UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
(Amendment No. 1)
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 3, 2012 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34885 | 55-0856151 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA 94608
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(510) 450-0761
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Explanatory Note
Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8–K/A to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8–K dated May 3, 2012, which was filed on May 7, 2012 (the “8-K”), in order to correct a statement in the 8-K regarding beneficial ownership by TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. of Company securities.
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously disclosed in the 8-K, Dr. Duyk was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors as of May 3, 2012. Dr. Duyk is a partner of TPG Biotech, an affiliate of TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. holds 3,262,450 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which, as April 27, 2012, represented more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.
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.
| AMYRIS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 9, 2012 | By: | /s/ Gary Loeb | ||||
| Gary Loeb | ||||||
| SVP and General Counsel | ||||||