Sec Form 4 Filing - POPS RICHARD F @ Alkermes plc. - 2019-02-21

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person POPS RICHARD F 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Alkermes plc. [ ALKS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Director and CEO, Alkermes plc (Last) (First) (Middle) CONNAUGHT HOUSE, 1 BURLINGTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/21/2019 (Street) DUBLIN 4 IRELAND 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.57 02/21/2019 A 121,000 02/21/2020( 1 ) 02/21/2029 Ordinary Shares 121,000 $ 0 121,000 D Restricted Stock Unit Award $ 0 02/21/2019 A 129,600 02/21/2020( 2 ) ( 2 ) Ordinary Shares 129,600 $ 0 129,600 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.57 02/21/2019 A 382,200 ( 3 ) 02/21/2029 Ordinary Shares 382,200 $ 0 382,200 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other POPS RICHARD F CONNAUGHT HOUSE 1 BURLINGTON ROAD DUBLIN 4 IRELAND X Director and CEO, Alkermes plc Signatures /s/ Jennifer Baptiste, attorney-in-fact for Richard F. Pops 02/25/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares subject to the stock option award vest in four equal annual installments commencing on 2/21/2020. ( 2 )Shares subject to the restricted stock unit award vest in equal annual installments over a four year period, commencing on 2/21/2020. ( 3 )Shares underlying the stock option award shall not vest and become exercisable unless and until the closing price of an ordinary share of Alkermes plc, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market or another national securities exchange on which Alkermes plc's ordinary shares are listed, is fifty U.S. Dollars (US$50.00) or higher for thirty (30) consecutive trading days during the term of the award (the "performance criteria"). Subject to achievement of the performance criteria, the shares underlying the stock option award shall vest in four equal annual installments commencing on 2/21/2020. This award expires ten years from the date of grant.

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