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 File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

852 Winter Street Waltham, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices)		02451 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 609-6000

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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 July 20, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) of Alkermes, Inc. (“Alkermes” or “the Company”) modified the performance pay range and target performance pay for Richard F. Pops, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, under the Alkermes Fiscal 2011 Reporting Officer Performance Pay Plan to a performance pay range of between 0% and 150% of base salary and target performance pay of 75% of base salary. The Committee had previously established, on March 23, 2010, a performance pay range and target performance pay for Mr. Pops of between 0% and 100% of base salary and 60% of base salary, respectively. The Committee modified the performance pay range and target performance pay based on comparable market data that had recently been updated by the external compensation consultant for the Committee. The comparable market data showed that the initial target performance pay was below the range of target performance pay for CEOs in the Company’s peer group of comparable companies.

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.