| 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC [ SIGA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 09/30/2009 | X | 1,824,412 | A | $1.9 | 4,296,634 | I | Owned through partially-owned corporation(1) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share | 09/30/2009 | F | 444,665 | D | $7.8 | 3,851,969 | I | Owned through partially-owned corporation(1) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share | 09/30/2009 | P | 3,851,969(2) | A | $6.24 | 3,851,969 | I | Owned through partially-owned limited partnership | ||
| Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share | 5,962,032 | I | Owned through wholly-owned corporation | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Warrant (Right to Buy) | $1.9 | 09/30/2009 | X | 1,824,412 | 01/08/2004 | 01/08/2011 | Common Stock | 1,824,412 | $0.00 | 0 | I | Owned through partially-owned corporation(1) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents securities held by TransTech Pharma, Inc. ("TTP"), a corporation in which Ronald O. Perelman, a joint filer hereunder, has a direct ownership interest. Mr. Perelman disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported on the Form 4 as owned by TTP, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. None of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., MacAndrews & Forbes LLC or STH Partners, L.P., a limited partnership in which MacAndrews & Forbes LLC has a direct ownership interest and a joint filer hereunder ("STH"), has any pecuniary interest in securities held by TTP. |
| 2. On September 30, 2009, STH acquired 3,851,969 shares of Common Stock in a privately negotiated purchase from TTP. |
| Remarks: |
| Ronald O. Perelman beneficially owns 100% of the common stock of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., which beneficially owns 100% of the equity interests of MacAndrews & Forbes LLC, a joint filer hereunder. MacAndrews & Forbes LLC has a direct ownership interest in STH. MacAndrews & Forbes LLC beneficially owns the securities described above as owned through wholly-owned corporation and STH beneficially owns the securities described above as owned through partially-owned limited partnership. STH has agreed that any voting stock of SIGA Technologies, Inc. ("SIGA") held by STH will be voted in the same proportion as the votes cast by the other holders of voting stock of SIGA on any matter to be voted on by holders of such voting stock. |
| /s/ Barry F. Schwartz, Executive Vice Chairman | 10/02/2009 | |
| /s/ Barry F. Schwartz for Ronald O. Perelman pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission | 10/02/2009 | |
| /s/ Barry F. Schwartz, Executive Vice Chairman | 10/02/2009 | |
| /s/ Paul G. Savas, Executive Vice President | 10/02/2009 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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