Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Form 8-K
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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): September 21, 2005
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   000-50743   77-0602661
 
(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA   02142
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 551-8200
Not applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On September 21, 2005, each of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alnylam”) and the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board determined that the execution of the research collaboration and license agreement (“Collaboration Agreement”) with Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement entered into on September 6, 2005 by and between Alnylam and Novartis Pharma AG will satisfy the criteria previously established by the Compensation Committee for full vesting of the option (the “Option”) to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock of Alnylam granted to John Maraganore, Ph.D., the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alnylam, on December 21, 2004. As a result, the Option will vest in its entirety upon execution of the Collaboration Agreement.

 


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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
    ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
       
Date: September 26, 2005
  By:   /s/ John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
 
       
 
      John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
 
      President and Chief Executive Officer