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): June 20, 2017
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 8.01 Other Events.
As previously reported, on December 19, 2016, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market as a result of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had 180 calendar days, or until June 19, 2017, to regain compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock was required to be at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.
On June 20, 2017, the Company received a letter from NASDAQ notifying the Company that it had regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) as a result of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being at $1.00 per share or greater for the 10 consecutive business days from June 6, 2017 to June 19, 2017.
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: June 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Kathleen Valiasek | |
| Kathleen Valiasek | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||