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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): August 24, 2023
AEMETIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-36475 | 26-1407544 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 700
Cupertino, California 95014
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(408) 213-0940
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Title of class of registered securities Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | Ticker Symbol AMTX | Name of exchange on which registered NASDAQ |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On August 24, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aemetis, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective immediately. The amendments revise Article II, Section 2.2 and Article III, Section 3.1 of the Bylaws with respect to the notification and other requirements for nominations of directors and solicitations of proxies by stockholders of the Company to be consistent with the provisions of Rule 14a-19 (17 CFR § 240a-19) which were recently promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 14a-19”). The changes to the Bylaws include, but are not limited to, clarifying:
| | (a) | that a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Company shall include solicitations for proxies subject to Rule 14a-19; and, |
| | (b) | that in order for a stockholder to nominate a director to the Board, the stockholder must: |
| | (i) | provide a written statement that the nominating stockholder intends to solicit holders of at least sixty-seven (67%) of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote on the election; |
| | (ii) | notify the Secretary of the Company in writing if such information provided by the stockholder regarding a nomination is inaccurate or changed; |
| | (iii) | only solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than those nominated by the Board if the stockholder complies with Rule 14a-19 in connection with such solicitation (and any failure to do so shall cause such stockholder’s nomination and any solicited proxies to be disregarded by the Company); and, |
| | (iv) | use a proxy card that is any color other than white, which shall be reserved for exclusive use by the Board. |
The Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the Bylaws filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | | Description of the Exhibit |
| 3.1 | | |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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.
| | Aemetis, Inc. | |
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| August 29, 2023 | By: | /s/ Eric A. McAfee | |
| | | Eric A. McAfee | |
| | | Chief Executive Officer | |
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