TEVA ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING PLAN AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Total cost base to be reduced by $3 billion by the end of 2019 Workforce to be reduced by over 25% Dividend susp

TEVA ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING PLAN AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO IMPROVE ITS

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Jerusalem, December 14, 2017 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE & TASE: TEVA) announced today a comprehensive restructuring plan to significantly reduce its cost base, unify and simplify its organization and improve business performance, profitability, cash flow generation and productivity.

K re Schultz, Teva s President and CEO, said, Two weeks ago we announced a new organizational structure and executive management team. Today we are launching a comprehensive restructuring plan, crucial to restoring our financial security and stabilizing our business. We are taking immediate and decisive actions to reduce our cost base across our global business and become a more efficient and profitable company.

We will execute this plan in a timely and prudent manner, remaining focused on revenue and cash flow generation, in order to make sure Teva is ready to meet all of its financial commitments. Teva will optimize its cost base while ensuring that we protect our revenues and preserve our core capabilities in generics and in select specialty assets, in order to secure long-term growth. In 2018, we expect to secure the successful launches of Austedo and fremanezumab.

The restructuring plan will focus on:

These steps are expected to result in the reduction of 14,000 positions globally excluding the impact of any future divestments over 25% of Teva s total workforce over the next two years.

The majority of the reductions are expected to occur in 2018, with most of the affected employees being notified within the next 90 days. Restructuring efforts will be done in accordance with applicable local requirements. Consultations with the relevant employee representatives will begin in the near term.

In addition to the restructuring plan, Teva is announcing the following measures to address the company s financial situation:

Teva will provide full guidance for 2018 in February with the annual results and will share a longer-term strategic direction for the company later in 2018.

The plans were outlined in an email from the CEO to Teva s employees. The message is appended to this announcement.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company that delivers high-quality, patient-centric healthcare solutions used by approximately 200 million patients in over 60 markets every day. Headquartered in Israel, Teva is the world s largest generic medicines producer, leveraging its portfolio of more than 1,800 molecules to produce a wide range of generic products in nearly every therapeutic area. In specialty medicines, Teva has the world-leading innovative treatment for multiple sclerosis as well as late-stage development programs for other disorders of the central nervous system, including movement disorders, migraine, pain and neurodegenerative conditions, as well as a broad portfolio of respiratory products. Teva is leveraging its generics and specialty capabilities in order to seek new ways of addressing unmet patient needs by combining drug development with devices, services and technologies. Teva s net revenues in 2016 were $21.9 billion. For more information, visit www.tevapharm.com .

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