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):
June 17, 2013
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 0-26770 | 22-2816046 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of Incorporation) | File Number) | 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On June 17, 2013, in accordance with applicable Swedish law, Isconova AB (“Isconova”) filed a press release announcing the intent of Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 17, 2013 relating to the Company’s previously announced offer for the shares and warrants of Isconova, which the Registration Statement was subsequently filed. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Important additional information will be filed with the SEC
This current report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed combination of the Company and Isconova, the Company has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes a preliminary prospectus of the Company. These materials will not be final and may be amended. The Company urges Isconova investors to read the S-4 prospectus, and the Swedish offer document regarding the proposed combination when it becomes available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC and with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, because they will contain important information. You may obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC regarding this proposed Offer, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). You may also obtain the documents filed with the SEC, free of charge, from the Company’s website (www.novavax.com) under the tab “Investor Info” and then under the heading “SEC Filings.”
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of Isconova AB dated June 17, 2013. |
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. | ||
NOVAVAX, INC. | ||||
/s/ John A. Herrmann III, J.D. | ||||
Name: | John A. Herrmann III, J.D. | |||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 17, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of Isconova AB dated June 17, 2013. | |
Press release
UPPSALA, 17 June, 2013
Novavax to make initial Form S-4 registration statement filing
Isconova AB (publ) (“Isconova”) announces that Novavax Inc. (“Novavax”) expects to make its initial filing today of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the name Novavax, Inc.
The registration statement, which is expected to be publicly available on SEC’s website around 6 a.m. EST., provides the details of the previously announced offer for the shares and warrants in Isconova. The registration statement has not yet become effective.
Isconova notes that Novavax has communicated its expectation that the offer document to holders of shares and warrants in Isconova will be distributed as soon as possible after the Registration Statement is declared effective.
Uppsala 17 June, 2013
Isconova AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
For further information, please contact:
Sven Andréasson, CEO Isconova
Tel: +46-701-60 60 60
E-mail: sven.andreasson@isconova.com
About Isconova
Isconova AB is a leading international vaccine adjuvant company. Isconova has deep knowledge of vaccine systems, and the company
develops vaccines together with partners in the human and veterinary markets. The first vaccine using Isconova’s nano-particle
Matrix technology, Equilis®Prequenza, was launched on the veterinary market in 2006. In the human market a number of vaccines
are under development with Isconova’s third generation nano-particle, Matrix-M™. Isconova’s partners include
Crucell/J&J, Pfizer, Merck & Co., The Jenner Institute, Virbac and Genocea. The Company is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.
Isconova AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier (ticker: ISCO). Pareto Öhman AB is the Company’s Certified
Adviser. Additional information about Isconova is available on the company’s website, www.isconova.com.
Additional Information
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation
of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed combination of Novavax and Isconova, Novavax intends to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a preliminary prospectus
of Novavax. These materials are not final and may be amended. Novavax urges investors to read the S-4 prospectus and the Swedish
offer document regarding the proposed combination when they become available, as well as other documents filed with the SEC and
with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, because they will contain important information. You may obtain copies of all
documents filed with the SEC regarding this proposed transaction, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). You
may also obtain the documents filed with the SEC, free of charge, from Novavax’s website (www.novavax.com) under the tab
“Investor Info” and then under the heading “SEC Filings.”