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): June 4, 2010 (June 2, 2010)

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		000-50743		77-0602661
(State or Other Juris-		(Commission		(IRS Employer
diction of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA		02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 551-8200

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 2, 2010. As of April 15, 2010, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 41,894,605 shares were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

1. The Company’s stockholders re-elected the two persons listed below as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Victor J. Dzau, M.D.		27,117,308		283,276		6,517,886
Kevin P. Starr		27,321,938		78,646		6,517,886

     The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting:
 

John K. Clarke
 

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
 

Vicki L. Sato, Ph.D.
 

Paul R. Schimmel, Ph.D.
 

Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.
 

James L. Vincent

2. The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
26,995,923		336,989		67,672		6,517,886

3. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
33,701,764		190,241		26,465		0

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.