Edgar Filing: Alkermes plc.

ALKERMES PLC

Date: April 8, 2019

/s/ David J. Gaffin

David J. Gaffin

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

8-K

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): April 3, 2019

ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland

001-35299

98-1007018

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Connaught House, 1 Burlington Road

Dublin 4, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): + 353-1-772-8000

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

(b) On April 3, 2019, James Robinson notified Alkermes plc (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alkermes, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, effective April 19, 2019.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 8, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing James Robinson’s resignation. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. Exhibit 99.1 contains hypertext links to information on the Company’s website. The information on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Alkermes plc dated April 8, 2019

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.