REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. - FORM 8-K - April 26, 2011

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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE REPORTING POSITIVE PHASE 3 RESULTS - 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): April 26, 2011 (April 26, 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 26, 2011, sanofi-aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release reporting positive Phase 3 results with ZALTRAPTM (aflibercept) in Second-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. 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 Phase 3 Results with ZALTRAPTM (aflibercept) in Second-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, dated April 26, 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 26, 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 Phase 3 Results with ZALTRAPTM (aflibercept) in Second-line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, dated April 26, 2011.

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