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Gilead Sciences Announces Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results



    Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD):

    -- Total Revenues of $685.3 Million, Up 38 Percent over Second
    Quarter 2005

    -- Record Product Sales of $590.7 Million, Up 32 Percent over
    Second Quarter 2005

    -- EPS of $0.56 per Share, Up 34 Percent over Second Quarter 2005

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced today its results of
    operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Total revenues for the
    second quarter of 2006 were $685.3 million, up 38 percent compared to
    total revenues of $495.3 million for the second quarter of 2005. Net
    income for the second quarter of 2006 was $265.2 million, or $0.56 per
    diluted share, which included after-tax stock-based compensation
    expense of $27.7 million from the impact of the adoption of the
    Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement No. 123 (revised
    2004), "Share Based Payment" (SFAS 123(R)) on January 1, 2006.
    Excluding after-tax stock-based compensation expense, non-GAAP net
    income for the second quarter of 2006 was $292.9 million, or $0.61 per
    diluted share. Net income for the second quarter of 2005 was $196.0
    million, or $0.41 per diluted share.

    Product Sales

    Product sales were a record $590.7 million for the second quarter
    of 2006, marking eleven consecutive quarters of product sales growth.
    This growth continues to be driven primarily by Gilead's HIV product
    franchise, including the continued robust performance of Truvada(R)
    (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), as well as
    continued strong product sales for Hepsera(R) (adefovir dipivoxil).

    HIV Franchise

    HIV product sales were $475.4 million in the second quarter of
    2006, a 38 percent increase from $344.4 million for the same period in
    2005.

    -- Truvada

    Truvada sales were $299.3 million for the second quarter of 2006,
    an increase of 143 percent from Truvada sales in the second quarter of
    2005. Sales of Truvada commenced in the United States in the third
    quarter of 2004 and in the major markets of the European Union during
    2005. Truvada sales accounted for more than 60 percent of Gilead's
    total HIV product sales in the second quarter of 2006.

    -- Viread

    Sales of Viread(R) (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) were $167.4
    million in the second quarter of 2006, a 20 percent decrease from
    $209.1 million in the second quarter of 2005. Viread sales volume has
    decreased across major geographical regions due primarily to patients
    switching from a Viread-containing regimen to one containing Truvada
    in countries where Truvada is available.

    -- Emtriva

    Emtriva(R) (emtricitabine) sales were $8.7 million for the second
    quarter of 2006, down 29 percent from the second quarter of 2005. This
    decrease is primarily driven by patients switching from an
    Emtriva-containing regimen to one containing Truvada in countries
    where Truvada is available.

    AmBisome for Severe Fungal Infections

    AmBisome sales for the second quarter of 2006 were $55.6 million,
    a decrease of one percent compared to the second quarter of 2005. This
    is primarily due to slightly lower sales volume and pricing in Europe,
    offset by higher sales volume in Asia and Latin America.

    Hepsera for Chronic Hepatitis B

    Sales of Hepsera totaled $56.8 million for the second quarter of
    2006, a 24 percent increase from $45.8 million in the second quarter
    of 2005. The increase in sales for the second quarter of 2006 was
    primarily driven by volume growth in both the United States and
    Europe.

    Royalty and Contract Revenues

    For the second quarter of 2006, royalty and contract revenues
    resulting from collaborations with corporate partners totaled $94.6
    million, an increase of $47.8 million from the second quarter of 2005.
    The increase in the second quarter of 2006 was primarily driven by the
    recognition of Tamiflu(R) (oseltamivir phosphate) royalties from F.
    Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Roche) of $73.3 million. This amount was
    significantly higher than the Tamiflu royalties of $36.2 million
    recognized in the second quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily
    due to the significantly higher Tamiflu sales recorded by Roche during
    the first quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, as well
    as the elimination of a contractual cost of goods adjustment that had
    historically reduced the amount of Tamiflu royalties recognized by
    Gilead.
    "We are pleased to have achieved a very solid second quarter in
    2006, including total revenues of $685 million," said John F.
    Milligan, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    of Gilead. "Our year-to-date revenues from total product sales have
    exceeded a record $1 billion. Gilead's strong sales are, in part, a
    result of the growth rates seen in the European markets where we hit a
    major milestone in the second quarter of this year with nearly $250
    million in European product sales. This is a very exciting time for
    the company as we continue to make great strides in accomplishing our
    goals for the year."

    Research and Development

    Research and development (R&D) expenses for the second quarter of
    2006 were $90.5 million, which included stock-based compensation
    expense of $12.9 million, compared to R&D expenses of $59.7 million
    for the same quarter in 2005. R&D expenses for the second quarter of
    2006 were higher due to increased headcount, increased clinical,
    product development and research activities with our hepatitis C,
    hepatitis B and HIV programs, as well as stock-based compensation
    expense from Gilead's adoption of SFAS 123(R).

    Selling, General and Administrative

    Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the second
    quarter of 2006 were $151.6 million, which included stock-based
    compensation expense of $21.3 million, compared to SG&A expenses of
    $94.8 million for the same quarter in 2005. The higher SG&A expenses
    in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005
    were primarily due to increased headcount and expenses driven by our
    significant business growth and business development activities,
    preparation for new product launches, as well as stock-based
    compensation expense from Gilead's adoption of SFAS 123(R).

    Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

    As of June 30, 2006, Gilead had cash, cash equivalents, and
    marketable securities of $3.30 billion. This compared to $2.31 billion
    as of December 31, 2005. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and
    marketable securities was primarily attributable to $487.8 million of
    operating cash flows generated during the first six months of 2006 and
    $587.6 million of net proceeds generated from our issuance of
    convertible senior notes and related transactions, partially offset by
    $101.0 million paid towards principal on our term loan.

    Other Balance Sheet Highlights

    Inventories increased by $101.8 million from December 31, 2005 to
    $318.7 million as of June 30, 2006, primarily driven by the impending
    launch of the co-formulation of Truvada and Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Company's (BMS') Sustiva(R) (efavirenz), and the related purchases of
    Sustiva active pharmaceutical ingredient from BMS at BMS' approximate
    market value of Sustiva.

    Corporate Highlights

    In April 2006, Gilead announced an investment of $25.0 million in
    Corus Pharma, Inc., a privately-held Seattle-based company focused on
    the development of novel drugs for respiratory diseases. In return for
    the investment, Gilead received preferred shares in Corus and became
    the second largest shareholder in the company. In connection with the
    investment, Gilead also received an exclusive option to purchase the
    remaining shares of Corus at a pre-specified price. On July 19, 2006,
    Gilead announced that it has agreed to exercise its option to purchase
    Corus for $365.0 million. The option exercise will be effective within
    10 business days from announcement. The companies expect the deal to
    close in the third quarter of 2006, subject to clearance under the
    Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and other closing
    conditions. Concurrently, Gilead and Novartis Vaccines and
    Diagnostics, inc. have entered into an agreement whereby Novartis has
    agreed to dismiss the ongoing litigation with Corus for an undisclosed
    payment.
    In April 2006, Gilead announced the closing of its sale of $1.30
    billion principal amount of convertible senior notes to institutional
    buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
    amended. Contemporaneously, Gilead also purchased convertible note
    hedges at a cost of $379.1 million, sold warrants for net proceeds of
    $235.5 million in private transactions and repurchased $544.9 million
    (8.4 million shares) of its common stock under its stock repurchase
    program.
    In May 2006, Gilead announced that the company is offering
    non-exclusive licenses for the manufacturing of tenofovir DF to
    generic manufacturers in India for the local Indian market and for
    export to the 97 developing world countries included in Gilead's
    Access Program.
    In May 2006, Gilead announced that Judge Martin J. Jenkins of the
    United States District Court for the Northern District of California
    dismissed with prejudice the securities class action complaint, In re
    Gilead Sciences Securities Litigation, Case No. C03-4999 MJJ, filed in
    2003 against Gilead and certain of its current and former officers.
    The plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal.
    In June 2006, Gilead announced that the company signed a
    definitive agreement under which Gilead plans to acquire Canadian
    subsidiary Raylo Chemicals Inc. from Germany-based, specialty
    chemicals company Degussa AG. Under the terms of the agreement, which
    is subject to certain closing conditions, Gilead will pay
    approximately 115.2 million Euros (approximately $144.3 million) to
    Degussa. In addition, Gilead has entered into long-term agreements
    with Degussa for the supply of raw materials and the manufacture of
    certain active pharmaceutical ingredients for Gilead products. The
    companies expect the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of
    2006.

    Product and Pipeline Highlights

    "The second quarter of 2006 marked the achievement of several
    important milestones and continued progress against our goal of
    delivering new therapies to patients and physicians," said John C.
    Martin, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Gilead.
    "Together with our partner Bristol-Myers Squibb, we filed our New Drug
    Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
    the co-formulation of Truvada and Sustiva in late April of this year.
    On July 12, 2006, just two and a half months after the filing, we
    received approval for this novel drug, which has been given the trade
    name ATRIPLA(TM) (efavirenz 600 mg/ emtricitabine 200 mg/ tenofovir
    disoproxil fumarate 300 mg). ATRIPLA now offers patients and
    physicians the first-ever once-daily single tablet regimen for HIV. We
    were able to ship to our wholesalers within 24 hours of FDA approval,
    and we are very pleased to report that the first prescriptions for
    ATRIPLA were filled just this past Friday."
    Dr. Martin continued, "In addition, we continued to advance our
    other pipeline products. During the second quarter, we completed
    enrollment in the two Phase III studies evaluating tenofovir DF for
    the potential treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Our novel oral HIV
    integrase inhibitor, GS 9137, is also progressing on schedule, with
    enrollment now complete in our Phase II study."

    Conference Call

    At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, Gilead will webcast a conference
    call live on Gilead's website to discuss its second quarter 2006
    results. During the call, Gilead will be discussing additional
    corporate, financial, statistical, product and pipeline information.
    That information can be found on Gilead's website at www.gilead.com
    under "Investors." To access the webcast via the internet, log on to
    www.gilead.com. 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 1-800-561-2718 (U.S.) or 1-617-614-3525
    (international) and dial the participant passcode 46618905 to access
    the call. Telephone replay is available approximately two hours after
    the call through July 23, 2006. To access, please call 1-888-286-8010
    (U.S.) or 1-617-801-6888 (international) and dial the participant
    passcode 67884555. The webcast will be archived on www.gilead.com for
    one year.

    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 financial information is utilized by Gilead management to
    better understand the comparative operating performance of the
    company.

    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. These statements
    include those relating to: revenues, R&D expenses, and SG&A expenses;
    the efficacy of any marketed or pipeline products; the timing of and
    ability to obtain marketing approval for Gilead's development
    products; or the market introduction, competitive positioning and
    commercial arrangements for sale of its marketed or pipeline
    development products. 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 and the ability of our partners to
    introduce and market our products and grow revenues successfully, in
    particular, our ability to sustain the uptake and revenues for our HIV
    franchise; our ability to accurately estimate end-user demand since we
    must make numerous assumptions and must rely on incomplete data to
    make these estimates; our ability to effectively manage wholesaler
    inventory levels and the impact of those efforts on revenues; our
    ability to generate additional positive clinical data, including with
    respect to tenofovir DF and GS 9137, and expand the labels for our
    existing products; our ability to control the timing and amount of
    spending in our research and clinical programs; our ability to protect
    our patents and other intellectual property both domestically and
    internationally; competition, legislation or regulations affecting
    product pricing, reimbursement or access; unanticipated expenses such
    as litigation or legal settlement expenses; fluctuations in foreign
    currency against the U.S. dollar; our ability to continue to observe
    the safety, tolerability and efficacy data for our products that we
    have observed to date as the safety and efficacy data obtained in
    controlled clinical trials for such products may not be observed in an
    uncontrolled clinical setting; the reluctance of physicians to
    prescribe Truvada or ATRIPLA if they fail to see advantages of these
    products over other antiretrovirals; the unpredictable variability of
    Tamiflu royalties and the strong relationship between this revenue and
    global pandemic planning and supply; our ability to consummate the
    purchase of Corus Pharma, Inc. as the transaction is subject to
    closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the
    applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act waiting
    period, and our ability to successfully integrate the business, if and
    when, the transaction is consummated; our ability to satisfy the
    closing conditions and consummate the purchase of Raylo Chemicals Inc.
    from Degussa AG, 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, 2005, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
    the first quarter of 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.

    Sustiva is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

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

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

    Three months ended Six months ended
    June 30, June 30,
    --------------------- ----------------------
    2006 2005 2006 2005
    ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
    Revenues:
    Product sales $ 590,691 $ 448,458 $1,150,044 $ 848,669
    Royalty and contract
    revenues 94,611 46,811 228,136 77,014
    ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
    Total revenues 685,302 495,269 1,378,180 925,683

    Costs and expenses:
    Cost of goods sold
    (1)(3) 77,883 63,269 168,240 120,684
    Research and
    development (1) 90,536 59,697 178,936 130,131
    Selling, general and
    administrative
    (1)(4) 151,568 94,805 294,037 173,893
    ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
    Total costs and expenses 319,987 217,771 641,213 424,708
    ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------

    Income from operations 365,315 277,498 736,967 500,975

    Interest and other
    income, net (4) 37,360 9,787 65,885 17,106
    Interest expense (5,207) (15) (8,931) (24)
    Minority interest in
    joint venture 1,244 914 2,238 1,175
    ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
    Income before provision
    for income taxes 398,712 288,184 796,159 519,232
    Provision for income
    taxes (1) 133,562 92,217 268,305 166,152
    ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
    Net income $ 265,150 $ 195,967 $ 527,854 $ 353,080
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    Net income per share -
    basic $ 0.58 $ 0.43 $ 1.15 $ 0.78
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    Net income per share -
    diluted (1) $ 0.56 $ 0.41 $ 1.10 $ 0.75
    ========== ========== =========== ==========

    Shares used in per share
    calculation - basic 457,505 452,942 459,454 451,255
    ========== ========== =========== ==========

    Shares used in per share
    calculation - diluted
    (2) 476,217 472,595 479,004 470,226
    ========== ========== =========== ==========

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    Notes:

    (1) On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 123(R) and recorded stock-
    based compensation expense during the three and six months
    ended June 30, 2006. The following is a reconciliation of our
    GAAP and non-GAAP net income:

    Three months ended Six months ended
    June 30, 2006 June 30, 2006
    ------------------ ----------------
    Net income (GAAP) $ 265,150 $ 527,854

    Stock-based
    compensation expense:
    Cost of goods sold 2,526 5,713
    Research and
    development
    expenses 12,892 24,842
    Selling, general
    and administrative
    expenses 21,349 35,845
    Provision for income taxes (9,046) (15,175)
    ---------- ----------
    Total stock-based
    compensation expense,
    net of taxes 27,721 51,225
    ---------- ----------

    Net income excluding after-tax
    stock-based compensation expense
    (Non-GAAP) $ 292,871 $ 579,079
    ========== ==========

    Shares used in per share
    calculation - diluted (Non-GAAP)
    (2) 476,746 479,757
    ========== ==========
    Net income per share - diluted,
    excluding after-tax stock-based
    compensation expense (Non-GAAP) $ 0.61 $ 1.21
    ========== ==========

    (2) Shares used in the calculation of GAAP and non-GAAP net income
    per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2006
    include the effect of outstanding stock options to purchase 18.7
    million and 19.2 million shares of common stock, respectively,
    applying the treasury stock method with and without stock-based
    compensation expense.

    Shares used in the calculation of GAAP and non-GAAP net income
    per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2006 include
    the effect of outstanding stock options to purchase 19.5 million
    and 20.3 million shares of common stock, respectively, applying
    the treasury stock method with and without stock-based
    compensation expense.

    (3) For the six months ended June 30, 2006, cost of goods sold
    includes $6.8 million recorded in the first quarter of 2006 to
    decrease the book value of inventory for our Access Program to
    reflect its net realizable value.

    (4) Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to be
    consistent with current period presentation.

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

    June 30, December 31,
    2006 2005
    ------------- -------------
    (unaudited) (Note 1)

    Cash, cash equivalents and
    marketable securities (2) $3,299,666 $2,311,033
    Other current assets (2) 1,004,286 781,175
    Property, plant and equipment, net 253,760 242,568
    Other noncurrent assets 620,638 429,875
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    Total assets $5,178,350 $3,764,651
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    Current liabilities (2) $507,968 $465,163
    Long-term liabilities (2) 1,472,468 271,710
    Stockholders' equity 3,197,914 3,027,778
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    Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity $5,178,350 $3,764,651
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    Note:
    (1) Derived from audited consolidated financial statements at that
    date.

    (2) Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to be
    consistent with current period presentation.

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

    Three months ended Six months ended
    June 30, June 30,
    ------------------------ -----------------------
    2006 2005 2006 2005
    ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
    HIV products:
    Truvada - U.S. $ 207,738 $ 111,731 $ 387,528 $ 200,439
    Truvada -
    International 91,517 11,379 160,673 13,838
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    299,255 123,110 548,201 214,277

    Viread - U.S. 74,802 88,430 150,644 184,945
    Viread -
    International 92,639 120,681 208,573 222,009
    ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
    167,441 209,111 359,217 406,954

    Emtriva - U.S. 4,314 4,898 8,320 10,312
    Emtriva -
    International 4,351 7,235 10,307 14,267
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    8,665 12,133 18,627 24,579

    Total HIV products
    - U.S. 286,854 205,059 546,492 395,696
    Total HIV products
    - International 188,507 139,295 379,553 250,114
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    475,361 344,354 926,045 645,810

    Hepsera - U.S. 23,800 19,116 46,189 37,438
    Hepsera -
    International 33,044 26,689 63,310 51,032
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    56,844 45,805 109,499 88,470

    AmBisome 55,628 56,207 109,428 110,421
    Other products 2,858 2,092 5,072 3,968
    ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

    Total product
    sales $ 590,691 $ 448,458 $1,150,044 $ 848,669
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