alks-8k_20221013.htm

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): October 13, 2022

ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	001-35299	98-1007018
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


Connaught House, 1 Burlington Road
Dublin 4, Ireland D04 C5Y6
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: + 353-1-772-8000

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, $0.01 par value		ALKS		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


		Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 13, 2022, an arbitration panel (the “Panel”) found that Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited (“APIL”), an indirect subsidiary of Alkermes plc (the “Company” and together with its affiliates, “Alkermes”), must return to Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acorda”) approximately $16.5 million dollars (inclusive of prejudgment interest and administrative fees) paid under the Amended and Restated License Agreement by and between APIL (as successor to Elan Corporation, plc.) and Acorda dated September 26, 2003 (the “License Agreement”). This amount represents royalty fees paid to APIL by Acorda since July 2020 relating to AMPYRA^®. In addition, as a result of the Panel’s ruling, Alkermes no longer has a contractual obligation to manufacture and supply AMPYRA^® or a contractual right to receive future manufacturing or royalty fees for AMPYRA^®. The Company expects to record this repayment as a reversal to manufacturing and royalty revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

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.

	ALKERMES PLC

Date: October 19, 2022	By:	/s/ David J. Gaffin
		David J. Gaffin
		Secretary

Alkermes plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events