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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):November 19, 2019
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34885 | 55-0856151 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA | 94608 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(510) 450-0761 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | AMRS | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On November 19, 2019, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”)held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:
• | To elect the four Class III directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve on the Board for a three-year term (“Proposal 1”); |
• | To ratify the selection of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 (“Proposal 2”); |
• | To approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants and conversion of preferred stock issued to Foris Ventures, LLC in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules 5635(b) and 5635(d) (“Proposal 3”); and |
• | To act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. |
The following Class III directors listed in Proposal 1 were elected to the Board based on the following votes:
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Vote | |
John Doerr | 65,796,156 | 329,954 | 21,304,714 |
Christoph Goppelsroeder | 63,078,411 | 3,047,699 | 21,304,714 |
Lisa Qi | 65,981,801 | 144,309 | 21,304,714 |
Patrick Yang, Ph.D. | 64,728,331 | 1,397,779 | 21,304,714 |
Proposal 2 was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
87,058,579 | 286,199 | 86,046 | -- |
Proposal 3 was approved by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
65,797,475 | 179,129 | 149,506 | 21,304,714 |
No further business was brought before the Annual Meeting.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
AMYRIS, INC. | |||
Date: November 20, 2019 | By: | /s/ Nicole Kelsey | |
Nicole Kelsey | |||
General Counsel and Secretary |