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): January 7, 2019
 
 
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
DELAWARE
  
001-33137
  
14-1902018
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
      
Identification No.)
 
400 Professional Drive, Suite 400,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(240) 631-3200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.


On January 7, 2019, Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced preliminary unaudited financial results for 2018 and guidance for 2019. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the sections entitled “Track Record of Profitable, Diversified Growth,” “2018 Performance,” and “Reconciliation Tables” of the corporate slide deck attached as Exhibit 99.2 are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.


During the week of January 7, 2019, representatives of the company will be attending meetings with investors, analysts and others at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California and these company representatives plan to present the slides attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    
  
Description
   99.1  
 
Press release, issued January 7, 2019.
 99.2
  
Corporate slide deck, dated January 8, 2019.


 

SIGNATURE

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.


 
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
 
 
 
Dated: January 7, 2019
By:
/s/ RICHARD S. LINDAHL
   
Name:       Richard S. Lindahl
Title:         Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
     

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.    
  
Description
 
Press release, dated January 7, 2019.
 
Corporate slide deck, dated January 8, 2019.