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) February 6, 2009
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 |
(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 |
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| Rockville, Maryland
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 268-2000
(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
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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 February 6, 2009, the Board of Directors of Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ms. Evdoxia
E. Kopsidas, the Director of Finance, as Interim Principal Accounting Officer. Ms. Kopsidas, 43,
has been the Director of Finance since joining the Company in October 2006. Prior to joining the
Company, Ms. Kopsidas was the controller of BioVeris Corporation from June 2004 through October
2006. Prior to that, Ms. Kopsidas held various roles with BioReliance Corporation between 1998 and
June 2004, most recently serving as controller.
There are no material plans, contracts or other arrangements (or amendments thereto) to which Ms.
Kopisidas is a party, or in which she participates, that was entered into or amended, in connection
with Ms. Kopsidas being appointed as the Interim Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
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Novavax, Inc.
(Registrant)
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| February 9, 2009 |
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/s/Rahul Singhvi
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Rahul Singhvi |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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