---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-075783"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALKS"
cik: "0001520262"
company_name: "Alkermes plc."
filed_at: "2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T22:27:55.657515+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alkermes shareholders approve 4.25M share increase under 2018 stock plan

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay approved 143.3M for vs 1.9M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor approved 152.6M for; board authority to allot shares renewed.
- Amendment to 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan adding 4,250,000 shares approved (127.0M for, 18.3M against).
- Authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law renewed (149.7M for).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-075783
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALKS
- cik: 0001520262
- company_name: Alkermes plc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000095017025075783/0000950170-25-075783-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000095017025075783/alks-20250521.htm

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