Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 27, 2017

YIELD10 BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



001-33133		04-3158289
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)



19 Presidential Way, Woburn, Massachusetts		01801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 583-1700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On June 27, 2017, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that the Company’s novel C4001 trait (a global regulatory gene or transcription factor) has been shown to significantly increase plant biomass yield in switchgrass. The Company plans to evaluate C4001-like traits in forage crops and major commercial crops including corn and rice. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release dated June 27, 2017.

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.