WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – The White House ‌will announce a ‌drug pricing deal with Regeneron ​Pharmaceuticals on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Regeneron ‌is ⁠the sole drugmaker among 17 large ⁠pharmaceutical companies that received letters from President ​Donald Trump ​in ​July that ‌was left to sign such an agreement.

The company did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request ‌for comment.

Shares ​of the ​company ​were up more ‌than 2% in ​morning ​trading.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Sriparna Roy in ​Bengaluru; ‌Writing by Ryan Patrick ​Jones; Editing by ​Susan Heavey)