UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): October 12, 2017
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 0-26770 | 22-2816046 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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20 Firstfield Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(240) 268-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 12, 2017, Barclay A. “Buck” Phillips gave notice of his intention to resign as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”), effective November 10, 2017. From November 10, 2017 until December 31, 2017, Mr. Phillips will provide financial, accounting and transition services as a consultant to the Company for nominal cash consideration and continued vesting in outstanding equity awards. The Company thanks Buck for his many years of service and wishes him well in his new endeavors. Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer pending the Company’s recruitment of a new Chief Financial Officer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: October 13, 2017 | By: | /s/ John A. Herrmann III | ||||||
| Name: | John A. Herrmann III | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
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