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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): January 14, 2013

 

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50743   77-0602661

(State or Other Jurisdiction

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)

 

 

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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is filing the risk factors attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 for the purpose of updating and superseding the risk factor disclosure contained in its prior public filings, including those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 13, 2012, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, which was filed with the SEC on November 5, 2012.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Risk Factors


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: January 14, 2013     By:  

/s/ Michael P. Mason

     

Michael P. Mason

Vice President, Finance and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Risk Factors