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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2013

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-21696	22-3106987
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts	02139
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0400

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On December 20, 2013, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a revised U.S. Prescribing Information and a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Iclusig® (ponatinib) that allows immediate resumption of its marketing and commercial distribution. The USPI includes a revised indication statement and boxed warning, updated safety information and recommendations regarding dosing considerations for prescribers.

ARIAD management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these actions today, December 20, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

A copy of the press release is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibit is filed with this report:

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1	Press Release dated December 20, 2013.

The press release contains hypertext links to information on our websites. The information on our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald
		Edward M. Fitzgerald
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 20, 2013