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) June 17, 2010
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 0-26770 | | 22-2816046 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9920 Belward Campus Drive Rockville, Maryland | | 20850 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (240) 268-2000 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 17, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected Stanley C. Erck, Michael A. McManus, Jr., J.D., and James F. Young. Ph.D. as Class III directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the stockholders’ votes with respect to the election of such directors were as follows:
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| Stanley C. Erck | 42,904,038 | | 6,093,849 | | 32,186,736 |
| Michael A. McManus, Jr., J.D. | 43,620,884 | | 5,377,003 | | 32,186,736 |
| James F. Young. Ph.D. | 47,991,954 | | 1,005,933 | | 32,186,736 |
In addition, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The results of the stockholders’ votes with respect to this proposal were as follows:
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| Ratification of Independent Auditor | 80,636,168 | | 416,890 | | 131,565 |
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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| June 23, 2010 | By: | | /s/ John A. Herrmann III | |
| | Name: | | John A. Herrmann III | |
| | Title: | | Executive Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
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