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): December 8, 2009 (December 3, 2009) |
| 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 3, 2009, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Fourth Amendment to Lease (the “Amendment”), amending an operating lease agreement, entered into on December 21, 2006, with BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (through its affiliate BMR-Landmark at Eastview LLC) for a new corporate headquarters and research and development in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. The Amendment adds approximately 131,000 square feet of newly constructed laboratory and office space to be leased by the Company.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 3, 2009.
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: December 8, 2009 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Stuart Kolinski | |
| Name: Stuart Kolinski | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
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Exhibit Index
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 3, 2009. |
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