Regeneron Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial and Operating Results

Regeneron Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial and Operating Results

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  First quarter 2018 GAAP net income per diluted share increased by 93% to
        $4.16 versus first quarter 2017 and first quarter 2018 non-GAAP net
        income per diluted share increased 60% to $4.67 versus first quarter
        2017
    --  First quarter 2018 EYLEA(®) (aflibercept) Injection U.S. net sales
        increased 15% to $984 million versus first quarter 2017 and first
        quarter 2018 EYLEA global net sales((1)) increased 20% to $1.61 billion
        versus first quarter 2017
    --  Positive results reported from Praluent(®) (alirocumab) ODYSSEY
        OUTCOMES study
    --  Agreement reached with Express Scripts that provides patients with
        straightforward and more affordable patient access to Praluent
    --  Supplemental Biologics License Application for Dupixent(®) (dupilumab)
        in asthma accepted with a target action date of October 20, 2018
    --  Biologics License Application for cemiplimab for the treatment of
        advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) accepted for priority
        review
    --  Positive Phase 3 results reported for EYLEA in non-proliferative
        diabetic retinopathy trial

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2018 and provided a business update.

"Regeneron's commercial business continues to advance with positive sales growth for EYLEA and strong underlying demand for Dupixent," said Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Regeneron. "This year, we have reported positive Phase 3 results for Praluent in cardiovascular risk reduction and for EYLEA in diabetic retinopathy - and look forward to continued progress with Dupixent, including a U.S. regulatory decision in uncontrolled asthma and Phase 3 results in both adolescents with atopic dermatitis and adults with nasal polyps. Our immuno-oncology portfolio is advancing rapidly, with a potential first approval for cemiplimab in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and a broad pivotal program in lung cancer."


    Financial Highlights


    ($ in millions, except per share data)                                                                                                Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                              March 31,

                                                                                                                           2018                                   2017                    % Change
                                                                                                                           ----                                   ----                    --------

    Total revenues                                                                                                                               $1,511                                                              $1,319                  15%

    GAAP net income                                                                                                                                $478                                                                $249                  92%

    GAAP net income per share - diluted                                                                                                           $4.16                                                               $2.16                  93%

    Non-GAAP net income(2)                                                                                                                         $537                                                                $337                  59%

    Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted(2)                                                                                                    $4.67                                                               $2.92                  60%


    Net Product Sales of Regeneron-Discovered Products*


    ($ in millions)                                                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                            March 31,

                                                                                                                           2018                                   2017                    % Change
                                                                                                                           ----                                   ----                    --------

    EYLEA in the United States                                                                                                                     $984                                                                $854                  15%

    ARCALYST                                                                                                                  4                                                    4                                                    -%
                                                                                                                            ---                                                  ---

    Net product sales recorded by Regeneron                                                                                                        $988                                                                $858                  15%
                                                                                                                                                   ====                                                                ====


    EYLEA outside of the United States*                                                                                                            $624                                                                $484                  29%

    EYLEA global                                                                                                                                 $1,608                                                              $1,338                  20%


    Global net product sales recorded by Sanofi*:

    Praluent in the United States                                                                                                                   $32                                                                 $25                  28%

    Praluent outside of the United States                                                                                    28                                                   11                                                  155%
                                                                                                                            ---                                                  ---

    Praluent global                                                                                                          60                                                   36                                                   67%


    Dupixent in the United States                                                                                           117                                                    -                                                   **

    Dupixent outside of the United States                                                                                    14                                                    -                                                   **
                                                                                                                            ---

    Dupixent global                                                                                                         131                                                    -                                                   **


    Kevzara in the United States                                                                                              9                                                    -                                                   **

    Kevzara outside of the United States                                                                                      3                                                    -                                                   **
                                                                                                                            ---

    Kevzara global                                                                                                           12                                                    -                                                   **


    ZALTRAP global                                                                                                           26                                                   17                                                   53%
                                                                                                                            ---                                                  ---

    Net product sales recorded by Sanofi                                                                                                           $229                                                                 $53                   **
                                                                                                                                                   ====                                                                 ===


    * Bayer records net product sales of EYLEA outside the United States and Sanofi records global net product sales of Praluent, Dupixent, Kevzara, and ZALTRAP.  Refer to Table 4 below for the Company's share of profits/losses recorded
     in connection with sales of EYLEA outside the United States and global sales of Praluent, Dupixent, and Kevzara.  Sanofi pays the Company a percentage of aggregate net sales of ZALTRAP.

    ** Percentage not meaningful

First Quarter 2018 Business Highlights

Key Pipeline Progress

Regeneron has seventeen product candidates in clinical development, which consist of EYLEA and fully human antibodies generated using the Company's VelocImmune(®) technology, including six in collaboration with Sanofi. Updates from the clinical pipeline include:

EYLEA(®) (aflibercept) Injection

    --  In the first quarter of 2018, the Company announced positive top-line
        results from the Phase 3 PANORAMA study of EYLEA in moderately severe to
        severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).  PANORAMA will
        form the basis of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to
        the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end of the year.

Dupixent(®) (dupilumab) Injection

    --  Dupixent, an antibody that blocks signaling of IL-4 and IL-13, is
        currently approved in atopic dermatitis for adults in the United States,
        European Union, and certain other countries outside the United States.
    --  Dupilumab is being studied in asthma, adolescent and pediatric atopic
        dermatitis, nasal polyps, and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), with
        additional studies planned in 2018. Data are expected to be reported
        from Phase 3 studies in patients with nasal polyps and adolescent
        patients with atopic dermatitis during 2018.
    --  In March 2018, the sBLA for Dupixent as an add-on maintenance treatment
        in certain adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older) with
        moderate-to-severe asthma was filed with the FDA, with a target action
        date of October 20, 2018. In the first quarter of 2018, regulatory
        applications were also accepted for review by the European Medicines
        Agency (EMA) and the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA)
        in Japan for Dupixent in asthma.
    --  Dupixent for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults not adequately
        controlled with existing therapies was approved by the Ministry of
        Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan in the first quarter of 2018,
        and has recently been launched.
    --  In the first quarter of 2018, a Phase 2/3 study in younger pediatric
        patients (from six months to five years of age) with severe atopic
        dermatitis was initiated.

Praluent(®) (alirocumab) Injection

    --  In the first quarter of 2018, the Company and Sanofi announced that the
        ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that
        high-risk patients who added Praluent to maximally-tolerated statins
        experienced significantly fewer major adverse cardiovascular events
        compared to those on maximally-tolerated statins alone. In addition, in
        this study, adding Praluent to maximally-tolerated statins was
        associated with reduced death from any cause.
    --  In May 2018, the Company and Sanofi announced they will lower the net
        price of Praluent in exchange for straightforward, more affordable
        patient access from Express Scripts. Praluent will become the exclusive
        PCSK9 inhibitor therapy on the Express Scripts national formulary. The
        agreement takes effect on July 1, 2018 for commercial patients covered
        by the Express Scripts National Preferred Formulary (approximately 25
        million individuals in total).

Cemiplimab, an antibody to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), is being studied in patients with cancer.

    --  In April 2018, the FDA accepted for priority review the BLA for
        cemiplimab for the treatment of patients with metastatic CSCC or
        patients with locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for surgery.
        The target action date for the FDA decision is October 28, 2018.
    --  In April 2018, the EMA also accepted for review the Marketing
        Authorization Application (MAA) for cemiplimab in patients with
        metastatic CSCC or patients with locally advanced CSCC who are not
        candidates for surgery.

Fasinumab, an antibody targeting Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), is being studied in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip and chronic low back pain in patients with concomitant osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.

    --  An independent Data Monitoring Committee monitoring the ongoing safety
        and efficacy of the fasinumab clinical trials recommended that the
        higher dose-regimens be discontinued based on the risk benefit
        assessment and that the program may continue with the lower
        dose-regimens of fasinumab.  The trials are being modified accordingly.

Evinacumab is an antibody to angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3). A Phase 3 study in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) was initiated in the first quarter of 2018.

REGN3500 is an antibody to interleukin-33 (IL-33). In the first quarter of 2018, a Phase 2 study in asthma was initiated.

Select Upcoming 2018 Milestones


                                   Programs                            Milestones
                                   --------                            ----------

    EYLEA                                   --        FDA decision on sBLA for every 12-week dosing
                                                     interval in wet AMD (target action date of
                                                     August 11, 2018)

                                            --        Submit sBLA for the treatment of NPDR in
                                                     patients without DME

                                            --       Submit sBLA for pre-filled syringe
                                            ---     ----------------------------------

    Dupixent (dupilumab)                    --        FDA decision on sBLA for asthma in adult/
                                                     adolescent patients (target action date of
                                                     October 20, 2018)

                                            --        Additional regulatory agency decisions on
                                                     applications for atopic dermatitis in adults
                                                     outside the United States

                                            --        Report data from Phase 3 study in adolescent
                                                     patients (12-17 years of age) with atopic
                                                     dermatitis and submit sBLA and MAA for
                                                     expanded indication

                                            --        Report data from Phase 3 studies in nasal
                                                     polyps

                                            --       Initiate Phase 3 study in EoE

                                            --        Initiate Phase 3 program in chronic obstructive
                                                     pulmonary disease (COPD)

                                            --        Initiate clinical program in co-morbid
                                                     allergic conditions

                                            --        Initiate Phase 2 studies in peanut allergy and
                                                     grass allergy
                                                --- -----------------------------------------------

    Praluent (alirocumab)                   --        Submit for regulatory approval for
                                                     cardiovascular risk reduction in the United
                                                     States and EU and for first-line treatment of
                                                     hyperlipidemia in the United States

                                            --        FDA decision on sBLA for use with apheresis
                                                     (target action date of August 24, 2018)

                                            --        Initiate Phase 3 pediatric studies in HoFH and
                                                     HeFH
                                                --- -----------------------------------------------

    Kevzara (sarilumab)                     --       Initiate Phase 3 study in giant cell arteritis

                                            --        Initiate Phase 3 study in polymyalgia
                                                     rheumatica
                                                --- --------------------------------------

    Cemiplimab (PD-1 Antibody)              --        FDA decision on BLA for advanced CSCC (target
                                                     action date of October 28, 2018)

                                            --        Continue patient enrollment in Phase 3 study
                                                     for first-line treatment of non-small cell
                                                     lung cancer, as well as various other studies

                                            --        Initiate additional studies in non-small cell
                                                     lung cancer
                                                --- ----------------------------------------------

    Fasinumab (NGF Antibody)                --        Report data from first Phase 3 efficacy study
                                                     in osteoarthritis pain
    ------------------------                    --- ----------------------------------------------

    Evinacumab (Angptl-3 Antibody)          --        Initiate Phase 2 study in severe
                                                     hypertriglyceridemia
    ------------------------------              --- ---------------------------------

    REGN3500 (IL-33 Antibody)               --        Initiate Phase 2 studies in COPD and atopic
                                                     dermatitis
    -------------------------                   --- --------------------------------------------

    Bispecific Antibodies                   --        Initiate Phase 2 study for REGN1979 (CD20xCD3
                                                     Antibody) in Follicular Lymphoma

                                            --        Initiate clinical study in REGN4018 (MUC16xCD3
                                                     antibody)

                                            --        Submit Investigational New Drug Application
                                                     (IND) for BCMAxCD3 antibody
                                                --- --------------------------------------------

Financial Results

Product Revenues: Net product sales were $988 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $858 million in the first quarter of 2017. EYLEA net product sales in the United States were $984 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $854 million in the first quarter of 2017. Overall distributor inventory levels remained within the Company's one- to two-week targeted range.

Total Revenues: Total revenues, which include product revenues described above, increased by 15% to $1.511 billion in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $1.319 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Total revenues include Sanofi and Bayer collaboration revenues of $437 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $404 million in the first quarter of 2017. Sanofi collaboration revenue in the first quarter of 2018 decreased primarily due to the Company's Discovery and Preclinical Development Agreement with Sanofi ending on December 31, 2017, lower reimbursement for Dupixent (dupilumab) development activities, and an increase in the Company's share of the collaborations' Dupixent commercialization expenses. These decreases were partly offset by the Company's share of higher net sales of Dupixent (as the product was launched at the end of March 2017), and an increase in reimbursement revenues in connection with late-stage clinical development activities for cemiplimab. Bayer collaboration revenue increased in the first quarter of 2018 primarily due to an increase in the Company's share of net profits in connection with higher sales of EYLEA outside the United States.

Other revenue in the first quarter of 2018 increased primarily due to higher reimbursements of the Company's fasinumab research and development expenses in connection with the Company's collaboration agreement with Teva.

The Company adopted Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as of January 1, 2018. The Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective method; prior period amounts have not been adjusted and the Company recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce Retained earnings and increase Deferred revenue on January 1, 2018 by $143 million, net of tax. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact of the Company's total revenues in the first quarter of 2018.

Refer to Table 4 for a summary of collaboration and other revenue.

Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: GAAP R&D expenses were $499 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $507 million in the first quarter of 2017. The lower R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2018 were principally due to a decrease in clinical manufacturing costs and a decrease in dupilumab development costs. These decreases were partly offset by an increase in cemiplimab and fasinumab clinical trial costs. In the first quarter of 2018, R&D-related non-cash share-based compensation expense was $41 million, compared to $74 million in the first quarter of 2017. The decrease in total non-cash share-based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2018 was primarily attributable to a revision in the Company's estimate of the number of stock options that are expected to be forfeited.

Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses: GAAP SG&A expenses were $331 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to $297 million in the first quarter of 2017. The higher SG&A expenses in the first quarter of 2018 were primarily due to higher headcount and headcount-related costs and an increase in commercialization-related expenses to support the launch of Dupixent. In the first quarter of 2018, SG&A-related non-cash share-based compensation expense decreased to $35 million, compared to $54 million in the first quarter of 2017, primarily due to the revision in the Company's estimate of stock option forfeitures as described under "R&D Expenses" above.

Income Tax Expense: In the first quarter of 2018, GAAP income tax expense was $107 million and the effective tax rate was 18.3%, compared to $183 million and 42.4% in the first quarter of 2017. The Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was significantly impacted by the bill known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "U.S. Tax Reform Act"), which reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 was positively impacted, compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate, primarily by the foreign-derived intangible income deduction and the federal tax credit for research activities.

Other income, net: GAAP other income in the first quarter of 2018 included the recognition of unrealized gains on equity securities. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, as of January 1, 2018, which requires the Company to measure equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; previously, such changes in fair value were recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss). Refer to Table 3 for the non-GAAP adjustment related to these gains.

GAAP and Non-GAAP Net Income((2)): GAAP net income was $478 million, or $4.44 per basic share and $4.16 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018, compared to GAAP net income of $249 million, or $2.36 per basic share and $2.16 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017.

Non-GAAP net income was $537 million, or $4.99 per basic share and $4.67 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018, compared to non-GAAP net income of $337 million, or $3.19 per basic share and $2.92 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017.

A reconciliation of the Company's GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in Table 3 of this press release.

2018 Financial Guidance((3))

The Company's updated full year 2018 financial guidance consists of the following components:


    Sanofi collaboration revenue: Sanofi                                                $450 million-$485 million
    reimbursement of Regeneron
    commercialization-related expenses   (previously $450 million-$500 million)
    ----------------------------------   -------------------------------------

    Non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D(2)(4)                                                 $1.230 billion-$1.310 billion

                                         (previously $1.230 billion-$1.330 billion)

    Non-GAAP SG&A(2)(4)                                                             $1.325 billion-$1.395 billion

                                         (previously $1.350 billion-$1.450 billion)
                                         -----------------------------------------

    Effective tax rate                                                                                    15%-18%

                                         (previously 15%-19%)
    ---                                  -------------------

    Capital expenditures                                                                $420 million-$480 million

                                         (previously $420 million-$500 million)
    ---                                  -------------------------------------


             (1)    Regeneron records net product sales
                     of EYLEA in the United States.
                     Outside the United States, EYLEA net
                     product sales comprise sales by
                     Bayer in countries other than Japan
                     and sales by Santen Pharmaceutical
                     Co., Ltd. in Japan under a co-
                     promotion agreement with an
                     affiliate of Bayer.  The Company
                     recognizes its share of the profits
                     (including a percentage on sales in
                     Japan) from EYLEA sales outside the
                     United States within "Bayer
                     collaboration revenue" in its
                     Statements of Operations.


             (2)    This press release uses non-GAAP net
                     income, non-GAAP net income per
                     share, non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D,
                     and non-GAAP SG&A, which are
                     financial measures that are not
                     calculated in accordance with U.S.
                     Generally Accepted Accounting
                     Principles ("GAAP").  These non-
                     GAAP financial measures are computed
                     by excluding certain non-cash and
                     other items from the related GAAP
                     financial measure.  Non-GAAP
                     adjustments also include the
                     estimated income tax effect of
                     reconciling items.

                    The Company makes such adjustments
                     for items the Company does not view
                     as useful in evaluating its
                     operating performance.  For example,
                     adjustments may be made for items
                     that fluctuate from period to period
                     based on factors that are not within
                     the Company's control (such as the
                     Company's stock price on the dates
                     share-based grants are issued or
                     changes in the fair value of the
                     Company's equity investments) or
                     items that are not associated with
                     normal, recurring operations (such
                     as changes in applicable laws and
                     regulations).  Management uses these
                     non-GAAP measures for planning,
                     budgeting, forecasting, assessing
                     historical performance, and making
                     financial and operational decisions,
                     and also provides forecasts to
                     investors on this basis.
                     Additionally, such non-GAAP
                     measures provide investors with an
                     enhanced understanding of the
                     financial performance of the
                     Company's core business operations.
                     However, there are limitations in
                     the use of these and other non-GAAP
                     financial measures as they exclude
                     certain expenses that are recurring
                     in nature.  Furthermore, the
                     Company's non-GAAP financial
                     measures may not be comparable with
                     non-GAAP information provided by
                     other companies.  Any non-GAAP
                     financial measure presented by
                     Regeneron should be considered
                     supplemental to, and not a
                     substitute for, measures of
                     financial performance prepared in
                     accordance with GAAP.  A
                     reconciliation of the Company's
                     historical GAAP to non-GAAP results
                     is included in Table 3 of this press
                     release.


             (3)    The Company's 2018 financial guidance
                     does not assume the completion of
                     any significant business development
                     transactions not completed as of the
                     date of this press release.


             (4)    A reconciliation of full year 2018
                     non-GAAP to GAAP financial guidance
                     is included below:

                                                          Projected Range

     (In millions)                                   Low                  High
                                                     ---                  ----

     GAAP unreimbursed R&D (5)                                 $1,445                $1,545

     R&D: Non-cash share-based compensation expense   (215)                    (235)

     Non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D                                 $1,230                $1,310
                                                               ------                ------


     GAAP SG&A                                                 $1,490                $1,590

     SG&A: Non-cash share-based compensation expense  (165)                    (195)

     Non-GAAP SG&A                                             $1,325                $1,395
                                                               ------                ------


             (5)    Unreimbursed R&D represents R&D
                     expenses reduced by R&D expense
                     reimbursements from the Company's
                     collaborators and/or customers.

Conference Call Information

Regeneron will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its first quarter 2018 financial and operating results on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 8:30 AM. To access this call, dial (800) 708-4540 (U.S.) or (847) 619-6397 (International). A link to the webcast may be accessed from the "Investors & Media" page of Regeneron's website at http://investor.regeneron.com/events.cfm. A replay of the conference call and webcast will be archived on the Company's website and will be available for 30 days.

About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for 30 years by physician-scientists, Regeneron's unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to six FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, all of which were homegrown in Regeneron's laboratories. Regeneron's medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye disease, heart disease, allergic and inflammatory diseases, pain, cancer, infectious diseases, and rare diseases.

Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through its proprietary VelociSuite(®) technologies, such as VelocImmune(®) which produces optimized fully-human antibodies, and ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center(®), which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.

For additional information about the Company, please visit www.regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Digital Media

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron" or the "Company"), and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's products, product candidates, and research and clinical programs now underway or planned; the likelihood and timing of achieving any of the anticipated milestones described in this news release; unforeseen safety issues resulting from the administration of products and product candidates in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's product candidates in clinical trials; the likelihood and timing of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's late-stage product candidates and new indications for marketed products, including without limitation EYLEA(®) (aflibercept) Injection, Dupixent(®) (dupilumab) Injection, Praluent(®) (alirocumab) Injection, Kevzara(®) (sarilumab) Injection, cemiplimab, fasinumab, and evinacumab; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron or its collaborators may be replicated in other studies and lead to therapeutic applications; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's marketed products (such as EYLEA, Dupixent, Praluent, and Kevzara), research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's products and product candidates; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to Regeneron's products and product candidates; uncertainty of market acceptance and commercial success of Regeneron's products and product candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), on the commercial success of Regeneron's products and product candidates; the ability of Regeneron to manufacture and manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, suppliers, or other third parties to perform filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's products and product candidates; coverage and reimbursement determinations by third-party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance, including without limitation those relating to Sanofi reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses, non-GAAP unreimbursed R&D, non-GAAP SG&A, effective tax rate, and capital expenditures; the potential for any license or collaboration agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi, Bayer, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (or their respective affiliated companies, as applicable), to be cancelled or terminated without any further product success; and risks associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto, including without limitation the patent litigation proceedings relating to Praluent, the ultimate outcome of any such litigation proceedings, and the impact any of the foregoing may have on Regeneron's business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements are made based on management's current beliefs and judgment, and the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements made by Regeneron. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, including without limitation any financial projection or guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Regeneron uses its media and investor relations website and social media outlets to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Regeneron is routinely posted and is accessible on Regeneron's media and investor relations website (http://newsroom.regeneron.com) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/regeneron).

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and/or the financial results attached to this press release include amounts that are considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under SEC rules. As required, Regeneron has provided reconciliations of historical non-GAAP financial measures.


    Contact Information:


    Manisha Narasimhan, Ph.D.        Hala Mirza

    Investor Relations               Corporate Communications

    914-847-5126                     914-847-3422

    manisha.narasimhan@regeneron.com hala.mirza@regeneron.com


    TABLE 1

                                           REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

                                                    (In thousands)


                                                     March 31,                  December 31,

                                                          2018                             2017
                                                          ----                             ----

    Assets:

    Cash and marketable securities                               $3,446,937                       $2,896,074

    Accounts receivable -trade,
     net                                             1,531,936                          1,538,642

    Accounts receivable from
     Sanofi and Bayer                                  411,996                            435,698

    Inventories                                        820,397                            726,138

    Property, plant, and
     equipment, net                                  2,394,727                          2,358,605

    Deferred tax assets                                532,268                            506,291

    Other assets                                       234,435                            302,838

      Total assets                                               $9,372,696                       $8,764,286
                                                                 ==========                       ==========


    Liabilities and stockholders'
     equity:

    Accounts payable, accrued
     expenses, and other
     liabilities                                                 $1,043,749                         $967,418

    Deferred revenue                                 1,056,658                            949,337

    Capital and facility lease
     obligations                                       704,645                            703,453

    Stockholders' equity                             6,567,644                          6,144,078
                                                     ---------

      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                                      $9,372,696                       $8,764,286
                                                                 ==========                       ==========


    TABLE 2

                                               REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

                                            (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                                      March 31,

                                                           2018                                 2017
                                                           ----                                 ----

    Revenues:

    Net product sales                                                $987,909                           $858,245

    Sanofi collaboration revenue                        189,490                                210,367

    Bayer collaboration revenue                         247,928                                193,939

    Other revenue                                        86,158                                 56,440
                                                         ------                                 ------

                                                                    1,511,485                          1,318,991
                                                                    ---------                          ---------

    Expenses:

    Research and development                            498,586                                507,435

    Selling, general, and
     administrative                                     330,770                                296,846

    Cost of goods sold                                   69,243                                 61,253

    Cost of collaboration and
     contract manufacturing                              45,655                                 22,915
                                                         ------                                 ------

                                                        944,254                                888,449
                                                        -------                                -------


    Income from operations                              567,231                                430,542
                                                        -------                                -------


    Other income, net                                    18,167                                  1,747
                                                         ------                                  -----


    Income before income taxes                          585,398                                432,289


    Income tax expense                                (107,418)                             (183,358)
                                                       --------                               --------


    Net income                                                       $477,980                           $248,931
                                                                     ========                           ========


    Net income per share - basic                                        $4.44                              $2.36

    Net income per share - diluted                                      $4.16                              $2.16


    Weighted average shares
     outstanding -basic                                 107,648                                105,572

    Weighted average shares
     outstanding -diluted                               114,906                                115,106


    TABLE 3

                                                                                                              REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                                                                            RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (Unaudited)

                                                                                                           (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                                                                                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                                                                                      March 31,

                                                                                                                                                                                             2018                              2017
                                                                                                                                                                                             ----                              ----

    GAAP net income                                                                                                                                                                                  $477,980                                         $248,931

    Adjustments:

    R&D: Non-cash share-based compensation expense                                                                                                                                         40,835                              73,523

    SG&A: Non-cash share-based compensation expense                                                                                                                                        35,014                              53,812

    COGS and COCM: Non-cash share-based compensation expense                                                                                                                                6,573                               6,454

    Other income/expense: Gains and losses on investments in equity securities (a)                                                                                                        (9,369)                                  -

    Income tax effect of reconciling items above                                                                                                                                         (14,301)                           (46,179)
                                                                                                                                                                                          -------                             -------

      Non-GAAP net income                                                                                                                                                                            $536,732                                         $336,541
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ========                                         ========


    Non-GAAP net income per share - basic                                                                                                                                                               $4.99                                            $3.19

    Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted                                                                                                                                                             $4.67                                            $2.92


    Shares used in calculating:

    Non-GAAP net income per share - basic                                                                                                                                                 107,648                             105,572

    Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted                                                                                                                                               114,910                             115,178


    (a) Prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2018, unrealized gains and losses on equity securities were recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss).  In connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01, unrealized gains and losses on equity securities during
     the three months ended March 31, 2018 were recorded in Other income, net.


    TABLE 4

                                                                                           REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

                                                                                     COLLABORATION AND OTHER REVENUE (Unaudited)

                                                                                                    (In thousands)


                                                                                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                                                                                             March 31,

                                                                                                                                     2018                        2017
                                                                                                                                     ----                        ----

    Sanofi collaboration revenue:

    Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses                                                                           $134,218                     $213,924

    Reimbursement of Regeneron commercialization-related expenses                                                                  86,634                        73,559

    Regeneron's share of losses in connection with commercialization of antibodies                                               (74,874)                    (108,402)

    Other                                                                                                                          43,512                        31,286

      Total Sanofi collaboration revenue                                                                                          189,490                       210,367
                                                                                                                                  -------                       -------


    Bayer collaboration revenue:

    Regeneron's net profit in connection with commercialization of EYLEA outside the                                              232,068                       174,876
       United States

    Reimbursement of Regeneron development expenses                                                                                 3,997                         6,349

    Other                                                                                                                          11,863                        12,714

      Total Bayer collaboration revenue                                                                                           247,928                       193,939
                                                                                                                                  -------                       -------


    Total Sanofi and Bayer collaboration revenue                                                                                           $437,418                     $404,306
                                                                                                                                           ========                     ========


    Other revenue:

    Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - Teva                                                                     $39,129                      $22,050

    Reimbursement of Regeneron research and development expenses - other                                                            2,695                         2,650

    Other                                                                                                                          44,334                        31,740

      Total other revenue                                                                                                                   $86,158                      $56,440
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