FORM 8-K
 
 
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): May 21, 2008
 
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
000-19034   13-3444607
(Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York   10591-6707
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(914) 347-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On May 21, 2008, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Sanofi-aventis issued a press release providing an update on the clinical development program for aflibercept (VEGF Trap), including results from a Phase 2 study in advanced ovarian cancer. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Document
 
    
99.1
  Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 21, 2008

 

 

SIGNATURE
     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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 		  
Date: May 21, 2008  By:   /s/ Stuart Kolinski    
    Name:   Stuart Kolinski   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
 

 

 

Exhibit Index
     
Number   Description
99.1
  Press Release issued by the Company, dated May 21, 2008