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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2012
Gevo, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35073 | 87-0747704 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 310, Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 858-8358
N/A
(Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 8.01 below with respect to the Notes (as defined below) is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03, insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 24, 2012, in connection with the previously announced sale of $40 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% convertible senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated June 29, 2012, by and among Gevo, Inc. (the “Company’), UBS Securities LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. (the “Underwriters”), the Company closed the sale of an additional $5 million aggregate principal amount of Notes to the Underwriters pursuant to the exercise in full by the Underwriters of their over-allotment option. Net proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option were approximately $4.7 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.
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.
| Gevo, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Smith | |
| Mark Smith | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: July 25, 2012