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): September 30, 2016
Gevo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-35073
| Delaware | 87-0747704 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 310, Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 858-8358
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On September 30, 2016, Agri-Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gevo, Inc. (the “Company”), voluntarily paid off in full all outstanding amounts owed under the Amended and Restated Plain English Growth Capital Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 20, 2011 (as amended, the “Loan and Security Agreement”) with TriplePoint Capital LLC (“TriplePoint”), and all material commitments and obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement and associated documents were terminated. The payoff amount of the Loan and Security Agreement was approximately $252,000. In connection with the repayment, TriplePoint terminated all of its security interests under the Loan and Security Agreement (including any mortgages and membership interest pledges). In addition, the guaranties by the Company and Gevo Development, LLC of the obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement were also terminated.
SIGNATURE
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. | ||||||
| Date: October 6, 2016 | By: | /s/ Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr. | ||||
| Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr. | ||||||
| General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||