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): May 14, 2010 (May 11, 2010)
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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| 300 Third Street, Cambridge, MA
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02142 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 551-8200
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01.Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 11, 2010, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alnylam”) entered into an agreement (the “Third
Amendment”) with ARE-MA Region No. 28, LLC (“Landlord”), amending provisions of the lease dated as
of September 26, 2003, as amended by a First Amendment to Lease dated March 16, 2006 and a Second
Amendment to Lease dated June 26, 2009 (as so amended, the “Lease”), by and between Landlord and
Alnylam, which Lease relates to the lease of laboratory and office space located at 300 Third
Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (the “Premises”). The Third Amendment provides for the lease of
the entire first floor of the Premises (the “Additional Space”), effective upon delivery of the
Additional Space by the Landlord, on or after October 1, 2010, under the terms and conditions
described in the Third Amendment. Upon delivery of the Additional Space under the terms of the
Third Amendment, Alnylam will be leasing approximately 34,000 square feet of new laboratory and
office space and, in total, will lease approximately 129,000 square feet of laboratory and office
space at the Premises.
The term of the Lease expires September 30, 2016. Alnylam has the option to extend the Lease for
two successive five-year extensions. Alnylam’s operating lease obligations through 2016 will
increase by $8.9 million as a result of the execution of the Third Amendment. Alnylam intends to
sublease the Additional Space through 2011.