Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 13 2016 - 4:35PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
May 10, 2016
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
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001-34885
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55-0856151
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA
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94608
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(510) 450-0761
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2 below):
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 8.01
below is incorporated herein by reference.
The Shares (as defined below) were issued
in a private placement pursuant to the exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “
Securities Act
”) and Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously reported, on April 8,
2016, Amyris, Inc. (the “
Company
”) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (the “
Gates
Foundation
”) entered into (i) a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “
Purchase Agreement
”),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue 4,385,964 shares of its common stock (the “
Shares
”)
to the Gates Foundation at a purchase price per share equal to $1.14 (the “
Gates Foundation Investment
”)
and (ii) a Charitable Purposes Letter Agreement (the “
Letter Agreement
”), pursuant to which the Company
agreed to use the proceeds from the Gates Foundation Investment to develop a yeast strain that produces artemisinic acid and/or
amorphadiene at a low cost and to supply such artemisinic acid and amorphadiene to companies qualified to convert artemisinic acid
and amorphadiene to artemisinin for inclusion in artemisinin combination therapies used to treat malaria. The entry into the Purchase
Agreement and the Letter Agreement was previously reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 10, 2016, the Company and the Gates
Foundation closed the Gates Foundation Investment, resulting in the issuance of 4,385,964 Shares to the Gates Foundation for proceeds
to the Company of approximately $5.0 million.
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.
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AMYRIS, INC.
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Date: May 13, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Nicholas Khadder
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Nicholas Khadder
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SVP, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel
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