form8-k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 13, 2010
Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33137
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14-1902018
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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2273 Research Boulevard, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland
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20850
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 795-1800
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 13, 2010, Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (“Registrant”), entered into an agreement with the Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (“BARDA”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop and obtain regulatory approval for large-scale manufacturing of BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) in the Registrant’s vaccine manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan.
The agreement is a cost-plus-fixed-fee development contract valued at up to approximately $107 million, including a two-year base period of performance of approximately $54.6 million, and three option years valued at a total of approximately $52.3 million. The two-year base period of performance is from July 19, 2010 to July 18, 2012. Each additional option period, if exercised, would extend the period of performance by an additional year, and the entire contract period of performance would end on July 18, 2015.
Activities to be conducted during the two-year base period include completion of characterization and immunogenicity studies, successful consistency lot validation, and a pre-IND meeting. Optional activities to be conducted following BARDA’s exercise of each option year would include, among other things, stability demonstrations, clinical studies and biologics licensing application activities.
A copy of the Registrant’s press release announcing the award is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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.
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Date: July 19, 2010
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EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
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By:
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/s/R. Don Elsey
R. Don Elsey
Chief Financial Officer
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