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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

VALEANT announces CEO Succession Plan 
and Changes to Board of Directors


Initiates Search for New CEO; J. Michael Pearson to Remain as CEO Until Successor is Named
William A. Ackman Joins Board of Directors; Katharine B. Stevenson Steps Down from Board
Ad Hoc Committee Review of Accounting and Financial Reporting Matters Nearing Completion
Valeant Plans Restatement Based on Previously Announced Misstatements
Valeant Explains Circumstances that Resulted in Delay in the Filing of 10-K

LAVAL, Quebec, March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) (TSX: VRX) today announced that it has initiated a search for a new chief executive officer, appointed William A. Ackman to its board of directors, and provided an update on certain accounting and financial reporting matters.

CEO Search

Valeant today announced that the board has initiated a search to identify a candidate to succeed J. Michael Pearson as chief executive officer. Mr. Pearson will continue to serve as CEO and a director until his replacement is appointed.

Robert Ingram, chairman of the board, stated, "While the past few months have been difficult, Valeant has a collection of leading brands, valuable franchises and great people, and I am confident that the company will be able to rebuild its reputation and thrive under new leadership. We thank Mike for his dedicated service to Valeant and for agreeing to stay on until we conclude our search. As a colleague and a friend he will be missed, and we wish him the best for the future."  

"It's been a privilege to lead Valeant for the past eight years," said J. Michael Pearson, chief executive officer. "While I regret the controversies that have adversely impacted our business over the past several months, I know that Valeant is a strong and resilient company, and I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership."

Changes to Board of Directors

Valeant today announced that William A. Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., will join its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Ackman, whose firm has a 9.0% stake in Valeant, will join Pershing Square's Vice Chairman, Stephen Fraidin, on the board.  As the maximum size of Valeant's board currently is fixed at 14 directors, Katharine B. Stevenson voluntarily resigned from the Board to create a vacancy to permit Mr. Ackman's appointment. The Board requested that former chief financial officer Howard Schiller tender his resignation as a director, but Mr. Schiller has not done so.  

Robert Ingram, chairman of the board said, "We look forward to Bill Ackman's perspective and contributions as a new member of our board and one of Valeant's largest shareholders. The Board thanks our valued colleague, Kate, for her service on our Board and for voluntarily offering to step down in order to allow Bill Ackman to join the Board."

William A. Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square, said, "I am looking forward to working with the board to identify new leadership for Valeant.  The company's large scale and dominant franchises in eye care, dermatology, GI, and other therapeutic areas coupled with its extraordinarily low valuation present a spectacular opportunity for a world-class health care executive.  On behalf of all shareholders, we are extremely appreciative of Valeant employees' hard work and commitment during this challenging time for the company."

Accounting and Financial Reporting Update

As previously disclosed, on February 22, 2016, based on the work of an ad hoc committee of the Board (the "Ad Hoc Committee") established to review allegations regarding the company's relationship with Philidor and related matters, as well as additional work and analysis by the company, the company preliminarily determined that approximately $58 million in net revenue relating to sales to Philidor in the second half of 2014 should not have been recognized upon delivery of product to Philidor.  

Management of the company, the Audit and Risk Committee (the "Committee") and the Board have concluded that the company's audited financial statements for the year ended, and unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended, December 31, 2014 included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the unaudited financial statements included in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 should no longer be relied upon due to the misstatements described in the company's Form 8-K filed today. In addition, due to the fact that the first quarter 2015 results are included within the financial results for the six-month period included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 and the financial results for the nine-month period included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015, management, the Committee and the Board have concluded that the financial statements for such six-month and nine-month periods reflected in those Quarterly Reports should no longer be relied upon. 

The company is in the process of restating the affected financial statements and the restated financial statements  will be included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which the company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Regulators on or before April 29, 2016. The company believes that after giving effect to the restatement, it will have remained in compliance with all of the financial maintenance covenants in its credit facility at the end of each affected quarterly period.

Robert Ingram, chairman of the board and chair of the Ad Hoc Committee stated, "Over the past five months, the Ad Hoc Committee has worked closely with our independent advisors to conduct a comprehensive review of Philidor and related matters. While the Ad Hoc Committee is still reviewing certain accounting related items, and has identified certain concerns related to those items with respect to the tone of the organization, it has not identified any additional items affecting the financial statements to date."

Impact of Misstatements

As described in the company's Form 8-K filed today, the company has identified misstatements to date that would reduce previously reported fiscal year 2014 revenue by approximately $58 million, net income attributable to Valeant by approximately $33 million, and basic and diluted earnings per share by $.09. A substantial part of the earnings impact of these misstatements will reverse in the first quarter of 2015.  The company has identified misstatements in the first quarter of 2015, consisting primarily of the reversing effect on earnings of the 2014 misstatements, which would reduce revenue by approximately $21 million (timing of recognition of managed care rebates), increase net income attributable to Valeant by approximately $24 million and increase basic and diluted earnings per share by $.07. These adjustments are preliminary, unaudited and subject to change. 
Fuente: VALEANT Investor Relations
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