UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2009 |
| REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| New York | 000-19034 | 13-3444607 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Incorporation) | ||||
| 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||
| (914) 347-7000 | ||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 11, 2009, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with sanofi-aventis, issued a press release announcing preliminary results of a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 Study of aflibercept (VEGF Trap) in advanced ovarian cancer patients with recurrent symptomatic malignant ascites. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated June 11, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: June 11, 2009 |
| By: | /s/ Stuart Kolinski | |
| Name: Stuart Kolinski | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 11, 2009. |