INCY Incyte Corporation

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 2)

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 1, 2016

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On June 1, 2016, Incyte Corporation (“Incyte”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting that on June 1, 2016, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of May 9, 2016, among Incyte, as guarantor, Incyte Europe S.à r.l. (“Incyte Europe”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Incyte, as purchaser, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Cayman) L.P., as seller, and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ARIAD”), as guarantor, Incyte Europe completed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of all of the outstanding shares of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. (“ARIAD Luxembourg”).  On July 1, 2016, Incyte amended the Original Form 8-K to include the financial statements of ARIAD Luxembourg and the pro forma financial information required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of Form 8-K that were excluded from the Original Form 8-K in reliance on the instructions to such items (the “July 8-K/A”).

This Amendment No. 2 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A further amends and supplements the Original Form 8-K to include certain additional pro forma financial information of Incyte required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K in connection with the Acquisition, as set forth below. The Original Form 8-K otherwise remains the same, as amended and supplemented by the July 8-K/A, and the Items therein, including Item 9.01, and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

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