Evan A. Knisely Form 4 SIGA / Evan A. Knisely ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Knisely Evan A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

31 EAST 62ND STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC [ SIGA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/11/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	06/11/2024		M		24,712	A	(1)	24,712	D
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	06/11/2024		D(2)		7,414	D	$7.86	17,298	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	06/11/2024		M			24,712	(3)	(3)	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	24,712	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	06/11/2024		A		19,084		(5)	(5)	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	19,084	$0	19,084	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units ("RSUs") represent contingent rights to receive common stock of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") on a one-for-one basis.

2. Reflects RSUs that were cash-settled, per the terms of the compensation program for Board Directors and as noted on the Form 4 filed on June 15, 2023. Partial cash-settlement of RSUs under the Board compensation program is designed to address tax obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs.

3. The RSUs were granted on June 13, 2023, and fully vested on the date of the Company's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

4. RSUs represent contingent rights to receive common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis, of which up to 5,725 RSUs are expected to settle in cash value thereof but may be settled in shares at the discretion of the board of directors.

5. The RSUs fully vest on the date of the Company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

	/s/ Kevin Buckley, as Attorney-in-Fact	06/13/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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