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): July 20, 2010
ALKERMES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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PENNSYLVANIA
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1-14131
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23-2472830 |
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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852 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts
(Address of principal executive offices)
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02451
(Zip
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (781) 609-6000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 20, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the Committee) of
Alkermes, Inc. (Alkermes or the Company) modified the performance pay range and target
performance pay for Richard F. Pops, the Companys President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board of Directors, under the Alkermes Fiscal 2011 Reporting Officer Performance Pay Plan to
a performance pay range of between 0% and 150% of base salary and target performance pay of 75% of
base salary. The Committee had previously established, on March 23, 2010, a performance pay range
and target performance pay for Mr. Pops of between 0% and 100% of base salary and 60% of base
salary, respectively. The Committee modified the performance pay range and target performance pay
based on comparable market data that had recently been updated by the external
compensation consultant for the Committee. The comparable market data showed that the initial
target performance pay was below the range of target performance pay for CEOs in the Companys peer
group of comparable companies.