SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ROSE ERIC A MD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
27 EAST 62ND STREET

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10065

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC [ SIGA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share 11/13/2017 M 97,785(1) A $3.53 782,713 D
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share 11/13/2017 F 49,446(2) D $4.47 733,267 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights $3.53 11/13/2017 M 465,000 (3) 02/03/2019 Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share 465,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This Form 4 reports the exercise of 465,000 stock-settled appreciation rights ("SSARs") for shares of common stock of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer"). Each SSAR consists of the right to receive an amount (the "Excess Amount"), in common stock, equal to the excess of the fair market value of one share of common stock of the Issuer (subject to a cap on the fair market value at $4.50 per share) on the date of exercise over the exercise price of such SSAR. The number of shares of common stock issued was determined by dividing the total of all exercised SSARs by the fair market value of one share of common stock of the Issuer on the date of exercise.
2. The Issuer has certain tax withholding obligations associated with the exercise of SSARs and the consequent issuance of common stock of the Issuer. This Form 4 reports the surrender to the Issuer by the Reporting Person of 49,446 shares of common stock otherwise issuable upon the exercise of the SSARs in order to satisfy those withholding tax obligations.
3. The SSARs vested in equal yearly installments over a period of three (3) years, with the first 1/3 of such SSARs vesting on February 2, 2013, the second 1/3 of such SSARs vesting on February 2, 2014, and the remaining 1/3 of such SSARs vesting on February 2, 2015.
/s/ ROSE ERIC A MD 11/15/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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