PRE-MARKET ALERT REPORT DECEMBER 22, 2014

GILD (Gilead Sciences Inc.) A deal announced this morning grants AbbVies hepatitis C
treatment exclusivity with Express Scripts and therefore removes Gileads blockbuster drug
Sovaldi as a treatment option for patients of the largest US prescription-drug benefit manager.
Express Scripts cited a favorable discount reached for AbbVies competing treatment, which is
priced about $10,000 cheaper than Gileads drug but requires six pills per day instead of one.
Gilead experienced deteriorating sentiment early this morning on the announcement, with
predominantly negative chatter generating a bearish iSENSE alert at 8:20AM. GILD is down
almost 11% in the pre-market.

CZR (Caesars Entertainment Corporation) - Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the $2 billion

casino firm which recently announced its plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2015,
reported this morning the takeover of affiliate company Caesars Acquisition for $1.2 billion to
simplify and facilitate the unwind of the combined firms substantial debt. Caesars was bought
out by a private equity consortium in 2008. This mornings consistent positive sentiment
generated a bullish iSENSE alert at 8:00AM, and CZR is up over 15% in pre-market trading.

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NPO (EnPro Industries, Inc.) - EnPro Industries, Inc., the $2 billion industrial products
manufacturer, announced this morning the acquisition of Fabrico, Inc a manufacturer of
turbine technology and products in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed sum. With this move,
EnPro looks to expand its product offering for turbines used in land-based industrial operations.
This mornings sentiment was consistently positive for NPO, and it produced a bullish iSENSE
alert at 8:00AM. NPO is up slightly in early hours trading.

CHKP (Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.) A week after a significant upgrade from
Deutsche Bank research, Check Point Software the $15 billion IT communications firm had
its price target raised by Oppenheimer this morning. Oppenheimer upgraded a range of
companies in the space, citing increased concerns and demand for traditional and cloud-based
security solutions in light of the Sony hacking and other recent information breaches.
Overwhelming positive sentiment created a bullish iSENSE alert at 8:29AM, and CHKP is up in
early hours trading.

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