1. Lincolnton Illustrates the OrangeWay
With Safety Award
Actavis Lincolnton celebrated its safety accomplishment at the North Carolina
Department of Labor’s Safety Awards Banquet in March. Each year, the North
Carolina Department of Labor collects information on illness and injury rates
from private firms in the state for their Safety Awards Program. The Safety Awards
Program recognizes businesses in North Carolina for achieving and maintaining
outstanding safety records. To qualify for the annual safety award, a firm must have
an incident rate at least 50 percent below the average for its particular industry
group.
For the calendar year 2008, Actavis Lincolnton qualified for the Silver Award for
the facility’s low Lost Time Incident Rate. The Lost Time Incident Rate is based on
the total number of injuries and illnesses that occurred during the year, and the
number of work hours worked at the facility during the year. Actavis Lincolnton’s
2008 Lost Time Incident Rate was below the 0.40 rate required to achieve the Silver
Award for our industry group. Members of the Actavis Lincolnton’s Environment,
Health and Safety Team attended the Safety Awards Banquet on March 26.
In addition, in December 2008, Actavis Lincolnton achieved another milestone
by reaching one half million-work hours without a lost time incident. This is
an important milestone as it reflects the teamwork each department shares in
assuring employee safety. At an April 1 luncheon, the site celebrated achieving
one half-million work hours without a lost time incident. Team members were
awarded with athletic type jerseys and passes to the localYMCA.
Actavis Lincolnton has previously won both the Silver and Gold Awards from the
North Carolina Department of Labor. Also, the facility has previously achieved one-
million work hours without a lost time incident. The Lincolnton staff places safety
first by thinking smarter, looking beyond, staying connected and keeping it simple
to ensure employee safety. Congratulations to the Lincolnton team!
Totowa Facilities CelebrateTeam’s HardWork
The FDA inspection of the Actavis Little Falls site concluded on Friday, March
25 at the end of a lengthy and vigorous inspection. As you may recall, this first
inspection is for the Oxy 15 mg and 30 mg products. Overall, the inspection
was successful. The FDA noted the significant progress made at the site since
the last inspection. They also stated that the inspection was run very efficiently
and appreciated the team’s support and responsiveness in delivering requested
documentation and answering questions on a timely basis.
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Actavis Business Conduct
Guidelines Distributed
The Actavis Business Conduct
Guidelines (“Guidelines”) and
Affirmation Letter were recently
distributed to all employees.
These guidelines are designed
to help all Actavis employees
make the right choices when
confronted with difficult
situations.
Please read the guidelines, take
note of what it says, and comply
with its requirements. The
Affirmation Letter then needs to
be signed by you and returned
to your local HR Team. Please
speak with your local HR Team
on any questions and to confirm
the due date of the signed
Affirmation Letter.
InThis Issue:
Lincolnton Illustrates the•
Orange Way with Safety
Award
Totowa Facilities Celebrate•
Team’s Hard Work
Employee Spotlight:•
Bob Marchese

2. April 9, 2009
Totowa Facilities CelebrateTeam’s HardWork
(continued)
The success of the inspection was largely due to the quality-minded and tenacious team members who coordinated the
upgrades to the Totowa facilities. Their initiatives to determine good industry practices and their ability to reach across
Actavis’plant sites for assistance were instrumental.
“Working with other Actavis sites, we were able to take the best practices and leverage company knowledge,”said Dave
Basile, Associate Director of Engineering.“Cross site cooperation can definitely foster improvement and new ideas, and
ultimately bring a higher level of quality.
“All of the decisions we made throughout the facility upgrade were quality focused,”added Dave.“We overcame a lot of
barriers, and there was an element of endurance from the whole team that was quite remarkable.”
Nasrat Hakim, Vice President of Quality Compliance and Technical Services, said,“This is a very positive step and took
incredible team work. The next step in this process will involve additional interaction with the FDA, as outlined in the
Consent Decree. We will keep you posted on the process and when we expect to resume manufacturing and distribution.
But for now, the Totowa facility teams can celebrate the accomplishments thus far.”
On Friday, April 3, Actavis CEO Siggi Olafsson and Actavis Inc. CEO Doug Boothe celebrated this tremendous
accomplishment with the Actavis Totowa site teams. Siggi toured the Little Falls and Taft sites and praised the team for
its perseverance and commitment to Actavis and to the viability of the Actavis Totowa product line. He thanked them
for the long hours and weekends that they each worked. Siggi concluded by saying that both he and Doug had put their
faith in the Remediation team to deliver and they have delivered well. Over a luncheon celebration, Doug reminded the
team that the successful inspection paves the way forward for the return of Actavis Totowa product to market. This is
important for each one of the employees involved in this effort, for the Company, and for our customers.
Siggi expressed particular appreciation for the efforts of the following teams and leaders of those teams:
Engineering / Facilities Team – Dave Basile, Bob Marchese, Al Rodrigues, Dave Reeves
HR Support – Marji Demko
IT Support – Rich Mayo
Manufacturing Team – Brian Nizio, Jeff Giardina, Rob Cabrarris, Rick Dowling
Methods Remediation Teams – Vince Warren, Annie Cheung, Eamon Murphy, Swapan‘Roy’Roychowdhury
Packaging Team – Ashesh Dave
Quality Teams – Misbah Sherwani, Mike Puorro, Paul Galea, Pam Barckett
QC Team – Dorothy Sobczyk, Jisheng Zhu
Supply Chain Team – Weldon Chin
Tech Services Team – Elisabeth Guarch
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3. April 9, 2009
Employee Spotlight: Bob Marchese
Facilities Manager, Little Falls
Bob Marchese enjoys a challenge. His responsibilities change from minute to minute, which is what he likes most about
going to work every day.“I throw a lot of curves at Bob,”said Dave Basile, Associate Director of Engineering.“We typically
have a lot of initiatives moving in parallel and Bob is a key executor.”
No initiative posed more of a challenge than updating the Little Falls facility to comply with current GMP standards. After
an initial project plan was formed in July to overhaul, modify and retrofit the production area, Bob orchestrated the multi-
pronged renovation effort.
“I get a lot of support from upper management,”Bob says.“I get good direction and we have been able to take the plant a
lot further.”
Facing tight time constraints, Bob’s connections with local contractors, and his ability to coordinate multiple activities —
including everything from resurfacing the floor and walls, updating the fixtures and sprinklers, and incorporating input
from project management at the Elizabeth plant — were essential to the quick manner in which the plant was updated.
“Bob is a good example of people willing to go above and beyond the call of duty and get the job done,”added Dave.
Throughout the renovations, Bob not only helped improve the production area, he also remembered the people at the
Actavis Little Falls facility. His positive attitude endured throughout the 10-month process, and his easy-going nature and
great sense of humor always kept his co-workers smiling.
The renovations to the old QC lab, for example, received high praise from everyone and resulted in much-needed seating
space for team members. It also significantly impacted morale.“Even during times of intense challenge, pressure and
change, Bob continues forward with improving both the efficiency of the work environment and most certainly the
aesthetics,”said one colleague.“He is often an unsung hero because change happens, but he is unobtrusively behind the
scenes.”
When he is not working, Bob enjoys skiing, golf, and going out to dinner. A New York Giants fan, his Giants hard hat was a
regular fixture around Little Falls during the construction, and provided football rivalry fun with Site Director Brian Nizio, a
Philadelphia Eagles fan. Bob lives in Pine Brook, New Jersey with his wife Cynthia and two children.
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