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): July 24, 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) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
Topline RSV F Vaccine Data from Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Older Adults
On July 24, 2017, Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing topline data from the Company’s Phase 2 safety and immunogenicity trial of its RSV F Vaccine in older adults. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 24, 2017, regarding the Company’s topline RSV F Vaccine data from its Phase 2 clinical trial in older adults. | ||
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.
| Novavax, Inc. (Registrant) |
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| Date: July 26, 2017 | By: | /s/ John A. Herrmann III | |||||||
| Name: | John A. Herrmann III | ||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 24, 2017, regarding the Company’s topline RSV F Vaccine data from its Phase 2 clinical trial in older adults. | ||