Sec Form 4 Filing - Luckshire Daniel J @ SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC - 2018-12-12

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Luckshire Daniel J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC [ SIGA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 31 EAST 62ND STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/12/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10065 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 12/12/2018 M 58,965 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) A $ 3.53 234,679 D Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share 12/12/2018 F 28,614 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) D $ 6.38 206,065 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 S tock-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights $ 3.53 12/12/2018 M 132,000 ( 3 ) 02/02/2019 Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share 132,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Luckshire Daniel J C/O SIGA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 31 EAST 62ND STREET NEW YORK, NY10065 Executive VP & CFO Signatures /s/ Daniel J. Luckshire 12/14/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4 reports the exercise of 132,000 stock-settled appreciation rights ("SSARs") for shares of common stock of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer") granted on February 2, 2012 and the related surrender to the Issuer of 28,614 shares of common stock of the Issuer by the Reporting Person in order to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations of the Issuer associated with the exercise of SSARs and the consequent issuance of common stock of the Issuer. No shares of common stock of the Issuer were sold by the Reporting Person in a market transaction. ( 2 )Each SSAR consists of the right to receive an amount, in common stock, equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of common stock of the Issuer (subject to a cap on the fair market value at $11.00 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 a share of common stock of the Issuer on the date of exercise. ( 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.

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