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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 10-K
 

          
(MARK ONE)
 
    [x]              ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                          FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                                              OR
    [ ]                              TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                                              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                         FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM             TO

 
                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-3608
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                             WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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              DELAWARE                          201 TABOR ROAD                        22-1598912
  (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF      MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY 07950             (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
   INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)           (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL                IDENTIFICATION NO.)
                                       EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP
                                                    CODE)

 
                                  201-540-2000
              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
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          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
 


                                                                             NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON
                      TITLE OF EACH CLASS                                        WHICH REGISTERED
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Common Stock (Par Value $1 Per Share)                            The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
                                                                 The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
                                                                 The Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.
Rights to Purchase Series A                                      The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock                         The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.
                                                                 The Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.

 
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
 
                                     None.
 
     Indicate  by check  mark whether the  registrant (1) has  filed all reports
required to be filed by  Section 13 or 15(d) of  the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934  during  the preceding  12  months (or  for  such shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports)  and (2) has been subject to  such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.   YES [x]  NO [ ].
 
     Indicate  by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge, in definitive  proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
 
     The  aggregate market value  of the voting stock  held by non-affiliates of
Warner-Lambert Company as of February 21, 1997 was approximately $22.9 billion.
 
     The number of  shares outstanding of  the registrant's Common  Stock as  of
February  21, 1997  was 271,597,188  shares, Common  Stock, par  value $1.00 per
share.
 
                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
     Portions of the  Warner-Lambert Company Annual  Report to Shareholders  for
1996 -- Part I, Part II and Part IV.
 
     Portions  of  the Proxy  Statement for  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders of
Warner-Lambert Company to be held April 22, 1997 -- Part III.
 
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                                     PART I
 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
 
     The  term  'Warner-Lambert'  or  the  'Company'  refers  to  Warner-Lambert
Company, a  Delaware  corporation organized  in  that  state in  1920,  and  its
consolidated  subsidiaries,  unless otherwise  indicated  or unless  the context
otherwise requires.
 
     Industry Segments and Geographic  Areas. Financial information by  industry
segment  and geographic area for  the years 1996, 1995  and 1994 is presented in
the Warner-Lambert 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders as set forth below.
 
     The summary  of Warner-Lambert's  industry segments,  geographic areas  and
related  financial  information,  set  forth  in  Note  19  to  the consolidated
financial statements on  page 39 of  the Warner-Lambert 1996  Annual Report,  is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
     All  product names appearing in capitalized  letters in this report on Form
10-K are  registered  trademarks  of  Warner-Lambert,  its  affiliates,  related
companies or licensors. ZANTAC, ZANTAC 75 and BECONASE are registered trademarks
of Glaxo Wellcome plc ('Glaxo Wellcome'), its affiliates or related companies.
 
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
 
     A detailed description of Warner-Lambert's industry segments is as follows:
 
Pharmaceutical Products
 
     The  principal products  of Warner-Lambert  in its  Pharmaceutical Products
segment are ethical pharmaceuticals, biologicals and capsules.
 
     Ethical Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals: Warner-Lambert manufactures and/or
sells, in the United States and/or internationally, an extensive line of ethical
pharmaceuticals and  biologicals  under  trademarks  and  trade  names  such  as
PARKE-DAVIS and GOEDECKE. Among these products are analgesics (PONSTAN, PONSTEL,
VALORON,  VALORON-N, VEGANIN and  VALTRAN), anesthetics (KETALAR), anthelmintics
(VANQUIN),  anticonvulsants   (CELONTIN,   CEREBYX,   DILANTIN,   ZARONTIN   and
NEURONTIN),  anti-infectives (CHLOROMYCETIN, COLYMYCIN, DORYX, ERYC, MANDELAMINE
and OMNICEF  (cefdinir)),  antivaricosities  (HEPATHROMBIN),  anti-viral  agents
(VIRA-A),  bronchodilators  (CHOLEDYL  SA),  cardiovascular  products (NOVADRAL,
DILZEM, ACCUPRIL, ACCUZIDE, NITROSTAT,  PIMENOL and PROCANBID), cognition  drugs
for  treatment of  mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's  disease (COGNEX), dermatologics
(BEBEN), diabetes  drugs for  non-insulin dependent  diabetes mellitus  patients
currently  on  insulin who  are  inadequately controlled  by  insulin (REZULIN),
prescription  hemorrhoidal   preparations   (ANUSOL   HC),   hemostatic   agents
(THROMBOSTAT),  hormonal  agents  (PITRESSIN),  lipid  regulators  (LIPITOR  and
LOPID), oral  contraceptives  (ESTROSTEP  and  LOESTRIN),  oxytocics  (PITOCIN),
psychotherapeutic  products  (CETAL  RETARD, DEMETRIN  and  NARDIL)  and urinary
analgesics (PYRIDIUM).
 
     The Company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration ('FDA') clearance to
market  the  anticonvulsant   treatment  CEREBYX  in   August  1996,  the   oral
contraceptive  ESTROSTEP  in October  1996 and  the hormone  replacement therapy
FEMPATCH in December 1996.
 
     In December  1996  Warner-Lambert  received FDA  clearance  to  market  the
cholesterol-lowering agent LIPITOR (Warner-Lambert's trademark for atorvastatin)
and  began to ship  the product in  January 1997. The  Company has also received
marketing approval  in Canada,  the United  Kingdom and  Germany for  the  drug.
Atorvastatin  is marketed  as LIPITOR  in Canada and  the United  Kingdom and as
SORTIS in Germany.
 
     Warner-Lambert received FDA  clearance in  January 1997  to market  REZULIN
(Warner-Lambert's  trademark for troglitazone), a  diabetes drug for non-insulin
dependent diabetes mellitus patients currently  on insulin who are  inadequately
controlled by insulin. The Company has licensed the product from Sankyo Company,
Ltd.   ('Sankyo')  for  North   America  and  certain   other  areas,  including
 
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Central America,  South  America (except  for  Brazil and  Venezuela  where  the
Company will co-promote the product with an affiliate of Sankyo), Australia, New
Zealand and the Philippines.
 
     Warner-Lambert's  pharmaceutical products  are promoted  for the  most part
directly to health care professionals  through personal solicitation of  doctors
and  other  professionals  by sales  representatives  with  scientific training,
direct mail  contact and  advertising in  professional journals.  They are  sold
either  directly  or  through  wholesalers  to  government  agencies,  chain and
independent retail pharmacies,  hospitals, clinics,  long-term care  facilities,
mail  order houses and  health maintenance organizations.  Sales to managed care
entities have become  an increasingly  large part  of Warner-Lambert's  domestic
pharmaceutical sales. The Company estimates that more than 55% of pharmaceutical
sales  in  the United  States during  1996  were made  to managed  care entities
(including  government  agencies  and  hospitals).  For  further  discussion  of
Warner-Lambert's ethical products, see 'Item 1. Business -- Regulation' below.
 
     Capsules:  Warner-Lambert  is  the  leading  worldwide  producer  of  empty
hard-gelatin capsules used by pharmaceutical  companies for their production  of
encapsulated products. These capsules are used by Warner-Lambert or manufactured
by  Warner-Lambert according to the specifications  of each of its customers and
are  sold  under   such  trademarks   as  CAPSUGEL,   CONI-SNAP,  SNAP-FIT   and
Press-Fit'tm' gelcaps.
 
     Other: In March 1996, Warner-Lambert sold Warner Chilcott Laboratories, its
generic  pharmaceutical business to Nale Laboratories  plc. The decision to sell
the generic  drug  business  reflects  the  Company's  intention  to  focus  its
resources  more fully on its core  pharmaceutical, consumer health care products
and confectionery businesses.
 
Consumer Health Care Products
 
     The principal  products  of  Warner-Lambert in  its  Consumer  Health  Care
Products segment are over-the-counter health care products, shaving products and
pet care products.
 
     Over-the-Counter Products: Warner-Lambert manufactures and/or sells, in the
United  States  and/or internationally,  an  extensive line  of over-the-counter
pharmaceuticals  and   health  care   products  under   trade  names   such   as
Warner-Lambert  Consumer Healthcare. Among these products are antacids (ROLAIDS,
Extra  Strength  ROLAIDS  and  GELUSIL),  dermatological  products   (LUBRIDERM,
LUBRIDERM   Body  Bar,  LUBRIDERM  Loofa  Bar,  LUBRIDERM  Seriously  Sensitive,
LUBRIDERM Moisture Recovery,  ROSKEN SKIN  REPAIR, CORN  HUSKERS and  LISTEREX),
topical   antibiotic  ointments  (NEOSPORIN  and  POLYSPORIN),  cold  and  sinus
preparations (SUDAFED,  SINUTAB,  SINUTAB  NON-DRYING,  SUDAFED  NON-DRYING  and
ACTIFED),  antihistamines and  allergy products (ACTIFED  Allergy, SUDAFED PLUS,
BENADRYL, BENADRYL-D, BENADRYL Cold, BENADRYL CHEWABLES, BENADRYL Allergy/Sinus/
Headache and BENADRYL Dye-Free), hemorrhoidal preparations (ANUSOL, ANUSOL  HC-1
and   TUCKS),   vaginal  moisturizers   (REPLENS),  laxatives   (AGORAL),  cough
syrups/suppressants  (BENYLIN,   BENYLIN-DM,   BENYLIN   DECONGESTANT,   BENYLIN
EXPECTORANT  and BENYLIN PEDIATRIC),  vitamins (MYADEC), antipruritic (CALADRYL,
BENADRYL spray, cream, gel and  stick and STINGOSE), rubbing alcohol  (LAVACOL),
hydrogen   peroxide  (PROXACOL),  self-diagnostic   early  pregnancy  test  kits
(e.p.t.'r'), oral  antiseptics (LISTERINE,  COOL MINT  LISTERINE and  FRESHBURST
LISTERINE),   mouthwash/dental   rinses   (LISTERMINT),   toothpaste   (COOLMINT
LISTERINE), effervescent denture  cleaning tablets and  denture cleanser  pastes
(EFFERDENT,  EFFERDENT PLUS and FRESH  'N BRITE), denture adhesives (EFFERGRIP),
head lice treatments (NIX) and diaper rash preparations (BOROFAX).
 
     In December 1993, Warner-Lambert  signed separate agreements with  Wellcome
plc  ('Wellcome') and Glaxo  plc ('Glaxo') governing  the establishment of joint
ventures  in  various  countries  to  develop  and  market  a  broad  range   of
nonprescription  consumer health care products.  Glaxo acquired Wellcome in 1995
and changed the name of the combined company to Glaxo Wellcome plc.
 
     Warner-Lambert's agreement  with  Wellcome  called for  both  companies  to
contribute  to the Warner  Wellcome joint venture  operations current and future
over-the-counter ('OTC') products. Joint venture operations formed pursuant to a
global principles agreement began in 1994 in the United
 
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States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and certain countries in Europe. On  June
30,  1996 the Company purchased Glaxo  Wellcome's U.S. and European interests in
the Warner Wellcome joint venture operations. In the third quarter of 1996,  the
Company purchased Glaxo Wellcome's interest in the Warner Wellcome joint venture
operations  in  Canada, Australia  and  New Zealand  and  certain OTC  assets in
Mexico, effectively ending this joint venture with Glaxo Wellcome. The  purchase
price for the entire transaction was approximately $1.1 billion.
 
     In  1993  Warner-Lambert and  Glaxo formed  a joint  venture in  the United
States (referred to  as the  'Glaxo Wellcome Warner-Lambert  joint venture')  to
develop, seek approval of and market OTC versions of Glaxo prescription drugs in
the  United States.  On June  30, 1996  the Glaxo  Wellcome Warner-Lambert joint
venture was restructured  so that in  addition to developing  and marketing  OTC
versions  of Glaxo  prescription drugs,  Glaxo Wellcome  and Warner-Lambert will
also develop  and market  certain Wellcome  OTC switch  products in  the  United
States and in other major markets, including the United Kingdom.
 
     In April 1996 the Glaxo Wellcome Warner-Lambert joint venture in the United
States   began  marketing  ZANTAC  75,  an   OTC  version  of  Glaxo  Wellcome's
prescription  drug  ZANTAC,  for  the  treatment  of  episodic  heartburn,  acid
indigestion  and sour stomach.  ZANTAC 75 has  been marketed for  OTC use in the
United Kingdom by the Glaxo Wellcome Warner-Lambert joint venture as a treatment
for these  same  symptoms. Glaxo  Wellcome  and Warner-Lambert  have  also  been
marketing in the United Kingdom an allergy nasal spray, BECONASE, an OTC version
of Glaxo Wellcome's prescription drug.
 
     Over-the-counter   products  are  promoted   principally  through  consumer
advertising and promotional programs  and some are  promoted directly to  health
care  professionals. They  are sold principally  to drug  wholesalers, chain and
retail pharmacies,  chain  and  independent  food  stores,  mass  merchandisers,
physician supply houses and hospitals.
 
     Shaving  Products: Warner-Lambert manufactures and sells razors and blades,
both domestically  and internationally.  Shaving products  are manufactured  and
marketed under the SCHICK and other trademarks worldwide and the WILKINSON SWORD
trademark  in Europe,  the United  States and  Canada. Permanent (nondisposable)
products  marketed  under  the   SCHICK  trademark  include  TRACER/FX,   SCHICK
PROTECTOR,  SUPER  II, SUPER  II  PLUS, ULTREX  PLUS,  SILK EFFECTS,  SLIM TWIN,
ADVANTAGE, PERSONAL  TOUCH and  INJECTOR PLUS  CHROMIUM. Disposable  twin  blade
products  marketed under  the SCHICK  trademark include  SCHICK DISPOSABLE, SLIM
TWIN,  PERSONAL  TOUCH  and  ULTREX  DISPOSABLE.  Products  marketed  under  the
WILKINSON  SWORD trademark include  nondisposable systems such  as PROTECTOR, FX
PERFORMER, PROFILE, SYSTEM II, DUPLO and LADY PROTECTOR, and disposable products
that include COLOURS, PRONTO, RETRACTOR, RETRACTOR TWIN and EXTRA II.
 
     Warner-Lambert's shaving products are promoted principally through consumer
advertising  and  promotional  programs.   They  are  distributed  directly   to
wholesalers  for sale to smaller retailers, drugstores, pharmacies and to retail
outlets, including pharmacies, food  stores, variety stores, mass  merchandisers
and other miscellaneous outlets.
 
     Pet   Care  Products:  Warner-Lambert  manufactures  and/or  sells  various
products on a  worldwide basis for  ornamental fish and  for reptiles and  other
small  pets, as well as books relating to various pets, under various trademarks
including TETRA, TETRA  POND, TETRA PRESS,  TETRA TERRAFAUNA, HILENA,  ZOOMEDICA
FRICKINGER  and  TETRA  SECONDNATURE. In  addition,  Warner-Lambert manufactures
and/or distributes aquarium  products (including power  filters and  replacement
cartridges,  air pumps, heaters, plastic plants  and other accessories) that are
marketed largely under the WHISPER  and SECONDNATURE trademarks. These pet  care
products  are  promoted  to  consumers through  cooperative  advertising  and to
retailers through direct promotion and  advertising in trade publications.  They
are  sold to wholesalers  for sale to  smaller retailers and  directly to larger
chain stores and retailers, in each case for ultimate sale to consumers.
 
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Confectionery Products
 
     The principal  products of  Warner-Lambert  in its  Confectionery  Products
segment are chewing gums, breath mints and cough tablets.
 
     Warner-Lambert  manufactures  and/or  sells, in  the  United  States and/or
internationally, a broad  line of chewing  gums, bubble gums,  breath mints  and
cough  tablets. Among these  products are chewing  gums (CHICLETS, CHICLETS TINY
SIZE,  CINN*A*BURST,  MINT*A*BURST,  FRUIT*A*BURST,  CLORETS,  DENTYNE,  DENTYNE
Sugarfree  and TRIDENT) and  bubble gums (BUBBLICIOUS  and BUBBALOO). The breath
mint line  includes  CERTS,  Sugarfree  CERTS, CERTS  Cool  Mint  Drops'tm'  and
CLORETS.  The cough  tablet line consists  of HALLS,  HALLS Juniors, HALLS-PLUS,
Sugar Free  HALLS and  HALLS Vitamin  C.  The Company  also sells  throat  drops
(CELESTIAL   SEASONINGS  SOOTHERS).  In  addition,  the  Company  sells  several
specialty candies and  mints. The specialty  candies and mints  lines include  a
line  of hard  candies and  mints that  are sold  under the  SAILA and Koldt'tm'
trademarks.
 
     Warner-Lambert's  confectionery  products  are  promoted  directly  to  the
consumer primarily through consumer advertising and in-store promotion programs.
They  are sold directly  to chain and independent  food stores, chain pharmacies
and mass merchandisers  or through candy  and tobacco wholesalers  and to  other
miscellaneous outlets which in turn sell to consumers.
 
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
 
     Although  Warner-Lambert  has  globalized  most of  its  organization  on a
segment  basis,  Warner-Lambert's  international   businesses  are  carried   on
principally  through subsidiaries and branches,  which are generally staffed and
managed by citizens of the countries in which they operate. Approximately 25,000
of Warner-Lambert's employees are located  outside the United States and  Puerto
Rico and only a small number of such employees are U.S. citizens. Certain of the
products  described above  are manufactured  and marketed  solely in  the United
States and certain other products are manufactured and marketed solely in one or
more foreign countries.
 
     International  sales  to  unaffiliated   customers  in  1996  amounted   to
approximately  56% of the Company's worldwide  sales. International sales do not
include sales of products exported from the United States, which sales represent
less than 1% of total U.S. sales. The seven largest markets with respect to  the
distribution  of Warner-Lambert products  sold outside the  United States during
1996 were Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and  Brazil.
Sales  in  these markets  accounted  for approximately  60%  of Warner-Lambert's
international sales,  with  no one  country  accounting  for more  than  14%  of
international sales.
 
     On  January 1,  1996 the  Company's international  businesses changed their
reporting period from a fiscal-year basis ending November 30 to a  calendar-year
basis ending December 31. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements on
page  30  of  the  Warner-Lambert 1996  Annual  Report,  incorporated  herein by
reference.
 
     In accordance  with customary  market conditions,  sales made  outside  the
United  States  are generally  made on  longer  terms of  payment than  would be
customary in  the  United  States. In  addition,  international  operations  are
subject  to certain  risks inherent  in carrying  on business  abroad, including
possible nationalization, expropriation, price  and exchange controls and  other
governmental  action, as  well as fluctuations  in currency  exchange rates. The
likelihood of  such  occurrences varies  from  country  to country  and  is  not
predictable.  However,  the  Company  believes  that  its  geographic  diversity
minimizes exposure to  currency fluctuations  resulting in one  or more  foreign
countries.
 
COMPETITION
 
     Most  markets in which Warner-Lambert is engaged are highly competitive and
characterized by substantial  expenditures in the  advertising and promotion  of
new and existing products. In addition, there is intense competition in research
and  development in all of Warner-Lambert's  industry segments. No material part
of the business of any of  Warner-Lambert's industry segments is dependent  upon
one or a few customers.
 
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MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
 
     Warner-Lambert's products, in general, are produced and packaged at its own
facilities.  Other than certain products manufactured by Glaxo Wellcome, certain
pet products and certain other  products, relatively few items are  manufactured
in  whole or in part by outside  suppliers. Raw materials and packaging supplies
are purchased from a variety of  outside suppliers. Although the Company, in  an
effort  to achieve  cost savings,  is consolidating  its sources  of supply, the
Company does not believe that the loss  of any one source of such materials  and
supplies would have a material effect on the business of any of Warner-Lambert's
industry segments. Warner-Lambert seeks to protect against fluctuating costs and
to  assure availability of raw materials  and packaging supplies by, among other
things, locating alternative sources  of supply and,  in some instances,  making
selective advance purchases.
 
TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
 
     Warner-Lambert's  major  trademarks are  protected  by registration  in the
United  States   and  other   countries  where   its  products   are   marketed.
Warner-Lambert  believes these trademarks are important  to the marketing of the
related products and acts to protect them from infringement. Warner-Lambert owns
and/or licenses many  patents and has  many patent applications  pending in  the
patent  offices of the United  States and other countries.  Although a number of
products and product  lines have patent  protection that is  significant in  the
marketing  of such products, the management  of Warner-Lambert does not consider
that  any  single   patent  or  related   group  of  patents   is  material   to
Warner-Lambert's   business  as  a  whole  or  any  of  its  industry  segments.
Warner-Lambert anticipates, however, that patents on LIPITOR and REZULIN may, in
the future, become material to Warner-Lambert's business as a whole.
 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
     Warner-Lambert employs  over 2,000  scientific and  technical personnel  in
research  and development activities  at various research  facilities located in
the  United   States  and   in   foreign  countries.   Warner-Lambert   invested
approximately  $555 million in  research and development  in 1996, compared with
$501  million  in  1995  and  $456   million  in  1994.  Approximately  84%   of
Warner-Lambert's   1996  research  and  development   spending  was  related  to
pharmaceutical  products.  Warner-Lambert  believes  research  and   development
activities   are  essential  to  its  business  and  intends  to  continue  such
activities.
 
EMPLOYEES
 
     At  December  31,  1996,  approximately  38,000  people  were  employed  by
Warner-Lambert throughout the world.
 
REGULATION
 
     Warner-Lambert's  business is  subject to  varying degrees  of governmental
regulation in the countries in which it manufactures and distributes products.
 
     In the United States, the food, drug and cosmetic industries are subject to
regulation by various federal, state and local agencies with respect to  product
safety   and   effectiveness,  manufacturing   and  advertising   and  labeling.
Accordingly, from  time  to time,  with  respect to  particular  products  under
review,  such agencies may  require Warner-Lambert to  address safety, efficacy,
manufacturing and/or  regulatory issues,  to conduct  additional testing  or  to
modify its advertising and/or labeling.
 
     In  1993, a consent decree with the  FDA was entered into by Warner-Lambert
and two of its principal officers, covering issues related to manufacturing  and
quality  practices and procedures. The decree is a court-approved agreement that
primarily  requires   Warner-Lambert   to   certify   that   laboratory   and/or
manufacturing  facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico are in compliance
with current  Good  Manufacturing Practices  established  by the  FDA.  Relevant
facility and laboratory certifications have been obtained in all U.S. and Puerto
Rico  plants. The  terms of  the consent  decree are  applicable until  at least
August 1998.
 
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     The  FDA's   Application   Integrity   Policy  ('AIP')   was   applied   to
Warner-Lambert's  Fajardo  and Vega  Baja, Puerto  Rico facilities  in September
1992. The FDA has completed its review of the Vega Baja and Fajardo, Puerto Rico
facilities and confirmed that these facilities are no longer subject to the AIP.
 
     In  October   1996,   the   U.S.   Congress   enacted   the   Comprehensive
Methamphetamine  Control Act of 1996  (the 'Methamphetamine Control Act') which,
when  effective  in  October   1997,  will  bring   certain  of  the   Company's
over-the-counter pharmaceutical products containing pseudoephedrine
hydrochloride under the chemical control provisions of the Controlled Substances
Act  through the  revocation of an  exemption for listed  chemicals contained in
drugs lawfully  marketed under  the Federal  Food, Drug  and Cosmetic  Act.  The
Methamphetamine   Control  Act,  among  other  things,  imposes  new  regulatory
restrictions on  persons  handling  such products  including  recordkeeping  and
reporting  of  certain  transactions  to  the  Drug  Enforcement Administration.
However, the Methamphetamine Control Act creates a 'safe harbor' for traditional
retail outlets  which  sell  pharmaceutical  products  in  designated  packaging
containing  limited amounts  of pseudoephedrine almost  exclusively for personal
use to walk-in customers or in  face-to-face direct sales. These retailers  will
not,  in general, be subject to  the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
the Methamphetamine Control Act. The Company is concerned that the  restrictions
of  the Methamphetamine  Control Act could  induce certain  pharmacies and other
retail outlets  which carry  such products  to keep  such products  'behind  the
counter'  or no longer to carry  such products. Warner-Lambert believes that the
Methamphetamine  Control  Act  will  not  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on
Warner-Lambert's   financial  position,  liquidity,  cash  flow  or  results  of
operations for any year.
 
     Regulatory requirements  concerning the  research and  development of  drug
products  have  increased in  complexity  and scope  in  recent years.  This has
resulted in a substantial increase in the time and expense required to bring new
products to  market. At  the same  time, the  FDA requirements  for approval  of
generic  drugs  (drugs containing  the same  active  chemical as  an innovator's
product) have been reduced as a result  of the adoption of abbreviated new  drug
approval  procedures  for  most  generic  drugs.  Generic  versions  of  many of
Warner-Lambert's products  in  the  Pharmaceutical Products  segment  are  being
marketed  in  the United  States,  and generic  substitution  legislation, which
permits a pharmacist  to substitute  a generic  version of  a drug  for the  one
prescribed,  has been  enacted in  some form in  all states.  These factors have
resulted in increased competition from  generic manufacturers in the market  for
ethical products.
 
     The  regulatory agencies  under whose purview  Warner-Lambert operates have
administrative and legal powers that may subject Warner-Lambert and its products
to seizure actions, product recalls and  other civil and criminal actions.  They
may   also   subject  the   industry   to  emergency   regulatory  requirements.
Warner-Lambert's policy is to comply fully with all regulatory requirements.  It
is  impossible to predict,  however, what effect,  if any, these  matters or any
pending or future legislation, regulations  or governmental actions may have  on
the conduct of Warner-Lambert's business in the future.
 
     In  most of the foreign countries where Warner-Lambert does business, it is
subject to a regulatory and legislative  climate similar to or more  restrictive
than  that described above. The  Company cannot predict whether  or what type of
measures will be encountered in the future.
 
ENVIRONMENT
 
     Warner-Lambert is responsible for compliance with a number of environmental
laws and  regulations.  Warner-Lambert  maintains control  systems  designed  to
assure   compliance  in  all  material  respects  with  environmental  laws  and
regulations, including  environmental policies  and maintenance  of a  worldwide
audit program.
 
     Warner-Lambert   is   involved  in   various  administrative   or  judicial
proceedings related  to environmental  actions  initiated by  the  Environmental
Protection  Agency under the  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability  Act (also  known  as Superfund)  or  by state  authorities  under
similar  state legislation, or  by third parties.  For some of  the sites, other
parties  (defined  as  potentially  responsible  parties)  may  be  jointly  and
severally responsible, along with Warner-
 
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Lambert,  to pay  remediation and other  related expenses. For  other sites, for
example, those sites  which Warner-Lambert currently  owns or previously  owned,
Warner-Lambert may be the sole party responsible for clean-up costs. While it is
not  possible to predict with certainty the outcome of such matters or the total
cost of remediation, Warner-Lambert believes it is unlikely that their  ultimate
disposition  will have a  material adverse effect  on Warner-Lambert's financial
position, liquidity, cash flow  or results of operations  for any year.  Actions
with  respect  to  environmental  programs and  compliance  result  in operating
expenses and capital  expenditures. Warner-Lambert's  capital expenditures  with
respect  to environmental programs and compliance in  1996 were not, and in 1997
are not expected to be, material to the business of Warner-Lambert.
 
     For additional information relating to environmental matters, see 'Item  3.
Legal  Proceedings' and Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements on page
38 of the Warner-Lambert 1996 Annual Report, incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
 
     The executive offices of Warner-Lambert  are located in Morris Plains,  New
Jersey.  In  the  United  States,  including  Puerto  Rico,  Warner-Lambert owns
facilities aggregating approximately 6,947,000 square feet and leases facilities
having an aggregate of approximately 293,000 square feet.
 
     Warner-Lambert's  U.S.  manufacturing   plants  are   located  in   Lititz,
Pennsylvania  (pharmaceuticals  and  consumer health  care  products); Rockford,
Illinois  (confectionery  products);   Rochester,  Michigan   (pharmaceuticals);
Holland,  Michigan (pharmaceuticals); Morris Plains, New Jersey (pharmaceuticals
and consumer  health  care  products);  Greenwood,  South  Carolina  (capsules);
Milford,  Connecticut (razors  and blades);  and Blacksburg,  Virginia (pet care
products). Warner-Lambert  Inc.,  a wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Warner-Lambert
operating  in Puerto Rico, has plants  located in Fajardo (pharmaceuticals); and
Vega Baja (pharmaceuticals, consumer health care and confectionery products).
 
     In the  United States,  Warner-Lambert  currently distributes  its  various
products  through its manufacturing plants  and two primary distribution centers
located in Lititz, Pennsylvania and Elk Grove, Illinois. Principal U.S. research
facilities are  located  in Ann  Arbor,  Michigan (pharmaceuticals)  and  Morris
Plains,  New  Jersey (pharmaceuticals,  consumer  health care  and confectionery
products).
 
     Internationally, Warner-Lambert  owns,  leases  or  operates,  through  its
subsidiaries  or branches, 65  production facilities in  33 countries. Principal
international manufacturing  plants  are  located in  Germany,  Canada,  Mexico,
Japan,  Ireland, France, Brazil, Colombia and Australia. Principal international
research facilities  are  located in  Germany,  Japan, the  United  Kingdom  and
Canada.
 
     In order to achieve its objectives of increased efficiency and a lower cost
of  goods sold, Warner-Lambert, over a number  of years and at significant cost,
has consolidated many of  its plants and facilities  around the world. This  has
often  resulted in  the production  of pharmaceutical  products, consumer health
care products and/or confectionery products at a single facility.
 
     Warner-Lambert's facilities are generally  in good operating condition  and
repair  and at present are adequately  utilized within reasonable limits. Leases
are not material to the business of Warner-Lambert taken as a whole.
 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
     For a discussion of Warner-Lambert's consent decree with the FDA,  covering
issues   related  to  compliance  with   current  Good  Manufacturing  Practices
established  by  the   FDA,  and   other  regulatory  matters,   see  'Item   1.
Business   --  Regulation'   above.  For  additional   information  relating  to
environmental matters see 'Item 1. Business -- Environment' above.
 
     In 1993, Warner-Lambert received a Complaint and Compliance Order from  the
Environmental  Protection Agency (the  'EPA') seeking penalties  of $268,000 for
alleged violations of the  Resource Conservation and  Recovery Act, Boilers  and
Industrial  Furnace  regulations. Warner-Lambert  is contesting  the allegations
contained within the Complaint and has entered into negotiations with the EPA in
an attempt to  resolve these issues.  Although it  is too early  to predict  the
outcome of this action,
 
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Warner-Lambert  does not  at present expect  this litigation to  have a material
adverse effect on  its financial position,  liquidity, cash flow  or results  of
operations.
 
     Beginning   in  late  1993,  Warner-Lambert,   along  with  numerous  other
pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers, has been sued in a number of state
and federal antitrust lawsuits by  retail pharmacies seeking treble damages  and
injunctive  relief.  These actions  arise from  alleged price  discrimination by
which the defendant drug companies, acting  alone or in concert, are alleged  to
have  favored  institutions, managed  care entities,  mail order  pharmacies and
other buyers with  lower prices  for brand  name prescription  drugs than  those
afforded to plaintiff retailers. The federal cases have been consolidated by the
Judicial  Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and transferred to the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of  Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. In  June
1996  the  Court  approved  Warner-Lambert's agreement  to  settle  part  of the
consolidated federal cases, specifically,  the class action conspiracy  lawsuit,
for  a total of  $15.1 million. This settlement  also provides injunctive relief
which obligates Warner-Lambert, among  other things, not  to refuse to  discount
its  drugs to retail pharmacies solely based on their status as retailers and to
provide retail  pharmacies  the  opportunity to  negotiate  and  earn  discounts
comparable  to those given to  managed care entities if  they can demonstrate an
ability to affect market share in the  same or similar manner that such  managed
care  entities  can.  The  settlement  has  been  appealed  by  three  groups of
plaintiff-class members and such appeal is pending. Certain other rulings of the
judge presiding in this case have also been appealed. At present, Warner-Lambert
cannot predict the outcome of the remaining federal lawsuits.
 
     The state cases pending in California, brought by classes of pharmacies and
consumers, have been coordinated in the Superior Court of California, County  of
San  Francisco. Warner-Lambert has also been named  as a defendant in actions in
state  courts  in  Alabama,  Minnesota  and  Wisconsin  brought  by  classes  of
pharmacies,  each arising from the same  allegations of price discrimination. In
addition the Company is named in class action complaints filed in the states  of
Alabama,  Arizona, Colorado,  Florida, Kansas,  Maine, Michigan,  Minnesota, New
York, Washington  and Wisconsin  and in  the District  of Columbia,  brought  by
classes  of  consumers who  purchased brand  name  prescription drugs  at retail
pharmacies.  These  cases  also  arise  from  the  same  allegations  of   price
discrimination. Warner-Lambert believes that these actions are without merit and
will  defend itself vigorously. Although it is  too early to predict the outcome
of the  remaining  actions,  Warner-Lambert  does not  at  present  expect  this
litigation  to  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its  financial position,
liquidity, cash flow or results of operations.
 
     Warner-Lambert has been served with and has responded to a subpoena by  the
Federal  Trade  Commission which  is  conducting an  investigation  to determine
whether Warner-Lambert and  twenty-one other  pharmaceutical manufacturers  have
engaged  in concerted activities to raise  the prices of pharmaceutical products
in the United States. Warner-Lambert is cooperating with this investigation  and
cannot at present predict its outcome.
 
     In  1994,  Warner-Lambert received  a civil  enforcement action  letter and
draft complaint  from  the Department  of  Justice (the  'Department')  alleging
violation  of the Clean Water Act with regard to the operation of the wastewater
treatment plant  at  its Vega  Baja,  Puerto Rico  facility.  Warner-Lambert  is
negotiating  a  resolution of  this  matter with  the  Department and  cannot at
present predict its outcome.
 
     In  addition,  the  Environmental  Crimes  Section  of  the  Department  is
conducting   an  inquiry  of  Warner-Lambert  and  certain  present  and  former
employees, relating  to historical  compliance  of the  Vega Baja,  Puerto  Rico
wastewater  treatment facility with the Clean Water Act and the discharge permit
issued to the facility.  Warner-Lambert is cooperating  fully with this  inquiry
and cannot at present predict its outcome.
 
     Warner-Lambert  Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner-Lambert, has been
named as a defendant  in class actions  filed in Puerto  Rico Superior Court  by
current and former employees from the Vega Baja, Carolina and Fajardo plants, as
well  as  Kelly  Services  temporary employees  assigned  to  those  plants. The
lawsuits seek  monetary relief  for  alleged violations  of local  statutes  and
decrees  relating to meal  period payments, minimum  wage, overtime and vacation
pay. Warner-Lambert  believes that  these  actions are  without merit  and  will
defend these actions vigorously. Although it is too early to predict the outcome
of  these actions, Warner-Lambert  does not at present  expect these lawsuits to
have a material adverse effect  on the Company's financial position,  liquidity,
cash flow or results of operations.
 
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     In  February 1997, Warner-Lambert, along  with certain other pharmaceutical
companies and certain  other manufacturers of  calcium containing products,  was
named  as  a defendant  in  separate lawsuits  filed  in the  Superior  Court of
California, City and County  of San Francisco by  the Natural Resources  Defense
Council  and the  California Attorney  General. The  lawsuits seek  monetary and
injunctive relief for the alleged failure by the Company to warn consumers  that
certain  products manufactured and sold by it (including ROLAIDS) contain unsafe
levels of lead. Warner-Lambert believes that these actions are without merit and
will defend itself vigorously. Although it  is too early to predict the  outcome
of  these actions,  Warner-Lambert does  not at  present expect  them to  have a
material adverse  effect on  its  financial position,  liquidity, cash  flow  or
results of operations.
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
     Not Applicable.
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
     Information  with respect to the executive officers of Warner-Lambert as of
March 1, 1997 is set forth below:
 


                                              POSITIONS AND                  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
                                               OFFICES HELD                      AND EMPLOYMENT
              NAME                 AGE       WITH REGISTRANT                  DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------------------  ---    ----------------------  --------------------------------------------
                                                         
Melvin R. Goodes.................  61     Chairman of the Board   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                            and Chief Executive     Officer (since August 1991)
                                            Officer; Director
Lodewijk J. R. de Vink...........  52     President and Chief     President and Chief Operating Officer (since
                                            Operating Officer;      August 1991)
                                            Director
John F. Walsh....................  54     Executive Vice          Executive Vice President (since January
                                            President               1991); President, Consumer Healthcare
                                                                    Sector (since December 1994); President,
                                                                    Consumer Products Sector (January 1992 --
                                                                    December 1994)
Ernest J. Larini.................  54     Vice President and      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                            Chief Financial         (since November 1992); Vice President,
                                            Officer                 Financial Administration (June 1992 --
                                                                    October 1992); Vice President and
                                                                    Controller (May 1990 -- May 1992)
J. Frank Lazo....................  49     Vice President          Vice President (since April 1990);
                                                                    President, Confectionery Sector (since
                                                                    December 1994); President, Latin
                                                                    America/Asia/ Australia/Middle East/Africa
                                                                    Group (January 1992 -- December 1994)
Anthony H. Wild, Ph.D. ..........  48     Vice President          Vice President (since September 1995);
                                                                    President, Pharmaceutical Sector (since
                                                                    May 1996); President, Parke-Davis, North
                                                                    America (February 1995 -- May 1996);
                                                                    President, Schering-Plough-Japan,
                                                                    Schering-Plough Corporation (August
                                                                    1989 -- February 1995)
John S. Craig....................  45     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1996);
                                                                    President, American Chicle Group (since
                                                                    July 1995); President and Chief Executive
                                                                    Officer, Lender's Bagel Bakery division of
                                                                    Kraft Foods, Inc. (September 1986 --
                                                                    February 1994)

 
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                                              POSITIONS AND                  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
                                               OFFICES HELD                      AND EMPLOYMENT
              NAME                 AGE       WITH REGISTRANT                  DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------------------  ---    ----------------------  --------------------------------------------
                                                         
Ronald M. Cresswell, Ph.D. ......  62     Vice President          Vice President (since May 1988); Chairman,
                                                                    Parke-Davis Research (since November 1989)
Raymond M. Fino..................  54     Vice President          Vice President, Human Resources (since
                                                                    January 1985)
Philip M. Gross..................  55     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1990); Vice
                                                                    President, Strategic Management Processes
                                                                    (since January 1994); President, Novon
                                                                    Products Group (January 1990 -- January
                                                                    1994)
Gregory L. Johnson...............  50     Vice President and      Vice President and General Counsel (since
                                            General Counsel         October 1983)
Richard W. Keelty................  55     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1996); Vice
                                                                    President, Public Affairs, (since December
                                                                    1995); Vice President, Public Relations
                                                                    (November 1990 -- November 1995)
Joseph E. Lynch..................  45     Vice President and      Vice President and Controller (since June
                                            Controller              1995); Comptroller, American Home Products
                                                                    Corporation (March 1995 -- June 1995);
                                                                    Director, Corporate Accounting and
                                                                    Budgets, American Cyanamid Company (June
                                                                    1991 -- March 1995)
F. Phillip Milhomme..............  60     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1992);
                                                                    President, Confectionery Products,
                                                                    Europe/Middle East/Africa (since December
                                                                    1994); President, Consumer Products,
                                                                    Europe (January 1992 -- December 1994)
S. Morgan Morton.................  57     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1994);
                                                                    President, Warner Lambert Consumer
                                                                    Healthcare U.S.A. (since June 1996);
                                                                    President, Warner Wellcome Consumer
                                                                    Healthcare U.S.A. (December 1995 -- June
                                                                    1996); President, Shaving Products Group
                                                                    (September 1993 -- December 1995);
                                                                    President, Schick (January
                                                                    1992 -- September 1993)
Harold F. Oberkfell..............  50     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1992);
                                                                    President, Latin America/Asia Sector
                                                                    (since February 1995); President,
                                                                    Parke-Davis, North America (January
                                                                    1992 -- February 1995)
Maurice A. Renshaw...............  50     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1997);
                                                                    President, Parke-Davis, U.S. and Mexico
                                                                    (since August 1996); President,
                                                                    Warner-Lambert KK, Japan (December
                                                                    1989 -- August 1996)

 
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                                              POSITIONS AND                  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
                                               OFFICES HELD                      AND EMPLOYMENT
              NAME                 AGE       WITH REGISTRANT                  DURING PAST 5 YEARS
- ---------------------------------  ---    ----------------------  --------------------------------------------
                                                         
Joseph E. Smith..................  57     Vice President          Vice President (since January 1994);
                                                                    President, Shaving Products Group (since
                                                                    December 1995); Vice President, External
                                                                    Relations (January 1994 -- December 1995);
                                                                    Executive Vice President (January
                                                                    1991 -- January 1994); President,
                                                                    Pharmaceutical Sector (January
                                                                    1992 -- January 1994)
William S. Woodson...............  62     Vice President and      Vice President and Treasurer (since December
                                            Treasurer               1991)
Rae G. Paltiel...................  50     Secretary               Secretary (since February 1986)

 
     All of the above-mentioned officers, with  the exception of Mr. Craig,  Mr.
Lynch  and Dr.  Wild, have  been employed  by Warner-Lambert  for the  past five
years.
 
     Mr. Craig has  been employed by  Warner-Lambert since July  1995. Prior  to
that  time,  Mr.  Craig had  been  employed  by Kraft  Foods,  Inc.,  serving as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft's Lender's Bagel Bakery  division
from  September  1986  to  February  1994.  Kraft  Foods,  Inc.,  a wholly-owned
subsidiary of  Philip Morris  Companies  Inc., is  a multinational  producer  of
packaged grocery products with sales of approximately $31 billion in 1994.
 
     Mr.  Lynch has  been employed by  Warner-Lambert since June  1995. Prior to
that time and during his last three months with American Cyanamid Company, which
was acquired by American Home Products  Corporation in November 1994, Mr.  Lynch
performed certain functions of Comptroller at American Home Products Corporation
from  March 1995 to June 1995. American  Home Products is a multinational health
care and food products company with sales of approximately $9.0 billion in 1994.
From April  1991  to  March 1995,  Mr.  Lynch  held the  position  of  Director,
Corporate  Accounting and Budgets, American Cyanamid Company and from March 1988
to April  1991 he  served as  Controller of  American Cyanamid's  Latin  America
Group.  Prior to being acquired by  American Home Products Corporation, American
Cyanamid Company was a multinational  medical and agricultural products  company
with sales of approximately $4.2 billion in 1993.
 
     Dr.  Wild has been employed by Warner-Lambert since February 1995. Prior to
that time,  Dr. Wild  had  been employed  by Schering-Plough  Corporation.  From
August  1989  to February  1995,  Dr. Wild  held  the position  of  President of
Schering-Plough-Japan. Schering-Plough Corporation, a multinational
pharmaceutical company, had sales of approximately $4.7 billion in 1994.
 
     None of the above officers has any family relationship with any Director or
with any other officer.  Officers are elected  by the Board  of Directors for  a
term of office lasting until the next annual organizational meeting of the Board
of  Directors  or until  their  successors are  elected  and have  qualified. No
officer listed above was appointed pursuant to any arrangement or  understanding
between  such  officer and  the  Board of  Directors  or any  member  or members
thereof.
 
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                                    PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
 
     The principal market on which the Company's stock is traded is the New York
Stock  Exchange,  but the  stock  is also  listed  and traded  on  the following
domestic and international stock exchanges: Chicago, Pacific, London and Zurich.
Shareholders of record  totaled approximately  40,000 as of  December 31,  1996.
Cash  dividends paid in 1996 totaled $374 million. A dividend of $.345 per share
was paid in each quarter of 1996 for  an annual total of $1.38 per share.  After
giving  effect to the two-for-one stock split effective May 1996, this was a 6.2
percent increase over  the prior year  total of  $1.30 per share,  paid in  four
quarterly  dividends of $.325  per share during 1995.  The information set forth
under the caption 'Market Prices  of Common Stock and  Dividends' on page 41  of
the Warner-Lambert 1996 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
 
     The  information set forth under the caption 'Five-Year Summary of Selected
Financial Data'  on  page  26  of  the  Warner-Lambert  1996  Annual  Report  is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
 
     The  information set forth  under the caption  'Management's Discussion and
Analysis' on pages  42 through 47  of the Warner-Lambert  1996 Annual Report  is
incorporated  herein by  reference and  should be  read in  conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and  the notes thereto  contained on pages  27
through 40 of the Warner-Lambert 1996 Annual Report.
 
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
 
     The   consolidated   financial   statements  of   Warner-Lambert   and  its
subsidiaries, listed  in Item  14(a)1 and  included in  the Warner-Lambert  1996
Annual  Report on pages 27 through 39, together with the report thereon of Price
Waterhouse LLP dated  January 27,  1997 on page  40 of  the Warner-Lambert  1996
Annual   Report,  and  quarterly  financial  information   on  page  41  of  the
Warner-Lambert 1996 Annual Report, are incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
 
     Not Applicable.
 
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                                    PART III
 
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
 
     The required  information  relating  to the  Warner-Lambert  Directors  and
nominees  is  incorporated herein  by  reference to  pages  3 through  8  of the
Warner-Lambert Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held
on April 22, 1997. Information relating to executive officers of  Warner-Lambert
is  set forth in  Part I of  this Form 10-K  on pages 9  through 11. Information
relating to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
is contained in  the Proxy Statement,  referred to  above, at page  10 and  such
information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
 
     Information  relating to executive  compensation is contained  in the Proxy
Statement, referred  to above  in  Item 10,  at pages  13  through 23  and  such
information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
 
     (a)  Information relating  to the  beneficial ownership  of more  than five
percent of Warner-Lambert's Common  Stock is contained  in the Proxy  Statement,
referred  to above in Item  10, at page 10  and such information is incorporated
herein by reference.
 
     (b) Information relating to security  ownership of management is  contained
in  the  Proxy Statement,  referred to  above in  Item  10, at  page 9  and such
information is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
 
     Not Applicable.
 
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                                    PART IV
 
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
 
(a) 1. ALL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
       The following  items are  included  in Part  II  of this  report  through
       incorporation  by reference to pages 27  through 40 of the Warner-Lambert
       1996 Annual Report:
 
               Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years  in
               the period ended December 31, 1996.
 
               Consolidated  Statements  of Retained  Earnings  for each  of the
               three years in the period ended December 31, 1996.
 
               Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1996 and 1995.
 
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years
               in the period ended December 31, 1996.
 
               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
               Report of Independent Accountants.
 
    2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
 
       Included in Part IV of this report:
 
             Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement Schedule.
 
             Schedule II  -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.
 
      Schedules other  than those  listed  above are  omitted because  they  are
      either  not  applicable or  the required  information is  included through
      incorporation by reference to  pages 27 through  40 of the  Warner-Lambert
      1996 Annual Report.
 
    3. EXHIBITS
 
        (3) Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
 
          (a) Restated  Certificate of  Incorporation of  Warner-Lambert Company
              filed  November  10,   1972,  as   amended  to   April  23,   1996
              (Incorporated  by reference to  Warner-Lambert's Current Report on
              Form 8-K, dated April 23, 1996).
 
          (b) By-Laws of Warner-Lambert Company, as amended to October 25,  1988
              (Incorporated by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report on
              Form  10-Q  for the  quarter ended  September  30, 1988  (File No.
              1-3608)).
 
       (4) Instruments  defining  the  rights  of  security  holders,  including
     indentures.
 
          (a)  Rights  Agreement, dated as  of June 28, 1988,  and amended as of
               June 27, 1989, between  Warner-Lambert Company and First  Chicago
               Trust  Company  of New  York,  as Rights  Agent  (Incorporated by
               reference to Warner-Lambert's Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
               dated June 28,  1988, as amended  by Form 8,  dated July 5,  1989
               (File No. 1-3608)).
 
          (b)  Warner-Lambert agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request,
               a  copy of  each instrument with  respect to  issues of long-term
               debt of  Warner-Lambert.  The  principal amount  of  debt  issues
               authorized  under each such instrument does not exceed 10% of the
               total assets of Warner-Lambert.
 
       (10) Material contracts.
 

               
           (a)*   Warner-Lambert Company 1983 Stock Option Plan,  as amended to November 26, 1991  (Incorporated
                  by  reference to Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K for the  fiscal year ended December 31, 1991 (File
                  No. 1-3608)).
           (b)*   Warner-Lambert Company 1987 Stock Option Plan,  as amended to November 26, 1991  (Incorporated
                  by  reference to Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K for the  fiscal year ended December 31, 1991 (File
                  No. 1-3608)).
           (c)*   Warner-Lambert Company  1989 Stock  Plan, as  amended to  November 26,  1991 (Incorporated  by
                  reference  to Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991 (File No.
                  1-3608)).
           (d)*   Warner-Lambert Company 1992 Stock Plan, as amended to November 1, 1996.

 
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           (e)*   Warner-Lambert Company 1996 Stock Plan, as amended to November 1, 1996.
           (f)*   Warner-Lambert  Company  Incentive  Compensation  Plan,  as  amended  to  September  27,  1994
                  (Incorporated  by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 1994).
           (g)*   Warner-Lambert Company  Supplemental Pension  Income Plan,  as amended  to November  28,  1995
                  (Incorporated  by reference to Warner-Lambert's  Form 10-K for the  fiscal year ended December
                  31, 1995).
           (h)*   Group  Plan   Participation  by   Non-employee  Directors   (Incorporated  by   reference   to
                  Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
           (i)*   Warner-Lambert Company Directors' Retirement Plan, as amended to June 1, 1995 (Incorporated by
                  reference  to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q for the  quarter ended June 30,
                  1995).
           (j)*   Warner-Lambert Excess  Savings Plan,  formerly Warner-Lambert  Supplemental Savings  Plan,  as
                  amended  to January 1, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report on
                  Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996).
           (k)*   Warner-Lambert  Company  Executive  Severance   Plan,  as  amended   to  September  27,   1994
                  (Incorporated  by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report  on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended September 30, 1994).
           (l)*   Restricted Stock Plan for Directors of Warner-Lambert Company, as amended to January 28,  1992
                  (Incorporated  by reference to Warner-Lambert's  Form 10-K for the  fiscal year ended December
                  31, 1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
           (m)*   Employment Agreement dated  September 24, 1985  between Warner-Lambert Company  and Melvin  R.
                  Goodes,  Chairman of  the Board  and Chief  Executive Officer,  as amended  to August  1, 1991
                  (Incorporated by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter
                  ended September 30, 1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
           (n)*   Employment  Agreement  effective  as of  August  1,  1991 between  Warner-Lambert  Company and
                  Lodewijk J. R. de Vink,  President and Chief Operating  Officer (Incorporated by reference  to
                  Warner-Lambert's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1991 (File
                  No. 1-3608)).

 
      (12) Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
      (13) Copy of the Warner-Lambert Company  Annual Report for the year  ended
           December  31, 1996.  Such report,  except for  those portions thereof
           which are expressly  incorporated by reference  herein, is  furnished
           solely  for the information of the Commission and is not to be deemed
           'filed' as part of this filing.
 
      (21) Subsidiaries of the registrant.
 
      (23) Consent of Independent Accountants.
 
      (27) Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only).
 
- ------------
 
*  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be  filed
   as an exhibit to this Form 10-K pursuant to Item 14(c).
 
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
 
     None.
 
     Warner-Lambert  will furnish to any holder  of its securities, upon request
and at a reasonable cost, copies of the Exhibits listed in Item 14.
 
                                       15





              WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
  WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY
 
     Our  audits of  the consolidated  financial statements  referred to  in our
report dated January 27, 1997 appearing on page 40 of the 1996 Annual Report  to
Shareholders  of Warner-Lambert Company (which report and consolidated financial
statements are incorporated  by reference in  this Annual Report  on Form  10-K)
also included an audit of the Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 14(a)2
of  this Form 10-K.  In our opinion, this  Financial Statement Schedule presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
 
                                          PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
4 Headquarters Plaza North
Morristown, New Jersey
January 27, 1997
 
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                                                                     SCHEDULE II
 
              WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                       VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                  YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
 


                                                                                   ADDITIONS
                                                                     BALANCE AT    CHARGED TO                  BALANCE
                                                                     BEGINNING     COSTS AND                   AT END
                           DESCRIPTION                                OF YEAR       EXPENSES     DEDUCTIONS    OF YEAR
- ------------------------------------------------------------------   ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
                                                                                   (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
 
                                                                                                   
Year ended December 31, 1996:
     Allowance for doubtful accounts..............................     $ 20.7        $ 22.3        $  6.4       $36.6
     Allowance for deferred tax assets (a)........................       37.0          -              8.2        28.8
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
                                                                       $ 57.7        $ 22.3        $ 14.6       $65.4
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
 Year ended December 31, 1995:
     Allowance for doubtful accounts..............................     $ 21.8        $  4.3        $  5.4       $20.7
     Allowance for deferred tax assets (b)........................       44.6          -              7.6        37.0
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
                                                                       $ 66.4        $  4.3        $ 13.0       $57.7
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
Year ended December 31, 1994:
     Allowance for doubtful accounts..............................     $ 20.5        $  4.4        $  3.1       $21.8
     Allowance for deferred tax assets (c)........................       61.9          14.9          32.2        44.6
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------
                                                                       $ 82.4        $ 19.3        $ 35.3       $66.4
                                                                     ----------    ----------    ----------    -------

 
- ------------
 
 (a) In  1996, the decrease in valuation  allowances of $8.2 primarily reflected
     the impact of European deferred tax assets related to restructuring reserve
     activity (see Notes 3 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
 (b) Deductions  in  1995  were  due  to  improved  profitability  in   European
     operations  which resulted in  the realization of  some deferred tax assets
     associated with the 1991 restructuring.
 
 (c) Additions in 1994 primarily  represented valuation allowances  for  foreign
     capital  loss  carryforwards.  Deductions  in 1994  were  primarily  due to
     improved profitability in European operations which resulted in realization
     of some of the deferred tax assets associated with the 1991 restructuring.
 
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
     PURSUANT  TO  THE REQUIREMENTS  OF SECTION  13 OR  15(d) OF  THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
 
                                          WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY
                                               Registrant
 

                          
Dated as of March 20, 1997              By             /s/ MELVIN R. GOODES
                                              ......................................
                                                           Melvin R. Goodes
                                                        Chairman of the Board
                                                    and Chief Executive Officer

 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,  THIS
REPORT  HAS  BEEN  SIGNED  BELOW  BY THE  FOLLOWING  PERSONS  ON  BEHALF  OF THE
REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
 

                                                  
      /s/ MELVIN R. GOODES
By    ................................................
                      Melvin R. Goodes
                   Chairman of the Board
                and Chief Executive Officer
               (Principal Executive Officer)
                        and Director
 
      /s/ ERNEST J. LARINI
By    ................................................
                      Ernest J. Larini
                  Vice President and Chief
                     Financial Officer
               (Principal Financial Officer)
 
      /s/ JOSEPH E. LYNCH
By    ................................................
                      Joseph E. Lynch
               Vice President and Controller
               (Principal Accounting Officer)
                                                        March 20, 1997
 
      /s/ ROBERT N. BURT
By    ................................................
                  Robert N. Burt, Director
 
      /s/ DONALD C. CLARK
By    ................................................
                 Donald C. Clark, Director
 
      /s/ LODEWIJK J. R. DE VINK
By    ................................................
              Lodewijk J. R. de Vink, Director

 
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      /s/ JOHN A. GEORGES
By    ................................................
                 John A. Georges, Director
 
      /s/ WILLIAM H. GRAY III
By    ................................................
               William H. Gray III, Director
 
      /s/ WILLIAM R. HOWELL
By    ................................................
                William R. Howell, Director
 
      /s/ LASALLE D. LEFFALL, JR.
By    ................................................
          LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., M.D., Director
 
      /s/ PATRICIA SHONTZ LONGE
By    ................................................
           Patricia Shontz Longe, Ph.D., Director       March 20, 1997
 
      /s/ ALEX J. MANDL
By    ................................................
                  Alex J. Mandl, Director
 
      /s/ LAWRENCE G. RAWL
By    ................................................
                 Lawrence G. Rawl, Director
 
      /s/ MICHAEL I. SOVERN
By    ................................................
                Michael I. Sovern, Director
 
      /s/ JOSEPH D. WILLIAMS
By    ................................................
                Joseph D. Williams, Director

 
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 


EXHIBIT
NUMBER    DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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  (3)     Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.
          (a)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Warner-Lambert Company filed November 10, 1972, as amended
                to  April 23, 1996 (Incorporated by reference to Warner-Lambert's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
                April 23, 1996).
          (b)   By-Laws of Warner-Lambert Company,  as amended to  October 25, 1988  (Incorporated by reference  to
                Warner-Lambert's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter ended September 30, 1988 (File No.
                1-3608)).
  (4)     Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures.
          (a)   Rights Agreement,  dated  as  of  June  28,  1988,  and  amended  as  of  June  27,  1989,  between
                Warner-Lambert  Company and First Chicago Trust Company  of New York, as Rights Agent (Incorporated
                by reference  to Warner-Lambert's  Registration Statement  on Form  8-A, dated  June 28,  1988,  as
                amended by Form 8, dated July 5, 1989 (File No. 1-3608)).
          (b)   Warner-Lambert  agrees to furnish to  the Commission, upon request, a  copy of each instrument with
                respect to  issues  of long-term  debt  of Warner-Lambert.  The  principal amount  of  debt  issues
                authorized under each such instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of Warner-Lambert.
 (10)     Material contracts.
          (a)   Warner-Lambert  Company 1983 Stock  Option Plan, as  amended to November  26, 1991 (Incorporated by
                reference to Warner-Lambert's  Form 10-K  for the  fiscal year ended  December 31,  1991 (File  No.
                1-3608)).
          (b)   Warner-Lambert  Company 1987 Stock  Option Plan, as  amended to November  26, 1991 (Incorporated by
                reference to Warner-Lambert's  Form 10-K  for the  fiscal year ended  December 31,  1991 (File  No.
                1-3608)).
          (c)   Warner-Lambert  Company 1989 Stock Plan, as amended to November 26, 1991 (Incorporated by reference
                to Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
          (d)   Warner-Lambert Company 1992 Stock Plan, as amended to November 1, 1996.
          (e)   Warner-Lambert Company 1996 Stock Plan, as amended to November 1, 1996.
          (f)   Warner-Lambert Company Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended to September 27, 1994  (Incorporated
                by  reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
                1994).
          (g)   Warner-Lambert  Company  Supplemental  Pension  Income  Plan,  as  amended  to  November  28,  1995
                (Incorporated  by reference to  Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K  for the fiscal  year ended December 31,
                1995).
          (h)   Group Plan Participation by Non-employee  Directors (Incorporated by reference to  Warner-Lambert's
                Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991
                (File No. 1-3608)).
          (i)   Warner-Lambert  Company Directors'  Retirement Plan,  as amended to  June 1,  1995 (Incorporated by
                reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995).
          (j)   Warner-Lambert Excess Savings Plan, formerly  Warner-Lambert Supplemental Savings Plan, as  amended
                to January 1, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
                the quarter ended March 31, 1996).
          (k)   Warner-Lambert  Company Executive Severance Plan, as amended to September 27, 1994 (Incorporated by
                reference to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q for the  quarter ended September  30,
                1994).
          (l)   Restricted  Stock Plan  for Directors  of Warner-Lambert  Company, as  amended to  January 28, 1992
                (Incorporated by reference to  Warner-Lambert's Form 10-K  for the fiscal  year ended December  31,
                1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
          (m)   Employment  Agreement dated September 24, 1985 between Warner-Lambert Company and Melvin R. Goodes,
                Chairman of the Board and  Chief Executive Officer, as amended  to August 1, 1991 (Incorporated  by
                reference  to Warner-Lambert's Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q for the  quarter ended September 30,
                1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
          (n)   Employment Agreement effective as of August 1, 1991 between Warner-Lambert Company and Lodewijk  J.
                R.  de Vink, President and  Chief Operating Officer (Incorporated  by reference to Warner-Lambert's
                Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1991 (File No. 1-3608)).
 (12)     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 






EXHIBIT
NUMBER    DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
- ------
 
          
 (13)     Copy of the Warner-Lambert Company Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1996. Such report,
          except for those portions thereof which are expressly incorporated by reference herein, is furnished
          solely for the information of the Commission and is not to be deemed 'filed' as part of this filing.
 (21)     Subsidiaries of the registrant.
 (23)     Consent of Independent Accountants.
 (27)     Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR filing only).



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