SEC Comment Letter for ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (ALNY) (CIK 0001178670) (ALNY) — Nov 28, 2017
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (ALNY) (CIK 0001178670)
Date: Nov. 28, 2017 · CIK: 0001178670 · Accession: 0000000000-17-041652
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November 27, 2017
Michael P. Mason
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
300 Third Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Re:ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
Filed February 15, 2017
File No. 001-36407
Dear Mr. Mason:
We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related
disclosures and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us
with information so we may better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to the comment within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response to the comment, we may have additional comments.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2016
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
3. Significant Agreements , page 97
1.For each significant agreement, please provide us a schedule by type and amount of costs
incurred included in research and development expenses for the years ended December
31, 2015 and 2016 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Also provide us a
similar schedule for general and administrative expenses or confirm that you have not
incurred material general and administrative expenses related to your significant
agreements.
In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the
accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or
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absence of action by the staff.
You may contact Frank Wyman at 202-551-3660 or Jim Rosenberg at 202-551-3679
with any questions.
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Healthcare & Insurance