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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE REPORTING POSITIVE RESULTS FOR VEGF TRAP-EYE - REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | exhibit99-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2011 (April 27, 2011) | ||
| 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 April 27, 2011, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bayer HealthCare issued a press release reporting positive top-line results for VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in the Phase 3 GALILEO study in patients with macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release Reporting Positive Results for VEGF Trap-Eye in Second Phase 3 Study in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, dated April 27, 2011. |
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.
| Date: April 27, 2011 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Murray A Goldberg | |
| Name: Murray A. Goldberg | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and | ||
| Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, | ||
| and Assistant Secretary | ||
Exhibit Index
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Reporting Positive Results for VEGF Trap-Eye in Second Phase 3 Study in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, dated April 27, 2011. |