UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 22, 2010
 
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
  
0-26770
  
22-2816046
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
9920 Belward Campus Drive
Rockville, Maryland
  
20850
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
  
(240) 268-2000
 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
 
On April 22, 2010, Novavax, Inc. (“Novavax”) issued a press release announcing that it was notified by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) that its Proposal for a contract award is in the “competitive range” for the advanced development of its recombinant influenza vaccine.  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d) 
Exhibits
 
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release of Novavax, Inc. dated April 22, 2010
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized

 
Novavax, Inc.
(Registrant)
  
     
       
April 22, 2010
By:
/s/ John A. Herrmann III
  
 
Name:
John A. Herrmann III
  
 
Title:
Executive Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary