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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron” or the “Company”) held on June 11, 2021, Regeneron’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 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified based upon the following votes:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
N. Anthony Coles, M.D. | 75,381,886 | 32,535,136 | 78,137 | 5,619,610 | ||||||||||||
Arthur F. Ryan | 86,030,481 | 21,860,350 | 104,328 | 5,619,610 | ||||||||||||
George L. Sing | 54,880,615 | 53,055,342 | 59,202 | 5,619,610 | ||||||||||||
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D. | 72,073,887 | 35,848,999 | 72,273 | 5,619,610 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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, 2021 was approved based upon the following votes:
For: | 109,498,984 | ||
Against: | 4,057,028 | ||
Abstain: | 58,757 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | |
/s/ Joseph J. LaRosa |
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Joseph J. LaRosa | |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: June 16, 2021