UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 17, 2015
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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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 17, 2015, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to vote on the following proposals:
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To approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued in an exchange transaction and a private placement transaction in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rules 5635(c) and (d) (“Proposal 1”).
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To approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants sold in potential additional closings of a private placement transaction of up to $35 million in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace rules 5635 (c) and (d) (“Proposal 2”).
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To approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of total authorized shares from 305,000,000 to 405,000,000 and the number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 to 400,000,000 (“Proposal 3”).
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Proposal 1 was approved by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 119,823,612 | 186,864 | 18,399 | 12,249,973 |
Proposal 2 was approved by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 119,823,105 | 189,516 | 16,254 | 12,249,973 |
Proposal 3 was approved by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
| 131,015,128 | 1,227,640 | 36,080 | -- |
No further business was brought before the Special Meeting.
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: September 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Nicholas Khadder | |
| Nicholas Khadder | |||
| SVP and General Counsel | |||