AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)

Regeneron grants CEO and CSO 10-year performance share units tied to revenue goals

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Regeneron's Compensation Committee granted CEO Leonard Schleifer and CSO George Yancopoulos one-time performance share units effective September 24, 2026, replacing their annual equity awards through 2036. Payouts depend on new product filings, approvals and revenue from new products over a performance period ending December 31, 2035, with a maximum of 2,700,000 PSUs for the CEO and 2,900,000 for the CSO. The filing also discloses that both executives received equity stakes in a newly formed, majority-owned subsidiary that the company says has nominal value and no significant assets.

Key points

  • Grant effective September 24, 2026; performance period runs January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2035
  • Revenue-based earnout starts at $10 billion of new product annual revenues and the maximum requires about $30 billion
  • Award caps are 2,700,000 PSUs for the CEO and 2,900,000 PSUs for the CSO; shares are subject to a holding period until February 2036
  • Both executives received stakes in a new subsidiary formed to explore a non-core business that has not yet commenced operations

The filing

CompanyRegeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2026, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-112340

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 30, 2026.

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