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

 

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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2019

 

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):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o 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 AMRS Nasdaq Global Select 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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

As previously reported, on July 10, 2019, Amyris, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”) with Foris Ventures, LLC (“ Foris ”), an entity affiliated with director John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a current stockholder, and an owner of greater than five percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock, to make available to the Company an unsecured credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $16.0 million (the “ Credit Facility ”), and borrowed $8.0 million under the Credit Facility and issued to Foris a promissory note in the principal amount of $8.0 million (the “ First Closing Note ”). The entry into the Credit Agreement, the issuance of the First Closing Note and related matters were reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K   filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2019, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On July 26, 2019, the Company and Foris closed the remaining portion of the Credit Facility (the “ Second Closing ”). At the Second Closing, the Company borrowed the remaining $8.0 million available under the Credit Facility and issued to Foris a promissory note in an equal principal amount (the “ Second Closing Note ”). The Second Closing Note has identical terms as the First Closing Note, except with respect to the date of issuance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 1, 2019 By:  /s/ Kathleen Valiasek  
    Kathleen Valiasek  
    Chief Business Officer