UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-35299

ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	98-1007018
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Connaught House

1 Burlington Road

Dublin 4, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

+ 353-1-772-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files):  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):  Yes ☐  No ☒

The number of the registrant’s ordinary shares, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 23, 2017 was 153,775,930 shares.

ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

		Page No.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss  — For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	35
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	36
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	38
Signatures		39

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Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains and incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, these statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” or other similar words. These statements discuss future expectations, and contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition, or state trends and known uncertainties or other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) include, without limitation, statements regarding:

• our expectations regarding our financial performance, including revenues, expenses, gross margins, liquidity, capital expenditures and income taxes;

• our expectations regarding our products, including the development, regulatory (including expectations about regulatory filings, regulatory approvals and regulatory timelines), therapeutic and commercial scope and potential of such products and the costs and expenses related thereto;

• our expectations regarding the initiation, timing and results of clinical trials of our products;

• our expectations regarding the competitive landscape, and changes therein, related to our products, including competition from generic forms of our products, our development programs, and our industry generally;

• our expectations regarding the financial impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations and valuations;

• our expectations regarding future amortization of intangible assets;

• our expectations regarding our collaborations, licensing arrangements and other significant agreements with third parties relating to our products, including our development programs;

• our expectations regarding the impact of adoption of new accounting pronouncements;

• our expectations regarding near‑term changes in the nature of our market risk exposures or in management’s objectives and strategies with respect to managing such exposures;

• our ability to comply with restrictive covenants of our indebtedness and our ability to fund our debt service obligations;

• our expectations regarding future capital requirements and capital expenditures and our ability to finance our operations and capital requirements;

• our expectations regarding the timing, outcome and impact of administrative, regulatory, legal and other proceedings related to our patents, other proprietary and intellectual property rights, and our products, including the commercialization of such products; and

• other factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Actual results might differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward‑looking statements because these forward‑looking statements are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward‑looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. All subsequent written and oral forward‑looking statements concerning the matters addressed in this Form 10-Q and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward‑looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, assumptions and uncertainties, the forward‑looking events discussed in this Form 10-Q might not occur. For more information regarding the risks and uncertainties of our business, see “Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Annual Report”) and any subsequent reports filed with the United States (“U.S.”) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this Form 10-Q concerning the disorders targeted by our products and the markets in which we operate is based on information from various sources (including, without limitation, industry publications, medical and clinical journals; studies; surveys and forecasts; and our internal research), on assumptions that we have made, which we believe are reasonable, based on such information, and on our knowledge of the markets for our products. Our internal research has not been verified by any independent source, and we have not independently verified any third‑party information. Such information and assumptions are necessarily subject to a high

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degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in “Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report. These and other factors could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in this Form 10-Q.

Note Regarding Company and Product References

Alkermes plc (as used in this report, together with our subsidiaries, “Alkermes,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our”) is a fully integrated, global biopharmaceutical company that applies its scientific expertise and proprietary technologies to research, develop and commercialize, both with partners and on its own, pharmaceutical products that are designed to address unmet medical needs of patients in major therapeutic areas. We have a diversified portfolio of marketed drug products and a clinical pipeline of products that address central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, addiction and multiple sclerosis (“MS”). Except as otherwise suggested by the context, (a) references to “products” or “our products” in this Form 10-Q include our marketed products, marketed products using our proprietary technologies, our product candidates, product candidates using our proprietary technologies, development products and development products using our proprietary technologies, (b) references to the “biopharmaceutical industry” are used interchangeably with references to the “biotechnology” and/or “pharmaceutical industries” and (c) references to “licensees” are used interchangeably with references to “collaborative partners” and “partners.”

Note Regarding Trademarks

We are the owner of various U.S. federal trademark registrations (“®”) and other trademarks (“TM”), including ARISTADA®, LinkeRx®, NanoCrystal® and VIVITROL®.  

The following are trademarks of the respective companies listed: AMPYRA® and FAMPYRA®—Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acorda”); BYDUREON® —Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC; INVEGA SUSTENNA®, INVEGA TRINZA®, TREVICTA®,XEPLION®, and RISPERDAL CONSTA®—Johnson & Johnson (or its affiliates); TECFIDERA®—Biogen MA Inc. (“Biogen”); and ZYPREXA®—Eli Lilly and Company. Other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this Form 10-Q are referred to without the ® and TM symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

ALKERMES PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	165,123	$	186,378
Investments—short-term		284,977		310,856
Receivables, net		207,537		191,102
Inventory		85,027		62,998
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		38,887		39,344
Total current assets		781,551		790,678
INTANGIBLE ASSETS—NET		271,811		318,227
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET		270,666		264,785
INVESTMENTS—LONG-TERM		118,751		121,931
GOODWILL		92,873		92,873
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION		79,100		63,200
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS		117,453		47,768
OTHER ASSETS		16,121		26,961
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,748,326	$	1,726,423
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	251,187	$	207,055
Long-term debt—short-term		3,000		3,000
Deferred revenue—short-term		1,827		1,938
Total current liabilities		256,014		211,993
LONG-TERM DEBT		278,994		280,666
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		19,906		17,161
DEFERRED REVENUE—LONG-TERM		6,132		7,122
Total liabilities		561,046		516,942
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred shares, par value, $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		—		—
Ordinary shares, par value, $0.01 per share; 450,000,000 shares authorized; 155,793,163 and 154,191,281 shares issued; 153,745,656 and 152,430,514 shares outstanding at September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively		1,555		1,539
Treasury shares, at cost (2,047,507 and 1,760,767 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)		(89,311)		(72,639)
Additional paid-in capital		2,312,865		2,231,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,253)		(3,274)
Accumulated deficit		(1,034,576)		(947,942)
Total shareholders’ equity		1,187,280		1,209,481
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	1,748,326	$	1,726,423

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
REVENUES:
Manufacturing and royalty revenues	$	122,677	$	110,250	$	366,608	$	353,444
Product sales, net		93,681		69,802		258,893		176,695
Research and development revenue		1,027		189		2,503		2,042
Total revenues		217,385		180,241		628,004		532,181
EXPENSES:
Cost of goods manufactured and sold (exclusive of amortization of acquired intangible assets shown below)		36,054		35,456		116,241		97,165
Research and development		104,411		99,444		308,399		297,523
Selling, general and administrative		99,633		91,145		310,682		276,985
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		15,643		15,323		46,417		45,636
Total expenses		255,741		241,368		781,739		717,309
OPERATING LOSS		(38,356)		(61,127)		(153,735)		(185,128)
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET:
Interest income		1,173		912		3,287		2,917
Interest expense		(3,129)		(3,375)		(8,816)		(9,993)
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration		13,600		(1,000)		15,900		3,100
Other expense, net		(9,078)		(752)		(10,696)		(970)
Total other (expense) income, net		2,566		(4,215)		(325)		(4,946)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(35,790)		(65,342)		(154,060)		(190,074)
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION		486		(2,655)		(5,904)		(2,771)
NET LOSS	$	(36,276)	$	(62,687)	$	(148,156)	$	(187,303)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.24)	$	(0.41)	$	(0.97)	$	(1.24)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted		153,684		151,652		153,263		151,261
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
Net loss	$	(36,276)	$	(62,687)	$	(148,156)	$	(187,303)
Holding gain (loss), net of a tax (benefit) provision of $35,  $(129),  $(14) and $445, respectively		83		(261)		22		988
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	$	(36,193)	$	(62,948)	$	(148,134)	$	(186,315)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(148,156)	$	(187,303)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		73,305		69,605
Share-based compensation expense		63,336		74,613
Impairment of investment in Reset Therapeutics, Inc.		10,471		—
Deferred income taxes		(11,919)		(12,545)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		—		(5,118)
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration		(15,900)		(3,100)
Other non-cash charges		3,357		1,901
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(16,434)		(21,960)
Inventory		(21,843)		(17,156)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(1,944)		(1,110)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		43,430		26,833
Deferred revenue		(1,102)		(526)
Other long-term liabilities		6,680		4,506
Cash flows used in operating activities		(16,719)		(71,360)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions of property, plant and equipment		(33,482)		(33,787)
Proceeds from the sale of equipment		50		100
Investment in Reset Therapeutics, Inc.		—		(15,000)
Purchases of investments		(289,226)		(296,712)
Sales and maturities of investments		318,492		493,520
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities		(4,166)		148,121
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the issuance of ordinary shares under share-based compensation arrangements		18,298		12,746
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		—		5,118
Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(16,418)		(8,432)
Principal payments of long-term debt		(2,250)		(65,063)
Cash flows used in financing activities		(370)		(55,631)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(21,255)		21,130
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period		186,378		181,109
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period	$	165,123	$	202,239
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchased capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	5,321	$	3,642

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Unaudited)

1. THE COMPANY

Alkermes plc is a fully integrated, global biopharmaceutical company that applies its scientific expertise and proprietary technologies to research, develop and commercialize, both with partners and on its own, pharmaceutical products that are designed to address unmet medical needs of patients in major therapeutic areas. Alkermes has a diversified portfolio of marketed drug products and a clinical pipeline of products that address CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, addiction and MS. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alkermes has a research and development (“R&D”) center in Waltham, Massachusetts; an R&D and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis substantially consistent with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data, which is presented for comparative purposes, was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (commonly referred to as “GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to state fairly the results of operations for the reported periods.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report that has been filed with the SEC. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alkermes plc and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as disclosed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” accompanying its Annual Report. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, judgments, assumptions and methodologies, including those related to revenue recognition and related allowances, its collaborative relationships, clinical trial expenses, the valuation of inventory, impairment and amortization of intangibles and long-lived assets, share-based compensation expense, income taxes including the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of contingent consideration, valuation of investments and litigation loss contingencies. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Segment Information

The Company operates as one business segment, which is the business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines. The Company’s chief decision maker, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, reviews the Company’s operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating unit.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Unaudited) (Continued)

Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax (benefit) provision in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 primarily relates to U.S. federal and state taxes. The Company records a deferred tax asset or liability based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of its assets and liabilities, as measured by enacted jurisdictional tax rates assumed to be in effect when these differences reverse. At September 30, 2017, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against certain of its U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets. The Company evaluates, at each reporting period, the need for a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis.

New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard-setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued guidance that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The guidance is based on the principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. Numerous updates have been issued subsequent to the initial guidance that provide clarification on a number of specific issues and require additional disclosures.

This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018 and the Company will adopt it using the modified retrospective method. The Company has determined that the new guidance will necessitate a change in how it records manufacturing revenue for certain of its arrangements with its collaborative partners. Under current GAAP, the Company records manufacturing revenue from the sale of products it manufactures for resale by its collaborative partners after the Company has shipped such products and risk of loss has passed to the Company’s collaborative partner, assuming persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Under the new guidance, the terms within certain of the Company’s manufacturing contracts will require that manufacturing revenue be recorded as products are manufactured rather than upon shipment. Revenue earned under the Company’s other manufacturing contracts will continue to be recorded upon shipment. The Company continues to assess the impact this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, and to evaluate the disclosure requirements under this new guidance.   

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that enhances the reporting model for financial instruments by addressing certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The amendments in this guidance include: requiring equity securities to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized through the income statement; simplifying the impairment assessment of equity instruments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; eliminating the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities; eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; requiring public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; requiring an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; requiring separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset; and clarifying that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Unaudited) (Continued)

available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018, and the Company is in the process of assessing the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The main difference between previous GAAP and this guidance is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2019, and the Company is currently assessing the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance as part of its simplification initiative to eliminate the requirement to retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting when an investment qualifies for the use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. This guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2017, and the adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance as part of its simplification initiative that involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions. The amendments in this update established that: (i) all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement; (ii) excess tax benefits be classified as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows; (iii) the entity make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, which is current GAAP, or account for forfeitures as they occur; (iv) the threshold to qualify for equity classification permits withholding up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions; and (v) cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes be classified as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. This guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. The amendments related to (i), (iii) and (iv) were adopted by the Company on a modified retrospective basis, which resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce accumulated deficit by $61.5 million related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized. The Company elected to continue to record expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. The amendments related to (ii) and (v) were adopted using the prospective transition method.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this guidance replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2020, with early adoption permitted for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance to address diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s statement of cash flows. 

In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance to simplify and improve accounting on transfers of assets between affiliated entities.  The updated guidance eliminates the prohibition for all intra-entity asset transfers, except for inventory. This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018, and the Company is currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of

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assets or businesses.  This guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018, with early adoption permitted for transactions that occurred before the issuance date or effective date of the guidance if the transactions were not reported in financial statements that have been issued or made available for issuance. The Company elected to early adopt this guidance, as of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. This guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under the amended guidance, a goodwill impairment charge will now be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This guidance is effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2020, with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company elected to early adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued guidance that amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements that addresses both diversity in practice and the cost and complexity of accounting for the change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendment provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. The guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. The Company has determined that the adoption of this guidance will not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements unless certain of its share-based payment awards are modified in the future. 

In July 2017, the FASB issued guidance that addresses narrow issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying GAAP for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The guidance becomes effective for the Company in its year ending December 31, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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3. INVESTMENTS

Investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Estimated
September 30, 2017	Cost		Gains		Losses(1)		Fair Value
Short-term investments:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government and agency debt securities	$	185,965	$	4	$	(191)	$	185,778
Corporate debt securities		71,722		38		(29)		71,731
International government agency debt securities		27,501		1		(34)		27,468
Total short-term investments		285,188		43		(254)		284,977
Long-term investments:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government and agency debt securities		50,561		—		(170)		50,391
Corporate debt securities		46,949		—		(62)		46,887
International government agency debt securities		17,910		—		(25)		17,885
		115,420		—		(257)		115,163
Held-to-maturity securities:
Fixed term deposit account		1,667		192		—		1,859
Certificates of deposit		1,729		—		—		1,729
		3,396		192		—		3,588
Total long-term investments		118,816		192		(257)		118,751
Total investments	$	404,004	$	235	$	(511)	$	403,728
December 31, 2016
Short-term investments:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government and agency debt securities	$	177,203	$	96	$	(51)	$	177,248
Corporate debt securities		128,119		47		(53)		128,113
International government agency debt securities		5,511		—		(16)		5,495
Total short-term investments		310,833		143		(120)		310,856
Long-term investments:
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. government and agency debt securities		81,839		—		(391)		81,448
Corporate debt securities		31,223		—		(89)		31,134
International government agency debt securities		5,992		—		(18)		5,974
		119,054		—		(498)		118,556
Held-to-maturity securities:
Fixed term deposit account		1,667		—		(7)		1,660
Certificates of deposit		1,715		—		—		1,715
		3,382		—		(7)		3,375
Total long-term investments		122,436		—		(505)		121,931
Total investments	$	433,269	$	143	$	(625)	$	432,787

(1) Losses represent marketable securities that were in loss positions for less than one year.

The proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable securities, which were primarily reinvested and resulted in realized gains and losses, were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable securities	$	318,492	$	493,520
Realized gains	$	9	$	124
Realized losses	$	3	$	28

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The Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at September 30, 2017 had contractual maturities in the following periods:

	Available-for-sale				Held-to-maturity
	Amortized		Estimated		Amortized		Estimated
(In thousands)	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Within 1 year	$	251,360	$	251,134	$	1,729	$	1,729
After 1 year through 5 years		149,248		149,006		1,667		1,859
Total	$	400,608	$	400,140	$	3,396	$	3,588

At September 30, 2017, the Company believed that the unrealized losses on its available-for-sale investments were temporary. The investments with unrealized losses consisted primarily of U.S. government and agency debt securities. In making the determination that the decline in fair value of these securities was temporary, the Company considered various factors, including, but not limited to: the length of time each security was in an unrealized loss position; the extent to which fair value was less than cost; financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers; the Company’s intent not to sell these securities; and the assessment that it is more likely than not that the Company would not be required to sell these securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

In February 2016, the Company entered into a collaboration and license option agreement with Reset Therapeutics, Inc. (“Reset”), a related party. The Company made an upfront, non-refundable payment of $10.0 million in partial consideration of the grant to the Company of the rights and licenses included in such agreement, which was included in R&D expense in the three months ended March 31, 2016, and simultaneously made a $15.0 million investment in exchange for shares of Reset’s Series B Preferred Stock. The Company is accounting for its investment in Reset under the equity method based on its percentage of ownership of Reset, its seat on Reset’s board of directors and its belief that it can exert significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Reset. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $10.5 million, which represented the Company’s remaining investment in Reset, as the Company believes that Reset is unable to generate future earnings that justify the carrying amount of the investment.  The impairment charge was recorded within “Other (expense) income, net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

In May 2014, the Company entered into an agreement whereby it is committed to provide up to €7.4 million to a partnership, Fountain Healthcare Partners II, L.P. of Ireland (“Fountain”), which was created to carry on the business of investing exclusively in companies and businesses engaged in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s total contribution in Fountain was equal to €3.3 million. The Company’s commitment represents approximately 7% of the partnership’s total funding, and the Company is accounting for its investment in Fountain under the equity method. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an increase in its investment in Fountain of less than $0.1 million and a decrease in its investment in Fountain of $0.6 million, respectively,  which represents the Company’s proportional share of Fountain’s net gains (losses) for these periods. The Company’s $2.7 million net investment in Fountain at September 30, 2017 is included within “Other assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

	September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	1,859	$	1,859	$	—	$	—
U.S. government and agency debt securities		236,169		146,717		89,452		—
Corporate debt securities		118,618		—		118,618		—
International government agency debt securities		45,353		—		45,353		—
Contingent consideration		79,100		—		—		79,100
Common stock warrants		1,459		—		—		1,459
Total	$	482,558	$	148,576	$	253,423	$	80,559

	December 31,
	2016		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	1,660	$	1,660	$	—	$	—
U.S. government and agency debt securities		258,696		156,370		102,326		—
Corporate debt securities		159,247		—		159,247		—
International government agency debt securities		11,469		—		11,469		—
Contingent consideration		63,200		—		—		63,200
Common stock warrants		1,392		—		—		1,392
Total	$	495,664	$	158,030	$	273,042	$	64,592

The Company transfers its financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, between the fair value hierarchies at the end of each reporting period. There were no transfers of any securities between the fair value hierarchies during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The Company’s investments in U.S. government and agency debt securities, corporate debt securities and international government agency debt securities classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy were initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, utilizing market-observable data. The market-observable data included reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events. The Company validated the prices developed using the market-observable data by obtaining market values from other pricing sources, analyzing pricing data in certain instances and confirming that the relevant markets are active.

The following table is a rollforward of the fair value of the Company’s assets whose fair values were determined using Level 3 inputs at September 30, 2017:

(In thousands)	Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	64,592
Increase in the fair value of contingent consideration		15,900
Increase in the fair value of warrants		67
Balance, September 30, 2017	$	80,559

In March 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Gainesville, GA facility, the related manufacturing and royalty revenue associated with certain products manufactured at the facility, and the rights to IV/IM and other parenteral forms of Meloxicam and certain intellectual property related to IV/IM and parenteral forms of Meloxicam (the “Gainesville Transaction”) to Recro Pharma, Inc. (“Recro”) and Recro Pharma LLC. In connection with the Gainesville Transaction, the Company is eligible to receive low double-digit royalties on net sales of IV/IM and parenteral forms of Meloxicam and any other product with the same active ingredient as Meloxicam IV/IM that is discovered or identified using certain of the Company’s intellectual property to which Recro was provided a right of use,

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through license or transfer, pursuant to the Gainesville Transaction (together, the “Meloxicam Product(s)”) and up to $125.0 million in milestone payments upon the achievement of certain regulatory and sales milestones related to the Meloxicam Products, including, at Recro’s election, either (i) $10.0 million upon the submission of a New Drug Application (“NDA”) filing for the first Meloxicam Product and $30.0 million upon regulatory approval of a NDA for the first Meloxicam Product or (ii) an aggregate of $45.0 million upon regulatory approval of a NDA for the first Meloxicam Product. In July 2017, Recro submitted a NDA to the FDA for a Meloxicam Product and elected to pay the Company under scenario (ii) an aggregate of $45.0 million upon regulatory approval of the NDA. The FDA accepted the NDA filing for review in September 2017.

At September 30, 2017, the Company determined the value of the Gainesville Transaction’s contingent consideration using the following valuation approaches:

• The fair value of the regulatory milestone was estimated based on applying the likelihood of achieving the regulatory milestone and applying a discount rate from the expected time the milestone occurs to the balance sheet date. The Company expects the regulatory milestone event to occur in the third quarter of 2018 and used a discount rate of 2.8%;  

•  To estimate the fair value of future royalties on net sales of the Meloxicam Product, the Company assessed the likelihood of the Meloxicam Product being approved for sale and estimated the expected future sales given approval and intellectual property protection. The Company then discounted these expected payments using a discount rate of 16.0%, which the Company believes captures a market participant’s view of the risk associated with the expected payments; and

• The sales milestones were determined through the use of a real options approach, where net sales are simulated in a risk-neutral world. To employ this methodology, the Company used a risk-adjusted expected growth rate based on its assessments of expected growth in net sales of the approved Meloxicam Product, adjusted by an appropriate factor capturing their respective correlation with the market. A resulting expected (probability-weighted) milestone payment was then discounted at a rate ranging from 2.9% to 5.1%, which included cost of debt plus an alpha.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company determined that the value of the Gainesville Transaction’s contingent consideration increased by $13.6 million and $15.9 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the value of the Gainesville Transaction’s contingent consideration decreased by $1.0 million and increased by $3.1 million, respectively. These changes were recorded as “Change in the fair value of contingent consideration” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

As part of the Gainesville Transaction, the Company also received warrants to purchase 350,000 shares of Recro common stock at a per share exercise price of $19.46.  The Company used a Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions to determine the fair value of these warrants at September 30, 2017:

Closing stock price at September 30, 2017	$	8.89
Warrant strike price	$	19.46
Expected term (years)		4.52
Risk-free rate		1.92	%
Volatility		80.0	%

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company determined that the fair value of the warrants, recorded within “Other assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, increased by $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The fair value of the warrants increased by $0.2 million and decreased by $0.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The change in the fair value of the warrants was recorded within “Other (expense) income, net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. 

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The carrying amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the remaining financial instruments not currently recognized at fair value on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2017 consisted of a $300.0 million term loan, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% with a LIBOR floor of 0.75% with a maturity date of September 25, 2021 (“Term Loan B-1”). The estimated fair value of Term Loan B-1, which was based on quoted market price indications (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) and which may not be representative of actual values that could have been or will be realized in the future, was as follows at September 30, 2017:

	Carrying		Estimated
(In thousands)	Value		Fair Value
Term Loan B-1	$	281,994	$	286,425

5. INVENTORY

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Inventory consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Raw materials	$	27,606	$	19,413
Work in process		27,944		21,811
Finished goods(1)		29,477		21,774
Total inventory	$	85,027	$	62,998

(1) At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had $11.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively, of finished goods inventory located at its third-party warehouse and shipping service provider.

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Land	$	6,293	$	5,913
Building and improvements		155,117		152,871
Furniture, fixture and equipment		283,731		251,437
Leasehold improvements		19,578		19,241
Construction in progress		38,178		41,254
Subtotal		502,897		470,716
Less: accumulated depreciation		(232,231)		(205,931)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	270,666	$	264,785

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7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2017
(In thousands)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Goodwill		$	92,873	$	—	$	92,873
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Collaboration agreements	12	$	465,590	$	(256,517)	$	209,073
NanoCrystal technology	13		74,600		(29,544)		45,056
OCR technologies	12		42,560		(24,878)		17,682
Total		$	582,750	$	(310,939)	$	271,811

Based on the Company’s most recent analysis, amortization of intangible assets included within its condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2017 is expected to be approximately $60.0 million, $60.0 million, $55.0 million, $50.0 million and $45.0 million in the years ending December 31, 2017 through 2021, respectively. Although the Company believes such available information and assumptions are reasonable, given the inherent risks and uncertainties underlying its expectations regarding such future revenues, there is the potential for the Company’s actual results to vary significantly from such expectations. If revenues are projected to change, the related amortization of the intangible assets will change in proportion to the change in revenues.

8. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Accounts payable	$	52,718	$	46,275
Accrued compensation		48,229		45,622
Accrued sales discounts, allowances and reserves		93,019		60,973
Accrued other		57,221		54,185
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	251,187	$	207,055

9. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Term Loan B-1, due September 25, 2021	$	281,994	$	283,666
Less: current portion		(3,000)		(3,000)
Long-term debt	$	278,994	$	280,666

10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation expense consisted of the following:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Cost of goods manufactured and sold	$	1,752	$	2,151	$	5,893	$	6,693
Research and development		5,497		6,032		16,752		18,830
Selling, general and administrative		12,239		15,543		40,691		49,090
Total share-based compensation expense	$	19,488	$	23,726	$	63,336	$	74,613

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At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of share-based compensation cost was capitalized and recorded as “Inventory” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In February 2017, the board of directors approved awards of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to all employees employed by the Company during 2017, in each case subject to vesting on the achievement of two future key milestones in the Company’s clinical-stage pipeline and the achievement of a revenue-related goal; provided that, if any such vesting event occurs during the first year after grant, the vesting of the RSU award will not occur until the one-year anniversary of the grant date. The award will expire if the performance conditions have not been met on or before the three-year anniversary of the grant date. The grant date fair value of the performance-vesting RSUs was equal to the market value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. At September 30, 2017, the Company does not consider it probable that the performance criteria will be met and has not recognized any share-based compensation expense related to these performance-vesting RSUs. At September 30, 2017, there was $60.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to these performance-vesting RSUs, which would be recognized in accordance with the terms of the award when the Company deems it probable that the performance criteria will be met.

11. LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per ordinary share is calculated based upon net loss available to holders of ordinary shares divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, as the Company was in a net loss position, the diluted loss per share does not assume conversion or exercise of stock options and awards as they would have an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share.

The following potential ordinary equivalent shares have not been included in the net loss per ordinary share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2017	2016
Stock options		9,588		9,203	9,564	10,507
Restricted stock units		2,183		1,298	2,058	1,247
Total		11,771		10,501	11,622	11,754

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

In March 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 65,000 square feet of office space in Waltham, Massachusetts (the “Building”). Beginning March 1, 2017, the Company began leasing approximately 43,290 square feet (“Premises A”) of the Building, and, on January 1, 2018, the Company will gain access to the additional 21,645 square feet (“Premises B”).  The lease on both Premises A and Premises B ends on September 30, 2020 and will result in rental expense of approximately $1.2 million, $2.4 million, $2.4 million and $1.8 million in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. 

Litigation

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim, asserted or unasserted, or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company would accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Because of uncertainties related to claims and litigation, accruals are based on the Company’s best estimates using the latest available information. On a periodic basis, as additional information becomes available, or based on specific events such as the outcome of litigation or settlement of claims, the Company may reassess the potential liability related to these matters and may revise these estimates, which could result in material adverse adjustments to the Company’s operating

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results. At September 30, 2017, there were no potential material losses from claims, asserted or unasserted, or legal proceedings the Company determined were probable of occurring.

ARISTADA

On July 13, 2015, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (“Otsuka PD&C”) filed a Citizen Petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) which requested that the FDA refuse to approve the NDA for ARISTADA or delay approval of such NDA until the exclusivity rights covering long-acting aripiprazole expire in December 2017. The FDA approved ARISTADA on October 5, 2015 and, concurrent with such approval, denied Otsuka PD&C’s Citizen Petition.

On October 15, 2015, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Otsuka PD&C, and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (collectively, “Otsuka”) filed an action for declaratory and injunctive relief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the “DC Court”) against Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner, FDA; and the FDA, requesting that the DC Court: (a) expedite the legal proceedings; (b) declare that the FDA’s denial of Otsuka’s claimed exclusivity rights and approval of the ARISTADA NDA were arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not in accordance with law; (c) vacate the FDA’s approval of the ARISTADA NDA and vacate any FDA decisions or actions underlying or supporting or predicated upon that approval; (d) declare that Otsuka’s claimed exclusivity rights preclude the FDA from granting approval of the Alkermes NDA until the expiration of such exclusivity rights in December 2017; and (e) grant any and all other, further, and additional relief, including all necessary and appropriate protective preliminary, interim, or permanent relief, as the nature of the cause may require, including all necessary and appropriate declarations of rights and injunctive relief. The Company successfully intervened in, and received the DC Court’s approval to become a party to, this action.

On July 28, 2016, the DC Court issued an opinion in favor of the Company and the FDA, affirming in all respects the FDA’s decision to approve ARISTADA for the treatment of schizophrenia, and denying the action filed by Otsuka for declaratory and injunctive relief. Otsuka filed an appeal of the DC Court’s decision with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) asking the DC Circuit to reverse the DC Court’s decision, vacate the FDA’s approval of the ARISTADA NDA and remand the case to the DC Court for consideration of any appropriate equitable remedy for Otsuka’s lost exclusivity. The DC Circuit’s appellate hearing for this matter occurred on December 12, 2016 and on August 29, 2017, the DC Circuit affirmed the DC Court’s decision in favor of the Company and the FDA. Otsuka may appeal the DC Circuit’s decision until November 27, 2017, unless an extension is granted. The Company believes Otsuka’s action is without merit and will continue to vigorously defend ARISTADA against such action. For information about risks relating to this action, see “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of the Annual Report and specifically the section entitled “Citizen Petitions and other actions filed with, or litigation against, the FDA or other regulatory agencies or litigation against Alkermes may negatively impact the approval of our products and our business.”

AMPYRA

AMPYRA ANDA Litigation

Ten separate Paragraph IV Certification Notices have been received by the Company and/or its partner Acorda from: Accord Healthcare, Inc. (“Accord”); Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. (“Actavis”); Alkem Laboratories Ltd. (“Alkem”); Apotex Corporation and Apotex, Inc. (collectively, “Apotex”); Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (“Aurobindo”); Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Mylan”); Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Par”); Roxane Laboratories, Inc. (“Roxane”); Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Inc. (collectively, “Sun”); and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva,” and collectively with Accord, Actavis, Alkem, Apotex, Aurobindo, Mylan, Par, Roxane and Sun, the “ANDA Filers”) advising that each of the ANDA Filers had submitted an abbreviated NDA (“ANDA”) to the FDA seeking marketing approval for generic versions of AMPYRA (dalfampridine) Extended-Release Tablets, 10 mg. The ANDA Filers challenged the validity of the Orange Book-listed patents for AMPYRA, and they also asserted that their generic versions do not infringe certain claims of these patents. In response, the Company and/or

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Acorda filed lawsuits against the ANDA Filers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”) asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,540,938 (the “‘938 Patent”), which the Company owns, and U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which are owned by Acorda. Requested judicial remedies included recovery of litigation costs and injunctive relief. Mylan challenged the jurisdiction of the Delaware Court with respect to the Delaware action. In January 2015, the Delaware Court denied Mylan’s motion to dismiss. Subsequently, in January 2015, the Delaware Court granted Mylan’s request for an interlocutory appeal of its jurisdictional decision to the Federal Circuit. In March 2016, the Federal Circuit denied Mylan’s appeal, and the case remains in the Delaware Court.  Mylan requested the Federal Circuit to reconsider its decision. However, on June 20, 2016, the Federal Circuit denied Mylan’s request. Mylan filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, which was denied. Due to Mylan’s motion to dismiss, the Company, along with Acorda, also filed another patent infringement suit against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia asserting the same U.S. Patents and requesting the same judicial relief as in the Delaware action. In December 2014, the Company, along with Acorda, filed a motion in the Northern District of West Virginia to stay that action in deference to the Delaware action. In February 2015, the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia granted the motion to stay the proceeding.

All lawsuits were filed within 45 days from the date of receipt of each of the Paragraph IV Certification Notices from the ANDA Filers. As a result, a 30-month statutory stay of approval period applied to each of the ANDA Filers’ ANDAs under the U.S. Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (the “Hatch-Waxman Act”). The 30-month stay started on January 22, 2015, and restricted the FDA from approving the ANDA Filers’ ANDAs until July 2017 at the earliest, unless a Federal district court issued a decision adverse to all of the asserted Orange Book-listed patents prior to that date. Lawsuits with eight of the ANDA Filers have been consolidated into a single case. 

The Company and/or Acorda entered into a settlement agreement with each of Accord, Actavis, Alkem, Apotex, Aurobindo, Par and Sun (collectively, the “Settling ANDA Filers”) to resolve the patent litigation that the Company and/or Acorda brought against the Settling ANDA Filers in the Delaware Court. As a result of the settlement agreements, the Settling ANDA Filers will be permitted to market generic versions of AMPYRA in the U.S. at a specified date in the future. The parties submitted their respective settlement agreements to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, as required by federal law. The settlements with the Settling ANDA Filers did not impact the patent litigation that the Company and Acorda brought against the remaining ANDA Filers (the “Non-Settling ANDA Filers”), as described in this Form 10-Q.

On March 31, 2017, after a bench trial, the Delaware Court issued an opinion (the “Delaware Court Decision”), upholding the validity of the ‘938 Patent, which pertains to the formulation of AMPYRA and is set to expire in July 2018, and finding that Apotex, Mylan, Roxane and Teva stipulated that their proposed generic forms of AMPYRA infringed the ‘938 Patent. The Delaware Court also invalidated U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685. In May 2017, the District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia dismissed the Mylan proceeding in view of the Delaware Court Decision. The patent infringement case against Mylan, however, was part of the consolidated Delaware action. In May 2017, Acorda filed its appeal of the Delaware Court Decision with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) with respect to the findings on U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685. In June 2017, the Non-Settling ANDA Filers filed their cross-appeal of the Delaware Court Decision with the Federal Circuit with respect to the validity of the ‘938 Patent. The Company and Acorda filed their opening brief on August 7, 2017.  The Non-Settling ANDA Filers responded on October 2, 2017.        

In addition to the Paragraph IV Certification Notices received from the ANDA Filers, in April 2017, Acorda received an additional Paragraph IV Certification Notice from Micro Labs, Ltd. (“Micro Labs”), contending that U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685 are invalid and not infringed by Micro Labs’ proposed generic version of AMPYRA (dalfampridine) Extended-Release Tablets, 10 mg.  On May 24, 2017, Acorda filed a lawsuit against Micro Labs and Micro Labs USA, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey asserting infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685. Requested judicial remedies included recovery of litigation costs and injunctive relief. The lawsuit was brought within 45 days from receipt of such Paragraph IV Certification Notice; therefore, the FDA cannot approve Micro Labs’ ANDA for 30 months (unless a Federal district court issues a decision adverse to all of the asserted Orange Book-listed patents prior to that date).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS — (Unaudited) (Continued)

The Company intends to vigorously enforce its intellectual property rights. For information about risks relating to the AMPYRA Paragraph IV litigations and other proceedings see “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report.

AMPYRA IPR Proceedings

A hedge fund (acting with affiliated entities and individuals and proceeding under the name of the Coalition for Affordable Drugs) filed inter partes review (“IPR”) petitions with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”), challenging U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which are owned by Acorda, representing four of the five AMPYRA Orange Book-listed patents. In March 2016, the USPTO’s Patent Trials and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) instituted the IPR, and oral argument for the IPR was held on January 19, 2017. On March 9, 2017, the PTAB upheld the challenged claims. This decision does not affect the litigation discussed in the “AMPYRA ANDA Litigation” section above.

BYDUREON, RISPERDAL CONSTA AND VIVITROL

Government Matters

On June 22, 2017, the Company received a subpoena from an Office of the U.S. Attorney for documents related to VIVITROL. The Company is cooperating with the government.

IPR Proceedings

On June 3, 2016, Luye Pharma Group Ltd., Luye Pharma (USA) Ltd., Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Nanjing Luye Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Luye”) filed two separate IPR petitions challenging U.S. Patent No. 6,667,061 (the “‘061 Patent”), which is an Orange Book-listed patent for each of BYDUREON, RISPERDAL CONSTA and VIVITROL. The Company opposed the institution of these IPR petitions. On November 30, 2016, the USPTO’s PTAB instituted one of Luye’s IPR petitions and denied instituting Luye’s other IPR petition. Oral argument for the instituted IPR was held on August 28, 2017. A decision on the instituted IPR is expected, pursuant to the statutory time frame, by November 30, 2017.

The Company will vigorously defend the ‘061 Patent in the IPR proceedings. For information about risks relating to the ‘061 Patent IPR proceedings see “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report and specifically the sections entitled “Patent protection for our products is important and uncertain” and “Uncertainty over intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry has been the source of litigation, which is inherently costly and unpredictable.”

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes beginning on page 5 of this Form 10-Q, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report, which has been filed with the SEC.

Executive Summary

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $36.3 million, or $0.24 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, as compared to a net loss of $62.7 million, or $0.41 per ordinary share— basic and diluted for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $148.2 million, or $0.97 per ordinary share— basic and diluted, as compared to a net loss of $187.3 million, or $1.24 per ordinary share— basic and diluted for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The decrease in the net loss in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to an increase in revenues from our proprietary products, VIVITROL and ARISTADA, which continue to grow in their respective markets. Additionally, we launched the ARISTADA two-month dose following its approval by the FDA in June 2017. These items are discussed in greater detail later in the “Results of Operations” section of this Item 2 of this Form 10-Q. The increase in revenues was partially offset by an increase in our operating expenses, which was primarily due to costs related to the sale and marketing of these products.

Products

Marketed Products

Our portfolio of marketed products is designed to address unmet medical needs of patients in major therapeutic areas. See the description of the marketed products below, and refer to “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report for important factors that could adversely affect our marketed products and to the “Patents and Proprietary Rights” section in “Part I, Item 1— Business” of our Annual Report for information with respect to the intellectual property protection for these marketed products.

Summary information regarding our proprietary products includes:

Product	Indication(s)	Licensee	Territory
	Schizophrenia	None	Commercialized by Alkermes in the U.S.
	Alcohol dependence and Opioid dependence	None Cilag GmbH International (“Cilag”)	Commercialized by Alkermes in the U.S. Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”)

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Summary information regarding products that use our proprietary technologies includes:

Product	Indication(s)	Licensee	Territory
RISPERDAL CONSTA	Schizophrenia and Bipolar I disorder	Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. (“Janssen, Inc.”) and Janssen Pharmaceutica International, a division of Cilag International AG (“Janssen International”)	Worldwide
INVEGA SUSTENNA	Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder	Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (together with Janssen, Inc., Janssen International and their affiliates “Janssen”)	U.S.
XEPLION INVEGA TRINZA	Schizophrenia Schizophrenia	Janssen Janssen	All countries outside of the U.S. (“ROW”) U.S.
TREVICTA	Schizophrenia	Janssen	ROW
AMPYRA FAMPYRA	Treatment to improve walking in patients with MS, as demonstrated by an increase in walking speed	Acorda Biogen, under sublicense from Acorda	U.S. ROW
BYDUREON	Type 2 diabetes	AstraZeneca plc (“AstraZeneca”)	Worldwide

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Proprietary Products

We develop and commercialize products designed to address the unmet needs of patients suffering from addiction and schizophrenia.

ARISTADA

ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil) is an extended-release intramuscular injectable suspension approved in the U.S. for the treatment of schizophrenia. ARISTADA is the first of our products to utilize our proprietary LinkeRx technology. ARISTADA is a prodrug; once in the body, ARISTADA is likely converted by enzyme-mediated hydrolysis to N-hydroxymethyl aripiprazole, which is then hydrolyzed to aripiprazole. ARISTADA is the first atypical antipsychotic with once-monthly, once-every-six-weeks and once-every-two-months dosing options to deliver and maintain therapeutic levels of medication in the body. ARISTADA has four dosing options (441 mg, 662 mg, 882 mg and 1064 mg) and is packaged in a ready-to-use, pre-filled product format. ARISTADA 1064 mg, our two-month dosing option, was approved by the FDA in June 2017. We develop, manufacture and commercialize ARISTADA in the U.S.

VIVITROL

VIVITROL (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) is a once-monthly, non-narcotic, injectable medication approved in the U.S., Russia and certain countries of the CIS for the treatment of alcohol dependence and for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification. VIVITROL uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology to deliver and maintain therapeutic medication levels in the body through one intramuscular injection every four weeks. We developed and exclusively manufacture VIVITROL. We commercialize VIVITROL in the U.S., and Cilag commercializes VIVITROL in Russia and certain countries of the CIS.

Products Using Our Proprietary Technologies

We have granted licenses under our proprietary technologies to enable third parties to develop, commercialize and, in some cases, manufacture products for which we receive royalties and/or manufacturing revenues. Such arrangements include the following:

INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION, INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA and RISPERDAL CONSTA

INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION (paliperidone palmitate), INVEGA TRINZA (paliperidone palmitate)/TREVICTA (paliperidone palmitate a 3-monthly injection) and RISPERDAL CONSTA (risperidone long-acting injection) are long-acting atypical antipsychotics owned and commercialized worldwide by Janssen that incorporate our proprietary technologies.

INVEGA SUSTENNA is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of schizophrenia and for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder as either a monotherapy or adjunctive therapy. Paliperidone palmitate extended-release injectable suspension is approved in the European Union (“EU”) and other countries outside of the U.S. for the treatment of schizophrenia and is marketed and sold under the trade name XEPLION. INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION uses our nanoparticle injectable extended-release technology to increase the rate of dissolution and enable the formulation of an aqueous suspension for once-monthly intramuscular administration. INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION is manufactured by Janssen.

INVEGA TRINZA is an atypical antipsychotic injection for the treatment of schizophrenia used in people who have been treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA for at least four months. INVEGA TRINZA is the first schizophrenia treatment to be taken once every three months. TREVICTA is approved in the EU for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients who are clinically stable on XEPLION. INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA uses our proprietary technology and is manufactured by Janssen.

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RISPERDAL CONSTA is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of schizophrenia and as both monotherapy and adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate in the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder. RISPERDAL CONSTA is approved in numerous countries outside of the U.S. for the treatment of schizophrenia and the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder. RISPERDAL CONSTA uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology to deliver and maintain therapeutic medication levels in the body through just one intramuscular injection every two weeks. RISPERDAL CONSTA microspheres are exclusively manufactured by us.

AMPYRA/FAMPYRA

AMPYRA (dalfampridine)/FAMPYRA (fampridine) is believed to be the first treatment approved in the U.S. and in over 50 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas to improve walking in adults with MS who have walking disability, as demonstrated by an increase in walking speed. Extended-release dalfampridine tablets are marketed and sold by Acorda in the U.S. under the trade name AMPYRA and by Biogen outside the U.S. under the trade name FAMPYRA. In July 2011, the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) conditionally approved FAMPYRA in the EU, and in May 2017, the EMA granted FAMPYRA a standard marketing authorization in the EU for the improvement of walking in adults with MS. AMPYRA and FAMPYRA incorporate our oral controlled-release technology. AMPYRA and FAMPYRA are manufactured by us.

We have received notices of ANDA filings for AMPYRA asserting that a generic form of AMPYRA would not infringe AMPYRA’s Orange Book-listed patents and/or those patents are invalid. In response, we and/or Acorda filed lawsuits against certain of the ANDA Filers in the Delaware Court asserting infringement of the ‘938 Patent, which we own, and U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which are owned by Acorda. On March 31, 2017, the Delaware Court upheld the ‘938 Patent, which pertains to the formulation of AMPYRA and is set to expire in July 2018, and invalidated U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which pertain to AMPYRA. In May 2017, Acorda filed its appeal of the Delaware Court Decision with the Federal Circuit with respect to the findings on U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685. In June 2017, the Non-Settling ANDA Filers filed their cross-appeal of the Delaware Court Decision with the Federal Circuit with respect to the validity of the ‘938 Patent. For further discussion of the legal proceedings related to the patents covering AMPYRA, see “Part II, Item 1—Legal Proceedings” and Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Form 10-Q, and for information about risks relating to such legal proceedings see “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report.

The legal proceedings in the Delaware Court related to the patents covering AMPYRA do not involve the patents covering FAMPYRA, and the latest of the patents covering FAMPYRA expires in April 2025 in the EU.

BYDUREON

BYDUREON (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) is approved in the U.S. and the EU for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. AstraZeneca is responsible for the development and commercialization of BYDUREON worldwide. BYDUREON, a once-weekly formulation of exenatide, uses our polymer-based microsphere injectable extended-release technology. BYDUREON is manufactured by AstraZeneca. BYDUREON Pen 2 mg, a pre-filled, single-use pen injector that contains the same formulation and dose as the original BYDUREON single-dose tray, is available in the U.S., certain countries in the EU and Japan. 

In October 2017, AstraZeneca announced FDA approval of BYDUREON BCise, a new formulation of BYDUREON in an improved once-weekly, single-dose autoinjector device for adults with type 2 diabetes. BYDUREON BCise is expected to become available for patients in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2018. A regulatory application for the new autoinjector device has also been accepted by the EMA.

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Key Development Programs

Our R&D is focused on leveraging our formulation expertise and proprietary product platforms to develop novel, competitively advantaged medications designed to enhance patient outcomes in major CNS disorders, such as schizophrenia, addiction, depression and MS. As part of our ongoing R&D efforts, we have devoted, and will continue to devote, significant resources to conducting pre-clinical work and clinical studies to advance the development of new pharmaceutical products. The discussion below highlights our current key R&D programs. Drug development involves a high degree of risk and investment, and the status, timing and scope of our development programs are subject to change. Important factors that could adversely affect our drug development efforts are discussed in “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report. Refer to the “Patents and Proprietary Rights” section in “Part I, Item 1— Business” of our Annual Report for information with respect to the intellectual property protection for our development products.

The following graphic summarizes the status of our key development programs:

Aripiprazole Lauroxil NanoCrystalDispersion

Aripiprazole Lauroxil NanoCrystal Dispersion (“AL_NCD”) is a novel, investigational product designed to enable initiation onto any dose or duration of ARISTADA (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia. AL_NCD uses our proprietary NanoCrystal technology and is designed to provide an extended-

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release aripiprazole lauroxil formulation having a smaller particle size than ARISTADA, thereby enabling faster dissolution and leading to more rapid achievement of therapeutic levels of aripiprazole.  We have submitted a NDA to the FDA for AL_NCD for the treatment of schizophrenia. 

U.S. Patent Nos. 8,431,576 and 8,796,276, which cover ARISTADA and expire in 2030, also cover AL_NCD. There are also pending patent applications that, if granted, would cover AL_NCD.

ALKS 5461

ALKS 5461 is a proprietary, investigational, once-daily, oral sublingual medicine that acts as a balanced neuromodulator in the brain and represents a novel mechanism of action for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder (“MDD”). ALKS 5461 consists of samidorphan, a proprietary oral opioid modulator, and buprenorphine, and is designed to rebalance brain function that is dysregulated in the state of depression. In October 2013, the FDA granted Fast Track status for ALKS 5461 for the adjunctive treatment of MDD in patients with inadequate response to standard antidepressant therapies. 

In February 2017 and July 2017, we met with the FDA’s Division of Psychiatric Products at a Type C meeting and a pre-NDA meeting, respectively, to discuss ALKS 5461. In August 2017, we initiated a rolling submission of our NDA for ALKS 5461 and we expect to complete the NDA submission in January 2018.

In June 2017, we initiated Study 217, a phase 3b study of ALKS 5461 in patients suffering from MDD who have had an inadequate response to commonly prescribed drugs for depression. It uses the Montgomery—Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (“MADRS”), and will also include additional scales and endpoints related to social connection, anhedonia and resilience, which are regulated by endogenous opioid modulation and where ALKS 5461 may have particular benefit. 

ALKS 3831

ALKS 3831 is a novel, proprietary, oral investigational medicine designed as a broad-spectrum antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia. ALKS 3831 is composed of samidorphan in combination with the established antipsychotic drug olanzapine, which is generally available under the name ZYPREXA. ALKS 3831 is designed to provide the strong antipsychotic efficacy of olanzapine and a differentiated safety profile with favorable weight and metabolic properties.

We recently completed the exploratory phase 1 metabolic study of ALKS 3831, assessing the effects of ALKS 3831 on important metabolic parameters compared to olanzapine, and expect analysis of the results to continue into 2018.

In June 2017, we announced positive preliminary topline results from ENLIGHTEN-1, the first of two key phase 3 studies from the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program for ALKS 3831. ENLIGHTEN-1 was a multinational, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 study that evaluated the antipsychotic efficacy, safety and tolerability of ALKS 3831 compared to placebo in patients experiencing an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. ALKS 3831 met the prespecified primary endpoint demonstrating statistically significant reductions from baseline in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (“PANSS”) scores compared to placebo.  The study also included an olanzapine arm, but was not designed to provide comparative efficacy or safety data between ALKS 3831 and olanzapine. Data from the study showed that olanzapine achieved similar improvements from baseline PANSS scores as compared to placebo.

Results from ENLIGHTEN-2, the second of two key phase 3 studies from the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program for ALKS 3831, are expected in the fall of 2018.

In June 2017, we announced the initiation of ENLIGHTEN-Early, a supportive study from the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program for ALKS 3831. ENLIGHTEN-Early is a phase 3 study designed to evaluate the weight gain profile of ALKS 3831 compared to olanzapine in young adult patients with schizophrenia, schizophreniform or bipolar I disorder who are early in their illness.

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serve as the basis for a NDA to be submitted to the FDA.

In April 2017, we announced data from the phase 2 study of ALKS 3831 in patients with schizophrenia and co-occurring alcohol use disorder. The pre-specified endpoint was a novel composite measure of disease exacerbation as measured by a series of potential events ranging from hospitalization to arrest.  The study did not show a difference on this endpoint, as the ALKS 3831 and olanzapine treatment groups performed similarly well. While both groups experienced an improvement in PANSS total scores, which was an exploratory endpoint in the study, a greater improvement was observed in subjects on ALKS 3831 at the end of the study period. Analysis of the full dataset is ongoing and we will present data at a future medical meeting.

ALKS 8700

ALKS 8700 is a novel, proprietary, oral investigational monomethyl fumarate (“MMF”) molecule in development for the treatment of MS. ALKS 8700 is designed to rapidly and efficiently convert to MMF in the body and to offer differentiated features as compared to the currently marketed dimethyl fumarate, TECFIDERA. In March 2017, in order to assess the differentiated gastrointestinal tolerability profile of ALKS 8700, we initiated an elective randomized, head-to-head phase 3 study of the gastrointestinal tolerability of ALKS 8700 compared to TECFIDERA in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.

The pivotal clinical program for ALKS 8700 consists of pharmacokinetic bridging studies comparing ALKS 8700 and TECFIDERA and a two-year, multicenter, open-label study designed to assess the safety of ALKS 8700, which we initiated in December 2015. During the third quarter of 2017, we completed the clinical registration requirements for ALKS 8700. We expect to complete the required non-clinical studies in 2018 and file a 505(b)(2) NDA in the second half of 2018. 

For more information about 505(b)(2) NDAs, see “Part 1, Item 1—Business, Regulatory, Hatch-Waxman Act” of our Annual Report.

ALKS 6428

ALKS 6428 is designed to help healthcare providers transition patients from physical dependence on opioids to initiation with VIVITROL. ALKS 6428 is an investigational regimen of ascending doses of oral naltrexone administered in conjunction with ancillary medications, including buprenorphine, during a seven-day treatment period, prior to first VIVITROL injection. In February 2017, we announced that ALKS 6428 did not meet its primary endpoint in a phase 3 study, and no statistically significant difference between treatment groups was observed. Patients in each of the three treatment arms (ALKS 6428 plus tapering doses of buprenorphine, ALKS 6428 plus placebo, and placebo, in each case in conjunction with ancillary medications) performed equally well, with a similar percentage of patients successfully transitioning to initiation with VIVITROL. A second phase 3 study of ALKS 6428 is ongoing in patients who want to transition from buprenorphine maintenance therapy to initiation with VIVITROL for the treatment of opioid dependence.

ALKS 4230

ALKS 4230 is an engineered fusion protein designed to preferentially bind and signal through the intermediate affinity interleukin-2 (“IL-2”) receptor complex, thereby selectively activating and increasing the number of immunostimulatory tumor-killing immune cells while avoiding the expansion of immunosuppressive cells that interfere with anti-tumor response. The selectivity of ALKS 4230 is designed to leverage the proven anti-tumor effects while overcoming limitations of existing IL-2 therapy, which activates both immunosuppressive and tumor-killing immune cells. We filed an Investigational New Drug application with the FDA in the first quarter of 2016 and initiated a phase 1 clinical trial in May 2016. This phase 1 study is being conducted in two stages: a dose-escalation stage followed by a dose-expansion stage. The first stage of the study is designed to determine a maximum tolerated dose, and to identify the optimal dose range of ALKS 4230 based on measures of immunological-pharmacodynamic effects. Following the identification of the optimal dose range of ALKS 4230 in the first stage of the study, the dose-expansion stage of the study will evaluate ALKS 4230 in patients with selected solid tumor types. Initial data from the first stage of the phase 1 study are expected in 2018.

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Results of Operations

Manufacturing and Royalty Revenues

Manufacturing fees are earned for the manufacture of products under arrangements with our collaborators when product is shipped to them at an agreed upon price. Royalties are earned on our collaborators’ sales of products that incorporate our technologies. Royalties are generally recognized in the period the products are sold by our collaborators. The following table compares manufacturing and royalty revenues earned in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Manufacturing and royalty revenues:
INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION & INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA	$	57.9	$	50.0	$	7.9	$	153.7	$	131.6	$	22.1
AMPYRA/FAMPYRA		24.5		12.9		11.6		79.0		81.9		(2.9)
RISPERDAL CONSTA		21.6		23.2		(1.6)		67.9		65.9		2.0
BYDUREON		10.1		11.6		(1.5)		34.0		34.4		(0.4)
Other		8.6		12.5		(3.9)		32.0		39.6		(7.6)
Manufacturing and royalty revenues	$	122.7	$	110.2	$	12.5	$	366.6	$	353.4	$	13.2

The increase in INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION and INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA royalty revenues in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was due to an increase in Janssen’s end-market sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION and INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Janssen’s end-market sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION and INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA were $643.0 million and $1,876.0 million, respectively, as compared to $556.0 million and $1,629.0 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Under our agreement with Janssen, we earn royalty revenues on end-market net sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION and INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA of: 5% on calendar year net sales up to $250 million; 7% on calendar year net sales of between $250 million and $500 million; and 9% on calendar year net sales exceeding $500 million. The royalty rate resets to 5% at the beginning of each calendar year.

The increase in AMPYRA/FAMPYRA manufacturing and royalty revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to a 104% increase in the amount of AMPYRA shipped to Acorda, by both us and a third-party manufacturer, partially offset by a 20% decrease in the amount of FAMPYRA shipped to Biogen. Under our AMPYRA supply agreement with Acorda, we earn manufacturing and royalty revenues when AMPYRA is shipped to Acorda, either by us or a third-party manufacturer. The decrease in AMPYRA/FAMPYRA manufacturing and royalty revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due an 11% decrease in the amount of AMPYRA shipped to Acorda both by us and a third-party manufacturer, partially offset by a 2% increase in the amount of FAMPYRA shipped to Biogen.

On March 31, 2017, the Delaware Court upheld the ‘938 Patent, which pertains to the formulation of AMPYRA and is set to expire in July 2018, and invalidated U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which pertain to AMPYRA. If the Federal Circuit upholds the Delaware Court’s findings with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685 and the validity of the ‘938 Patent, we can expect competition from generic forms of AMPYRA as early as July 2018 when the ‘938 Patent expires.  If the Federal Circuit upholds the Delaware Court’s findings with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685 and overturns the Delaware Court’s upholding of the validity of the ‘938 Patent, competition from generic forms of AMPYRA may occur before the July 2018 expiry of the ‘938 Patent. We can expect that competition from generic forms of AMPYRA would impact our manufacturing and royalty revenues. We expect our manufacturing and royalty revenues to decline in advance of generic entry in anticipation of reduced demand for AMPYRA.

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For further discussion of the legal proceedings related to the patents covering AMPYRA, see “Part II, Item 1—Legal Proceedings” and Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Form 10-Q, and for information about risks relating to such legal proceedings see “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report. The legal proceedings related to the patents covering AMPYRA do not involve the patents covering FAMPYRA, and the latest of the patents covering FAMPYRA expires in April 2025 in the EU.

The decrease in RISPERDAL CONSTA manufacturing and royalty revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, was due to a 5% decrease in manufacturing revenue and a 16% decrease in royalty revenue. The decrease in manufacturing revenue was primarily due to a 24% decrease in the amount of RISPERDAL CONSTA shipped to Janssen. The decrease in royalty revenue was due to a decline in Janssen’s end-market sales of RISPERDAL CONSTA, which were $ 194.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $222.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in RISPERDAL CONSTA manufacturing and royalty revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was due to an 8% increase in manufacturing revenue, partially offset by a 12% decrease in royalty revenue. The increase in manufacturing revenue was due to a 26% increase in shipments of RISPERDAL CONSTA for resale in the U.S., partially offset by a 7% decrease in shipments of RISPERDAL CONSTA for resale in the rest of the world. The decrease in royalty revenue was due to a decline in Janssen’s end-market sales of RISPERDAL CONSTA, which were $608.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $683.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The decrease in BYDUREON royalty revenues in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was due to lower end-market sales of BYDUREON by AstraZeneca. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, AstraZeneca’s end-market sales of BYDUREON were approximately $128.6 million and $427.4 million, respectively, as compared to $144.7 million and $434.1 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Product Sales, net

Our product sales, net consist of sales of VIVITROL and ARISTADA in the U.S., primarily to wholesalers, specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies. The following table presents the adjustments deducted from product sales, gross to arrive at product sales, net for sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
(In millions)	2017		% of Sales		2016		% of Sales		2017		% of Sales		2016		% of Sales
Product sales, gross	$	168.1	100.0	%	$	122.8	100.0	%	$	468.6	100.0	%	$	308.5	100.0	%
Adjustments to product sales, gross:
Medicaid rebates		(33.4)	(19.9)	%		(25.1)	(20.4)	%		(103.5)	(22.1)	%		(64.9)	(21.0)	%
Product discounts		(13.0)	(7.7)	%		(9.9)	(8.1)	%		(36.1)	(7.7)	%		(24.3)	(7.9)	%
Chargebacks		(13.2)	(7.9)	%		(10.0)	(8.2)	%		(35.1)	(7.5)	%		(23.3)	(7.5)	%
Co-pay assistance		(2.8)	(1.7)	%		(2.2)	(1.8)	%		(7.1)	(1.5)	%		(6.4)	(2.1)	%
Other		(12.0)	(7.1)	%		(5.8)	(4.7)	%		(27.9)	(6.0)	%		(12.9)	(4.2)	%
Total adjustments		(74.4)	(44.3)	%		(53.0)	(43.2)	%		(209.7)	(44.8)	%		(131.8)	(42.7)	%
Product sales, net	$	93.7	55.7	%	$	69.8	56.8	%	$	258.9	55.2	%	$	176.7	57.3	%

Our product sales, net for VIVITROL and ARISTADA in the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $69.2 million and $24.5 million, respectively, as compared to $55.8 million and $14.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Our product sales, net for VIVITROL and ARISTADA in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $193.7 million and $65.2 million, respectively, as compared to $146.9 million and $29.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

The increase in product sales, gross, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding prior periods, was due to increased sales of both VIVITROL and ARISTADA. VIVITROL product sales,

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gross, increased by 24% and 35% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, which was due to an increase in the number of VIVITROL units sold. ARISTADA product sales, gross, increased by 103% and 155%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase in the number of ARISTADA units sold. ARISTADA 441 mg, 662 mg and 882 mg launched in the U.S. in October 2015, and ARISTADA 1064 mg, our two-month dosing option, was approved by the FDA and launched in June 2017.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Goods Manufactured and Sold

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Cost of goods manufactured and sold	$	36.1	$	35.5	$	(0.6)	$	116.2	$	97.2	$	(19.0)

The increase in cost of goods manufactured and sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to increased costs of goods manufactured and sold from VIVITROL, ARISTADA and RISPERDAL CONSTA. Cost of goods sold for VIVITROL increased by $8.6 million, cost of goods sold for ARISTADA increased by $5.3 million and cost of goods manufactured for RISPERDAL CONSTA increased by $3.6 million. The increases were primarily due to increased sales for VIVITROL and ARISTADA and increased shipments of RISPERDAL CONSTA to Janssen, as previously discussed.

Research and Development Expense

For each of our R&D programs, we incur both external and internal expenses. External R&D expenses include costs related to clinical and non-clinical activities performed by contract research organizations, consulting fees, laboratory services, purchases of drug product materials and third-party manufacturing development costs. Internal R&D expenses include employee-related expenses, occupancy costs, depreciation and general overhead. We track external R&D expenses for each of our development programs; however, internal R&D expenses are not tracked by individual program as they benefit multiple programs or our technologies in general.

The following table sets forth our external R&D expenses relating to our individual key development programs and all other development programs, and our internal R&D expenses by the nature of such expenses:

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
External R&D Expenses:
Key development programs:
ALKS 3831	$	19.4	$	21.1	$	1.7	$	70.8	$	53.0	$	(17.8)
ALKS 8700		11.9		8.6		(3.3)		37.5		18.0		(19.5)
ALKS 5461		11.7		10.0		(1.7)		29.8		37.2		7.4
ARISTADA and ARISTADA line extensions		5.9		9.6		3.7		9.9		33.2		23.3
ALKS 6428		2.8		4.9		2.1		8.8		15.4		6.6
ALKS 4230		1.7		1.0		(0.7)		5.1		3.5		(1.6)
Other external R&D expenses		7.7		6.9		(0.8)		19.8		29.3		9.5
Total external R&D expenses		61.1		62.1		1.0		181.7		189.6		7.9
Internal R&D expenses:
Employee-related		33.0		27.9		(5.1)		97.0		82.0		(15.0)
Occupancy		2.4		2.2		(0.2)		7.2		6.9		(0.3)
Depreciation		2.7		2.1		(0.6)		7.7		5.6		(2.1)
Other		5.2		5.1		(0.1)		14.8		13.4		(1.4)
Total internal R&D expenses		43.3		37.3		(6.0)		126.7		107.9		(18.8)
Research and development expenses	$	104.4	$	99.4	$	(5.0)	$	308.4	$	297.5	$	(10.9)

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These amounts are not necessarily predictive of future R&D expenses. In an effort to allocate our spending most effectively, we continually evaluate the products under development, based on the performance of such products in pre-clinical and/or clinical trials, our expectations regarding the likelihood of their regulatory approval and our view of their commercial viability, among other factors.

The change in expenses related to ALKS 3831 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to the timing of activity within the ENLIGHTEN-1 and ENLIGHTEN-2 pivotal trials, which were initiated in December 2015 and February 2016, respectively and activity within the ENLIGHTEN-Early study, which was initiated in June 2017. The increase in expenses related to ALKS 8700 in both periods presented was primarily due to further progression of the two-year, multicenter, open-label phase 3 study designed to assess the safety of ALKS 8700, which was initiated in December 2015 and is actively enrolling. We also initiated a phase 3 gastrointestinal tolerability study in March 2017. The change in expenses related to ALKS 5461in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to the completion of the three core phase 3 studies related to the program. We announced topline results of the FORWARD-3 and FORWARD-4 studies in January 2016 and topline results from FORWARD-5 were announced in October 2016. In August 2017, we announced the initiation of our rolling submission of a NDA to the FDA seeking marketing approval of ALKS 5461 for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder. We expect to complete the submission of the NDA in January 2018. The decrease in expenses related to ALKS 6428 in both periods presented was primarily due to the completion of a phase 3 clinical study for which topline results were announced in February 2017. The decrease in expenses related to ARISTADA and ARISTADA line extensions in both periods presented was primarily due to the timing of the phase 1 clinical study of extended dosing intervals of aripiprazole lauroxil in patients with schizophrenia.

The increase in employee-related expenses in both periods presented was primarily due to an increase in R&D headcount of 9% from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	99.6	$	91.1	$	(8.5)	$	310.7	$	277.0	$	(33.7)

The increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to an increase in marketing and professional service fees of $6.5 million and employee-related expenses of $2.9 million. The increase in SG&A expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to an increase in marketing and professional service fees of $23.8 million and employee-related expenses of $9.1 million. The increase in marketing and professional services fees was primarily due to additional brand investments in both VIVITROL and ARISTADA, as well as an increase in patient access support services, such as reimbursement and transition assistance, for both of these products. The increase in employee-related expenses was primarily due to an increase in our SG&A-related headcount of 17% from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017.

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	$	15.6	$	15.3	$	(0.3)	$	46.4	$	45.6	$	(0.8)

We amortize our amortizable intangible assets using the economic use method, which reflects the pattern that the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed as revenue is generated from the underlying patent or contract.

Based on our most recent analysis, amortization of intangible assets included within our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2017 is expected to be approximately $60.0 million, $60.0 million, $55.0 million, $50.0 million and $45.0 million in the years ending December 31, 2017 through 2021, respectively.

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Other (Expense) Income, Net

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Interest income	$	1.2	$	0.9	$	0.3	$	3.3	$	2.9	$	0.4
Interest expense		(3.1)		(3.3)		0.2		(8.8)		(9.9)		1.1
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration		13.6		(1.0)		14.6		15.9		3.1		12.8
Other expense, net		(9.1)		(0.8)		(8.3)		(10.7)		(1.0)		(9.7)
Total other (expense) income, net	$	2.6	$	(4.2)	$	6.8	$	(0.3)	$	(4.9)	$	4.6

The change in the fair value of contingent consideration was primarily due to Recro’s submission of its NDA for a Meloxicam Product in July 2017. Submission of the NDA, and subsequent acceptance for review by the FDA, increased the likelihood that we will receive future milestones and royalties included in the contingent consideration under the Gainesville Transaction. The valuation approach used to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration is discussed in greater detail in Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Form 10-Q.

The increase in other expense, net, was primarily due to an impairment charge related to our investment in Reset, which was accounted for under the equity method. In September 2017, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $10.5 million, which represented our remaining investment in Reset, as we believe that Reset is unable to generate future earnings that justify the carrying amount of the investment.

Income Tax (Benefit) Provision

	Three Months Ended				Change		Nine Months Ended				Change
	September 30,				Favorable/		September 30,				Favorable/
(In millions)	2017		2016		(Unfavorable)		2017		2016		(Unfavorable)
Income tax (benefit) provision	$	0.5	$	(2.7)	$	(3.1)	$	(5.9)	$	(2.8)	$	3.1

The income tax (benefit) provision in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 primarily relates to U.S. federal and state taxes.  The unfavorable change in income taxes in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding prior period, was primarily due to an increase in income earned in the U.S. The favorable change in income taxes in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding prior period, was primarily due to the recognition of excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation.

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance as part of its simplification initiative that involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions including the requirement that all future excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. On January 1, 2017, we adopted this guidance on a modified retrospective basis, which resulted in a favorable cumulative-effect adjustment of $61.5 million to accumulated deficit due to the change in the accounting treatment of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

Our financial condition is summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
(In millions)	U.S.		Ireland		Total		U.S.		Ireland		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	79.2		85.9	$	165.1	$	81.2	$	105.2	$	186.4
Investments—short-term		147.2		137.8		285.0		184.4		126.5		310.9
Investments—long-term		93.9		24.9		118.8		60.1		61.8		121.9
Total cash and investments	$	320.3	$	248.6	$	568.9	$	325.7	$	293.5	$	619.2
Outstanding borrowings—short and long-term	$	282.0	$	—	$	282.0	$	283.7	$	—	$	283.7

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At September 30, 2017, our investments consisted of the following:

			Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized				Estimated
(In millions)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Investments—short-term	$	285.2	$	—	$	(0.2)	$	285.0
Investments—long-term available-for-sale		115.4		—		(0.3)		115.1
Investments—long-term held-to-maturity		3.4		0.2		—		3.6
Total	$	404.0	$	0.2	$	(0.5)	$	403.7

Our investment objectives are to preserve capital, provide sufficient liquidity to satisfy operating requirements and generate investment income. We mitigate credit risk in our cash reserves by maintaining a well-diversified portfolio that limits the amount of investment exposure as to institution, maturity and investment type. However, the value of these securities may be adversely affected by the instability of the global financial markets, which could, in turn, adversely impact our financial position and our overall liquidity. Our available-for-sale investments consist primarily of short- and long-term U.S. government and agency debt securities, corporate debt securities and debt securities issued by foreign agencies and backed by foreign governments. Our held-to-maturity investments consist of investments that are restricted and held as collateral under certain letters of credit related to certain of our lease agreements.

We classify available-for-sale investments in an unrealized loss position, which do not mature within 12 months, as long-term investments. Available-for-sale investments in an unrealized gain position are classified as short-term investments, regardless of maturity date. We have the intent and ability to hold these investments until recovery, which may be at maturity, and it is more likely than not that we would not be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost. At September 30, 2017, we performed an analysis of our investments with unrealized losses for impairment and determined that they were temporarily impaired.

Sources and Uses of Cash

We expect that our existing cash and investments balance will be sufficient to finance our anticipated working capital and other cash requirements, such as capital expenditures and principal and interest payments, for at least twelve months following the date from which this Form 10-Q was filed. Subject to market conditions, interest rates and other factors, we may pursue opportunities to obtain additional financing in the future, including debt and equity offerings, corporate collaborations, bank borrowings, debt refinancings, arrangements relating to assets or other financing methods or structures.

Information about our cash flows, by category, is presented in “Part I, Item 1–Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows” of this Form 10-Q. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(In millions)	2017		2016
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$	186.4	$	181.1
Cash used in operating activities		(16.7)		(71.4)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(4.2)		148.1
Cash used in financing activities		(0.4)		(55.6)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	165.1	$	202.2

The decrease in cash flows used in operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to a 20% increase in cash received from our customers, partially offset by a 16% increase in cash paid to our employees and a 6% increase in cash paid to our suppliers. The increase in cash received from our customers was primarily due to the increase in revenue, as previously discussed. The increase in cash paid to employees was primarily due to a 18% increase in our headcount from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The increase in cash paid to our suppliers was primarily related to the timing of, and an increase in the volume of, payments.

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The change in cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to a $167.5 million decrease in the net sales of investments. This was partially offset by the $15.0 million investment we made in Reset in February 2016.

The decrease in cash flows used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was primarily due to the decrease in principal payments on our long-term debt. In September 2016, one of our two outstanding term loans matured and we repaid the outstanding principal balance in its entirety.

Borrowings

At September 30, 2017, the principal balance of our borrowings consisted of $285.0 million outstanding under our Term Loan B-1. Refer to Note 10, Long-Term Debt, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” of our Annual Report, for a discussion of our outstanding term loans.

Contractual Obligations

Refer to the “Contractual Obligations” section within “Part II, Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report for a discussion of our contractual obligations. Our contractual obligations have not materially changed from the date of that Annual Report.

In March 2017, we entered into a lease agreement to lease the Building. Beginning March 1, 2017, we began leasing Premises A of the Building, and, on January 1, 2018, we will gain access to the Premises B.  The lease on both Premises A and Premises B ends on September 30, 2020 and will result in rental expense of $1.2 million, $2.4 million, $2.4 million and $1.8 million in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. For a further description of the Building, see Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At September 30, 2017, we were not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources material to investors.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” within “Part II, Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report for a discussion of our critical accounting estimates.

New Accounting Standards

Refer to “New Accounting Pronouncements” included in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Form 10-Q for a discussion of new accounting standards.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risks related to our investment portfolio, and the ways we manage such risks, are summarized in “Part II, Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report. We regularly review our marketable securities holdings and shift our investment holdings to those that best meet our investment objectives, which are to preserve capital, provide sufficient liquidity to satisfy operating requirements and generate

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investment income. Apart from such adjustments to our investment portfolio, there have been no material changes to our market risks since December 31, 2016, and we do not anticipate any near-term changes in the nature of our market risk exposures or in our management's objectives and strategies with respect to managing such exposures.

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to manufacturing and royalty revenues we receive on certain of our products, partially offset by certain operating costs arising from expenses and payables at our Irish operations that are settled predominantly in Euro. These foreign currency exchange rate risks are summarized in “Part II, Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of our Annual Report. There has been no material change in our assessment of our sensitivity to foreign currency exchange rate risk since December 31, 2016.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), on September 30, 2017. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2017 to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

b) Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

For information regarding legal proceedings, refer to Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Form 10-Q, which is incorporated into this Part II, Item 1 by reference.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

We face claims against our intellectual property rights and competition from generic drug manufacturers, which, for AMPYRA, could result in entry of generic competition in July 2018 or, in certain circumstances, earlier.

In the U.S., generic manufacturers of innovator drug products may file abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) and, in doing so, certify that their products do not infringe the innovator’s patents and/or that the innovator’s patents are invalid or unenforceable. This often results in litigation between the innovator and the ANDA applicant. This type of litigation is commonly known as “Paragraph IV” litigation in the U.S.

We have received notices of ANDA filings for AMPYRA asserting that generic forms of AMPYRA would not infringe AMPYRA’s Orange Book-listed patents and/or those patents are invalid. In response, we and/or our partner, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (“Acorda”), filed lawsuits against the ANDA filers in Federal district court, including in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,540,938 (the “‘938 Patent”), which we own, and U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685,

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which are owned by Acorda. On March 31, 2017, the Delaware Court issued an opinion upholding the validity of the ‘938 Patent, which pertains to the formulation of AMPYRA and is set to expire in July 2018, and invalidating U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685, which pertain to AMPYRA. In May 2017, Acorda filed its appeal of the opinion issued by the Delaware Court with respect to its findings on U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685. In addition, three of the ANDA filers who have not entered into settlement agreements with us and/or Acorda (the “Non-Settling ANDA Filers”) appealed the opinion issued by the Delaware Court with respect to its findings on the validity of the ‘938 Patent with the objective of commercializing their generic forms of AMPYRA before the ‘938 Patent’s July 2018 expiration date.  If the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) upholds the Delaware Court’s findings with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685 and the validity of the ‘938 Patent, we can expect competition from generic forms of AMPYRA as early as July 2018 when the ‘938 Patent expires.  If the Federal Circuit upholds the Delaware Court’s findings with respect to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,007,826; 8,354,437; 8,440,703; and 8,663,685 and overturns the Delaware Court’s upholding of the validity of the ‘938 Patent, competition from generic forms of AMPYRA may occur before the July 2018 expiry of the ‘938 Patent.  Continued litigation based on such appeals may be costly and time consuming. For further discussion of the legal proceedings related to the patents covering AMPYRA, see “Part II, Item 1—Legal Proceedings” and Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies in the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Although we intend to vigorously enforce our intellectual property rights, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in our defense of our patent rights. Our existing patents could be invalidated, found unenforceable or found not to cover generic forms of our products. If an ANDA filer were to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to sell a generic version of our products and/or prevail in any patent litigation, our products would become subject to increased competition and demand for and sales of our products would likely decline significantly, resulting in decreased revenue. Our results of operations may be adversely affected by such decreased revenue.

There have been no other material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report. For a further discussion of our Risk Factors, refer to “Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors” of our Annual Report and “Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On September 16, 2011, our board of directors authorized the continuation of the Alkermes, Inc. program to repurchase up to $215.0 million of our ordinary shares at the discretion of management from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. We did not purchase any shares under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, we had purchased a total of 8,866,342 shares at a cost of $114.0 million.

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we acquired 11 Alkermes ordinary shares, at an average price of $51.62 per share related to the vesting of employee equity awards to satisfy withholding tax obligations. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we acquired 1,718 Alkermes ordinary shares, at an average price of $52.22 per share, tendered by employees as payment of the exercise price of stock options granted under our equity compensation plans.

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Item 6.Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this Form 10-Q:

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
31.1 #	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
31.2 #	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
32.1‡	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101 #+	The following materials from Alkermes plc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, formatted in XBRL (“Extensible Business Reporting Language”): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Statements.

+ XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language).

# Filed herewith.

‡ Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

ALKERMES plc
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Richard F. Pops
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ James M. Frates
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: October 26, 2017

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