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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ex991_021617.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2017
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 16, 2017, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release relating to its results of operations and financial conditions for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The attached press release contains both U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense, fair value adjustment of inventory acquired, amortization of purchased intangible assets, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, acquisition-related costs, restructuring expenses, upfront and milestone payments related to licenses and collaborations, impairment of intangible assets, and adjustments to income tax expense. Reconciliations between non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures are included in the press release set forth as Exhibit 99.1 furnished to this Form 8-K. Alexion's management utilizes non-GAAP financial information to provide a useful measure of comparative operating performance of Alexion. The non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental to and not a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on February 16, 2017 relating to its results of operations and financial conditions for the quarter and year ended December 31, 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: February 16, 2017 | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
By: /s/ Michael V. Greco | |
Name: Michael V. Greco | |
Title: Senior Vice President of Law and Corporate Secretary | |