SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-11-09

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i7f0ccde2967245bcbaa69f8ec5da1952_1"></div><div style="min-height:172.8pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.5</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CERTAIN INFORMATION IDENTIFIED WITH &#91;***&#93; HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) IS OF THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><img alt="image_02.jpg" src="image_02.jpg" style="height:70px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:736px"></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">August 9, 2022</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Novavax, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21 Firstfield Road</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gaithersburg, MD 20878</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Attention&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#91;***&#93;, Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Subject&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Modification No. 15 to Project Agreement No. 01&#59; MCDC2011-001</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Reference&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;MCDC Base Agreement No. 2020-530</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dear &#91;***&#93;&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">In accordance with the terms and conditions of the referenced MCDC Base Agreement, Modification No. 15 hereby amends Project Agreement No. 01 as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">DESCRIPTION OF MODIFICATION</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;padding-left:8.84pt">Attachment A, Statement of Work, of the Project Agreement is hereby amended as attached herein.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Except as provided herein, all Terms and Conditions of the referenced MCDC Base Agreement, Project Agreement, and preceding modifications remain unchanged and in full force and effect.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The Project Agreement Holder is required to sign this document and return to Advanced Technology International to finalize this action.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Novavax, Inc.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Advanced Technology International</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; 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