8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2015
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-27756 | 13-3648318 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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352 Knotter Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 272-2596
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Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on June 23, 2015 (the “Original Report”) to include the consent (the “Consent”) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Synageva BioPharma Corp.’s (“Synageva’s”) Independent Registered Public Accounting firm, to use its report on the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in Synageva’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was incorporated by reference into the Original Report. The Consent, which was not included with the Original Report, is attached hereto as Exhibit 23.1. Except as set forth herein, this amendment does not amend, modify or update the disclosure contained in the Original Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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.
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Date: August 13, 2015 | | ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Michael V. Greco |
| | Name: Michael V. Greco
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| | Title: Vice President of Law and Corporate Secretary
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