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 14, 2012 (June 8, 2012)
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| New York | 000-19034 | 13-3444607 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(914) 847-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 8, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following nominees for Class III directors were elected to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders based upon the following votes:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Charles A. Baker |
93,592,005 | 5,879,973 | 6,479,205 | |||||||||
| Michael S. Brown, M.D. |
98,291,738 | 1,180,240 | 6,470,205 | |||||||||
| Arthur F. Ryan |
91,707,613 | 7,764,365 | 6,479,205 | |||||||||
| George L. Sing |
93,618,525 | 5,853,453 | 6,479,205 | |||||||||
| Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D. |
94,583,999 | 4,887,979 | 6,479,205 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accountants
The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was approved based upon the following votes:
| For: |
104,852,481 | |||
| Against: |
495,866 | |||
| Abstain: |
602,836 |
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 14, 2012 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph J. LaRosa | |||||
| Name: | Joseph J. LaRosa | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | |||||