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): August 13, 2007
(August 8, 2007)
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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000-19034
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(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employer
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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 8, 2007, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release
announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and granted
priority review status to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for rilonacept, the Interleukin-1
(IL-1) Trap, for the long-term treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS). A copy
of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On August 13, 2007, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it
received a milestone payment of $20 million from Bayer HealthCare following dosing of the first
patient in the Phase 3 study of the VEGF Trap-Eye in the neovascular form of age-related macular
degeneration (wet AMD). A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2007.
99.2 Press Release dated August 13, 2007