Alkermes plc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 22, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Alkermes plc. (ALKS)
CIK: 0001520262
Period of Report: 2016-11-18

Reporting Person: FRATES JAMES M (SVP, Alks Inc; CFO ALKS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-11-18	Ordinary Shares	M	6042	$16.55	Acquired	95474	Direct
2016-11-18	Ordinary Shares	F	1711	$58.44	Disposed	93763	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-11-18	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.55	M	6042	Disposed	2022-05-21	Ordinary Shares (6042)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Ordinary Shares	4000	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	41041	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	16562	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	30000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares held by James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated March 14, 2014 (the "GRAT"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the GRAT and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the GRAT.

F2: Shares held by the James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated May 29, 2015 (the "2015 GRAT"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the 2015 GRAT and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the 2015 GRAT.

F3: Shares held by the James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust No. 2 dated November 25, 2015 (the "2015 GRAT No. 2"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the 2015 GRAT No. 2 and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the 2015 GRAT No. 2.

F4: These options are fully vested in accordance with their terms.