SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): November 4, 2004
ALKERMES, INC.
| PENNSYLVANIA | 1-14131 | 23-2472830 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 88 Sidney Street | ||
| Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02139 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0171
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| ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION | ||||||||
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| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| PRESS RELEASE DATED 11-04-04 | ||||||||
ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On November 4, 2004, Alkermes announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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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, INC. | ||||||
Date:
November 4, 2004
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By: | /s/ James M. Frates | ||||
| James M. Frates | ||||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | ||||||
| Treasurer | ||||||
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