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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED JUNE 17, 2011 - REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.exhibit99-1.htm

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 20, 2011 (June 17, 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 June 17, 2011, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend that the FDA approve EYLEA (aflibercept ophthalmic solution), also known as VEGF Trap-Eye, for the treatment of the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) at a dose of 2 milligrams (mg) every eight weeks, following three initial doses given every four weeks.
 
     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, dated June 17, 2011, Announcing that EYLEA (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) Received Unanimous Recommendation for Approval for Treatment of Wet AMD from FDA Advisory Committee.
 

 

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: June 20, 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, dated June 17, 2011, Announcing that EYLEA(aflibercept ophthalmic solution) Received Unanimous Recommendation for Approval for Treatment of Wet AMD from FDA Advisory Committee.