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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-202461
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170610
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170613
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170613

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIOGEN INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000875045
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				330112644
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19311
		FILM NUMBER:		17909023

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 BINNEY STREET
		CITY:			CAMBRIDGE
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02142
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7814642000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 BINNEY STREET
		CITY:			CAMBRIDGE
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02142

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BIOGEN IDEC INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070427

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BIOGEN IDEC INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20031112

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORP / DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970530
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;10, 2017 </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>225 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (617)&nbsp;679-2000 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Check the appropriate box below if the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT COLOR="#0075c9"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT COLOR="#0075c9"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">On June&nbsp;10, 2017, Paul Clancy notified Biogen Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) that he will step down as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company to join another biopharmaceutical company. Mr.&nbsp;Clancy will remain at the Company through the second quarter of fiscal 2017 and will assist with the transition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">On June&nbsp;10, 2017, the Company appointed Gregory F. Covino, the Company&#146;s Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, as the Company&#146;s interim
Principal Financial Officer, effective upon Mr.&nbsp;Clancy&#146;s departure. Mr.&nbsp;Covino will serve as the Company&#146;s interim Principal Financial Officer as the Company conducts a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Mr.&nbsp;Covino, age 51, has served as the Company&#146;s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2012. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Covino served at Boston
Scientific Corporation, a medical device company, as Vice President, Corporate Analysis and Control Executive since March 2010, having responsibility for the company&#146;s internal audit function, and as Vice President, Finance, International from
February 2008 to March 2010, having responsibility for the financial activities of the company&#146;s international division. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Covino held several finance positions at Hubbell Incorporated, an electrical products company,
including Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller from 2002 to 2008, Interim Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2005, and Director, Corporate Accounting from 1999 to 2002. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT COLOR="#0075c9"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">On June 13, 2017, the Company issued a press release
announcing that Mr. Clancy will step down as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the appointment of Mr. Covino as the interim Principal Financial Officer. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The press release being furnished in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such document be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><I>Exhibits </I></B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The exhibit listed on the Exhibit Index below is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#0075c9"><B>MEDIA CONTACT:</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Jason Glashow</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">+1 781 464 3260</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Matt Calistri</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">+1 617 679 3342</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#0075c9"><B>BIOGEN ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Cambridge, MA (June&nbsp;13, 2017)&nbsp;</B>&#151; Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that Paul Clancy, Executive Vice President, Finance&nbsp;&amp; Chief
Financial Officer (CFO)&nbsp;will leave the organization to join another biopharmaceutical company. Mr.&nbsp;Clancy will remain at the Company through the second quarter and assist with the transition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">&#147;I want to thank Paul for his more than sixteen years of distinguished service to Biogen, and especially for his last ten years as our CFO,&#148; stated Michel
Vounatsos, Biogen&#146;s Chief Executive Officer. &#147;Paul helped transform Biogen into the global biotechnology leader it is today and helped to prepare us for the bright future we believe lies ahead.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Paul Clancy commented, &#147;I am fortunate to have worked in such a remarkable organization and am pleased to have been a part of Biogen&#146;s success. Biogen has a
rich portfolio of products and pipeline and can look forward to even greater success under Michel&#146;s leadership.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The Company also announced that Greg
Covino, Biogen&#146;s Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company&#146;s interim Principal Financial Officer as the company conducts a search for a new CFO. </P>
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