FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

FRATES JAMES M
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Alkermes plc. [ ALKS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Alks Inc; CFO ALKS
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

CONNAUGHT HOUSE, 1 BURLINGTON ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/26/2017
(Street)

DUBLIN 4 Ireland
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Ordinary Shares   2/26/2017     M    2625   A $0   114967   D    
Ordinary Shares   2/26/2017     F    852   D $52.98   114115   D    
Ordinary Shares                  4000   I   By Sons  
Ordinary Shares                  41041   I   By 2014 GRAT   (1)
Ordinary Shares                  16562   I   By 2015 GRAT   (2)
Ordinary Shares                  11421   I   By 2015 GRAT No. 2   (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Restricted Stock Unit Award   $0   2/26/2017     M         2625    2/26/2016   (4)   (4) Ordinary Shares   2625   $0   5250   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares held by James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated March 14, 2014 (the "GRAT"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the GRAT and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the GRAT.
( 2)  Shares held by the James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated May 29, 2015 (the "2015 GRAT"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the 2015 GRAT and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the 2015 GRAT.
( 3)  Shares held by the James M. Frates Grantor Retained Annuity Trust No. 2 dated November 25, 2015 (the "2015 GRAT No. 2"). The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the 2015 GRAT No. 2 and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power with regard to the reported shares held by the 2015 GRAT No. 2.
( 4)  Shares subject to the restricted stock unit award vest in equal annual installments over a four year period, commencing on 2/26/2016.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FRATES JAMES M
CONNAUGHT HOUSE
1 BURLINGTON ROAD
DUBLIN 4 Ireland


SVP, Alks Inc; CFO ALKS

Signatures
/s/ Jennifer Baptiste, attorney-in-fact for James M. Frates 2/27/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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