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): December 10, 2024

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.)

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 672-9100

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
common stock, $.0001 par value
SIGA
The Nasdaq Global Market
 
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 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
On December 10, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (as so amended and restated, the “By-laws”), effective as of such date.

Among other things, the amendments:

 
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update and expand the procedural and disclosure requirements for stockholder nominations and proposals for other business submitted under the advance notice provisions, including updates to reflect the Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of “universal proxy” rules as set forth in Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 
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update provisions related to the Company’s stockholder list to reflect amendments to Delaware law;

 
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require any stockholder soliciting proxies from other stockholders to use a proxy card color other than white; and

 
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implement additional ministerial, clarifying and conforming changes.

The foregoing summary of the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
The following exhibits are included in this report:

Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 
 
 
Amended and Restated By-laws of SIGA Technologies, Inc.
 
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



By:
/s/ Daniel J. Luckshire

Name:
Daniel J. Luckshire

Title:
Chief Financial Officer



Date: December 13, 2024