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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): November 4, 2004

ALKERMES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
PENNSYLVANIA   1-14131   23-2472830
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
88 Sidney Street    
Cambridge, Massachusetts   02139
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0171

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:

     
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
PRESS RELEASE DATED 11-04-04


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ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On November 4, 2004, Alkermes announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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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.

             
    ALKERMES, INC.
 
           
Date: November 4, 2004
  By:   /s/ James M. Frates    
     
 
   
      James M. Frates    
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and    
      Treasurer    

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit

 
 
 
99.1
  Press Release of Alkermes, Inc., dated November 4, 2004

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