8-K

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):  September 7, 2021

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  (Address of principal executive offices) 10065
(Zip code)

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

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 8.01 Other Events.

On September 7, 2021, the U.S. Government exercised a procurement option under the 19C Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) contract with SIGA Technologies, Inc. for the delivery of approximately $112.5 million of oral TPOXX courses to the U.S. Government.  Product deliveries in connection with the option exercise are targeted for 2021.  The option exercise was also disclosed in the Federal Procurement Data System.

SIGNATURE

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:  September 9, 2021

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Entity Registrant Name	SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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