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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KEATING LAURIE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ALKS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, GC & Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 THIRD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2017 (Street) CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/20/2017   M(1)   6,249 A $ 42.22 17,749 D   Common Stock 12/20/2017   S(1)   4,049 D $ 120.8833 (2) 13,700 D   Common Stock 12/20/2017   S(1)   1,900 D $ 121.6747 (3) 11,800 D   Common Stock 12/20/2017   S(1)   300 D $ 122.5333 (4) 11,500 D   Common Stock               257 I by Managed Account (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Based Stock Option 2016 (right to buy)

$ 42.22

12/20/2017

A(6)

6,250

12/20/2017

12/20/2026

Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

6,250

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 42.22

12/20/2017

M(1)

6,249

(7)

12/20/2026

Common Stock

6,249

$ 0

18,751

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KEATING LAURIE 300 THIRD STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142			SVP, GC & Secretary

Signatures

/s/ Michael P. Mason, Attorney-in-Fact for Laurie Keating		12/21/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All sales reported on this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 22, 2017.
(2)	Sale prices ranged from $120.45 to $121.40.
(3)	Sale prices ranged from $121.49 to $122.39.
(4)	Sale prices ranged from $122.51 to $122.58.
(5)	The reporting person owns 257 shares of ALNY common stock under the ALNY 401(k) plan as a result of the ALNY 401(k) matching contribution program.
(6)	On December 20, 2016, the reporting person was granted a performance based stock option to purchase shares of ALNY common stock. One quarter of the shares subject to the option will vest upon the achievement of each of four specific clinical development, regulatory or commercial events, as approved by our compensation committee. Effective December 20, 2017, the compensation committee of the Company determined the first performance criterion had been met and the option vested as to one-quarter of the shares.
(7)	The stock option vests as to 25% of the shares on the 1st anniversary of the date of the stock option grant and as to an additional 6.25% of the shares each successive three month period thereafter.

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