<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-059638.txt : 20240514
<SEC-HEADER>0000950170-24-059638.hdr.sgml : 20240514
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240514163008
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-059638
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240514
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240514

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Alkermes plc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001520262
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				981007018
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35299
		FILM NUMBER:		24944882

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CONNAUGHT HOUSE
		STREET 2:		1 BURLINGTON ROAD
		CITY:			DUBLIN 4
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		00-353-1-772-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CONNAUGHT HOUSE
		STREET 2:		1 BURLINGTON ROAD
		CITY:			DUBLIN 4
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ANTLER SCIENCE TWO PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110804

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Antler Science Two Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110509
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>DEFA14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>defa14a_5-14-24.htm
<DESCRIPTION>DEFA14A
<TEXT>
<html>
 <head>
  <title>DEFA14A</title>
 </head>
 <body style="margin: auto!important;padding: 8px;">
  <div style="min-height:0.5in;"></div>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">UNITED STATES</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     )</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <table style="margin-left:auto;border-spacing:0;table-layout:fixed;width:100.0%;border-collapse:separate;margin-right:auto;">
   <tr style="visibility:collapse;">
    <td style="width:5.04%;"></td>
    <td style="width:4.66%;"></td>
    <td style="width:90.3%;"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:1pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:1pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Filed by the Registrant  </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">x</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Check the appropriate box:</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">x</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:8pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">ALKERMES PLC</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:6pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:6pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;text-align:left;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">x</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">No fee required.</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="height:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:'Wingdings',serif;min-width:fit-content;">o</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11</font></p></td>
   </tr>
   <tr style="white-space:pre-wrap;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
   </tr>
  </table>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:5pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <div style="flex-direction:column;display:flex;min-height:0.5in;justify-content:flex-end;"></div>
  <hr style="page-break-after:always;">
  <div style="min-height:0.5in;"></div>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">On May 14, 2024, Alkermes plc (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;) sent an email to employees in connection with the Company&#x2019;s 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders. A copy of the communication can be found below.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:1pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Dear Colleagues,</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Each year around this time, Alkermes holds its annual general meeting of shareholders (the Annual Meeting). In connection with the 2024 Annual Meeting, we published our Proxy Statement, a copy of which may be found by clicking </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">here</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The Proxy Statement contains a series of proposals for our shareholders to consider and on which we ask that our shareholders vote. It also contains our Board&#x2019;s recommendation as to how to vote on each proposal.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">I am writing to encourage you to exercise your rights as a shareholder of Alkermes and vote your Alkermes shares before our 2024 Annual Meeting, which is being held on May 31, 2024. All employees who owned shares of Alkermes on March 18, 2024 (known as the &#x2018;Record Date&#x2019; for the Annual Meeting) are entitled to vote.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Your vote is very important to the company, and we encourage you to vote as soon as possible. To be counted, your vote must be received by May 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET (4:59 a.m. IST).</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Thank you for your support.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <div style="flex-direction:column;display:flex;min-height:0.5in;justify-content:flex-end;"></div>
  <hr style="page-break-after:always;">
 </body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
