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Form 8-K for SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC


25-May-2012

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Submission of Matters to a Vote


Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 23, 2012, the stockholders of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment (the "Amendment") to the SIGA Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Amendment increases the maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan from 2,000,000 shares to 4,500,000 shares, and, solely with respect to such 2,500,000 additional shares, extends the term of the Plan until April 25, 2022. The Plan remains unmodified in all other material respects.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2012 (the "2012 Annual Meeting") in New York, New York. Stockholders representing 46,556,934 shares of common stock, or 90.2% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of the March 30, 2012 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 2012 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.

                             Number of Shares Voted

Name                       For     Withheld
Eric A. Rose, M.D.      25,346,679 1,907,692
James J. Antal          26,578,765  675,606
Michael J. Bayer        26,623,070  631,301
William C. Bevins       23,219,856 4,034,515
Thomas E. Constance     25,737,582 1,516,789
Joseph W. Marshall, III 23,199,152 4,055,219
Paul G. Savas           22,389,599 4,864,772
Bruce Slovin            22,408,388 4,845,983
Andrew Stern            25,174,312 2,080,059
Frances F. Townsend     26,827,900  426,471

Michael A. Weiner, M.D. 26,539,705 714,666


(2) Approval of the amendment to the Plan to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Plan from 2,000,000 shares to 4,500,000 shares. Our stockholders approved the amendment to the Plan.

Number of Shares Voted
For Against Abstain
24,317,160 2,843,350 93,861

(3) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Number of Shares Voted
For Against Abstain
45,727,059 321,870 508,005



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
10.1            Amendment to the SIGA Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan


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