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
March 11, 2013
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
SOLAZYME, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35189 | 33-1077078 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
225 Gateway Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080 |
94080 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 780-4777
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2013 Annual Meeting) of Solazyme, Inc. (the Company) has been scheduled for June 4, 2013, with a record date of April 8, 2013. Because the date of the 2013 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before the anniversary date of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, in accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the Company is informing stockholders of such change.
For a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Companys proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, the proposal must be received by the Companys Secretary at the address set forth below no later than March 26, 2013. Any such proposal also must comply with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
For a stockholder proposal that is not intended to be included in the Companys proxy statement for the 2013 Annual Meeting under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, written notice of the proposal, which notice must include the information required by the Companys bylaws, must be delivered or mailed and received by the Companys Corporate Secretary at the address set forth below by the close of business on March 26, 2013 (seventy days prior to the 2013 Annual Meeting Date), in accordance with the advance notice provisions of the Companys bylaws.
The address of the Companys Corporate Secretary is: Solazyme, Inc., 225 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
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.
SOLAZYME, INC. | ||||
Date: March 12, 2013 | By: | /s/ Paul T. Quinlan | ||
Paul T. Quinlan | ||||
General Counsel |