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Issuer:     Alkermes plc. (ALKS)
CIK:        0001520262
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001564590-23-007080
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Alkermes files preliminary proxy; Board declines to endorse Sarissa's three nominees
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- Filed preliminary proxy for 2023 AGM; board has added 7 new independent directors since 2019.
- Nominating Committee interviewed Sarissa's three nominees—Denner, Bonfiglio, Schlesinger—and did not endorse them.
- Board reiterates openness to resolution with Sarissa after more than 30 engagements over multi-year period.
- Current board comprises 4 independent directors appointed with shareholder support (Elliott and Sarissa).
- Company cites strong recent share price outperformance vs. relevant peers and indices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000156459023007080/0001564590-23-007080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520262/000156459023007080/alks-8k_20230508.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-23-007080

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