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<body>SEC Form 4 
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<td width="20%" colspan="2" valign="top" align="center" class="FormName">FORM 4</td>
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<span class="FormTitle">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Washington, D.C. 20549</span><br><br><span class="FormTitle">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP</span><br><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940</span>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">OMB Number:</td>
<td class="SmallFormTextR">3235-0287</td>
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<tr><td class="SmallFormText" colspan="4">Estimated average burden</td></tr>
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<td class="SmallFormText" colspan="3">hours per response:</td>
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<td class="SmallFormText">Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 
         <i>See</i>

         Instruction 1(b).</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">1. Name and Address of Reporting Person<sup>*</sup></span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr><td><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001589712">King Rachel K.</a></td></tr></table>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Last)</td>
<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(First)</td>
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<tr><td><span class="FormData">C/O NOVAVAX, INC.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="FormData">21 FIRSTFIELD ROAD</span></td></tr>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">(Street)</span><table border="0" width="100%"><tr>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">GAITHERSBURG</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">MD</span></td>
<td width="33%"><span class="FormData">20878</span></td>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(City)</td>
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<td width="33%" class="MedSmallFormText">(Zip)</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">2. Issuer Name <b>and</b> Ticker or Trading Symbol
      </span><br><a href="/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&amp;CIK=0001000694">NOVAVAX INC</a>
     [ <span class="FormData">NVAX</span> ]
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
      </span><br><span class="MedSmallFormText">(Check all applicable)</span><table border="0" width="100%">
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<td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">Director</td>
<td width="15%" align="center"></td>
<td width="35%" class="MedSmallFormText">10% Owner</td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">Officer (give title below)</td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">Other (specify below)</td>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">3. Date of Earliest Transaction
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br><span class="FormData">06/17/2022</span>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
         (Month/Day/Year)</span><br>
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<span class="MedSmallFormText">6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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<td width="15%" align="center"><span class="FormData">X</span></td>
<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by One Reporting Person</td>
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<td width="15%" align="center"></td>
<td width="85%" class="MedSmallFormText">Form filed by More than One Reporting Person</td>
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<tr><th width="100%" valign="top" colspan="11" align="center" class="FormTextC"><b>Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b></th></tr>
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<th width="36%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="MedSmallFormText">1. Title of Security (Instr. 
      3)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="7%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
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<th width="19%" valign="top" colspan="3" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
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<th width="11%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
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<th width="9%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="8%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="4%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th>
<th width="3%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th>
<th width="8%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount</th>
<th width="5%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A) or (D)</th>
<th width="6%" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Price</th>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">06/17/2022</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData"></span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">M</span></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">700</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">A</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">6,950</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">D</span></td>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">1,100</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td>
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<span class="FormData">See Footnote</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span>
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<td align="left"><span class="FormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">1,100</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">I</span></td>
<td align="left">
<span class="FormData">See Footnote</span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(2)</sup></span>
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<b>Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned</b><br><b>(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)</b>
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<th width="13%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3)
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<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
   </th>
<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3. Transaction Date
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">4. Transaction Code (Instr. 
      8)
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<th width="10%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">5. 
      Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 
      3, 4 and 5)
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<th width="9%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 
      (Month/Day/Year)</th>
<th width="17%" valign="top" colspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 
      3 and 4)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 
      5)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">9. 
      Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="6%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="7%" valign="top" rowspan="2" align="left" class="SmallFormText">11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 
      4)
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<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Code</th>
<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">V</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(A)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">(D)</th>
<th width="5%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Date Exercisable</th>
<th width="4%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Expiration Date</th>
<th width="10%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Title</th>
<th width="7%" valign="bottom" align="center" class="SmallFormText">Amount or Number of Shares</th>
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<td align="left"><span class="SmallFormData">Restricted Stock Units</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(1)</sup></span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">06/17/2022</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData"></span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">M</span></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">700</span></td>
<td align="center">
<span class="SmallFormData">
                
            </span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(3)</sup></span>
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<td align="center">
<span class="SmallFormData">
                
            </span><span class="FootnoteData"><sup>(3)</sup></span>
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<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">Common Stock</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="FormData">700</span></td>
<td align="center">
<span class="SmallFormText">$</span><span class="SmallFormData">0.00</span>
</td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">0</span></td>
<td align="center"><span class="SmallFormData">D</span></td>
<td align="left"></td>
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<tr><td class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Explanation of Responses:</b></td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Novavax, Inc. (the "Company") common stock.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">2. Represents shares attributable to the Reporting Person as indirect holdings held in a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FootnoteData">3. One hundred percent (100%) of the RSUs subject to this grant under the Company's Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, vested on the first anniversary of the June 17, 2021 grant date subject to continued service on the Company's Board of Directors through the vesting date.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="FormText"><b>Remarks:</b></td></tr>
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<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">/s/ John A. Herrmann III, Attorney-in-Fact</span></u></td>
<td width="20%"><u><span class="FormData">06/21/2022</span></u></td>
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<td class="MedSmallFormText">** Signature of Reporting Person</td>
<td class="MedSmallFormText">Date</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 
                  4

                  (b)(v).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations 
                  <i>See</i>

                  18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText">Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, 
                  <i>see</i>

                  Instruction 6 for procedure.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" class="MedSmallFormText"><b>Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.</b></td></tr>
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