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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): August 2, 2007
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
  0-26770
(Commission File Number)
  22-2816046
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
9920 Belward Campus Drive
Rockville, Maryland
(Address of principal executive offices)
  20850
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (240) 268-2000
Not applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year
On August 2, 2007, the Board of Directors of Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) to sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws to permit the Company to issue uncertificated securities through a direct registration program as required by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
The foregoing description of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendments, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
  3.1   Amendments to the Amended and Restated By-laws of Novavax, Inc.
 
  3.2   Amended and Restated By-laws of Novavax, Inc., as amended

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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, thereunto duly authorized.
             
    Novavax, Inc.
   (Registrant)
   
 
           
August 8, 2007
  By:   /s/ Len Stigliano
 
   
 
           
 
  Name:   Len Stigliano    
 
  Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer
   

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