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<title>amrs-20231102</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:DocumentType" id="f-20">8-K</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-21">0001365916</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" format="ixt:fixed-false" id="f-22">FALSE</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="amrs-20231102.xsd"></link:schemaRef></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="c-1"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001365916</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2023-11-02</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2023-11-02</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="i9f164f0583c340d89c5549d30b2a1f31_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div 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The Company Parties continue to operate their business as &#8220;debtors in possession&#8221; under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:97.115%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.781%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.019%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 5.02 </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">On November 2, 2023, the Company and Eduardo Alvarez, the Company's Chief Operating Officer (&#8220;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">COO</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#8221;),  agreed that Mr. Alvarez would depart from his position with the Company, effective December 18, 2023, concurrently with the anticipated consummation of the sale of the Company&#8217;s consumer brands. 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These and other factors that may affect the Company&#8217;s future business prospects, results and operations are identified and described in more detail in the Company&#8217;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company&#8217;s most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and the subsequently filed Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K. 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amrs-20231102
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):
November 2, 2023
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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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, $0.0001 par value per share
AMRSQ
N/A*
* On September 8, 2023, Nasdaq filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
") to delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. The delisting became effective on September 18, 2023. The deregistration of the ordinary shares under section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "
Exchange Act
") will be effective 90 days, or such shorter period as the SEC may determine, after the filing date of the Form 25, at which point the ordinary shares will be deemed registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. Our common stock currently trades on the OTC Pink Marketplace maintained by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol "AMRSQ."
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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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. ☐
As previously reported, on August 9, 2023 (the "
Petition Date
"), Amyris, Inc. (the "
Company
") and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the "
Company Parties
" or the "
Debtors
") filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the "
Bankruptcy Code
") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "
Bankruptcy Court
"), thereby commencing Chapter 11 cases for the Company Parties (the "
Chapter 11 Cases
"). The Company Parties continue to operate their business as "debtors in possession" under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 2, 2023, the Company and Eduardo Alvarez, the Company's Chief Operating Officer ("
COO
"),  agreed that Mr. Alvarez would depart from his position with the Company, effective December 18, 2023, concurrently with the anticipated consummation of the sale of the Company's consumer brands. Until that time, Mr. Alvarez will continue to oversee Consumer supply chain operations while transitioning his other responsibilities.
Under the Chapter 11 Cases, Mr. Alvarez is a participant of the Key Employee Incentive Program ("
KEIP
"). Pursuant to the KEIP and subject to terms and conditions set forth therein, Mr. Alvarez is expected to be eligible to receive his KEIP award on a
pro rata
basis based on his last day with the Company.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "projects," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the process and potential outcomes of the Company's Chapter 11 Cases. These statements are based on management's current expectations, and actual results and future events may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks inherent in the bankruptcy process, including the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases; the Company's financial projections and cost estimates; the Company's ability to raise additional funds during the Chapter 11 Cases; the Company's ability to sell any of its assets; and the effect of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company's business prospects, financial results and business operations. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. These and other factors that may affect the Company's future business prospects, results and operations are identified and described in more detail in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and the subsequently filed Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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: November 6, 2023
By:
/s/ Han Kieftenbeld
Han Kieftenbeld
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer