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

November 13, 2014

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

SOLAZYME, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35189   33-1077078

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

225 Gateway Boulevard

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

94080

(Zip Code)

(650) 780-4777

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)

As disclosed on October 9, 2014, Ann Mather, a director of Solazyme, Inc. (the “Company”) and Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee, informed the Company that she intended to transition her responsibilities as Audit Committee Chair and thereafter intended to resign as Audit Committee Chair and a director of the Company prior to the end of 2014. Consistent with this, on November 13, 2014, Ms. Mather provided notice of her resignation as a director of the Company, effective as of November 30, 2014.


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.

 

    SOLAZYME, INC.
    (Registrant)
Date: November 19, 2014     By:  

  /s/ PAUL T. QUINLAN

        Paul T. Quinlan
        General Counsel