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 26, 2019 (April 25, 2019)

 

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36407   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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter)  or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.03.

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On April 25, 2019, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Following the receipt of stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting as described in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company filed (i) a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the holders of at least a majority of its common stock to call special meetings of the stockholders, subject to certain requirements (the “Special Meeting Certificate of Amendment”), (ii) a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 125,000,000 to 250,000,000 shares (the “Share Increase Certificate of Amendment”), and (iii) a Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, integrating all amendments to date to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to Section 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The foregoing certificates were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 25, 2019 and were effective as of such date.

In addition, in connection with the Special Meeting Certificate of Amendment described above, the Company’s proposed Amendment No. 3 (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of the Company (the “Bylaws”), as previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors subject to the approval by the stockholders of the Special Meeting Certificate of Amendment, became effective. As described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2019, the Bylaws Amendment amends Article I, Section 1.3, Section 1.10(a) and Section 1.10(b) of the Bylaws to establish the procedural and disclosure requirements applicable to stockholders seeking to exercise the right to request a special meeting of the stockholders.

The foregoing descriptions of the Special Meeting Certificate of Amendment, the Share Increase Certificate of Amendment, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

As of March 1, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 106,304,442 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding. A summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.

1. The Company’s stockholders re-elected the four persons listed below as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

     Votes For    Votes
Against
   Abstentions    Broker
Non-Votes

Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.

   93,835,622    163,961    30,300    5,368,857

Steven M. Paul, M.D.

   63,881,223    30,118,783    29,877    5,368,857

Colleen F. Reitan

   93,916,036    78,010    35,837    5,368,857

Amy W. Schulman

   91,001,963    2,939,880    88,040    5,368,857

The terms of office of the following directors continued after the Annual Meeting:

Dennis A. Ausiello, M.D.

Michael W. Bonney

Marsha H. Fanucci

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.

David E.I. Pyott

Paul R. Schimmel, Ph.D.

Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D.

 

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2. The Company’s stockholders approved the Special Meeting Certificate of Amendment. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

93,882,606

  128,808   18,469   5,368,857

3. The Company’s stockholders approved the Share Increase Certificate of Amendment. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

97,821,364

  1,470,784   106,592   0

4. The Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment to the Company’s 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

73,865,422

  20,130,150   34,311   5,368,857

5. The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

92,025,010

  1,961,490   43,383   5,368,857

6. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment by the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

98,854,644

  510,404   33,692   0

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit

Description

3.1A    Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.1B    Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.1C    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.2    Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

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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.

 

    ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: April 26, 2019      
    By:  

/s/ Laurie B. Keating

      Laurie B. Keating
      Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 3.1A

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), does hereby certify:

1.    Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, this Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Amendment ”) amends the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate ”).

2.    This Amendment has been approved and duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

3.    The Certificate is hereby amended as follows:

Article ELEVENTH is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth below:

“ELEVENTH: Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called (i) by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer or (ii) upon written request from holders of record who own, or are validly acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners who own, “Net Long Shares” (as calculated in accordance with the Bylaws) that represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes which all the stockholders of the corporation would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors (the “Special Meeting Requisite Percentage”) and who continue to own the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage at all times between the date of the request through the date of the applicable special meeting of stockholders and otherwise in accordance with the Bylaws, and may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article ELEVENTH.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned authorized officer of the Corporation has executed this Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of April 25, 2019.

 

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

/s/ John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1B

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), does hereby certify:

1.    Pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, this Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Amendment ”) amends the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate ”).

2.    This Amendment has been approved and duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL.

3.    The Certificate is hereby amended as follows:

The first paragraph of Article FOURTH is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth below:

“FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Fifty Five Million (255,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) Two Hundred Fifty Million (250,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) Five Million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned authorized officer of the Corporation has executed this Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of April 25, 2019.

 

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

/s/ John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1C

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(originally incorporated under the name Alnylam Holding Co. on May 8, 2003)

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Fifty Five Million (255,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) Two Hundred Fifty Million (250,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) Five Million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation.

A COMMON STOCK.

1. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors upon any issuance of the Preferred Stock of any series.

2. Voting. The holders of the Common Stock shall have voting rights at all meetings of stockholders, each such holder being entitled to one vote for each share thereof held by such holder; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (which, as used herein, shall mean the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time, including the terms of any certificate of designation of any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation. There shall be no cumulative voting.

The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

3. Dividends. Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors and subject to any preferential dividend or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.

4. Liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.


B PREFERRED STOCK.

Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as hereinafter provided. Any shares of Preferred Stock which may be redeemed, purchased or acquired by the Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law. Different series of Preferred Stock shall not be construed to constitute different classes of shares for the purposes of voting by classes unless expressly provided.

Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof, to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series to the extent permitted by law.

The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

FIFTH: Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the State of Delaware, and subject to the terms of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s Bylaws. The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s Bylaws. The Corporation’s Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors, in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH.

SEVENTH: Except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability. No amendment to or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

EIGHTH: The Corporation shall provide indemnification as follows:

1. Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer,

 

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partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

2. Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 2 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall deem proper.

3. Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article EIGHTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.

4. Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in this Section 4. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the

 

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conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article EIGHTH for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.

5. Advance of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH, in the event that the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant to Section 4 of this Article EIGHTH of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article, any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article; and further provided that no such advancement of expenses shall be made under this Article EIGHTH if it is determined (in the manner described in Section 6) that (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment.

6. Procedure for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such advancement of expenses shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, unless the Corporation determines within such 30-day period that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1, 2 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, as the case may be. Any such indemnification, unless ordered by a court, shall be made with respect to requests under Section 1 or 2 only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by the Corporation that the indemnification of Indemnitee is proper because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“disinterested directors”), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.

7. Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.

8. Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except as set forth in Section 7 of this Article EIGHTH, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article EIGHTH in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, the Corporation

 

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shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund indemnification payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be construed to require any Indemnitee to seek reimbursement under any insurance policy.

9. Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.

10. Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in this Article. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this Article.

11. Partial Indemnification. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.

12. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

13. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

14. Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).

NINTH: This Article is inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.

1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

 

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2. Number of Directors; Election of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be established by the Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot, except as and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

3. Classes of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III.

4. Terms of Office. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, that each director initially appointed to Class I shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2005; each director initially appointed to Class II shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2006; and each director initially appointed to Class III shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2007; provided further, that the term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his successor and be subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal.

5. Quorum. The greater of (a) a majority of the directors at any time in office and (b) one-third of the number of directors fixed pursuant to Section 2 of this Article NINTH shall constitute a quorum. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than such a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

6. Action at Meeting. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation.

7. Removal. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the Corporation may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors.

8. Vacancies. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy or newly created directorships in the Board of Directors, however occurring, shall be filled only by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor and to such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

9. Stockholder Nominations and Introduction of Business, Etc. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws of the Corporation.

10. Amendments to Article. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article NINTH.

TENTH: Stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article TENTH.

ELEVENTH: Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called (i) by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer or (ii) upon written request from

 

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holders of record who own, or are validly acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners who own, “Net Long Shares” (as calculated in accordance with the Bylaws) that represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes which all the stockholders of the corporation would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors (the “Special Meeting Requisite Percentage”) and who continue to own the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage at all times between the date of the request through the date of the applicable special meeting of stockholders and otherwise in accordance with the Bylaws, and may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article ELEVENTH.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, and which has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Code, has been executed by its duly authorized officer this 25 th day of April, 2019.

 

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

/s/ John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.

John M. Maraganore, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Article I, Section 1.3 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“1.3 Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

(b) A special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the Secretary at the written request or requests (each, a “Special Meeting Request” and, collectively, the “Special Meeting Requests”) of holders of record who own, or are validly acting on behalf of one or more beneficial owners who own, “Net Long Shares” (as calculated in accordance with Section 1.3(f)) that represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes which all the stockholders of the corporation would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors (the “Special Meeting Requisite Percentage”) and who continue to own the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage at all times between the date of the Special Meeting Request through the date of the applicable special meeting of stockholders. A beneficial owner who wishes to deliver a Special Meeting Request must cause the nominee or other person who serves as the stockholder of record of such beneficial owner’s stock to sign the Special Meeting Request. If a stockholder of record is the nominee for more than one beneficial owner of stock, the stockholder of record may deliver the Special Meeting Request to call a special meeting solely with respect to the capital stock of the corporation beneficially owned by the beneficial owner who is directing the stockholder of record to sign such Special Meeting Request.

(c) A Special Meeting Request to the Secretary shall be signed and dated by each stockholder of record (whether acting for him, her or itself, or at the direction of a beneficial owner) requesting the special meeting (each, a “Requesting Stockholder”), shall comply with this Section 1.3 and Section 1.10, and shall include (i) a statement of the specific purpose or purposes of the special meeting and the exact and complete text of any proposal, (ii) the information required by the second paragraph of Section 1.10(b) and the second paragraph of Section 1.11(b) (as if such notice were submitted in connection with an annual meeting), as applicable, including any information pertaining to the stockholder which shall include such information with respect to both the beneficial owner, if any, directing such stockholder of record to sign the Special Meeting Request and to such stockholder of record (unless such stockholder of record is acting solely as a nominee for a beneficial owner) (each such beneficial owner and each stockholder of record who is not acting solely as a nominee, a “Disclosing Party”), (iii) an acknowledgement that a disposition of Net Long Shares of the corporation’s capital stock owned of record or beneficially as of the date on which the Special Meeting Request in respect of such Net Long Shares is delivered to the Secretary that is made at any time prior to the special meeting shall constitute a revocation of such Special Meeting Request with respect to such disposed Net Long Shares, (iv) documentary evidence that the Disclosing Parties own the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage as of the date of such written request to the Secretary, (v) documentary evidence that the Requesting Stockholder has full power and authority to act on behalf of all beneficial owners it purports to act for, and (vi) with respect to each business proposal to be submitted for stockholder approval at the special meeting, a statement whether or not any Disclosing Party will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the corporation required to carry such proposal (such statement, a “Solicitation Statement”). Each time the Disclosing Party’s ownership position decreases following the delivery of the foregoing information to the Secretary, such Disclosing Party shall notify the corporation of his, her or its decreased ownership position, together with any information reasonably requested by the Board of Directors to verify such position, within 3 days of such decrease or as of the 5th day before the special meeting, whichever is earlier. In addition, the Requesting Stockholders and Disclosing Parties shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the corporation.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3, a special meeting requested by stockholders shall not be held if (i) the Special Meeting Request does not comply with this Section 1.3, (ii) the Special Meeting Request relates to an item of business that is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law, (iii) the Special


Meeting Request is received by the corporation during the period commencing one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the date of the next annual meeting, (iv) an annual or special meeting of stockholders that included an identical or substantially similar item of business (“Similar Business”), as determined by the Board of Directors, was held not more than one hundred twenty (120) days before the Special Meeting Request was received by the Secretary, (v) the Board of Directors has called or calls for an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be held within ninety (90) days after the Special Meeting Request is received by the Secretary and the business to be conducted at such meeting is determined by the Board of Directors to include the Similar Business, or (vi) the Special Meeting Request was made in a manner that involved a violation of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act or other applicable law. For purposes of this Section 1.3(d), the nomination, election or removal of directors shall be deemed to be Similar Business with respect to all items of business involving the nomination, election or removal of directors, changing the size of the Board of Directors and filling of vacancies and/or newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors. The Board of Directors shall determine whether the requirements set forth in this Section 1.3(d) have been satisfied.

(e) In determining whether a special meeting of stockholders has been requested by the record holders representing in the aggregate at least the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage, multiple Special Meeting Requests delivered to the Secretary will be considered together only if (i) each Special Meeting Request identifies substantially the same purpose or purposes of the special meeting and substantially the same matters proposed to be acted on at the special meeting (in each case as determined by the Board of Directors), and (ii) such Special Meeting Requests have been dated and delivered to the Secretary within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated Special Meeting Request. A Requesting Stockholder may revoke a Special Meeting Request at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary and if, following such revocation, there are outstanding un-revoked requests from Requesting Stockholders holding less than the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, cancel the special meeting or, if a special meeting has not yet been called, not call a special meeting. A Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to be revoked: (w) upon the first date that the aggregate ownership position of all the Disclosing Parties who are listed on the unrevoked Special Meeting Request decreases to a number of shares of capital stock of the corporation less than the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage; (x) if any Disclosing Party does not act in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement delivered by such Disclosing Party or any representations made pursuant to these Bylaws; or (y) if the Requesting Stockholder or the Disclosing Party does not comply with this Section 1.3. If an actual or deemed revocation of a valid Special Meeting Request has occurred after the special meeting has been called by the Secretary, the Board of Directors shall have the discretion to determine whether or not to proceed with the special meeting.

(f) For purposes of this Section 1.3 and for determining the Special Meeting Requisite Percentage, “Net Long Shares” shall mean the number of shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Requesting Stockholder or its affiliates that constitute such person’s net long position as defined in Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, (provided that for purposes of such definition the date the tender offer is first announced shall instead be the date for determining a Requesting Stockholder’s Net Long Shares and the reference to the highest tender price shall refer to the market price on such date) and, to the extent not covered by such definition, reduced by any shares (i) as to which such person does not have the full economic rights (including the opportunity for profit and the risk of loss), investment rights and voting rights (including the right to vote or direct the vote at the special meeting) or (ii) as to which such person has entered into any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar agreement, arrangement or understanding that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such shares. In addition, to the extent any affiliates of the stockholder are acting in concert with the stockholder with respect to the calling of the special meeting, the determination of Net Long Shares may include the effect of aggregating the Net Long Shares (including any negative number) of such affiliate or affiliates. Whether shares constitute “Net Long Shares” shall be decided by the Board of Directors.

(g) Business transacted at all special meetings of stockholders shall be limited to the matters set forth in the corporation’s notice of special meeting. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Board of Directors from submitting matters to the stockholders at any special meeting requested by stockholders.

(h) The chairman of any meeting shall, if the facts warrant, have the power and duty to determine that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.3 (including whether the stockholder solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support


of such stockholder’s proposal in compliance with the representation with respect thereto required by this Section 1.3), and if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting and such business shall not be brought before the meeting.

(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present business, such business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.3, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(j) Special meetings shall be held at such date and time as may be fixed by the Board of Directors in accordance with these Bylaws; provided, however , that in the case of a special meeting requested by stockholders, the date of any such special meeting shall not be more than ninety (90) days after a Special Meeting Request that satisfies the requirements of this Section 1.3 is received by the Secretary. Special meetings shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as is specified in the notice of meeting.”

Article I, Section 1.10(a) of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(a) Except for (i) any directors entitled to be elected by the holders of preferred stock, (ii) any directors elected in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy or newly created directorships, or (iii) as otherwise required by applicable law or stock market regulation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures in this Section 1.10 shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder who (x) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.10(b), and (y) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation at a special meeting at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) by stockholders pursuant to Section 1.3(c) hereof, or (iii) provided that the Board of Directors or stockholders pursuant to Section 1.3 have validly called a special meeting and directors are to be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder who (x) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.10(b), and (y) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The proposal of other business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders may only be made in accordance with Section 1.3.”

Article I, Section 1.10(b), clause (y) of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“…(y) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting, not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (i) the 90th day prior to such special meeting and (ii) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.”

Adopted on March 1, 2019; Effective as of April 25, 2019