UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 22, 2013
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
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| 5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA | 94608 | ||
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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 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On February 22, 2013, Neil Renninger notified Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective February 24, 2013. In connection with such resignation, the Board reduced the number of directors authorized to serve on the Board from 12 to 11 directors, and the number of Class III seats on the Board from four to three.
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: February 28, 2013 | By: | /s/ Gary Loeb |
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Gary Loeb
SVP and General Counsel
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