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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):  May 13, 2010
               

SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
0-23047
13-3864870
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

35 East 62nd Street
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
 
10065
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 672-9100
 
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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2010 (the “2010 Annual Meeting”) in New York, New York.  Stockholders representing 36,673,789, or 84.5%, of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock as of the March 30, 2010 record date were present in person or were represented at the meeting by proxy.  The items listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting.  Final voting results are shown below.
 
(1) Election of the following individuals to hold office as Directors of the Company for terms of one year. Total common stock voted was 19,900,131.
 
                 Number of Shares Voted
      For     Withheld
Eric A. Rose, M.D.     19,083,081   817,050
           
James J. Antal     19,626,605   273,526
           
Michael J. Bayer     15,881,640   4,018,491
           
Thomas E. Constance     19,191,573   708,558
           
Steven L. Fasman     17,819,333   2,080,798
           
Scott M. Hammer, M.D.     19,623,225   276,906
           
Joseph W. Marshall, III     19,626,605   273,526
           
Paul G. Savas     17,825,534   2,074,597
           
Bruce Slovin     17,895,734   2,004,397
           
Michael A. Weiner, M.D.     17,424,228   2,475,903
           
 
(2)  Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Total common stock voted was 36,378,840 in favor, 62,931 against, 232,018 abstained.

(3)  Approval of the adoption of the SIGA Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. Total common stock voted was 18,156,885 in favor, 1,398,840 against, 344,406 abstained.




 
 
 

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.
 
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
By: /s/ Ayelet Dugary                   
Name: Ayelet Dugary
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
 
 
Date:  May 17, 2010