarily from increased compensation and benefits related
to higher headcount.

    Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

    As of March 31, 2007, Gilead had cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities of $1.86 billion compared to $1.39 billion as of
December 31, 2006. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities was primarily attributable to $490.5 million of
operating cash flows generated during the quarter, partially offset by
our repayment of the remaining principal under our term loan of $99.0
million.

    Corporate Highlights

    In January 2007, Gilead announced that Carla A. Hills was
appointed to the company's Board of Directors, increasing the number
of directors to 10. Mrs. Hills is the Chair and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Hills & Company, International Consultants, a firm
providing advice to U.S. businesses on investment, trade and risk
assessment issues abroad, particularly in emerging markets. From 1989
to 1993, she served as U.S. Trade Representative, and was the
principal advisor on international trade to President George H. W.
Bush. Mrs. Hills was a Cabinet member under President Gerald R. Ford
as well, serving as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. She also served as Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division, U.S. Department of Defense.

    In March 2007, Gilead announced the appointment of Norbert W.
Bischofberger, PhD to the position of Executive Vice President,
Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer, and John F.
Milligan, PhD to the position of Chief Operating Officer, with
continued responsibilities as CFO until a new CFO is identified.

    Product and Pipeline Highlights

    "We are pleased with the significant progress seen in our pipeline
products during the first quarter," said John C. Martin, PhD,
President and CEO of Gilead. "We presented positive data from the
Phase II study of elvitegravir, our novel HIV integrase inhibitor also
known as GS 9137, and based on these results, we are currently in
discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the
Phase III registrational program for this compound. In addition, the
FDA granted a priority review for the New Drug Application (NDA) for
ambrisentan for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our commercial
efforts are ramping up to expeditiously bring this product to market,
and pending FDA approval, to provide patients with PAH a new,
once-daily treatment option."

    HIV/AIDS Franchise

    In February 2007, Gilead announced the completion of a 24-week
Phase II dose-ranging trial of GS 9137 (elvitegravir) and stated that
the clinical study met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority in
viral load reduction in HIV-positive patients. In early March, data
from this study were presented at the 14th Conference on Retroviruses
and Opportunistic Infections by Andrew Zolopa, M.D., Associate
Professor, Stanford School of Medicine.

    Hepatitis Franchise

    In February 2007, Gilead and Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Achillion) announced results from a Phase Ib/II trial evaluating GS
9132 (also known as ACH-806), a novel NS4A antagonist, in patients
infected with hepatitis C virus. Preliminary data demonstrated
positive antiviral activity of GS 9132, but an unsuitable safety
profile led to the discontinuation of the clinical program. The two
companies will continue to explore other NS4A antagonists discovered
by Achillion with Gilead taking the lead on future preclinical and
clinical development work once an appropriate candidate is identified.

    Respiratory and Cardiopulmonary Franchise

    In February 2007, Gilead announced that the FDA accepted for
filing and granted priority review to the company's NDA seeking
marketing approval of ambrisentan (5 mg and 10 mg) for a once-daily
treatment of PAH. The FDA has established a target review date, under
the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, of June 18, 2007.

    In March 2007, Gilead announced that GlaxoSmithKline's Marketing
Authorisation Application for ambrisentan for the treatment of PAH was
validated by the European Medicines Agency following a review by the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.

    Conference Call

    At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, Gilead will host a conference
call with a simultaneous webcast to discuss the results of its first
quarter of 2007. During this call/webcast, Gilead's management will be
discussing the company's first quarter 2007 results and providing a
general business update. The webcast will be available live via the
internet by accessing Gilead's website at www.gilead.com. To access
the webcast, please connect to the company's website at least 15
minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any
software download that may be needed to hear the webcast.
Alternatively, please call 1-866-510-0712 (U.S.) or 1-617-597-5380
(international) and dial the participant passcode 30443590 to access
the call.

    A replay of the webcast will be archived on the company's website
for one year, and a phone replay will be available approximately two
hours following the call through April 21, 2007. To access the phone
replay, please call 1-888-286-8010 (U.S.) or 1-617-801-6888
(international) and dial the participant passcode 71136594.

    About Gilead

    Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers,
develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet
medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients
suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in
Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America,
Europe and Australia.

    Non-GAAP Financial Information

    Non-GAAP net income, net income per diluted share, R&D expenses
and SG&A expenses are presented excluding the impact of stock-based
compensation expense. Management believes this non-GAAP information is
useful for investors, taken in conjunction with Gilead's GAAP
financial statements, because management uses such information
internally for its operating, budgeting and financial planning
purposes. Non-GAAP information is not prepared under a comprehensive
set of accounting rules and should only be used to supplement an
understanding of the company's operating results as reported under
GAAP.

    Forward-looking Statements

    Statements included in this press release that are not historical
in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Gilead cautions
readers that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially. These risks and uncertainties include: our ability to
sustain the uptake and revenues for our HIV franchise, Hespera and
AmBisome, unpredictable variability of Tamiflu royalties and the
strong relationship between this revenue and global pandemic planning
and supply, our ability to receive regulatory approvals, in a timely
manner or at all, for new and current products, including Truvada,
Atripla and ambrisentan; our ability to successfully develop our
respiratory and cardiopulmonary franchise; future clinical studies of
GS 9137 may not warrant further development of this compound and
initiating and completing clinical trials may take longer or cost more
than expected; our ability to identify a lead candidate for
development with Achillion for the treatment of HCV infection, and
other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are urged to
consider statements that include the words "may," "will," "would,"
"could," "should," "might," "believes," "estimates," "projects,"
"potential," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends,"
"continues," "forecast," "designed," "goal," or the negative of those
words or other comparable words to be uncertain and forward-looking.

    Gilead directs readers to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006, and its subsequent current reports on
Form 8-K. Gilead claims the protection of the Safe Harbor contained in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based
on information currently available to Gilead, and Gilead assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

    Viread, Emtriva, Truvada, AmBisome and Hepsera are registered
trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    Atripla is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences,
LLC.

    Tamiflu is a registered trademark of F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

    For more information on Gilead Sciences, Inc., please visit
www.gilead.com or call the Gilead Public Affairs Department at
1-800-GILEAD-5 (1-800-445-3235).


                        GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                             (unaudited)
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                  Three months ended
                                                      March 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2007        2006
                                               -----------  ----------
Revenues:
    Product sales                              $  840,225  $  559,353
    Royalty, contract and other revenues          188,205     133,525
                                               ----------- -----------
Total revenues                                  1,028,430     692,878

Costs and expenses:
    Cost of goods sold (1)                        171,638      90,357
    Research and development (1)                  130,090      88,400
    Selling, general and administrative (1)       166,558     142,469
                                               ----------- -----------
Total costs and expenses                          468,286     321,226
                                               ----------- -----------

Income from operations                            560,144     371,652

Interest and other income, net                     23,104      28,525
Interest expense                                   (4,547)     (3,724)
Minority interest in joint venture                  2,153         994
                                               ----------- -----------
Income before provision for income taxes          580,854     397,447
Provision for income taxes (1)                    173,447     134,743
                                               ----------- -----------
Net income                                     $  407,407  $  262,704
                                               =========== ===========

Net income per share - basic                   $     0.88  $     0.57
                                               =========== ===========

Net income per share - diluted                 $     0.85  $     0.55
                                               =========== ===========

Shares used in per share calculation - basic      463,470     461,425
                                               =========== ===========

Shares used in per share calculation - diluted    481,358     481,802
                                               =========== ===========

----
 Notes:
(1) The following is the stock-based compensation expense included in
     the respective captions of the condensed consolidated statements
     of income above:

                                                  Three months ended
                                                      March 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2007        2006
                                               -----------  ----------

    Stock-based compensation expense:
      Cost of goods sold                       $    2,530  $    3,187
      Research and development expenses            21,108      11,949
      Selling, general and administrative
       expenses                                    33,656      14,496
    Income tax effect                             (17,108)     (6,129)
                                               ----------- -----------
         Total stock-based compensation
          expense, net of tax                  $   40,186  $   23,503
                                               =========== ===========


                        GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
            RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
                             (unaudited)
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

Below is a reconciliation of Gilead's GAAP net income and diluted per
 share amounts as reported in the attached press release.  Non-GAAP
 net income and net income per diluted share are presented excluding
 the impact of after-tax stock-based compensation expense. Management
 believes this non-GAAP information is useful for investors, taken in
 conjunction with Gilead's GAAP financial statements, because
 management uses such information internally for its operating,
 budgeting and financial planning purposes.  Non-GAAP information is
 not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules and should
 only be used to supplement an understanding of the company's
 operating results as reported under GAAP.

                                                  Three months ended
                                                       March 31,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2007       2006
                                                 ---------- ----------

Net income (GAAP)                                $ 407,407  $ 262,704
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax        40,186     23,503
                                                 ---------- ----------
Net income (Non-GAAP)                            $ 447,593  $ 286,207
                                                 ========== ==========


Shares used in per share calculation - diluted
 (GAAP)                                            481,358    481,802
Dilutive securities                                    960        985
                                                 ---------- ----------
Shares used in per share calculation - diluted
 (Non-GAAP)                                        482,318    482,787
                                                 ========== ==========


Net income per share - diluted (GAAP)            $    0.85  $    0.55
                                                 ========== ==========
Net income per share - diluted (Non-GAAP)        $    0.93  $    0.59
                                                 ========== ==========


                        GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (in thousands)

                                              March 31,   December 31,
                                                 2007         2006
                                             ------------ ------------
                                              (unaudited)    (Note 1)

 Cash, cash equivalents and marketable
  securities                                 $ 1,860,458  $ 1,389,566
 Other current assets                          1,514,823    1,492,355
 Property, plant and equipment, net              377,067      361,299
 Other noncurrent assets                         863,031      842,761
                                             ------------ ------------
        Total assets                         $ 4,615,379  $ 4,085,981
                                             ============ ============

 Current liabilities                         $   710,486  $   764,276
 Long-term liabilities and minority interest   1,522,214    1,505,987
 Stockholders' equity                          2,382,679    1,815,718
                                             ------------ ------------
   Total liabilities and stockholders'
    equity                                   $ 4,615,379  $ 4,085,981
                                             ============ ============


Note:
(1) Derived from audited consolidated financial statements at that
 date.


                        GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
                        PRODUCT SALES SUMMARY
                             (unaudited)
                            (in thousands)


                                                 Three months ended
                                                      March 31,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2007        2006
                                               ----------- -----------
HIV products:
   Truvada - U.S.                              $  186,788  $  179,790
   Truvada - Europe                               145,207      65,298
   Truvada - Other International                   13,943       3,858
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  345,938     248,946

   Atripla - U.S.                                 189,810           -
   Atripla - Europe                                     -           -
   Atripla - Other International                      373           -
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  190,183           -

   Viread - U.S.                                   67,556      75,842
   Viread - Europe                                 71,914      87,720
   Viread - Other International                    21,208      28,213
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  160,678     191,775

   Emtriva - U.S.                                   3,455       4,006
   Emtriva - Europe                                 3,874       5,338
   Emtriva - Other International                      994         618
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                    8,323       9,962

Total HIV products - U.S.                         447,609     259,638
Total HIV products - Europe                       220,995     158,356
Total HIV products - Other International           36,518      32,689
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  705,122     450,683

Hepsera - U.S.                                     29,769      22,388
Hepsera - Europe                                   33,290      25,140
Hepsera - Other International                       8,285       5,127
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                   71,344      52,655

AmBisome                                           61,502      53,800
Other products                                      2,257       2,215

Total product sales                            $  840,225  $  559,353


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    CONTACT: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
             John Milligan, 650-522-5756
             Susan Hubbard, 650-522-5715