FORM 8-K
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): July 3, 2008 (July 1, 2008)
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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13-3444607 |
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| 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York
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10591-6707 |
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(914) 347-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 1, 2008, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Cellectis S.A.
(“Cellectis”) entered into an Amended and Restated Non-Exclusive License Agreement (the “License
Agreement”). The License Agreement resolves a dispute between the parties related to the
interpretation of a license agreement entered into by the parties in December 2003 pursuant to
which the Company licensed certain patents and patent applications relating to a process for the
specific replacement of a copy of a gene in the receiver genome by homologous recombination.
Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Company will make an up-front payment to Cellectis in the
amount of $12,450,000. In addition, the Company will pay Cellectis a low single-digit royalty
based on revenue received by the Company from any future licenses or sales of the Company’s
VelociGene® or VelocImmune® products and services. No royalties are payable with respect to the
Company’s VelocImmune license agreements with AstraZeneca UK Limited and Astellas Pharma Inc. or
the Company’s November 2007 collaboration agreement with sanofi-aventis. Moreover, no royalties
are payable on any revenue from commercial sales of antibodies from the Company’s VelocImmune
technology.
On July 1, 2008, the Company and Cellectis entered into a Subscription Agreement pursuant to
which the Company will acquire 368,301 ordinary shares of Cellectis, par value EUR 0.05 per share,
at a price of EUR 8.63 per share, for a total of EUR 3,178,437.63. The subscription is contingent
upon the prior approval of the board of directors of Cellectis and by the shareholders of Cellectis
at an extraordinary general meeting to be held no later than October 30, 2008.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: July 3, 2008
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/s/ Stuart Kolinski |
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Name: Stuart Kolinski |
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Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel |
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