UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________
 
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):  January 9,  2017

 
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
001-33137
14-1902018
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
 File Number)
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

400 Professional Drive, Suite 400,
Gaithersburg, Maryland
20879
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (240) 631-3200

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On January 9, 2017, Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced preliminary unaudited financial results for 2016 and guidance for 2017. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the sections entitled "2016 Year-in-Review," "Financial Performance 2012-2016" and "Reconciliation Tables" of the corporate slide deck attached as Exhibit 99.2 are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
During the week of January 9, 2017, representatives of the company will be attending meetings with investors, analysts and others at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California and these company representatives will present the slides attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits

 
     
 
Exhibit No.
 
  
 
Description
 
   
99.1
  
Press release, issued January 9, 2017.
99.2   Corporate slide deck, dated January 10, 2017.
 





 

 
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.
 
Date:  January 9, 2017
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ ROBERT G. KRAMER                                                            
Robert G. Kramer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer