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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): December 10, 2025

INCYTE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-12400	94-3136539
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


1801 Augustine Cut-Off Wilmington, DE			19803
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

(302) 498-6700

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share	INCY	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b—2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b—2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Director Retirement

On December 10, 2025, Hervé Hoppenot notified Incyte Corporation (the “Company”) that he was retiring from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Hoppenot, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2014.

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 hereunto duly authorized.


Date: December 12, 2025
	INCYTE CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Richard Hoffman
		Richard Hoffman
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Incyte Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update