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Exhibit 99.1

Amyris Reports Fourth Quarter and 2010 Year-End Results

Amyris technology operating successfully at industrial scale, Company delivers on all milestones and strong revenue growth

EMERYVILLE, CA (February 28, 2011) — Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS), which applies its industrial synthetic biology platform to provide renewable alternatives to select petroleum-sourced products used in specialty chemical and transportation fuel markets worldwide, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

Total revenues for year ended December 31, 2010 were $80.3 million versus $64.6 million in the prior year, with cost of products sold of $70.5 million versus $60.4 million. Research and Development expense increased to $55.2 million from $38.3 million and Sales, General and Administrative expense increased to $40.4 million from $23.6 million. The 2010 GAAP net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $123.9 million compared with $64.5 million in the prior year. The 2010 loss included a non-cash beneficial conversion feature charge of $42.0 million related to the conversion of certain shares of the Company’s preferred stock as well as shares of the Company’s subsidiary, Amyris Brasil, into shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. On a non-GAAP basis the 2010 net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $71.4 million compared to $61.2 million in the prior year. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included below.

Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $29.7 million versus $24.2 million in the prior quarter with Cost of Products Sold of $27.5 million versus $22.9 million. Research and Development expense increased to $17.0 million from $14.7 million and Sales, General and Administrative expense increased to $11.0 million from $10.5 million. Fourth quarter GAAP net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $25.6 million compared with $62.1 million in the prior quarter which had included the non-cash beneficial conversion referenced above. On a non-GAAP basis the net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $22.1 million for the quarter compared to $17.5 million in the prior quarter. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included below.

The Company’s balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was $257.9 million at the end of the fourth quarter versus $271.0 million at the end of the prior quarter.

“We met all of our publicly-stated milestones for our first full quarter as a public company, and delivered additional product partnerships as well,” said John Melo, CEO of Amyris. “We have entered 2011 well-positioned to move into industrial-scale production and sales of our first renewable products, beginning with squalane for cosmetics and followed by lubricants.”

Highlights of recent accomplishments include:

 

   

Successfully scaled Amyris technology in a 200,000 liter industrial scale fermentor. Amyris determined that the results of this run match prior results at smaller scales.

 

   

Secured additional contract manufacturing production capacity to produce Amyris’s Biofene™, and contracted and began operations at Glycotech, Inc. to convert Biofene into finished products for a wide range of applications.


   

Selected a construction manager, CNEC WorleyParsons, for the Amyris São Martinho joint venture, SMA Indústria Química S.A., and commencing site preparation for the plant.

 

   

Expanded commercial relationships, with the announcement that Amyris and Cosan are establishing a joint venture for the global commercialization of base oils, and completed agreements in the fragrances & flavors market with leading companies Firmenich and Givaudan.

About Amyris

Amyris is an integrated renewable products company focused on providing sustainable alternatives to a broad range of petroleum-sourced products. Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules - flexible building blocks which can be used in a wide range of products. Amyris is commercializing these products both as No Compromise® renewable ingredients in cosmetics, flavors and fragrances, polymers, lubricants and consumer products, and also as No Compromise renewable diesel and jet fuel. Amyris Brasil S.A., a subsidiary of Amyris, oversees the establishment and expansion of Amyris’s production in Brazil. Amyris also has fuel distribution capabilities in the United States through its subsidiary, Amyris Fuels LLC. More information about Amyris is available at www.amyris.com.

Conference Call Information

The Company will discuss these results in a conference call scheduled for today at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST. Investors may access a live audio webcast of this conference call and the earnings call presentation in the Investor section of the Company’s website at http://investors.amyris.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 if calling from within the United States or 719-457-0820 if calling from outside the United States and entering the replay pass code 8192158. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available for approximately 60 calendar days.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, and any statements other than statements of historical facts could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events (such as statements regarding industrial-scale production and sales of products) that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and actual results and future events may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties, including those associated with any delays in production and commercialization of products and other risks detailed in the “Risk Factors” section of Amyris’s final prospectus for its initial public offering, as filed on September 28, 2010 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 2010. Amyris disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


Non-GAAP Financial Information

Consolidated financial information has been presented in accordance with GAAP as well as on a non-GAAP basis. On a non-GAAP basis, financial measures exclude non-cash items such as stock-based compensation. Management believes that it is useful to supplement its GAAP financial statements with this non-GAAP information because management uses such information internally for its operating, budgeting and financial planning purposes. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Amyris’s historical performance as well as comparisons to the operating results of other companies. In addition, Amyris believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency into the indicators used by management as a basis for its financial and operational decision making. Non-GAAP information is not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules and therefore, should only be read in conjunction with financial information reported under U.S. GAAP when understanding Amyris’s operating performance. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information is provided in the financial statement tables below.

Amyris, the Amyris logo, Biofene and No Compromise are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amyris, Inc.

Contact Information

Jeryl Hilleman

Chief Financial Officer

Amyris, Inc.

(510) 740-7434

investor@amyris.com


Amyris, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

     Three Months  Ended
December 31,
    Years Ended
December  31,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenues

        

Product sales

   $ 26,627      $ 16,900      $ 68,664      $ 61,689   

Grants and collaboration revenue

     3,102        1,089        11,647        2,919   
                                

Total revenues

     29,729        17,989        80,311        64,608   

Cost and operating expenses

        

Cost of product sales

     27,483        16,686        70,515        60,428   

Research and development (1)

     16,957        10,914        55,249        38,263   

Sales, general and administrative (1)

     11,007        9,256        40,393        23,558   

Restructuring and asset impairment (income) charges

     —          —          (2,061     5,768   
                                

Total cost and operating expenses

     55,447        36,856        164,096        128,017   
                                

Loss from operations

     (25,718     (18,867     (83,785     (63,409

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     276        77        1,540        448   

Interest expense

     (159     (325     (1,443     (1,218

Other income (expense), net

     (55     (1,121     898        (621
                                

Total other income (expense)

     62        (1,369     995        (1,391
                                

Net loss

     (25,656     (20,236     (82,790     (64,800

Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     13        120        920        341   
                                

Net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc.

     (25,643     (20,116     (81,870     (64,459

Deemed dividend related to the beneficial conversion feature of Series D convertible preferred stock and conversion of Amyris Brasil S.A. shares held by a third party

     —          —          (42,009     —     
                                

Net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders

   $ (25,643   $ (20,116   $ (123,879   $ (64,459
                                

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders basic and diluted

   $ (0.59   $ (4.12   $ (8.35   $ (13.56
                                

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted

     43,744,476        4,879,693        14,840,253        4,753,085   
                                

 

(1)    Includes stock-based compensation expense of the following for the periods presented:

       

Research and development

   $ 824      $ 178      $ 2,161      $ 773   

Sales, general and administrative

     2,700        851        8,271        2,526   
                                

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 3,524      $ 1,029      $ 10,432      $ 3,299   
                                


Amyris, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     December 31,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

   $ 257,933       $ 67,210   

Accounts receivable

     5,215         1,372   

Inventories

     4,006         2,298   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,905         3,983   
                 

Total current assets

     270,059         74,863   

Property and equipment, net

     54,847         42,560   

Restricted cash

     —           4,506   

Other assets

     32,547         230   
                 

Total assets

   $ 357,453       $ 122,159   
                 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity (Deficit)

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 7,116       $ 1,709   

Deferred revenue

     565         378   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     14,795         10,445   

Capital lease obligation, current portion

     2,854         2,251   

Debt, current portion

     1,911         9,018   
                 

Total current liabilities

     27,241         23,801   

Capital lease obligation, net of current portion

     3,091         4,977   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     4,734         4,362   

Convertible preferred stock warrant liability

     —           2,740   

Deferred rent, net of current portion

     11,186         8,828   

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

     1,130         —     

Restructuring liability

     —           4,486   

Other liabilities

     2,523         1,553   
                 

Total liabilities

     49,905         50,747   
                 

Convertible preferred stock

     —           179,651   

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

     —           5,506   

Amyris, Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     307,546         (113,745

Noncontrolling interest

     2         —     
                 

Total equity (deficit)

     307,548         (113,745
                 

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity (deficit)

   $ 357,453       $ 122,159   
                 


Amyris, Inc.

Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,

   

Years Ended

December 31,

 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Other Selected Financial Information:

        

Capital expenditures

   $ 2,657      $ 1,675      $ 10,906      $ 7,608   
                                

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 1,980      $ 1,490      $ 7,280      $ 5,775   
                                

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share:

        

Net loss attributable to Amyris Inc., common stockholders (GAAP)

   $ (25,643   $ (20,116   $ (123,879   $ (64,459

Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature

     —          —          42,009        —     

Stock Compensation Expense

     3,524        1,029        10,432        3,299   
                                

Net loss attributable to Amyris Inc., common stockholders (Non- GAAP)

   $ (22,119   $ (19,087   $ (71,438   $ (61,160
                                

Net loss per share attributed to common stockholders basic and diluted (GAAP)

   $ (0.59   $ (4.12   $ (8.35   $ (13.56

Deemed dividend related to beneficial conversion feature

     —          —          2.84        —     

Stock Compensation Expense

     0.08        0.21        0.70        0.69   
                                

Net loss per share attributed to common stockholders basic and diluted (Non-GAAP)

   $ (0.51   $ (3.91   $ (4.81   $ (12.87