Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 29, 2021, Alkermes plc (the "Company") and Sarissa Capital Offshore Master Fund LP (together with its affiliates and associates, "Sarissa Capital") reached an agreement pursuant to which the Company has granted Sarissa Capital a right to designate one director for appointment to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") from a predetermined list of candidates identified by Sarissa Capital. This right is exercisable between October 30, 2021 and February 28, 2022. In connection with this agreement, Sarissa Capital withdrew its notice to the Company, dated as of December 4, 2020, nominating a director candidate for election to the Board at the Company's 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 30, 2021, the Company issued a press release related to the agreement described in Item 1.01 above, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith 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 30, 2021.

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document).

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