Actavis Names Maria Teresa Hilado Chief Financial Officer

- Expertise in global finance, M&A, business development -

- Will join Actavis effective December 8, 2014 -

DUBLIN

,

Nov. 10, 2014

/PRNewswire/ --

Actavis plc

(NYSE: ACT), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that

Maria Teresa (Tessa) Hilado

will join the Company, effective

December 8, 2014

, as Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Hilado brings more than 26 years of global finance experience to the position, and will be based at the Company's

Parsippany, NJ

, U.S. Administrative Headquarters. She will succeed

R. Todd Joyce

, who will remain with

Actavis

through early 2015 to support the transition.

"Tessa is an experienced, finance leader whose nearly three decades in financial leadership roles at some of the world's leading multinational corporations will be invaluable to

Actavis

as we continue our evolution as one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic pharmaceutical companies in the world," said

Brent Saunders

,

Actavis

CEO and President. "She will bring extensive expertise in global finance, mergers and acquisitions and business development, and is widely recognized for her exceptional leadership skills. We are excited to add a senior executive of Tessa's caliber to

Actavis

."

Ms. Hilado joins

Actavis

from

PepsiCo, Inc.

, where she has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer since 2009. Prior to

PepsiCo

, she served as Vice President and Treasurer for

Schering-Plough Corporation

from 2008 to 2009. Ms. Hilado spent more than 17 years with

General Motors Corporation

, in a variety of increasingly responsible positions most notably Assistant Treasurer from 2006 to 2008, and previously

CFO GMAC Commercial Finance LLC

from 2001 to 2005. She also held positions in the capital markets, business development, worldwide funding and pension analysis and overseas financing functions. She began her career with

Far East Bank and Trust Company

,

Manila, Philippines

.

Ms. Hilado serves on the Board of Directors of

H.B. Fuller

, and previously served on the Board of Directors of Bausch & Lomb. She earned a Master's in Business Administration from the

University of Virginia's

Darden School of Business Administration

, and a Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from

Ateneo de Manila University

in

the Philippines

.

About

Actavis

Actavis plc

(NYSE:ACT), headquartered in

Dublin, Ireland

, is a unique specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing high quality affordable generic and innovative branded pharmaceutical products for patients around the world.

Actavis

markets a broad portfolio of branded and generic pharmaceuticals and develops innovative medicines for patients suffering from diseases principally in the central nervous system, gastroenterology, women's health, urology, cardiovascular, respiratory and anti-infective therapeutic categories. The company is an industry leader in product research and development, with one of the broadest brand development pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry, and a leading position in the submission of generic product applications.

Actavis

has commercial operations in more than 60 countries and operates more than 30 manufacturing and distribution facilities around the world.

For more information, visit

Actavis'

website at www.actavis.com.

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Actavis'

estimated or anticipated future results, including estimated synergies, or other non-historical facts are forward-looking statements that reflect

Actavis'

current perspective of existing trends and information as of the date of this communication. Actual results may differ materially from

Actavis'

current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting

Actavis'

business. These factors include, among others, the timing and success of product launches; the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of product development efforts and regulatory agency approvals or actions, if any; market acceptance of and continued demand for

Actavis'

products; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and such other risks and uncertainties detailed in

Actavis'

periodic public filings with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

, including but not limited to

Actavis plc's

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2013

, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended

September 30, 2014

and from time to time in

Actavis'

other investor communications. Except as expressly required by law,

Actavis

disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements.