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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2012
 
Or
¨
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from ________ to ___________

Commission File No. 0-23047
SIGA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3864870
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer Identification. No.)
incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
35 East 62nd Street
10065
New York, NY
(zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 672-9100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
common stock, $.0001 par value
Nasdaq Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one): Large Accelerated Filer ¨ Accelerated Filer x Non-Accelerated Filer ¨ Smaller Reporting Company ¨.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ¨ No x.
 
As of July 31, 2012 the registrant had outstanding 51,638,352 shares of common stock.
 

 



SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM 10-Q









PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements.

SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 
 
June 30,
2012
 
December 31, 2011
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
34,932,776

 
$
49,256,930

Accounts receivable
1,517,947

 
2,637,103

Inventory
8,859,970

 

Prepaid expenses
542,059

 
356,898

Deferred tax assets
726,203

 
727,772

Total current assets
46,578,955

 
52,978,703

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
855,208

 
818,992

Accounts receivable
2,000,983

 

Deferred costs
1,937,671

 
250,072

Goodwill
898,334

 
898,334

Other assets
1,625,800

 
285,345

Deferred tax assets, net
38,744,039

 
35,149,031

Total assets
$
92,640,990

 
$
90,380,477

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
10,045,821

 
$
2,278,316

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
4,465,450

 
4,644,461

Total current liabilities
14,511,271

 
6,922,777

 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue
42,992,609

 
41,001,110

Common stock warrants
734,739

 
622,938

Other liabilities
157,182

 
147,586

Total liabilities
58,395,801

 
48,694,411

Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Common stock ($.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,638,352 and 51,637,352 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)
5,164

 
5,164

Additional paid-in capital
151,509,784

 
150,551,211

Accumulated deficit
(117,269,759
)
 
(108,870,309
)
Total stockholders’ equity
34,245,189

 
41,686,066

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
92,640,990

 
$
90,380,477


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

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SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
$
2,701,164

 
$
2,491,056

 
$
4,166,916

 
$
4,187,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
3,474,691

 
9,350,541

 
5,688,568

 
13,600,596

Research and development
5,182,516

 
3,835,386

 
9,647,054

 
7,401,664

Patent preparation fees
376,320

 
413,048

 
712,618

 
754,875

Total operating expenses
9,033,527

 
13,598,975

 
16,048,240

 
21,757,135

Operating loss
(6,332,363
)
 
(11,107,919
)
 
(11,881,324
)
 
(17,569,358
)
Decrease (increase) in fair value of common stock warrants
325,012

 
2,039,851

 
(111,801
)
 
3,802,809

Other income, net
74

 
2,006

 
236

 
12,100

   Loss before income taxes
(6,007,277
)
 
(9,066,062
)
 
(11,992,889
)
 
(13,754,449
)
Benefit from income taxes
1,660,720

 
32,907,988

 
3,593,439

 
32,895,101

Net income (loss)
$
(4,346,557
)
 
$
23,841,926

 
$
(8,399,450
)
 
$
19,140,652

Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.38

Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.40

 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.28

Weighted average shares outstanding: basic
51,638,352

 
50,879,599

 
51,638,061

 
50,422,014

Weighted average shares outstanding: diluted
51,638,352

 
54,671,403

 
51,638,061

 
54,507,838


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

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SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:

 

Net income (loss)
$
(8,399,450
)
 
$
19,140,652

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities
 
 
 
Depreciation and other amortization
208,973

 
347,314

Increase (decrease) in fair value of warrants
111,801

 
(3,802,809
)
Stock based compensation
956,883

 
8,258,944

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(881,827
)
 
1,193,504

Inventory
(8,859,970
)
 

Deferred costs
(1,687,599
)
 

Accrued interest on short-term investments

 
(7,572
)
Prepaid expenses
(185,161
)
 
3,842

Other assets
7,501

 
(960
)
Deferred income taxes, net
(3,593,439
)
 
(32,895,528
)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
7,588,494

 
(1,015,153
)
Deferred revenue
1,991,499

 

Other liabilities
9,596

 
20,925

Net cash used in operating activities
(12,732,699
)
 
(8,756,841
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(245,189
)
 
(95,382
)
Collateral for surety bond
(1,347,956
)
 

Proceeds from maturity of short term investments

 
30,000,000

Purchases of short term investments

 
(24,992,928
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(1,593,145
)
 
4,911,690

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Net proceeds from exercise of warrants and options
1,690

 
3,607,398

Repurchase of common stock

 
(1,093,936
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
1,690

 
2,513,462

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(14,324,154
)
 
(1,331,689
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
49,256,930

 
6,332,053

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
34,932,776

 
$
5,000,364

 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
 
 
 
   Reclass of common stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital upon warrant exercise
$

 
$
970,816


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.

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SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011, included in the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. All terms used but not defined elsewhere herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2012. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented have been included. The 2011 year-end balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred cumulative net losses and expects to incur additional losses to perform further research and development activities. The Company has limited capital resources and may need additional funds in the future to complete the development of its products. Management plans to fund future development work and operations through sources of cash that may include: collaborative agreements, strategic alliances, research grants, future equity and debt financing, procurement contracts and cash and investments on hand. There is no assurance that the Company would be successful in obtaining future financing on commercially reasonable terms. Management believes that existing funds combined with cash flows primarily from its procurement contract with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) through Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (“BARDA,” and such contract, the “BARDA Contract”) (refer to Note 2) and continuing government grants and contracts (collectively, “Grants”) will be sufficient to support its operations for at least the next twelve months. The success of the Company is dependent upon generating commercial sales and the Company’s ability to fund future business activities. If the Company is unable to achieve profitable operations and/or raise adequate capital, future operations might need to be scaled back or discontinued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of the carrying amount of recorded assets and liabilities that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to current period presentation.

Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company has cash in bank accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC") insured limits. However, Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides temporary unlimited FDIC coverage through at least December 31, 2012. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash accounts. No allowance has been provided for potential credit losses because management believes that any such losses would be minimal, if any. The Company’s accounts payable consist of trade payables due to creditors.

2. Procurement Contract and Research Agreements
 
Procurement Contract
In May 2011, the Company signed the BARDA Contract pursuant to which SIGA agreed to deliver two million courses of ST-246® to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile (the “Strategic Stockpile”). The five-year base contract award is worth approximately $435 million, and the BARDA Contract also includes various options to be exercised at BARDA’s discretion. As originally issued, the BARDA Contract included an option for the purchase of up to 12 million additional courses of ST-246; however, following a protest by a competitor of the Company, BARDA issued a contract modification on June 24, 2011 pursuant to which it deleted the option to purchase the additional courses. Under the BARDA Contract as modified, BARDA has agreed to buy from SIGA 1.7 million courses of ST-246. Additionally, SIGA will contribute to BARDA 300,000 courses manufactured using federal funds provided by HHS under prior development contracts. The BARDA Contract as modified also contains options that will permit SIGA to continue its work on pediatric and geriatric versions of the drug as well as use ST-246 for smallpox prophylaxis. As described in Note 11, the amount of profits SIGA is likely to retain pursuant to the BARDA Contract is subject to the judgment entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in PharmAthene’s action against SIGA and the outcome of the pending appeal.


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In the fourth quarter of 2011, SIGA received approximately $41 million in advance payments under the BARDA Contract. The terms of the BARDA Contract require that the Company meet various performance conditions and delivery requirements (collectively, the “Conditions”). The advance payments are refundable if SIGA fails to fulfill the Conditions. These amounts are recorded as deferred revenue as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company will not be able to recognize revenue under the BARDA Contract until the Conditions have been satisfied. Direct costs incurred by the Company to fulfill the requirements under the BARDA Contract are being deferred and will be recognized as an expense over the same period that the related deferred revenue is recognized as revenue. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, deferred direct costs under the BARDA Contract of approximately $1.9 million and $250,000, respectively, are included in deferred costs on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $2.0 million as accounts receivable and deferred revenue, respectively, for services provided under the BARDA Contract; in accordance with the BARDA Contract, payment to SIGA will occur once the Company meets minimum delivery thresholds. Amounts are recorded as deferred revenue under the BARDA Contract until such time that the Conditions are satisfied.

Research Agreements
The Company obtains funding from the Grants it obtains from National Institutes of Health and BARDA to support its research and development activities. Currently, the Company has four active Grants with varying expiration dates through July 2016 that provide for potential future aggregate research and development funding for specific projects of approximately $23.5 million. This amount includes, among other things, options that may or may not be exercised at the U.S. government’s discretion. The Grants contain customary terms and conditions including the U.S. Government’s right to terminate a grant for convenience.
 
3. Stock Compensation Plans
 
The Company’s 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) was initially adopted in May 2010. The 2010 Plan provided for the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and unrestricted stock with respect to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Common Stock to employees, consultants and outside directors of the Company. On May 17, 2011, the 2010 Plan was amended to provide for the issuance of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and on February 2, 2012 the 2010 Plan was amended to provide for the issuance of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). Effective April 25, 2012, the 2010 Plan was amended to increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance to an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted RSUs and SARs under the 2010 Plan as described below. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense, including stock options, SARS and RSUs, of approximately $1.0 million and $8.3 million, respectively.

Stock Appreciation Rights
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 1.4 million shares of stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSARs”) at a weighted average grant-date fair value of $0.68 per share. The exercise price of a SSAR is equal to the closing market price on the date of grant. The granted SSARs vest in equal annual installments over a period of three years and expire no later than seven years from the date of grant.

The appreciation of each SSAR was capped at a determined maximum value. As these instruments are stock-settled, value will be provided in the form of SIGA stock. Due to the cap on value, of the 1.4 million SSARs granted, the maximum number of shares that could be issued is 462,854. As of June 30, 2012, $0.8 million of total remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost for SSARs is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service period.

The fair value of granted SSARs has been estimated utilizing a Monte Carlo method. The Monte Carlo method is a statistical simulation technique used to provide the grant-date fair value of an award. As the issued SSARs were capped at maximum values, such attribute was considered in the simulation. The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions utilized in the valuations:

Expected volatility
 
71
%
Expected life from grant date
 
4.5 years

Expected dividend yield
 
%
Risk-free interest rate
 
0.61
%


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The Company calculates the expected volatility using a combination of SIGA’s historical volatility and the volatility of a group of comparable companies. The expected life from grant date was estimated based on the expectation of exercise behavior in consideration of the maximum value and contractual term of the SSARs. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s intent not to issue a dividend in the foreseeable future. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the expected life of the SSARs.

Restricted Stock Awards/Restricted Stock Units
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 460,000 RSUs at a weighted-average grant-date fair value of $2.82 per share. RSUs awarded to employees vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period and RSUs awarded to Directors vest over a one-year period. As of June 30, 2012, $1.2 million of total remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost for RSUs is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service period.
 
4. Per Share Data

The Company computes, presents and discloses earnings per share in accordance with the authoritative guidance which specifies the computation, presentation and disclosure requirements for earnings per share of entities with publicly held common stock or potential common stock. The objective of basic EPS is to measure the performance of an entity over the reporting period by dividing income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding. The objective of diluted EPS is consistent with that of basic EPS, except that it also gives effect to all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period.

The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted net loss (earnings) per share computation: 

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net (loss) income for basic earnings per share
$
(4,346,557
)
 
$
23,841,926

 
$
(8,399,450
)
 
$
19,140,652

Change in fair value of warrants

 
2,039,851

 

 
3,802,809

Net (loss) income, adjusted for change in fair value of warrants for diluted earnings per share
$
(4,346,557
)
 
$
21,802,075

 
$
(8,399,450
)
 
$
15,337,843

Weighted-average shares
51,638,352

 
50,879,599

 
51,638,061

 
50,422,014

Effect of potential common shares

 
3,791,804

 

 
4,085,824

Weighted-average shares: diluted
51,638,352

 
54,671,403

 
51,638,061

 
54,507,838

(Loss) earning per share: basic
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.47

 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.38

(Loss) earning per share: diluted
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.40

 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.28


In a prior period, the Company revised the diluted earnings per share calculation as previously reported for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The effects of such revision are reflected in the above reconciliation.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the diluted earnings per share calculation reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of outstanding warrants and the corresponding elimination of the benefit included in operating results from the change in fair value of the warrants. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money options and warrants, unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of such equity awards is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options, the average amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible, are collectively assumed to be used to repurchase shares.




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The Company incurred losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, whereas for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company had net income. For all periods presented, certain equity instruments are excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share as the effect of such shares is anti-dilutive, as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Stock Options:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number
2,830,810

 
265,889

 
2,815,345

 
221,124

Weighted average exercise price
$
4.36

 
$
12.89

 
$
4.37

 
$
11.89

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number
461,462

 

 
377,913

 

Weighted average exercise price
$
3.53

 

 
$
3.53

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted Stock Units:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number
372,637

 

 
240,824

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number
2,253,902

 

 
2,273,281

 

Weighted average exercise price
$
3.30

 

 
$
3.29

 

As discussed in Note 3, the appreciation of each SSAR was capped at a determined maximum value. As a result, the weighted average number shown in the table above for stock-settled stock appreciation rights reflects the weighted average maximum number of shares that could be issued.

5. Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximates fair value due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments. Common stock warrants which are classified as liabilities are recorded at their fair value as of each reporting period.

The measurement of fair value requires the use of techniques based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. The inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations where inputs are observable or where significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 – Instruments where significant value drivers are unobservable to third parties.

The Company uses model-derived valuations where inputs are observable in active markets to determine the fair value of certain common stock warrants on a recurring basis and classify such warrants in Level 2. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes model consisting of the following variables: (i) the closing price of SIGA’s common stock; (ii) the expected remaining life of the warrant; (iii) the expected volatility using a weighted-average of historical volatilities from a combination of SIGA and comparable companies; and (iv) the risk-free market rate. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the fair value of such warrants was $734,739 and $622,938, respectively, classified as non-current common stock warrants on the balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company held approximately $10.0 million in United States Treasury Bills, classified as a Level 1 security. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, SIGA did not hold any Level 3 securities.


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6. Related Party Transactions
 
On December 1, 2009, the Company entered into an Office Service Agreement with an affiliate of M&F to occupy office space for approximately $8,000 per month. In June 2011, the Office Services Agreement was amended due to expanded use of space by the Company. This amendment increased the Company’s monthly payment to $11,000 per month. An amendment in February 2012 increased the monthly payment to $12,000 to appropriately reflect expanded use of space. The Office Service Agreement is cancelable upon 60 days notice by SIGA or the affiliate.
 
On June 19, 2012, certain warrants to purchase 247,272 shares of SIGA common stock held by M&F were amended to extend expiration from June 19, 2012 to June 19, 2014. The modification of the warrants resulted in an expense of $257,000 recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2012.

A member of the Company’s Board of Directors is a member of the Company’s outside counsel. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred costs of $875,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, related to services provided by the outside counsel. On June 30, 2012, the Company’s outstanding payables included $443,000 payable to the outside counsel.
 
7. Inventory
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or estimated realizable value. The Company capitalizes inventory costs associated with the Company’s products when, based on management’s judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are expensed as research and development. Inventory is evaluated for impairment periodically to identify inventory that may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value. If certain batches or units of product no longer meet quality specifications or become obsolete due to expiration, the Company records a charge to cost of goods sold to write down such unmarketable inventory to its estimated realizable value.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has $8.9 million of work in-process inventory. The value of such in-process inventory represents the costs incurred to manufacture ST-246 under the BARDA Contract. Certain of the existing units of ST-246 were initially manufactured prior to the point at which future commercialization was probable; thus, such cost was expensed as research and development in those respective periods. Additional costs incurred to complete production of courses of ST-246 will be recorded as inventory.

8. Accrued Expenses
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
 
June 30,
 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Vacation
$
310,775

 
$
222,706

Bonus
838,643

 
1,067,000

Professional fees
665,778

 
339,200

Loss contingency
2,422,103

 
2,050,000

Other
228,151

 
965,555

Total
$
4,465,450

 
$
4,644,461


Refer to Note 11 for discussion on the loss contingency.

9. Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets, net were $39.5 million at June 30, 2012 and $35.9 million at December 31, 2011, respectively, net of valuation allowances of $5.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company incurred net losses for tax purposes and, consequently, recognized income tax benefit of $1.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $32.9 million primarily due to a partial reduction of its valuation allowance as a significant portion of its deferred tax assets became realizable on a more likely than not basis primarily as a result of the execution of the BARDA Contract and forecasts of pre-tax earnings.

The recognition of a valuation allowance for deferred taxes requires management to make estimates and judgments about the Company’s future profitability which are inherently uncertain. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. If the

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current estimates of future taxable income are reduced or not realized, for example, based on an appellate ruling in the PharmAthene litigation described in Note 11, the Company’s assessment regarding the realization of deferred tax assets could change. Future changes in the estimated amount of deferred taxes expected to be realized will be reflected in the Company’s financial statements in the period the estimate is changed with a corresponding adjustment to operating results. Changes in estimates may occur often and can have a significant favorable or unfavorable impact on the Company’s operating results from period to period.
10. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued updated accounting guidance, which amended guidance on how to test goodwill for impairment. This update permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a two-step goodwill quantitative impairment test. The updated guidance is effective for annual impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. SIGA adopted this guidance beginning in 2012 and expects that it will not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued additional guidance on fair value measurements that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The updated guidance is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. SIGA adopted this guidance beginning in 2012; it does not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued accounting guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The new standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance which defers requirements regarding reclassifications of items out of comprehensive income on the face of the income statement while retaining other requirements of the initial guidance. These standards are effective for SIGA beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012.  The adoption of this guidance does not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

11. Commitments and Contingencies

In December 2006, PharmAthene, Inc. (“PharmAthene”) filed an action against SIGA in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) captioned PharmAthene, Inc. v. SIGA Technologies, Inc., C.A. No. 2627-N. In its amended complaint, PharmAthene requested the Court to demand SIGA enter into a license agreement with PharmAthene with respect to ST-246, as well as issue a declaration that SIGA is obliged to execute such a license agreement, and award damages resulting from SIGA’s supposed breach of that obligation. PharmAthene also alleged that SIGA breached an obligation to negotiate such a license agreement in good faith, as well as seeks damages for promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment based on supposed information, capital and assistance that PharmAthene allegedly provided to SIGA during the negotiation process. A trial was held on PharmAthene’s claims in January 2011.

In September 2011, the Court of Chancery issued its post-trial opinion. The Court denied PharmAthene’s requests for specific performance and expectation damages measured by the present value of estimated future profits. However, the Court held that SIGA breached its duty to negotiate in good faith and was liable under the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court consequently awarded to PharmAthene what the Court described as an equitable payment stream or equitable lien consisting of fifty percent of the net profits that SIGA achieves from sales of ST-246 after SIGA secures the first $40 million in net profits, for ten years following the first commercial sale. In addition, PharmAthene was awarded one-third of its reasonable attorney fees and expert witness expenses.
In May 2012, the Court entered its final order and judgment in this matter, implementing its post-trial opinion. Among other things, the final order and judgment provides that (a) net profits will be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently with how they are applied in the preparation of SIGA’s financial statements, (b) the net profits calculation will take into account expenses relating to ST-246 commencing with SIGA’s acquisition of ST-246 in August 2004, and (c) the amount of attorneys’ fees, expenses and related interest that PharmAthene may recover totals $2.4 million. SIGA has recorded a $2.4 million loss contingency with respect to the fee and expense portion of the judgment as of June 30, 2012. Prior to entry of the final order and judgment, SIGA had accrued $2.0 million for this contingency as of March 31, 2012. 

In June 2012, SIGA commenced its appeal of the final order and judgment and certain earlier rulings of the Court. Shortly thereafter, PharmAthene filed its cross-appeal. SIGA obtained a stay of enforcement of the fee and expense portion of the judgment by filing a surety bond for the amount of the judgment plus post-judgment interest. SIGA posted $1.3 million as collateral for the surety bond which is recorded in other assets as of June 30, 2012. On July 27, 2012, SIGA filed its opening brief on appeal, identifying

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the following points of error:  (a) the Court erred in holding that SIGA breached its obligation to negotiate in good faith following the termination of the PharmAthene merger in 2006; (b) the Court erred in holding that PharmAthene’s assistance enriched SIGA and that PharmAthene is consequently entitled to relief under the doctrine of promissory estoppel; (c) the Court erred in awarding relief in the form of an equitable payment stream; and (d) the Court erred in awarding PharmAthene a portion of its attorneys’ fees, expenses and expert witness costs. 

We expect that the Court’s final order and judgment will have a materially adverse impact on the Company and its future results of operations unless the appeal and cross-appeal result in a materially positive change to the portion of the ruling awarding the equitable payment stream. The Company cannot assure success on the appeal and cross-appeal. 

From time to time, the Company is involved in disputes or legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that there is no dispute or litigation pending, except as discussed above, that could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties.
 
Overview
 
We are a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical solutions for some of the most lethal disease-causing pathogens in the world - smallpox, Ebola, dengue, Lassa fever and other dangerous viruses. Our business is to discover, develop, manufacture and successfully commercialize drugs to prevent and treat these high-priority threats. Our mission is to disarm dreaded viral diseases and create robust, modern biodefense countermeasures.    

Commercial Product - ST-246

The Company’s lead product, ST-246, is an orally administered antiviral drug that targets orthopoxviruses. In May 2011, SIGA signed the BARDA Contract pursuant to which we agreed to deliver two million courses of ST-246 to the Strategic Stockpile. The five-year base contract award is worth approximately $435 million, and the BARDA Contract also includes various options to be exercised at BARDA’s discretion. As originally issued, the BARDA Contract included an option for the purchase of up to 12 million additional courses of ST-246; however, following a protest by a competitor of the Company, BARDA issued a contract modification on June 24, 2011 pursuant to which it deleted the option to purchase the additional courses. Under the BARDA Contract as modified, BARDA has agreed to buy from SIGA 1.7 million courses of ST-246. Additionally, SIGA will contribute to BARDA 300,000 courses manufactured using federal funds provided by HHS under prior development contracts. The BARDA Contract as modified also contains options that will permit SIGA to continue its work on pediatric and geriatric versions of the drug as well as use ST-246 for smallpox prophylaxis. As discussed in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”, the amount of profits we are likely to retain pursuant to the BARDA Contract is subject to the judgment entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in PharmAthene’s action against SIGA and the outcome of the pending appeal.

We believe ST-246 will be the first entirely new small-molecule drug delivered to the Strategic Stockpile under Project BioShield. FDA has designated ST-246 for “fast-track” status, creating a path for expedited FDA review and eventual regulatory approval.
    
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our condensed consolidated financial statements, which we discuss under the “Results of Operations” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Some of our accounting policies require us to make difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our most critical accounting estimates include the valuation of stock options and warrants, revenue recognition, impairment of assets and income taxes. Information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates appear in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and filed on March 1, 2012. Other than the policies that follow, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, there were no significant changes to any critical accounting policies or to the related estimates and judgments involved in applying these policies.

Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or estimated realizable value. The Company capitalizes inventory costs associated with the Company’s products when, based on management’s judgment, future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized; otherwise, such costs are expensed as research and development. Inventory is evaluated for impairment periodically to identify inventory that may expire prior to expected sale or has a cost basis in excess of its estimated realizable value. If certain batches or units of product no longer meet quality specifications or become obsolete due to expiration, the Company records a charge to cost of goods sold to write down such unmarketable inventory to its estimated realizable value.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued updated accounting guidance which amended guidance on how to test goodwill for impairment. This update permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a two-step goodwill impairment test. The updated guidance is effective for annual impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this guidance beginning in 2012 and expect it will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued additional guidance on fair value measurements that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. The updated guidance is effective during interim and annual period beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this guidance beginning in 2012; it does not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued accounting guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. The new standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance which defers requirements regarding reclassifications of items out of comprehensive income on the face of the income statement while retaining other requirements of the initial guidance. These standards are effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012.  The adoption of this guidance does not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations
 
Three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
 
Revenues from Grants for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $2.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively. A $886,000 increase in revenue from federal grants awarded in May 2011 to support development of a dengue antiviral and in August 2011 to support development of a Lassa fever antiviral was mostly offset by a $241,000 decrease in revenue from our federal grants and contracts supporting the development of ST-246 and a $435,000 decrease in revenue related to the conclusion in late 2011 of two federal grants supporting development of a broad-spectrum antiviral.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $3.5 million and $9.4 million, respectively, reflecting a decrease of approximately $5.9 million or 63%. The decrease in SG&A expenses mainly relates to a $6.5 million decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation related to certain awards granted in 2011.

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses were $5.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $1.4 million or 37% from the $3.8 million incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in expenses related to the development of ST-246 and Lassa fever antivirals, high-throughput screening, facilities and compensation.

During the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred $2.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, on the development of ST-246. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we spent $360,000 on internal human resources dedicated to the drug’s development and $2.1 million mainly on manufacturing and clinical testing. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, we spent $413,000 on internal human resources and $1.1 million mainly on manufacturing and clinical testing.

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we spent $688,000 for the development of drug candidates for dengue fever and Lassa fever of which $321,000 was spent mainly on human resources and $367,000 was spent mainly on chemistry and certain laboratory equipment. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, we spent $339,000 for dengue fever, Lassa virus and other drug candidates for certain arenavirus pathogens and hemorrhagic fevers, of which $192,000 was mainly for internal human resources and $147,000 for medicinal chemistry and pre-clinical testing of our drug candidates.

Patent preparation expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $376,000 and $413,000, respectively, mainly as a result of our continuing efforts to protect our drug candidates in expanded geographic territories.
 
Changes in the fair value of certain warrants to acquire common stock are recorded as gains or losses. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we recorded gains of $325,000 and $2.0 million, respectively, reflecting changes in the fair market value of warrants and rights to purchase common stock during the respective years. The warrants and rights to purchase

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our common stock were recorded at fair market value and classified as liabilities. 

Other income for the second quarters of 2012 and 2011 consists of interest income on our cash and cash equivalents.

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the benefit from income taxes of $1.7 million mainly reflects the tax benefit from net losses offset by an increase to the valuation allowance based on current estimates of pre-tax income. If the current estimates of future taxable income are reduced or not realized, for example, based on the judgment entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in PharmAthene’s action against SIGA described in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings” and the outcome of the pending appeal, the Company’s assessment regarding the realization of deferred tax assets could change. Future changes in the estimated amount of deferred taxes expected to be realized will be reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the period in which the estimate is changed with a corresponding adjustment to operating results. Changes in estimates may occur often and can have a significant favorable or unfavorable impact on the Company’s operating results from period to period.

Six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

Revenues from Grants for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $4.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively. An increase in revenue of $1.3 million from federal grants awarded in May 2011 to support development of a dengue antiviral and in August 2011 to support development of a Lassa fever antiviral was mostly offset by a decline in revenue from our federal grants and contracts supporting the development of ST-246 and a revenue decline related to the conclusion in late 2011 of two federal grants supporting development of a broad-spectrum antiviral.
 
SG&A for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $5.7 million and $13.6 million, respectively, reflecting a decrease of approximately $7.9 million or 58%. The decrease in SG&A expenses mainly relates to a $7.3 million decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation related to certain awards granted in 2011 and a decrease of $1.2 million in legal fees. Legal expenses were higher in 2011 due to trial costs pertaining to the litigation brought by PharmAthene, Inc.

R&D expenses were $9.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $2.2 million or 30% from the $7.4 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in expenses related to the development of ST-246 and Lassa fever antivirals, high-throughput screening, facilities and compensation.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred direct costs of $4.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, on the development of ST-246. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we spent approximately $658,000 on internal human resources dedicated to the drug’s development and $3.8 million mainly on manufacturing and clinical testing. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we spent $809,000 on internal human resources dedicated to the drug’s development and $1.7 million mainly on clinical testing and manufacturing. From inception of the ST-246 development program to-date, we have invested a total of $49.8 million in the program, of which $9.0 million supported internal human resources and $40.8 million were used mainly for manufacturing, clinical and pre-clinical work. These resources reflect research and development expenses directly related to the program. They exclude additional expenditures such as patent costs, allocation of indirect expenses, and other services provided by BARDA, NIH and the Department of Defense (“DoD”).
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we spent approximately $1.3 million to support the development of drug candidates for dengue fever, Lassa fever and other drug candidates for certain arenavirus pathogens and hemorrhagic fevers, of which $583,000 was spent mainly on human resources and $723,000 was spent on chemistry and certain laboratory equipment. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we spent $639,000 for the development of drug candidates for dengue fever and Lassa fever, of which $306,000 was spent mainly on human resources and $333,000 was spent mainly on the optimization and chemistry of the lead antiviral compounds. From inception of these programs to date, we have spent a total of $11.6 million related to the programs, of which $3.9 million, $7.5 million and $298,000 were expended on internal human resources, pre-clinical work and equipment, respectively. These resources reflect research and development expenses directly related to the programs. They exclude additional expenditures such as patent costs, allocation of indirect expenses, and other services provided by BARDA, NIH and DoD.

Patent preparation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $713,000 and $755,000, respectively, mainly as a result of our continuing efforts to protect our drug candidates in expanded geographic territories.
 
Changes in the fair value of certain warrants to acquire common stock are recorded as gains or losses. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we recorded a loss of $112,000 and a gain of $3.8 million, respectively, reflecting changes in the fair market value of warrants and rights to purchase common stock during the respective years. The warrants and rights to purchase our common stock were recorded at fair market value and classified as liabilities. 


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Other income for the first six months of 2012 and 2011 consists of interest income on our cash and cash equivalents.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the benefit from income taxes of $3.6 million mainly reflects the tax benefit from net losses offset by an increase to the valuation allowance based on current estimates of pre-tax income. If the current estimates of future taxable income are reduced or not realized, for example, based on the judgment entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in PharmAthene’s action against SIGA described in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings” and the outcome of the pending appeal, the Company’s assessment regarding the realization of deferred tax assets could change. Future changes in the estimated amount of deferred taxes expected to be realized will be reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the period in which the estimate is changed with a corresponding adjustment to operating results. Changes in estimates may occur often and can have a significant favorable or unfavorable impact on the Company’s operating results from period to period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
On June 30, 2012, we had $34.9 million in cash and cash equivalents.
 
Operating activities
Net cash used in operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $12.7 million and $8.8 million, respectively. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to an increase in expenditures relating to manufacturing and research and development under the BARDA Contract and working capital activity .
 
Investing activities
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net cash used in investing activities included capital expenditures of approximately $245,000 and the posting of $1.4 million of collateral for a surety bond related to the PharmAthene litigation. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, cash provided by investing activities was approximately $4.9 million mainly related to the timing of purchases and maturities of U.S. Treasury bills.
 
Financing activities
Cash provided by financing activities was $2,000 and $2.5 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, from exercises of options and warrants to purchase common stock.
 
Other
We have incurred cumulative net losses and expect to incur additional expenses to perform further research and development activities. We may need additional funds to complete the development of our products in the future. We plan to fund future development work and operations through sources of cash that may include: collaborative agreements, strategic alliances, research grants, future equity and debt financing, procurement contracts and cash and investments on hand. There is no assurance that we would be successful in obtaining future financing on commercially reasonable terms. We believe that our existing funds combined with cash flows primarily from the BARDA Contract (refer to Note 2 to our unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) and continuing government Grants will be sufficient to support our operations for at least the next twelve months. Our success is dependent upon generating commercial sales and our ability to fund future business activities. If we are unable to achieve profitable operations and/or raise adequate capital, future operations might need to be scaled back or discontinued. The financial statements do not include any adjustment relating to the recoverability of the carrying amount of recorded assets and liabilities that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties. As discussed in Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings”, the judgment entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery in the PharmAthene matter will have a materially adverse impact on the Company and our future results of operations unless we are successful in our appeal.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Safe Harbor Statement 

This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements relating to the safety and efficacy of our products, the progress of our development programs and timelines for bringing products to market, the enforceability of the BARDA Contract and the resolution of our ongoing litigation with PharmAthene, Inc. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and SIGA cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of SIGA is not a guarantee of future performance. SIGA’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond SIGA’s control, including, but not limited to, (i) the risk that potential products that appear promising to SIGA or its collaborators cannot be shown to be efficacious or safe in subsequent pre-clinical

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or clinical trials, (ii) the risk that SIGA or its collaborators will not obtain appropriate or necessary governmental approvals to market these or other potential products, (iii) the risk that SIGA may not be able to obtain anticipated funding for its development projects or other needed funding, (iv) the risk that SIGA may not be able to secure funding from anticipated or current government contracts and grants, (v) the risk that SIGA may not be able to secure or enforce sufficient legal rights in its products, including patent protection, (vi) the risk that any challenge to our patent and other property rights, if adversely determined, could affect SIGA’s business and, even if determined favorably, could be costly, (vii)  the risk that regulatory requirements applicable to SIGA’s products may result in the need for further or additional testing or documentation that will delay or prevent seeking or obtaining needed approvals to market these products, (viii) the risk that one or more protests could be filed and upheld in whole or in part or other governmental action taken, in either case leading to a delay of performance under the BARDA Contract or other governmental contracts, (ix) the risk that the BARDA Contract is modified or canceled at the request or requirement of the U.S. government, (x) the risk that the adverse portions of the post-trial decision by the Delaware Chancery Court in the litigation brought by PharmAthene, Inc. will be upheld in further proceedings, including any appeal, or that the favorable portions will be modified, (xi) the risk that the volatile and competitive nature of the biotechnology industry may hamper SIGA’s efforts to develop or market its products, (xii) the risk that the changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions may adversely affect SIGA’s ability to advance its research or its products, and (xiii) the effect of federal, state, and foreign regulation, including drug regulation and international trade regulation, on SIGA’s businesses. More detailed information about SIGA and risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements, including the forward-looking statements in this presentation, is set forth in SIGA’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including SIGA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and in other documents that SIGA has filed with the Commission. SIGA urges investors and security holders to read those documents free of charge at the Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Interested parties may also obtain those documents free of charge from SIGA. Forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the United States of America federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Our investment portfolio includes cash and cash equivalents and from time-to-time, short-term investments. Our main investment objectives are the preservation of investment capital and the maximization of after-tax returns on our investment portfolio. We believe that our investment policy is conservative, both in the duration of our investments and the credit quality of the investments we hold. We do not utilize derivative financial instruments, derivative commodity instruments or other market risk sensitive instruments, positions or transactions to manage exposure to interest rate changes. Accordingly, we believe that, while the securities we hold are subject to changes in the financial standing of the issuer of such securities and our interest income is sensitive to changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates, we are not subject to any material risks arising from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices or other market changes that affect market risk sensitive instruments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
     Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2012. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2012 at a reasonable level of assurance.

     Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
In December 2006, PharmAthene, Inc. (“PharmAthene”) filed an action against us in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) captioned PharmAthene, Inc. v. SIGA Technologies, Inc., C.A. No. 2627-N. In its amended complaint, PharmAthene asks the Court to order us to enter into a license agreement with PharmAthene with respect to ST-246, as well as issue a declaration that we are obliged to execute such a license agreement, and award damages resulting from our supposed breach of that obligation. PharmAthene also alleges that we breached an obligation to negotiate such a license agreement in good faith, as well as seeks damages for promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment based on supposed information, capital and assistance that PharmAthene allegedly provided to us during the negotiation process. A trial was held on PharmAthene’s claims in January 2011.

In September 2011, the Court of Chancery issued its post-trial opinion. The Court denied PharmAthene’s requests for specific performance and expectation damages measured by present value of estimated future profits. However, the Court held that we breached our duty to negotiate in good faith and were liable under the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court consequently awarded to PharmAthene what the Court described as an equitable payment stream or equitable lien consisting of fifty percent of the net profits that we achieve from sales of ST-246 after we secure the first $40 million in net profits, for ten years following the first commercial sale. In addition, PharmAthene was awarded one-third of its reasonable attorney fees and expert witness expenses. Based on certain documents provided to the Court by PharmAthene, PharmAthene requested $2.7 million for such attorney fees and expert witness expenses.

In May 2012, the Court entered its final order and judgment in this matter, implementing its post-trial opinion. Among other things, the final order and judgment provides that (a) net profits will be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently with how they are applied in the preparation of our financial statements, (b) the net profits calculation will take into account expenses relating to ST-246 commencing with our acquisition of ST-246 in August 2004, and (c) the amount of attorneys’ fees, expenses and related interest that PharmAthene may recover totals $2.4 million.  We have recorded a $2.4 million loss contingency with respect to the fee and expense portion of the judgment as of June 30, 2012. Prior to entry of the final order and judgment, we had accrued $2.0 million for this contingency as of March 31, 2012. 

In June 2012, we commenced our appeal of the final order and judgment and certain earlier rulings of the Court. Shortly thereafter, PharmAthene filed its cross-appeal. We obtained a stay of enforcement of the fee and expense portion of the judgment by filing a surety bond for the amount of the judgment plus post-judgment interest. We posted $1.3 million as collateral for the surety bond which is recorded in other assets as of June 30, 2012. On July 27, 2012, we filed our opening brief on appeal, identifying the following points of error:  (a) the Court erred in holding that we breached our obligation to negotiate in good faith following the termination of the PharmAthene merger in 2006; (b) the Court erred in holding that PharmAthene’s assistance enriched the Company and that PharmAthene is consequently entitled to relief under the doctrine of promissory estoppel; (c) the Court erred in awarding relief in the form of an equitable payment stream; and (d) the Court erred in awarding PharmAthene a portion of its attorneys’ fees, expenses and expert witness costs. 

We expect that the Court’s final order and judgment will have a materially adverse impact on the Company and its future results of operations unless the appeal and cross-appeal result in a materially positive change to the portion of the ruling awarding the equitable payment stream. We cannot assure success on the appeal and cross-appeal. 

Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information
 
None.

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Item 6. Exhibits
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase


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SIGNATURES
 
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date:
August 6, 2012
By:
       /s/ Daniel J. Luckshire
 
 
 
 
Daniel J. Luckshire
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and
 
 
 
Principal Accounting Officer) 



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