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): August 8, 2018

NOVAVAX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	000-26770	22-2816046
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20 Firstfield Road

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(240) 268-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Second Quarter Financial Results

On August 8, 2018, Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Items 2.02 and 9.01 of this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated August 8, 2018, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

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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
Name:	John A. Herrmann III
Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: August 9, 2018

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated August 8, 2018, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

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