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 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): August 14, 2023
 
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware001-3488555-0856151
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA94608    
(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per shareAMRSThe Nasdaq Stock 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) 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. ☐


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

On August 14, 2023, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified of Philip Eykerman’s decision to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. Mr. Eykerman had been serving on the Board since May 2017 as a designee of DSM in connection with the right of DSM to designate directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated DSM Stockholder Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2017, by and between DSM and the Company. DSM’s designation rights terminate at such time as DSM beneficially owns less than 4.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. DSM currently owns approximately 4.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock on a beneficial ownership basis. Mr. Eykerman’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company or due to any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.






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: August 15, 2023By:
 /s/ Han Kieftenbeld
 
  
Han Kieftenbeld
 
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer


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