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

ALKERMES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

PENNSYLVANIA		1-14131		23-2472830
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
		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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On March 3, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Alkermes, Inc. approved the forms of grant certificates pursuant to which restricted stock unit awards will be made under the Alkermes, Inc. 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). The adoption of the 2008 Plan and grant certificates for stock option awards under the 2008 Plan were previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2008.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Alkermes, Inc. 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate (Time Vesting Only).
10.2		Alkermes, Inc. 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate (Performance Vesting Only).

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.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Alkermes, Inc. 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate (Time Vesting Only).
10.2		Alkermes, Inc. 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate (Performance Vesting Only).