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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

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2020

 

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware   001-36030   20-5137161

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1540 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA 95618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

 

(530) 750-2800

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value   MBII   Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.

 

On July 24, 2020, Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Kevin Helash, a Canadian citizen, received a visa and, as such, his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and a Class III director of the Company will take effect on August 3, 2020 (the “Employment Date”). As previously disclosed, the Company’s founder, Dr. Pamela Marrone, will remain as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer until the Employment Date, and, as previously announced, will thereafter continue to serve as a non-employee director of and consultant to the Company.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

The information set forth in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

 

The press release also announces the Company’s conference call schedule to discuss its second quarter 2020 financial results.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
99.1   Press release issued on July 24, 2020 by Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

 

   
 

 

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.

 

  MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
   
Date: July 24, 2020 By: /s/ Linda V. Moore
  Name: Linda V. Moore
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary