BRIEF-Pfizer agrees to $164 mln settlement of Celebrex securities class action suit

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc :

* Says has agreed to $164 million settlement of securities class

action lawsuit involving its Celebrex painkiller

* Says settlement subject to approval of New Jersey federal court

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