Warner Chilcott to Establish New Headquarters in Dundalk

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan T.D, today (Wednesday 24th February 2010) announced that Warner Chilcott plc, a global pharmaceutical company listed on NASDAQ, is to establish a new headquarters in Dundalk, Co. Louth, which has the potential to create up to 200 high-skilled positions in the coming years. The investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

Warner Chilcott’s location in Dundalk is expected to house a host of functions, which may include executive offices, analytical services, manufacturing operations and shared services to support Warner Chilcott’s operations in the EU.

Warner Chilcott, a global specialty pharmaceutical company, currently focuses on the gastroenterology, women's healthcare, dermatology and urology segments of the U.S. and Western European pharmaceuticals markets. Since being spun out of Warner-Lambert in 1996, Warner Chilcott has evolved through a series of acquisitions and divestitures from a small seller of undifferentiated products to a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of leading branded products.

Speaking at the announcement, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan T.D. said: “I am delighted that Warner Chilcott has chosen Dundalk for this important operation. This development is excellent news for the North-East region and Ireland as a whole. Dundalk is one of Ireland’s busiest economic corridors, between Dublin and Belfast, and today’s announcement will bring new high quality employment opportunities to the region, adding further to the regions portfolio of world class Foreign Direct Investment companies operating here which include Xerox, Heinz, Moffett, Diageo, ABB, National Pen and Satir”.

Speaking on behalf of the company Roger Boissonneault, Warner Chilcott’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are excited to establish a new headquarters in Dundalk and are delighted with the support being provided by IDA Ireland. We anticipate that the new facility will play an integral role in the growth of our business.”