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) September 7, 2011
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-26770
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22-2816046
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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9920 Belward Campus Drive
Rockville, Maryland
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20850
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
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(240) 268-2000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 6, 2011, John Trizzino resigned as Senior Vice President, Business Development of Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) to become Chief Executive Officer of Immunovaccine, Inc. (TSX-V:IMV), a Canadian clinical stage biotechnology company developing vaccine technology in the area of therapeutic cancer and other infectious diseases. The Company thanks John for his service and wishes him well in his new position. The Company has begun recruitment for a business development executive.
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.
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Novavax, Inc.
(Registrant)
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September 12, 2011
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By:
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/s/ John A. Herrmann III
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Name:
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John A. Herrmann III
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Title:
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Executive Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary
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