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): April 4, 2007 (April 2, 2007)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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000-50743
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77-0602661 |
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(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA
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02142 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrants 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)
On April 2, 2007, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company)
elected Victor J. Dzau, M.D. as a Class III director with a term
expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2007.
Dr. Dzau was elected to fill a vacancy created by an increase in the
size of the board from eight to nine directors. Dr. Dzau will be compensated as a director pursuant to
the Companys compensation policy for non-employee directors,
which is described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2006.