Alkermes plc

1. THE COMPANY

Alkermes plc is a global biopharmaceutical company that seeks to develop innovative medicines in the field of neuroscience. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for neurological disorders, including narcolepsy. Headquartered in Ireland, Alkermes also has a corporate office and research and development (“R&D”) center in Massachusetts and a manufacturing facility in Ohio.

On May 1, 2024, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its development and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland (the “Athlone Facility”) to Novo Nordisk (“Novo”). The Company and Novo also entered into subcontracting arrangements to continue certain development and manufacturing activities currently performed at the Athlone Facility for a period of time after the closing of the transaction; these activities may continue through the end of 2025. In connection with the sale of the Athlone Facility, the Company received approximately $97.9 million from Novo, which included a payment of approximately $91.0 million for the facility and certain related assets, and recorded a gain of approximately $1.5 million within “Other income (expense), net” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. At December 31, 2023, the Company classified the assets described under the asset purchase agreement for the sale as “Assets held for sale” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis substantially consistent with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data, which is presented for comparative purposes, was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (commonly referred to as “GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary to state fairly the results of operations for the reported periods.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company, which are contained in the Annual Report. The results of the Company’s operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company’s operations for any other interim period or for any full fiscal year.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alkermes plc and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as disclosed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” accompanying the Annual Report. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Columns and rows within tables may not sum due to rounding.

Reclassification

The Company has presented operations from its former oncology business as discontinued operations in its accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. See Note 3, Discontinued Operations in these “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Form 10-Q for additional information.

Discontinued Operations

The Company determined that the separation of its oncology business in November 2023 met the criteria for classification of the oncology business as discontinued operations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205, Discontinued Operations(“Topic 205”). Accordingly, the financial statements have been updated to present the results of the oncology business as discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Assets Held for Sale

In connection with the sale of the Athlone Facility, the Company reviewed FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations(“Topic 805”) and, based on the definitions therein, determined that the Athlone Facility constituted a business. Accordingly, the assets associated with the sale of the Athlone Facility were classified as “Assets held for sale” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires that Company management make estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, judgments and methodologies, including, but not limited to, those related to revenue from contracts with its customers and related allowances, impairment and amortization of long-lived assets, share-based compensation, income taxes including the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of investments and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different conditions or using different assumptions.

Segment Information

The Company operates asone business segment, which is the business of developing, manufacturing and commercializing medicines designed to address unmet medical needs of patients in major therapeutic areas. The Company’s chief decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer and chairman of its board of directors, reviews the Company’s operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating unit.

New Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies that are adopted by the Company on or prior to the specified effective date. Unless otherwise described in this Form 10-Q, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosure, which requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items to reconcile to segment profit or loss and the title and position of the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The amendments in this guidance also expand the interim segment disclosure requirements. All disclosure requirements under this guidance are required for public entities with a single reportable segment. This ASU became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments in this guidance are required to be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company elected to early adopt this guidance and determined this ASU did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures in order to provide information to assist key stakeholders in better assessing how the Company’s operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect the Company’s tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. This ASU becomes effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. This guidance will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Mural Oncology Separation

On November 15, 2023 (the “Separation Date”), the Company completed the separation of its oncology business into Mural Oncology plc (“Mural”), a new, independent, publicly-traded company (the “Separation”). The Separation was effected by means of a distribution of all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Mural to the Company’s shareholders (the “Distribution”), in which each of the Company’s shareholders received one ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 per share, of Mural for every ten ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Distribution Ratio”) held by such shareholder as of the close of business on November 6, 2023, the record date for the Distribution. The historical results of the oncology business have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and as of December 31, 2023.

In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into a separation agreement with Mural, dated as of November 13, 2023 (the “Separation Agreement”), that, among other things, sets forth the Company’s agreements with Mural regarding the principal actions taken or to be taken in connection with the Separation, including the Distribution. The Separation Agreement identified those assets to be transferred to, liabilities to be assumed by, and contracts to be assigned to Mural, including the operating lease for the office and laboratory space at 852 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it provided for when and how such transfers, assumptions and assignments were to occur. The purpose of the Separation Agreement was to provide Mural and the Company with those assets necessary to operate their respective businesses and to retain or assume the respective liabilities related to those assets.

Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Company granted Mural a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up license (or, as the case may be, sublicense) to certain IP controlled by the Company as of the date of the Distribution to allow Mural to use such IP for the oncology business, and Mural granted the Company a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up license (or, as the case may be, sublicense) to the IP transferred to Mural as part of the Separation for the Company’s use outside of the oncology business.

Each of Mural and the Company agreed to releases with respect to pre-Distribution claims, and cross-indemnities with respect to post-Distribution claims, that are principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities allocated to Mural under the Separation Agreement, and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities allocated to the Company under the Separation Agreement. The Company and Mural are also each subject to certain confidentiality restrictions and information sharing obligations.

The transfer of assets and liabilities to Mural was effected through a contribution in accordance with the Separation Agreement, as summarized below:

The Company determined that the Separation and the Distribution qualified as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which required significant judgment by management. In making such determination, the Company applied U.S. federal tax law to relevant facts and circumstances and obtained: (i) a favorable private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service; (ii) a tax opinion; and (iii) other external tax advice related to the concluded tax treatment. If the Separation and Distribution were to ultimately fail to qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and/or its shareholders could be subject to significant liabilities, which could have material adverse impacts on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in future reporting periods. Furthermore, other than taxes recorded on the transfer of IP, the Company determined that the Separation and related Distribution qualified as tax-free for Irish tax purposes, which required significant judgment by management. In making such determination, the Company applied Irish tax law to relevant facts and circumstances and obtained: (i) a tax opinion; and (ii) other external tax advice related to the concluded tax treatment. If the Separation and Distribution were to ultimately fail to qualify for tax-free treatment for Irish tax purposes, the Company and/or its shareholders could be subject to significant liabilities, which could have material adverse impacts on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in future reporting periods.

In connection with the Separation, the Company also entered into a tax matters agreement with Mural, dated as of November 13, 2023. The tax matters agreement governs the Company’s and Mural’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes (including taxes arising in the ordinary course of business and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of any failure of the Distribution, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes), tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings, and assistance and cooperation in respect of tax matters.

In connection with the Separation, the Company also entered into an employee matters agreement with Mural, dated as of November 13, 2023 (as amended, the “Employee Matters Agreement”). The Employee Matters Agreement governs the Company’s, Mural’s and their respective subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Separation with respect to, employment, benefits and compensation matters relating to employees and former employees (and their respective dependents and beneficiaries) who are or were associated with the Company, including those who became employees of Mural in connection with the Separation; the allocation of assets and liabilities generally relating to employees, employment or service-related matters and employee benefit plans; other human resources, employment and employee benefits matters; and the treatment of equity-based awards granted by the Company prior to the Separation.

The Company entered intotwo transition services agreements with Mural. On November 13, 2023, Alkermes, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Alkermes US”), and Mural Oncology, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mural (“Mural US”), entered into one transition services agreement, pursuant to which the Company and its subsidiaries will provide, on an interim, transitional basis, various services to Mural and its subsidiaries, and a second transition services agreement, pursuant to which Mural and its subsidiaries will provide certain services to the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case for a term oftwo years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement.

Discontinued Operations

The Company determined that the Separation met the criteria for classification of the oncology business as discontinued operations in accordance with Topic 205. The following summarizes the loss from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

There wereno assets and $4.5 million of liabilities related to the Separation at December 31, 2023. All assets related to the Separation were transferred to Mural as of the Separation Date. The $4.5 million of liabilities classified as “Liabilities related to discontinued operations” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet related to bonus amounts accrued for employees that transferred to Mural during 2023 and through the Separation Date that were paid by the Company in the first quarter of 2024, in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement.

The following table summarizes the significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of the discontinued operations that are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023:

4. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Product Sales, Net

During thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded product sales, net, as follows:

Manufacturing and Royalty Revenues

During thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded manufacturing and royalty revenues from its collaboration arrangements as follows:

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“long-acting INVEGA products”: INVEGA SUSTENNA/XEPLION (paliperidone palmitate), INVEGA TRINZA/TREVICTA (paliperidone palmitate) and INVEGA HAFYERA/BYANNLI (paliperidone palmitate).

In November 2021, the Company received notice of partial termination of an exclusive license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (“Janssen Pharmaceutica”). Under this license agreement, the Company provided Janssen Pharmaceutica with rights to, and know-how, training and technical assistance in respect of, the Company’s small particle pharmaceutical compound technology, known as NanoCrystal technology, which was used to develop the long-acting INVEGA products. When the partial termination became effective in February 2022, Janssen Pharmaceutica ceased paying royalties related to sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA, INVEGA TRINZA and INVEGA HAFYERA. Accordingly, the Company ceased recognizing royalty revenue related to sales of these products in February 2022. In April 2022, the Company commenced binding arbitration proceedings related to, among other things, Janssen Pharmaceutica’s partial termination of this license agreement and Janssen Pharmaceutica’s royalty and other obligations under the agreement. In May 2023, the arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) in the arbitration proceedings issued a final award (the “Final Award”) which concluded the arbitration proceedings. The Final Award provided, among other things, that the Company was due back royalties and late-payment interest related to 2022 U.S. net sales of the long-acting INVEGA products and is entitled to 2023 and future royalty revenues from Janssen Pharmaceutica related to net sales of INVEGA SUSTENNA through August 20, 2024, INVEGA TRINZA through the second quarter of 2030 (but no later than May 2030 when the license agreement expires) and INVEGA HAFYERA through May 2030 (when the license agreement expires).

Following issuance of the Final Award and receipt in June 2023 of back royalties of $195.4 million, inclusive of $8.1 million in late-payment interest, the Company recognized such back royalties and resumed recognizing royalty revenue related to ongoing U.S. sales of the long-acting INVEGA products.

Contract Assets

Contract assets include unbilled amounts related to the manufacture of a product that, once complete, will be sold under certain of the Company’s manufacturing contracts. The amounts included in the contract assets table below are classified as “Current assets” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, as they relate to manufacturing processes that are completed inten days to eight weeks.

Total contract assets at June 30, 2024 were as follows:

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities consist of contractual obligations related to deferred revenue. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $3.3 million and $2.7 million of the contract liabilities, respectively, were classified as “Contract liabilities–short-term” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets andnone and $2.1 million of the contract liabilities, respectively, were classified as “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Total contract liabilities at June 30, 2024 were as follows:

5. INVESTMENTS

Investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

At June 30, 2024, the Company reviewed its investment portfolio to assess whether the unrealized losses on its available-for-sale investments were temporary. Investments with unrealized losses consisted of corporate debt securities and debt securities issued and backed by U.S. agencies and the U.S. government. At June 30, 2024,175 of the Company’s 272 investment securities were in an unrealized loss position and had an aggregate estimated fair value of $286.1 million. The Company’s corporate debt securities investments have a minimum rating of A2 (Moody’s)/A (Standard and Poor’s). The primary reason for the unrealized losses in the Company’s investment portfolio is that its investments are fixed-rate securities acquired in a rising interest rate environment. In making the determination whether the decline in fair value of these securities was temporary, the Company evaluated whether it intended to sell the security and whether it was more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before recovering its amortized cost basis. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments until recovery, which may be at maturity.

Realized gains and losses on the sales and maturities of investments, which were identified using the specific identification method, were as follows:

The Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities at June 30, 2024 had contractual maturities in the following periods:

6. FAIR VALUE

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the fair value hierarchy and the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

The Company transfers its financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, between the fair value hierarchies at the end of each reporting period.

There wereno transfers of any securities between levels during thesix months ended June 30, 2024. At June 30, 2024, the Company hadno investments with fair values that were determined using Level 3 inputs.

The Company’s investments classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy were initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, utilizing market-observable data. The market-observable data included reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events. The Company validated the prices developed using the market-observable data by obtaining market values from other pricing sources, analyzing pricing data in certain instances and confirming that the relevant markets are active.

The carrying amounts reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, contract assets, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, sales discounts, allowances and reserves, approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt under its amended and restated credit agreement (such debt, the “2026 Term Loans”), which was based on quoted market price indications (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) and which may not be representative of actual values that could have been, or will be, realized in the future, was $290.3 million and $291.0 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

7. INVENTORY

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Inventory consisted of the following:

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At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $37.8 million and $33.9 million, respectively, of finished goods inventory located at its third-party warehouse and shipping service provider.

8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

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In connection with the sale of the Athlone Facility, $92.2 million of the Company’s property, plant and equipment was classified as “Assets held for sale” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 and was not included in these amounts.

9. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:

In connection with the sale of the Athlone Facility, the Company reviewed Topic 805 and determined that the Athlone Facility constituted a business and, accordingly, $2.0 million of the Company’s goodwill was allocated to the Athlone Facility and was classified as “Assets held for sale” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023.

10. LEASES

Future lease payments under non-cancelable leases at June 30, 2024 consisted of the following:

At June 30, 2024, the weighted average incremental borrowing rate and the weighted average remaining lease term for all operating leases held by the Company were 4.2% and 7.9 years, respectively. Cash paid for lease liabilities was $2.5 million and $5.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to $2.5 million and $5.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The Company recorded operating lease expense from continuing operations of $1.8 million and $3.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, as compared to $2.8 million and $5.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:

A summary of the Company’s current provision for sales discounts, allowances and reserves was as follows:

Included in accounts payable was approximately $50.3 million and $34.5 million of amounts payable related to state U.S. Medicaid rebates as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

12. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

The 2026 Term Loans mature on March 12, 2026. The 2026 Term Loans bear interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus a credit spread adjustment applicable to the interest period and an applicable margin of 2.50% with a floor of 0.5%.

The 2026 Term Loans have an incremental facility capacity in the amount of $175.0 million plus additional amounts, provided that the Company meets certain conditions, including a specified leverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants at June 30, 2024.

13. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In February 2024, the Company announced approval by its board of directors of a new share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase its ordinary shares in an aggregate amount of up to $400.0 million (exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such repurchases) from time to time (the “Repurchase Program”). The specific timing and amounts of repurchases under the Repurchase Program will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to ongoing assessments of the Company’s needs, alternative investment opportunities, the market price of its ordinary shares and general market conditions. The Repurchase Program has no set expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 3.5 million of its ordinary shares under the Repurchase Program at an average purchase price of $24.22 per share, resulting in a total cost of $84.7 million. All ordinary shares repurchased were returned to treasury. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining amount authorized under the Repurchase Program was $315.3 million.

14. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The following table presents share-based compensation expense from continuing and discontinued operations included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income:

At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $3.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense was capitalized and recorded as “Inventory” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In February 2021, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors approved the grant of performance-based restricted stock unit awards to employees of the Company at the Senior Vice President level and above, in each case subject to vesting based on the achievement of certain financial, commercial and R&D performance criteria to be assessed over a performance period of three years, and subject, following the end of such three-year performance period, to upward or downward adjustment based on a market condition tied to relative share price performance over the three-year performance period. On February 8, 2024, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors determined that the Company partially achieved the financial performance criteria. This was considered a modification in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation(“Topic 718”) and resulted in a modification charge of approximately $6.8 million. On February 8, 2024, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors also determined that the Company achieved the pipeline performance criteria for these awards, resulting in a $2.6 million incremental share-based compensation expense, as it was deemed such pipeline performance criteria had been met. The share-based compensation expense related to these achievements was recognized in the first quarter of 2024.

15. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER ORDINARY SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per ordinary share is calculated based upon net income (loss) available to holders of ordinary shares divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding. For the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per ordinary share, the Company utilizes the treasury stock method and adjusts the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the effect of outstanding ordinary share equivalents such as stock options and restricted stock unit awards.

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The following potential ordinary share equivalents were not included in the net earnings (loss) per ordinary share calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive:

16. INCOME TAXES

The Company recognizes income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized for differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities at enacted statutory tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In determining future taxable income, the Company is responsible for assumptions that it utilizes, including the amount of Irish and non-Irish pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates that the Company uses to manage the underlying business.

The Company recorded income tax provisions of $22.1 million and $30.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and of $2.7 million and $3.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The income tax provisions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were primarily attributable to taxes on income earned in Ireland. The income tax provisions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were primarily due to U.S. federal and state taxes on income earned in the U.S. As of June 30, 2023, the Company maintained a valuation allowance against its Irish deferred tax assets and didnot record an income tax provision in connection with the utilization of its net operating losses to offset the income earned in Ireland during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

The Company’s effective tax rate during the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 18.3%, which exceeds the Irish statutorytax rate of 12.5%, primarily due to non-deductible expenses and income that was taxable at rates higher than the Irish statutory tax rate. The income tax provision recorded as of June 30, 2024 took into account the estimated impact of the global minimum tax rate component, known as Pillar Two, of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s two-pillar plan on global tax reform, which became effective in Ireland as of January 1, 2024 for multinational companies with consolidated annual revenue of at least €750.0 million. The Company does not expect Pillar Two to have a material impact for the current year.

17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Litigation

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim, asserted or unasserted, or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company would accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Because of uncertainties related to claims and litigation, accruals are based on the Company’s best estimates, utilizing all available information. On a periodic basis, as additional information becomes available, or based on specific events such as the outcome of litigation or settlement of claims, the Company may reassess the potential liability related to these matters and may revise these estimates, which could result in material adverse adjustments to the Company’s operating results. At June 30, 2024, there wereno potential material losses from claims, asserted or unasserted, or legal proceedings that the Company determined were probable of occurring.

INVEGA SUSTENNA ANDA Litigation

Janssen Pharmaceutica and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. initiated patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (the “NJ District Court”) in January 2018 against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”) and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd. (“Teva PI”) (such lawsuit, the “Teva Lawsuit”), in August 2019 against Mylan Laboratories Limited (“Mylan Labs”) and other Mylan entities (the “Mylan Lawsuit”), in December 2019 against Pharmascience, Inc. (“Pharmascience”), Mallinckrodt plc, and SpecGX LLC (the “Pharmascience Lawsuit”), in February 2022 against Accord Healthcare, Inc., Accord Healthcare, Ltd. and Intas Pharmaceuticals, Ltd (“Accord” and such lawsuit, the “Accord Lawsuit”), and in June 2024 against Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Qilu Pharma, Inc. (together, “Qilu”), and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “DE District Court”) in December 2021 against Tolmar Holding, Inc., Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tolmar Therapeutics, Inc., and Tolmar, Inc. (“Tolmar” and such lawsuit, the “Tolmar Lawsuit”), following the respective filings by each of Teva, Mylan Labs, Pharmascience, Accord, Qilu and Tolmar of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) seeking approval from the FDA to market a generic version of INVEGA SUSTENNA before the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 9,439,906. In October 2021, the NJ District Court entered a judgment in favor of the Janssen entities in the Teva Lawsuit. In December 2021, the NJ District Court entered a judgment in favor of the Janssen entities in the Mylan Lawsuit, based on the parties’ prior stipulation to be bound by the judgment in the Teva Lawsuit. The Teva entities and Mylan Labs each filed notices of appeal of their respective judgments with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit Court”), which were consolidated in January 2022 (the “Teva Appeal”). The Pharmascience Lawsuit and the Accord Lawsuit were administratively terminated in July 2022, pending the outcome of the Teva Appeal. In March 2024, the DE District Court issued a decision in the Tolmar Lawsuit, following which both parties filed notices of appeal with the Federal Circuit Court. On April 1, 2024, the Federal Circuit Court issued a decision in the Teva Appeal, affirming in part and vacating and remanding in part the NJ District Court’s judgment, and on June 14, 2024, opening briefs were filed with the NJ District Court for the remanded matters. The Company is not a party to any of these proceedings.

INVEGA TRINZA ANDA Litigation

In September 2020, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Janssen Research & Development, LLC initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the NJ District Court against Mylan Labs, Mylan, and Mylan Institutional LLC following the filing by Mylan Labs of an ANDA seeking approval from the FDA to market a generic version of INVEGA TRINZA before the expiration of U.S. Patent No. 10,143,693 (the “’693 Patent”). Requested judicial remedies include recovery of litigation costs and injunctive relief. In May 2023, the NJ District Court issued an opinion in favor of the Janssen entities on the issues of infringement and validity of the ’693 Patent and the Mylan entities filed a notice of appeal of the decision. The Company is not a party to this proceeding.

VUMERITY ANDA Litigation

In July 2023, Biogen Inc., Biogen Swiss Manufacturing GmbH and Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the DE District Court against Zydus Worldwide DMCC, Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. and Zydus Lifesciences Limited (collectively, “Zydus”) following the filing by Zydus of an ANDA seeking approval from the FDA to engage in the commercial manufacture, use or sale of a generic version of VUMERITY (diroximel fumarate) delayed-release capsules for oral use, 231 mg, before expiration of the Company’s U.S. Patent Nos. 8,669,281; 9,090,558; and 10,080,733. The filing of the lawsuit triggered a stay of FDA approval of the ANDA for up to 30 months in accordance with the U.S. Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (the “Hatch-Waxman Act”). A bench trial is scheduled to begin on July 28, 2025.

Government Matters

The Company has received a subpoena and civil investigative demands from U.S. state and federal governmental authorities for documents related to VIVITROL. The Company is cooperating with the investigations.

Product Liability and Other Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in litigation and other legal proceedings incidental to its normal business activities, including a product liability case alleging that the FDA-approved VIVITROL labeling was inadequate and that VIVITROL caused the individual to suffer from opioid overdose and death. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in these matters.

In addition, in January 2023, Acorda filed a petition with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “NY Southern District Court”) asking the court to confirm in part and modify in part the final arbitral award rendered by an arbitration panel in October 2022 and, as part of the requested modification, seeking an additional approximately $66.0 million in damages. In August 2023, the NY Southern District Court confirmed the final arbitral award and declined to modify the final award to increase the damages awarded thereunder. In September 2023, Acorda filed a notice of appeal of the NY Southern District Court decision to the Federal Circuit Court, and the Company filed a motion to transfer the appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In January 2024, the Federal Circuit Court denied without prejudice the Company’s motion to transfer the appeal and instructed the parties to brief the jurisdictional question as part of the merits appeal. Briefing in the Federal Circuit Court is complete, and the matter is pending decision.

While the outcome of any of these proceedings cannot be accurately predicted, the Company does not believe the ultimate resolution of any of these existing proceedings would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition.

Guarantees

In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into an assignment and assumption of lease agreement (the “Assignment”) pursuant to which Alkermes US assigned to Mural US an operating lease for approximately 180,000 square feet of corporate office space, administrative areas and laboratories located at 852 Winter Street in Waltham, Massachusetts (the “852 Winter Street Lease”), which is described in more detail in Note 10, Leasesin the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Annual Report. Although all of the rights, title and interest in, to and under the 852 Winter Street Lease were transferred to Mural US as of November 15, 2023 pursuant to the Assignment, the Company ratified and reaffirmed for the remainder of the lease term its guarantor obligations in respect of the lease under that certain Guaranty dated as of May 16, 2014. This lease expires in 2026 and includes a tenant option to extend the term for an additional five-year period. Upon completion of the Separation, the Assignment was accounted for as a termination of the original lease and the Company de-recognized the right-of-use asset and lease liability related to the 852 Winter Street Lease. At June 30, 2024, the fair value of the guarantee wasnot material to the Company.