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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-067296"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALKS"
cik: "0001520262"
company_name: "Alkermes plc."
filed_at: "2024-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:08:41.865084+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alkermes shareholders approve 2018 equity plan amendment, elect directors at AGM

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendment to 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan increasing authorized shares by 6,300,000 and revising Sale Event provisions (138.6M for, 14.0M against).
- All 11 director nominees elected with majority support; Richard F. Pops had lowest for votes (145.6M for, 6.6M against).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved (149.8M for, 2.4M against); frequency set to annual (149.98M for 1 year).
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor (158.3M for).
- Renewal of Irish law authorities to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-067296
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALKS
- cik: 0001520262
- company_name: Alkermes plc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000095017024067296/0000950170-24-067296-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000095017024067296/alks-20240531.htm

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