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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.ex99alxnpressrelease11916.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 9, 2016
    
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
0-27756
13-3648318
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(State or other jurisdiction of
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


100 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (475) 230-2596
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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On November 9, 2016, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with regard to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits
 
99.1
Press Release issued by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on November 9, 2016.







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.
Date: November 9, 2016
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
By:     /s/ Michael V. Greco
 
Name:    Michael V. Greco
 
Title:    Senior Vice President of Law and Corporate Secretary