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 29, 2015
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-23047
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13-3864870
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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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660 Madison Avenue, Suite 1700
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
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10065
(Zip code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 672-9100
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 29, 2015, SIGA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SIGA”), entered into a modification (the “Modification”) to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) with respect to SIGA’s smallpox antiviral drug Tecovirimat (also known as ST-246). The probable entry into the Modification was previously disclosed in SIGA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 24, 2014 (the “December 24th 8-K”). As noted in the December 24th 8-K, the Modification was subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, which was granted on April 27, 2015. Pursuant to the Modification, the delivery schedule of Tecovirimat has been extended to accommodate an increase in dosage. As previously noted in the December 24th 8-K, the provisional dosage for Tecovirimat has increased to 600 mg administered twice daily (600 mg BID or 1,200 mg per day) from the prior provisional dosage of 600 mg once daily (or 600 mg per day).
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.
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SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Luckshire
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Name:
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Daniel J. Luckshire
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: May 5, 2015