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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): November 17, 2020
 
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 AMRS The 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

In connection with its annual governance review cycle, on November 17, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), which became effective immediately. The Bylaws have been revised to, among other things:

require a written statement to the Secretary of the Company in order to access the list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders (Article I, Section 1.9);
revise the advance notice of stockholder provisions to: (i) clarify that the process shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business at an annual meeting of stockholders; and (ii) add required information from the stockholder giving such notice (and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or business proposal is made) (Article I, Section 1.12);
clarify that the Chief Financial Officer may fulfill the role of Treasurer, as necessary (Article IV, Section 4.1);
clarify that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Article XI); and
effect certain other conforming, modernizing and clarifying changes to the Bylaws.

The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

In connection with its annual governance review cycle, on November 17, 2020, the Board, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, approved an amended and restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”). The Code is applicable to all officers, directors, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and controller, as well as to the Company’s agents, consultants and contractors when working on behalf of the Company.




The Code maintains the essential principles and standards contained in the prior Code and adds clarification on topics previously addressed in the prior Code and other legal compliance policies of the Company, as well as new topics, including with respect to document retention (Section 7), gifts and entertainment (Section 9), money laundering and third-party payments (Section 12), privacy laws (Section 14), protecting information and intellectual property (Section 16), requests by regulatory authorities (Section 17), and cooperating with investigations (Section 19), among others. Adoption of the new Code does not result in any waiver to any officer, director, or employee of the Company, explicit or implicit, from any provision of the prior Code.

The foregoing description of the Code does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Code is also available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at www.amyris.com. The contents of the Company’s website are not incorporated by reference in this report or made a part hereof for any purpose.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
14.1
104
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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 23, 2020 By:  /s/ Nicole Kelsey  
    Nicole Kelsey  
    General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit 3.1
AMYRIS, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
RESTATED BYLAWS
As Effective November 17, 2020
AMYRIS, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
RESTATED BYLAWS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I -STOCKHOLDERS                                 1    
Section 1.1: Annual Meetings                             1
Section 1.2: Special Meetings                             1
Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings                             1
Section 1.4: Adjournments                             1
Section 1.5: Quorum                                 1
Section 1.6: Organization                             2
Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies                             2
Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record         2
Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote                 2
Section 1.10: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders                3
Section 1.11: Inspectors of Elections                         4
Section 1.12: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations             5
Article II -BOARD OF DIRECTORS                             8
Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications                         8
Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies                 8
Section 2.3: Regular Meetings                             8
Section 2.4: Special Meetings                             8
Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted                     8
Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action                     8
Section 2.7: Organization                             8




Section 2.8: Written Action by Directors                     9
Section 2.9: Powers                                 9
Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors                     9
Article III -COMMITTEES                                 9
Section 3.1: Committees                             9
Section 3.2: Committee Rules                             9

Article IV -OFFICERS                                 9
Section 4.1: Generally                                 9
Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer                         10
Section 4.3: Chairperson of the Board                         10
Section 4.4: President                                 10
Section 4.5: Vice President                             10
Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer                         11
Section 4.7: Treasurer                                 11
Section 4.8: Secretary                                 11
Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority                         11
Section 4.10: Removal                                 11
Article V -STOCK                                    11
Section 5.1:     Certificates                             11
Section 5.2:     Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance
of New Certificate                                 11
Section 5.3:     Other Regulations                         12
Article VI -INDEMNIFICATION                             12
Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors                 12
Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses                         12
Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights                         13
Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts                         13
Section 6.5: Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit                     13
Section 6.6: Nature of Rights                             13
Article VII -NOTICES                                    14
Section 7.1: Notice                                 14
Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice                             15
Article VIII - INTERESTED DIRECTORS                         15
Section 8.1: Interested Directors                         15
Section 8.2: Quorum                                15




Article IX – MISCELLANEOUS                             15
Section 9.1: Fiscal Year                             15
Section 9.2: Seal                                 15
Section 9.3: Form of Records                             15
Section 9.4: Reliance Upon Books and Records                     15
Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs                 16
Section 9.6: Severability                             16
Article X -AMENDMENT                                16

Article XI -EXCLUSIVE FORUM                            16





AMYRIS, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
RESTATED BYLAWS
As Effective November 17, 2020
ARTICLE I: STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.1: Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) shall each year fix. The meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine. Any proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Section 1.2: Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the “Whole Board,” which shall mean the total number of authorized directors, whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships, or by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. The special meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware, or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine.
Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of stockholders shall be given in writing or by electronic transmission in the manner provided by law (including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 7.1.1 of these Bylaws) stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), such notice shall be given not less than ten (10), nor more than sixty (60), days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 1.4: Adjournments. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another time, date and place (if any). Any meeting of stockholders may adjourn from time to time, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place (if any) thereof and the means of remote communications (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, then a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Board may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special or annual meeting of stockholders before it is to be held, in which case notice shall be provided to the stockholders of the new date, time and place, if any, of the meeting as provided in Section 1.3 above.

Section 1.5: Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless otherwise required by applicable law. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairperson of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting may adjourn the meeting. Shares of the Corporation's stock belonging to the Corporation (or to another corporation, if a majority of
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the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation are held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation), shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any other corporation to vote any shares of the Corporation's stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity and to count such shares for purposes of determining a quorum.
Section 1.6: Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by such person as the Board may designate, or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairperson of the Board, or, in the absence of such person, the President of the Corporation, or, in the absence of such person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Such person shall be chairperson of the meeting and, subject to Section 1.11 hereof, shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seems to him or her to be in order. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such a proxy may be prepared, transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law. Except as may be required in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, every matter other than the election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote on such matter that are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and are voted for or against the matter.
Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, unless otherwise required by law, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and which shall not be more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the Board, then the record date shall be as provided by applicable law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, a determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder, shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting stated in writing to the Secretary of the Company, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either on a reasonably accessible electronic network as permitted by law (provided that the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting) or during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is held at a location where stockholders may attend in person, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present at the meeting. If the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible
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electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 1.10: Action by Written Consent of Stockholders.
1.10.1 Procedure. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed in the manner permitted by law by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, to its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the agent of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Written stockholder consents shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent in the manner permitted by law and shall be delivered to the Corporation as provided in Section 1.10.2 below. No written consent shall be effective to take the action set forth therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation in the manner required by law, written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action set forth therein are delivered to the Corporation in the manner required by law.
1.10.2 Form of Consent A telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxy holder, or a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxy holder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of this section, provided that any such telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the Corporation can determine (a) that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was transmitted by the stockholder or proxy holder or by a person or persons authorized to act for the stockholder or proxy holder and (b) the date on which such stockholder or proxy holder or authorized person or persons transmitted such telegram, cablegram or electronic transmission. The date on which such telegram, cablegram or electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent was signed. No consent given by telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until such consent is reproduced in paper form and until such paper form shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a Corporation's registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations on delivery, consents given by telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission may be otherwise delivered to the principal place of business of the Corporation or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded if, to the extent and in the manner provided by resolution of the Board. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.
1.10.3 Notice of Consent. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action by stockholders without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the stockholders shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented thereto in writing and, who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting, if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation as
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required by law. If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under the DGCL if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then if the DGCL so requires, the certificate so filed shall state, in lieu of any statement required by the DGCL concerning any vote of stockholders, that written stockholder consent has been given in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL.
Section 1.11: Inspectors of Elections.
1.11.1 Applicability. Unless otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the DGCL, the following provisions of this Section 1.11 shall apply only if and when the Corporation has a class of voting stock that is: (a) listed on a national securities exchange; (b) authorized for quotation on an interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; or (c) held of record by more than two thousand (2,000) stockholders. In all other cases, observance of the provisions of this Section 1.11 shall be optional, and at the discretion of the Board.
1.11.2 Appointment. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.

1.11.3 Inspector's Oath. Each inspector of election, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.

1.11.4 Duties of Inspectors. At a meeting of stockholders, the inspectors of election shall (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each share, (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (c) count all votes and ballots, (d) determine and retain for a reasonable period of time a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (e) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.
1.11.5 Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced by the chairperson of the meeting at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.
1.11.6 Determinations. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in connection with proxies in accordance with any information provided pursuant to Section 211(a)(2)(B)(i) of the DGCL, or Sections 211(e) or 212(c)(2) of the DGCL, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification of their determinations pursuant to this Section 1.11 shall specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the
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information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors' belief that such information is accurate and reliable.
Section 1.12: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.
1.12.1 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(a) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders shall be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of such meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1.12, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”)), at an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.12.1(a)(iii):

(i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation;
(ii) such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action;
(iii) if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, has provided the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice, as that term is defined in this Section, such stockholder or beneficial owner must, in the case of a proposal, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation's voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a percentage of the Corporation's voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or beneficial holder to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the Solicitation Notice; and
(iv) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this Section, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such nomination or business must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation Notice under this Section.
To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the seventy-fifth (75th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fifth (105th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting (except in the case of the 2011 annual meeting, for which such notice shall be timely if delivered in the same time period as if such meeting were a special meeting governed by Section 1.12.2); provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered (A) no earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fifth (105th) day prior to currently proposed annual meeting and (B) no later than the close of business on the later of the seventy-fifth (75th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth
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(10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth: (x) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or would be otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (y) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (z) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (aa) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner, (bb) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (cc) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and held of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (dd) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such stockholder and such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (ee) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such beneficial owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, and (ff) whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation's voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation's voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement of such intent being a "Solicitation Notice"). If requested by the Corporation, the information required under clauses (bb), (cc), (dd) and (ee) of this subparagraph (z) shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such information as of the record date.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.12.1(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no Public Announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least seventy five (75) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting (or, if the annual meeting is held more than thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, at least seventy five (75) days prior to such annual meeting), a stockholder's notice required by this Section 1.12 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation no later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.
1.12.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's notice of such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or (b) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at
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the time of giving of notice of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by Section 1.12.1(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) no earlier than the one hundred fifth (105th) day prior to such special meeting and (ii) no later than the close of business on the later of the seventy fifth (75th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

1.12.3 General.
(a) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(b) For purposes of this Section 1.12, the term "Public Announcement" shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE II: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications. The Board shall consist of one or more members. The initial number of directors shall be eleven (11), and thereafter, unless otherwise required by law, shall be fixed from time to time as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The directors shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into classes as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and vacancies occurring in the Board and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled, as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2.3: Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, and at such times as the Board may from time to time determine. Notice of regular meetings need not be given if the date, times and places thereof are fixed by resolution of the Board.
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Section 2.4: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson of the Board, the President or a majority of the members of the Board then in office and may be held at any time, date or place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the person or persons calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of such meeting shall be given, orally, in writing or by electronic transmission (including electronic mail), by the person or persons calling the meeting to all directors at least four (4) days before the meeting if the notice is mailed, or at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting if such notice is given by telephone, hand delivery, telegram, telex, mailgram, facsimile, electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to conference telephone or other communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time without further notice thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or required by law, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
Section 2.7: Organization. Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board, or in such person’s absence by the President, or in such person’s absence by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 2.8: Written Action by Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee, respectively, in the minute books of the Corporation. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 2.9: Powers. The Board may, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, exercise all such powers and manage and direct all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors. Members of the Board, as such, may receive, pursuant to a resolution of the Board, fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including without limitation their services as members of committees of the Board.
ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES
Section 3.1: Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting of such committee who are not disqualified from
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voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving, adopting, or recommending to the stockholders any action or matter (other than the election or removal of members of the Board) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.

Section 3.2: Committee Rules. Unless the Board otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS
Section 4.1: Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer (who may be the Chairperson of the Board or the President), a Secretary and a Treasurer and may consist of such other officers, including a Chief Financial Officer (who may fulfill the role of Treasurer, as necessary), and one or more Vice Presidents, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board. All officers shall be elected by the Board; provided, however, that the Board may empower the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to appoint any officer other than the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, and the Chief Financial Officer (including the Treasurer). Each officer shall hold office until such person’s successor is appointed or until such person’s earlier resignation, death or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board.
Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Board and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation are:
(a) To act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation;
(b) Subject to Article I, Section 1.6, to preside at all meetings of the stockholders;
(c) Subject to Article I, Section 1.2, to call special meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and, subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places as he or she shall deem proper; and
(d) To affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board or which, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, should be executed on behalf of the Corporation; to sign certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation; and, subject to the direction of the Board, to have general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and control all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation.

The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no President, and the Board has not
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designated any other officer to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairperson of the Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.3: Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board shall have the power to preside at all meetings of the Board and shall have such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.4: President. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the President of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated one individual as the President and a different individual as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board, and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President), and subject to such supervisory powers and authority as may be given by the Board to the Chairperson of the Board, and/or to any other officer, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of President or that are delegated to the President by the Board.
Section 4.5: Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President, or that are delegated to him or her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer in the event of the Chief Executive Officer's absence or disability.
Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated another officer as the Treasurer of the Corporation. Subject to the direction of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer.
Section 4.7: Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Treasurer, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.8: Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Secretary, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority. The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 4.10: Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board; provided that if the Board has empowered the Chief Executive Officer to appoint any Vice Presidents of the Corporation, then such Vice Presidents may be removed by the Chief Executive Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.
ARTICLE V: STOCK
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Section 5.1: Certificates. The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock may be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation (or the transfer agent or registrar, as the case may be). Notwithstanding the adoption of such resolution by the Board, every holder of stock that is a certificated security shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board, or the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock, or uncertificated shares, in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner's legal representative, to agree to indemnify the Corporation and/or to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it, against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 5.3: Other Regulations. The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of stock certificates and uncertificated securities shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board may establish.

ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that such person (or a person of whom such person is the legal representative), is or was a member of the Board or officer of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor (as defined below) or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor as a member of the board of directors, officer or trustee of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (for purposes of this Article VI, an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liability and loss (including reasonable attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith. Such indemnification shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnitees’ heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee seeking indemnity in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board or such indemnification is authorized by an agreement approved by the Board. As used herein, the term the "Reincorporated Predecessor" means a corporation that is merged with and
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into the Corporation in a statutory merger where (a) the Corporation is the surviving corporation of such merger; (b) the primary purpose of such merger is to change the corporate domicile of the Reincorporated Predecessor to Delaware.
Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay all expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by such an Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding as they are incurred in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that (a) if the DGCL then so requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by such an Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately by final judicial decision from which there is no appeal that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise; and (b) the Corporation shall not be required to advance any expenses to a person against whom the Corporation directly brings a claim, in a Proceeding, alleging that such person has breached such person’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation, committed an act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or derived an improper personal benefit from a transaction.
Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion, to indemnify or advance expenses to persons whom the Corporation is not obligated to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to this Article VI.
Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts. The Board is authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into indemnification contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification or advancement rights to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article VI.
Section 6.5: Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. The following shall apply to the extent not in conflict with any indemnification contract provided for in Section 6.4 above.
6.5.1 Right to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 6.1 or 6.2 of this Article VI is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (a) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in applicable law.
6.5.2 Effect of Determination. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard
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of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.
6.5.3 Burden of Proof. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VI, or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.

Section 6.6: Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article VI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI that adversely affects any right of an Indemnitee or an Indemnitee’s successors shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to this Article VI and existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII: NOTICES
Section 7.1: Notice.
7.1.1 Form and Delivery. Except as otherwise specifically required in these Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 7.1.2 below) or by law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall be in writing and may, (a) in every instance in connection with any delivery to a member of the Board, be effectively given by hand delivery (including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by prepaid telegram, cablegram, overnight express courier, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission and (b) be effectively delivered to a stockholder when given by hand delivery, by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid or, if specifically consented to by the stockholder as described in Section 7.1.2 of this Article VII by sending such notice by telegram, cablegram, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to the person to whom notice is to be given at such person's address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. The notice shall be deemed given (a) in the case of hand delivery, when received by the person to whom notice is to be given or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person, (b) in the case of delivery by mail, upon deposit in the mail, (c) in the case of delivery by overnight express courier, when dispatched, and (d) in the case of delivery via telegram, cablegram, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission, when dispatched.

7.1.2 Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given in accordance with Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given pursuant to this Section 7.1.2 shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile
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telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of such posting and the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.

7.1.3 Affidavit of Giving Notice. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given in writing or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any waiver of notice.
ARTICLE VIII: INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Section 8.1: Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its members of the Board or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are members of the board of directors or officers, have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.
Section 8.2: Quorum. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE IX: MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1: Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board.
Section 9.2: Seal. The Board may provide for a corporate seal, which may have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board.

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Section 9.3: Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on or by means of, or be in the form of, diskettes, CDs, or any other information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL.

Section 9.4: Reliance upon Books and Records. A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation's officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall govern.
Section 9.6: Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including without limitation, all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, any amendment or repeal of these Bylaws shall require the approval of the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation; provided that the affirmative vote of the holders of at two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend Article II Section 2.1 of these Bylaws if the stockholders shall amend or repeal these Bylaws.

ARTICLE XI: EXCLUSIVE FORUM
Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by, or other wrongdoing by, any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders; (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or as to which the General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; (d) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws; or (e) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act.
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Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XI.

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Code of Business Conduct And Ethics
Amyris, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is committed to promoting high standards of honest and ethical business conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. As part of this commitment, the Company has adopted this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (this “Code of Ethics”). We have adopted this Code of Ethics to set expectations and provide guidance applicable to every employee, officer and director of the Company. It is your responsibility to read and understand this Code of Ethics, and to use it as a guide to the performance of your responsibilities for the Company. This Code of Ethics cannot address every ethical issue or circumstance that may arise, so, in complying with the letter and spirit of this Code of Ethics, it is your responsibility to apply common sense, together with high personal standards of ethics, honesty and accountability, in making business decisions where this Code of Ethics and other subject matter specific policies of the Company have no specific guideline. You should consider not only your own conduct, but also that of your family members.1
In addition, we expect you to comply with all other Company policies and procedures that may apply to you, many of which supplement this Code of Ethics by providing more detailed guidance. These additional policies and procedures include our policies on equal opportunity, harassment, drugfree workplace, computer usage and information technology, data protection, expense reimbursement and travel, as well as our internal financial controls and procedures. We may modify or update these more specific policies and procedures from time to time, and may adopt new company policies and procedures in the future.
Nothing in this Code of Ethics is intended to alter existing legal rights and obligations of the Company or any of its employees, officers or directors, including “at will” employment arrangements or the terms of any employmentrelated agreement we may have with you.
We expect all of our directors, executives, managers and other supervisory personnel to help foster a sense of commitment to this Code of Ethics among all our employees, and to foster a culture of fairness, honesty and accountability within the Company. We also expect the Company’s agents, consultants and contractors to conform to Code of Ethics standards when working on our behalf, and for Company personnel to notify the Compliance Officer regarding potential violations.
If you need help understanding this Code of Ethics, or how it applies to conduct in any given situation, you should contact your supervisor or the Compliance Officer. The current Compliance Officer is Nicole Kelsey, Amyris’s General Counsel and Secretary. The Compliance Officer’s contact information can be found on the Company’s intranet.
Anyone who violates the standards in this Code of Ethics will be subject to disciplinary action, which, in appropriate circumstances, may include termination of employment for cause, legal action or referral for criminal prosecution.
1.Legal Compliance
You must always obey the law while performing your duties to the Company. You also must always comply with the Company’s policies. Our success depends upon each employee, officer and director (a “Covered Person”) operating within legal guidelines and cooperating with authorities. It is essential that
1    Throughout this Code of Ethics, the term “family member” refers to a person’s spouse (or spousal equivalent), parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, dependents, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing such person’s household.
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you know and understand the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to our business and to your specific area of responsibility. While you are not expected to have complete mastery of these laws, rules and regulations, you are expected to be able to recognize situations that require you to consult with others to determine the appropriate course of action. If you have a question in the area of legal compliance, you should approach your supervisor or the Compliance Officer immediately.
2.Conflicts of Interest
We expect our Covered Persons to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest between their personal and professional relationships. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a personal interest interferes in any way – or even appears to interfere – with the interests of the Company as a whole.
Sometimes conflicts of interest arise when a Covered Person takes some action or has some outside interest, duties, responsibilities or obligations that turn out to conflict with an interest of the Company or his or her duty to the Company. Conflicts of interest can also arise when a Covered Person or family member of the Covered Person receives certain personal benefits as a result of a Company position.
In evaluating whether an actual or contemplated activity may involve a conflict of interest, you should consider:
whether the activity would appear improper to an outsider;
whether the Covered Person has access to confidential Company information or influence over significant Company resources or decisions;
the potential impact of the activity on the Company’s business relationships, including relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, partners and service providers; and
the extent to which the activity could benefit the Covered Person or family member of the Covered Person, directly or indirectly, independent of any benefit that might be conferred on the Company from the contemplated activity.
A few examples of activities that could involve conflicts of interests include:
Aiding our competitors. For example, this could take the form of service as an advisor or consultant to, or as an employee or a member of the board of, a competitor, passing confidential Company information to a competitor, or accepting payments or other benefits from a competitor, in each case whether by you or a family member.
Involvement with any business that does business with us or seeks to do business with us. A Covered Person or any family member serving as an advisor or consultant to, or as an employee or a member of the board of, a customer, supplier or service provider is generally discouraged and you must seek authorization in advance if you plan to have such a relationship.
A Covered Person or any family member owning a significant financial interest in a competitor or a business that does business with us or seeks to do business with us. In evaluating such interests for conflicts, both direct and indirect interests that a person may have should be considered, along with factors such as the following:
the size, relative to other investments of such Covered Person, and nature of the person’s interest;
the nature of the Company’s relationship with the other entity;
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whether the Covered Person has access to confidential Company information; and
whether the Covered Person has an ability to influence Company decisions that would affect the other entity.
If you have or wish to acquire a significant financial interest in a competitor, or in a customer, channel partner, supplier, technology partner or service provider with which you have direct business dealings (or approval responsibilities), you must consult with the Compliance Officer. Similarly, if you experience a change of position or seniority that results in your having direct business dealings with a customer, channel partner, supplier, technology partner or service provider in which you already have a significant financial interest, you must consult with the Compliance Officer.
Soliciting or accepting payments, gifts, loans, favors or preferential treatment from any person or entity that does or seeks to do business with us. See Section 9 for further discussion of the issues involved in this type of conflict.
Taking personal advantage of corporate opportunities. See Section 4 for further discussion of the issues involved in this type of conflict.
Having authority on behalf of the Company over a coworker who is also a family member, or transacting business on behalf of the Company with a family member. The Covered Person who may be involved in such a situation should consult with his or her supervisor and the Compliance Officer to assess the situation and an appropriate resolution.
You must avoid these situations (and others like them) where your loyalty to the Company could be compromised. If you believe that you are involved in a potential conflict of interest, you are expected to discuss it with the Compliance Officer before engaging in any activity, transaction or relationship that might give rise to a conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the Company’s Related-Party Transactions Policy (available on the Company’s intranet) for procedures and policies regarding the review and approval of transactions with entities which you and any of your family members are affiliated with, employed by, or have a similar relationship with.
Like employees, members of the Company’s Board of Directors should also seek to avoid conflicts of interest with their obligations to the Company. To that end, any director who would confront a potential conflict of interest should take such steps as are necessary to avoid the conflict of interest, including if appropriate, recusing himself or herself from Board discussions that could be perceived to create such a conflict. If a director believes a situation may exist in which he or she has a conflict of interest that would interfere with the ability to perform his or her responsibilities as a director of the Company, he or she must promptly notify the lead independent director (if any), the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “NGC”) and the Company’s General Counsel.
Special Note Regarding Employee Loans
Loans to certain Covered Persons or their family members by the Company, or guarantees of their loan obligations, could constitute an improper personal benefit to the recipients of these loans or guarantees. Accordingly, beginning with the adoption of this Code of Ethics, Company loans and guarantees for executive officers and directors are expressly prohibited by law and Company policy.
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3.Insider Trading
Every Covered Person is prohibited from using “inside” or material nonpublic information about the Company, or about companies with which we do business, in connection with buying or selling our or such other companies’ securities, including “tipping” others who might make an investment decision on the basis of this information. “Material” references any information that a reasonable stockholder would consider useful when buying or selling securities. “Nonpublic” means that the information is confidential and has not yet been shared broadly outside of the Company.
It is illegal, and it is a violation of this Code of Ethics and other Company policies, to tip or to trade on inside information, regardless of how such information is obtained. Covered Persons who have access to inside information are not permitted to use or share inside information for stock trading purposes or for any other purpose except to conduct Company business.
Covered Persons must exercise the utmost care when in possession of material nonpublic information. The Company’s Insider Trading Policy (available on the Company’s intranet) provides guidance on the sorts of information that might be nonpublic and material for these purposes, and guidelines on when and how you may purchase or sell shares of Company stock or other Company securities.
See the Company’s Insider Trading Policy for more information.
4.Corporate Opportunities
Employees may not compete with the Company, or take personal advantage of business opportunities that the Company might want to pursue. Even opportunities that are acquired through independent sources may be questionable if they are related to the Company’s existing or proposed lines of business. Employees owe a duty to the Company to advance the Company’s legitimate business interests when opportunities arise. Accordingly, participation by employees in an outside business opportunity that is related to our existing or proposed lines of business is prohibited. Employees should consult the Compliance Officer to determine an appropriate course of action if interested in pursuing an opportunity discovered through or in connection with such employee’s Company position, or use of Company property or information. Members of the Company’s Board of Directors must ethically handle their participation in any material business opportunity in which the Company has already expressed an interest or which is closely related to the Company’s business or its anticipated future plans. If a Board member believes a situation may exist in which he or she (or a person or entity which with he or she is affiliated) may participate in such a Company corporate opportunity in a manner that could conflict with the Board member’s duty to advance the Company’s business interests, then he or she must promptly notify the lead independent director (if any), the Chair of the NGC (or, for matters related to accounting, internal accounting, controls or auditing, the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”)) and the Company’s General Counsel.
5.Competition and Fair Dealing
We strive to compete vigorously and to gain advantages over our competitors through superior business performance, not through unethical or illegal business practices. No employee may through improper means acquire proprietary information from others, possess trade secret information, or induce disclosure of confidential information from past or present employees of other companies.
If you have obtained information of this variety by mistake or from an unknown source, or if you have any questions about the legality of future actions, you must consult your supervisor or the Compliance Officer, as described in Section 19.
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You are expected to deal fairly and honestly with our customers, suppliers, employees and anyone else with whom you have contact in the course of performing your duties to the Company. Making false or misleading statements about our competitors is inconsistent with our reputation for integrity and harmful to our business and is prohibited by this Code of Ethics. You may not take unfair advantage of anyone through misuse of confidential information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair business practice.
Employees involved in procurement have a special responsibility to adhere to principles of fair competition in the purchase of products and services by selecting suppliers based exclusively on normal commercial considerations, such as quality, cost, availability, service and reputation, and not on the receipt of special favors.
Employees involved in sales have a special responsibility to abide by all Company policies regarding selling activities, including policies relevant to revenue recognition by the Company.
Special Note Regarding Antitrust Laws
Antitrust laws are designed to protect customers and the competitive process. These laws generally prohibit the Company from establishing:
price fixing arrangements with competitors or resellers;
arrangements with competitors to share pricing information or other competitive marketing information, or to allocate markets or customers;
agreements with competitors or customers to boycott particular suppliers, customers or competitors; and
a monopoly or attempted monopoly through anticompetitive conduct.
Some kinds of information, such as pricing, production and inventory, should never be exchanged with competitors, regardless of how innocent or casual the exchange may be, because even where no formal arrangement exists, merely exchanging information can create the appearance of an improper arrangement.
Noncompliance with the antitrust laws can have extremely negative consequences for the Company, including long and costly investigations and lawsuits, substantial fines or damages, and bad publicity. Understanding the requirements of antitrust and unfair competition laws of the jurisdictions where we do business can be difficult, and you are urged to seek assistance from your supervisor or the Compliance Officer whenever you have a question relating to these laws.
6.Maintenance of Corporate Books, Records, Documents and Accounts; Financial Integrity; Public Reporting
We strive to maintain integrity of our records and public disclosure. Our corporate and business records, including all supporting entries to our books of account, must be completed honestly, accurately and understandably. Our records are important to investors and creditors. They serve as a basis for managing our business and are important in meeting our obligations to customers, suppliers, creditors, employees and others with whom we do business. We depend on our books, records and accounts accurately and fairly reflecting our assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses, as well as all transactions and changes in assets and liabilities.
To help ensure the integrity of our records and public disclosure, we require that:
no entry be made in our books and records that is intentionally false or misleading;
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transactions be supported by appropriate documentation;
the terms of sales and other commercial transactions be reflected accurately in the documentation for those transactions and all such documentation be reflected accurately in our books and records;
employees comply with our system of internal controls and be held accountable for their entries;
any offbalance sheet arrangements of the Company are clearly and appropriately disclosed;
employees work cooperatively with the Company’s independent auditors in their review of the Company’s financial statements and disclosure documents;
no cash or other assets be maintained for any purpose in any unrecorded or “offthebooks” fund; and
records be retained or destroyed according to the Company’s document retention policies or procedures then in effect.
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to help ensure that the Company’s reports and documents filed with or submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public disclosures are full, fair and accurate, that they fairly present our financial condition and results of operations, and that they are timely and understandable. Employees who collect, provide or analyze information for or otherwise contribute in any way in preparing or verifying these reports should adhere to all disclosure controls and procedures and generally assist the Company in producing financial disclosures that contain all of the information about the Company that is required by law and would be important to enable investors to understand our business and its attendant risks. In particular:
No employee may take or authorize any action that would cause the Company’s financial records or financial disclosure to fail to comply with generally accepted accounting principles, the rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable laws, rules and regulations;
All employees must cooperate fully with our finance department, as well as our independent public accountants and counsel, respond to their questions with candor and provide them with complete and accurate information to help ensure that the Company’s books and records, as well as its reports filed with the SEC, are accurate and complete; and
No employee should knowingly make (or encourage any other person to make) any false or misleading statement in any of the Company’s reports filed with the SEC or knowingly omit (or encourage any other person to omit) any information necessary to make the disclosure in any of such reports accurate in all material respects.
If you become aware that our public disclosures are not accurate and complete, or if you become aware of a transaction or development that you believe may require disclosure, you should report the matter immediately to your supervisor, or the Compliance Officer. If you believe that questionable accounting or auditing conduct or practices have occurred or are occurring, you should report this immediately to our General Counsel, or if you wish to remain anonymous, follow the procedures set forth in our Whistleblower Policy.
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7.Document Retention
Our records and information are important assets that comprise our corporate memory and contain information critical to the continuity of our business. These documents or records include not only transaction documents, but other electronic records such as e-mail, voicemail, messaging apps and computer drives. Please be especially cautious with records and information that are subject to a legal hold which may be imposed under certain circumstances such as litigation or government investigations to suspend all document-destruction procedures in order to preserve appropriate records. When there is a “legal hold” in place, you may not alter, destroy or discard documents relevant to the lawsuit or investigation. Please direct any questions you may have with respect to a “legal hold” to the General Counsel.
8.Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers
While we expect honest and ethical conduct in all aspects of our business from all of our employees, special ethical obligations apply to our Chief Executive Officer and members of our finance department. They must adhere to the following principles and foster a culture throughout the Company as a whole that helps to ensure the fair and timely reporting of our financial results and condition:
Act with honesty and integrity, maintain high standards of ethical conduct and use due care and diligence in performing their responsibilities to the Company, without allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated to personal interest.
Avoid situations that represent actual or apparent conflicts of interest with their responsibilities to the Company, and disclose promptly to the Compliance Officer or Audit Committee any transaction or personal or professional relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to such an actual or apparent conflict.
Provide information that is full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable for inclusion in the Company’s financial statements and other disclosure in the reports and documents that the Company files with the SEC or otherwise discloses publicly in the Company’s submissions to governmental agencies or in public statements.
Comply and take all reasonable actions to cause others under their supervision to comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations of government authorities.
Respect and safeguard the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of their work, except when authorized or legally obligated to disclose such information, and not use confidential information acquired in the course of work for personal advantage.
Share knowledge with colleagues and maintain skills that are important and relevant to the performance of their duties.
Proactively promote ethical behavior as a responsible partner among peers in the work environment.
Achieve responsible use of and control over all entrusted assets and resources.
Report known violations of this Code of Ethics to the Compliance Officer or Audit Committee.
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9.Gifts and Entertainment
All employees must be careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety in giving or receiving gifts and entertainment. In general, you cannot offer, provide or accept any gifts or entertainment in connection with your service to the Company except in a manner consistent with customary business practices, such as customary and reasonable meals and entertainment. You may never use personal funds or resources to do something that cannot be done with the Company’s resources, and you also are not allowed to lower the value of a gift by absorbing a portion of the cost yourself. Gifts and entertainment must not be excessive in value, in cash, susceptible of being construed as a bribe or kickback, or in violation of any laws. Frequent or substantial gifts can create an actual or apparent conflict of interest or illicit payment; when in doubt, ask your manager of the Compliance Officer.
This principle applies to our transactions everywhere in the world, even if it conflicts with local custom. Under some statutes, such as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, giving anything of value to a government official to obtain or retain business or favorable treatment is a criminal act subject to prosecution and conviction. Discuss with your supervisor or the Compliance Officer any proposed entertainment or gifts if you are uncertain about their appropriateness. For more information, please see the Company’s Anti-Corruption Policy (available on the Company’s intranet).
10.Political Contributions and Gifts
The Company does not make contributions or payments that could be considered a contribution to a political party or candidate, or to intermediary organizations such as political action committees. However, you are free to exercise your right to make personal political contributions within legal limits. You should not make these contributions in a way that might appear to be an endorsement or contribution by the Company. The Company will not reimburse you for any political contribution.
11.International Business Laws
You are expected to comply with all applicable laws wherever you travel on Company business, including laws prohibiting bribery, corruption or the conduct of business with specified individuals, companies or countries. We also expect employees to comply with U.S. laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct of business by U.S. citizens and corporations outside the United States.
These U.S. laws, rules and regulations, which extend to all our activities outside the United States, include:
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits directly or indirectly giving anything of value to a government official to obtain or retain business or favorable treatment, and requires the maintenance of accurate books of account, with all company transactions being properly recorded;
U.S. embargoes, which restrict or, in some cases, prohibit U.S. persons, corporations and, in some cases, foreign subsidiaries from doing business with certain countries, groups or individuals;
Export controls, which restrict travel to designated countries or prohibit or restrict the export of goods, services and technology to designated countries, identified persons or entities from the United States, or the reexport of U.S.origin goods from the country of original destination to such designated countries or identified persons or entities; and
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Antiboycott compliance, which prohibits U.S. companies from taking any action that has the effect of furthering any unsanctioned boycott of a country friendly to the United States.
For more information, please see the Company’s Anti-Corruption Policy (available on the Company’s intranet) and any other related subject matter specific policies that may be adopted from time to time. If you have a question as to whether an activity is restricted or prohibited, please contact the Compliance Officer before taking any action.
12.Money Laundering and Third-Party Payments
We are committed to complying fully with all anti money-laundering and antiterrorism laws throughout the world. Money laundering occurs when individuals or organizations attempt to conceal illicit funds or make such funds look legitimate. Employees requesting payments to vendors or potential vendors, as well as employees who monitor payments we receive, must flag suspicious activity to the CFO or the Compliance Officer. The following examples may be indications of potential money-laundering:
Attempts to make large cash payments;
Payments by or to someone who is not a party to the relevant contract;
Requests to pay more than provided for in the relevant contract;
Payments made in currencies other than those specified in the relevant contract; or
Payments from an unusual, apparently non-business account.
13.Confidentiality
We depend upon our confidential information, and rely on a combination of patent, copyright and trademark laws, trade secrets, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect it. Confidential information includes business, marketing, product and service plans, business and pricing strategies, financial information, forecasts, product architecture, source codes, engineering ideas, designs, databases, personnel information, and customer and supplier lists and data, all of which is more fully described in the proprietary information and inventions agreement that each employee signed in connection with their employment by the Company, and similar types of information provided to us by our customers, suppliers and business partners. We cannot protect our confidential information without your help. Anyone who has had access to confidential Company information must keep it confidential at all times, both while working for the Company and after employment ends.
You must not share confidential Company information, or any confidential information of a customer, supplier, service provider or business partner with anyone who has not been authorized to receive it, except when disclosure is authorized or legally mandated. Unauthorized use or distribution of this information is extremely serious; it would violate your proprietary information and inventions agreement and it could be illegal and result in civil liability or criminal penalties. It would also violate our trust in you, and our customers’ trust in us.
You must take precautions to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. Accordingly, you should also take steps to ensure that businessrelated paperwork and documents are produced, copied, mailed, faxed, filed, stored and discarded by means designed to minimize the risk that unauthorized persons might obtain access to confidential information. You should not discuss sensitive
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matters or confidential information in public places, and you should avoid discussing confidential information on cellular phones to the extent practicable. You may not discuss our business in any Internet “chat room” or on any social media platform, regardless of whether you use your own name or a pseudonym, or otherwise post confidential Company information on the Internet. All Company emails, voicemails and other communications are presumed confidential and should not be forwarded or otherwise disseminated outside of the Company, except where required for legitimate business purposes or by law. When accessing Company emails and voicemails from personal computers and mobile devices, you should take steps to ensure that third parties are unable to access or hear information regarding the Company.
You are required to observe the provisions of any other specific policy regarding privacy and confidential information that the Company may adopt from time to time.
14.Privacy Laws
Protecting the privacy and security of personal information is a growing global concern. Many countries are enacting or strengthening privacy laws that govern the use of personal information and are holding violators accountable. We are accountable for protecting personal information and for processing it only within the boundaries of applicable law. You must help protect the privacy of personal information by following these principles:
Comply with applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which personal information is collected, used or stored;
Collect and use the minimum amount of personal information necessary to achieve legitimate business purposes and keep the information only as long as necessary to achieve those purposes;
Share personal information only with individuals who have a legitimate need for it and will protect it properly; and
Follow our guidelines for handling and destroying personal information.
15.Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets
All employees, officers and directors are expected to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient use for legitimate business purposes. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on our profitability. Company property, such as computer equipment, buildings, furniture and furnishings, office supplies and products and inventories, should be used only for activities related to your employment, although incidental personal use is permitted. Please bear in mind that we retain the right to access, review, monitor and disclose any information transmitted, received or stored using our electronic equipment, with or without an employee’s or third party’s knowledge, consent or approval. Any misuse or suspected misuse of our assets must be immediately reported to your supervisor or the Compliance Officer.
16.Protecting Information and Intellectual Property (IP)
The innovations you create every day are vital to our success. We expect you to understand the value of these innovations and to take appropriate steps to protect them. This means disclosing to the Company all inventions and other IP created or improved as part of your work for us, assisting with the preparation and
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prosecution of patent applications, protecting confidential information and avoiding the improper use of third-party confidential information or IP.
17.Media Contacts and Public Communications; Requests by Regulatory Authorities
It is our policy to disclose material information concerning the Company to the public only in accordance with our Corporate Communications Policy, in order to avoid inappropriate publicity and to ensure that all such information is communicated in a way that is reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public. Only those individuals designated as official spokespersons in the Corporate Communications Policy may address questions regarding financial matters. Please see the Company’s Corporate Communications Policy for more information.
All government requests for our information, documents or interviews should be referred immediately to our General Counsel. This requirement does not preclude you from providing information to a government or law enforcement agency if you reasonably believe that the information discloses a legal violation by us or our agents.
18.Amendment and Waiver
Our Board of Directors reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify or delete any part of this Code without prior notice, although we will attempt to provide employees with reasonable notice of any material change and disclose any amendment or waiver as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations. Any amendment or waiver of this Code of Ethics that applies to any of the Company’s directors or executive officers must be in writing and must be authorized by the NGC. Any amendment or waiver of this Code of Ethics that applies solely to Covered Persons other than the Company’s directors or executive officers shall be approved in writing by the Compliance Officer and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
19.Compliance Standards and Procedures
Compliance Resources
The Company has an obligation to promote ethical behavior. Every employee is encouraged to talk to his or her supervisor, managers or other appropriate personnel or the Compliance Officer when in doubt about the application of any provision of this Code of Ethics.
In addition to fielding questions with respect to interpretation or potential violations of this Code of Ethics, the Compliance Officer is responsible for:
investigating possible violations of this Code of Ethics;
implementing training programs for new employees on this Code of Ethics and related policies;
implementing training programs to refresh employees’ familiarity with this Code of Ethics and related policies;
proposing updates to this Code of Ethics as needed, subject to approval of the NGC, to reflect changes in the law, Company operations and recognized best practices, and to reflect Company experience with this Code of Ethics; and
otherwise promoting an atmosphere of responsible and ethical conduct.
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The current Compliance Officer is Nicole Kelsey, Amyris’s General Counsel and Secretary. The Compliance Officer’s contact information can be found on the Company’s intranet. Your most immediate resource for any matter related to this Code of Ethics is your supervisor. He or she may have the information you need, or may be able to refer the question to another appropriate source. There may, however, be times when you prefer not to go to your supervisor. In these instances, you should feel free to discuss your concern with the Compliance Officer. If you are uncomfortable speaking with the Compliance Officer because he or she works in your department or is one of your supervisors, please contact the Chair of the Audit Committee (for matters related to accounting, internal accounting, controls or auditing) or the Chair of the NGC (for all other matters), or follow the procedures outlined in the Company’s Whistleblower and Complaint Policy (available on the Company’s intranet), which includes procedures for anonymous submission of reports or complaints, if desired.
Clarifying Questions and Concerns; Reporting Possible Violations
If you encounter a situation or are considering a course of action and its appropriateness is unclear, discuss the matter promptly with your supervisor or the Compliance Officer; even the appearance of impropriety can be very damaging to the Company and should be avoided. If you are aware of a suspected or actual violation of Code of Ethics standards by others, you have a responsibility to report it. You should raise questions or report potential violations of this Code of Ethics without any fear of retaliation in any form – it is our policy not to retaliate in such circumstances and we will take prompt disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment for cause, against any employee who retaliates against you.
Supervisors must promptly report any complaints or observations of Code of Ethics violations to the Compliance Officer. The Compliance Officer will investigate all reported possible Code of Ethics violations promptly and with the highest degree of confidentiality that is possible under the specific circumstances. As needed, the Compliance Officer will consult with the Legal Department, the Human Resources Department, the NGC and/or Audit Committee.
If the investigation indicates that a violation of this Code of Ethics has probably occurred, we will take such action as we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances.
Reporting of Possible Violations
Employees who wish to submit a concern or complaint regarding a possible violation of this Code of Ethics should follow the procedures outlined in the Company’s Whistleblower and Complaint Policy (available on the Company’s intranet), which includes procedures for anonymous submission of reports or complaints, if desired.
Cooperating with Investigations
We will conduct investigations of all alleged or actual violations of our policies and related procedures and the laws. All employees are required to cooperate with any Company investigation.
You must take your participation in any investigation seriously. The following actions will result in disciplinary action up to and including possible termination of employment:
Destroying evidence related to a violation of this Code, other Company policies or the law;
Failing to provide evidence when requested;
Providing false or misleading information in an investigation;
Not fully cooperating with an investigation; and
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Not following instructions related to an investigation (for example, discussing the investigation with other employees if you’re instructed not to do so).
20.Equal Opportunity
In keeping with our commitment to the communities in which we do business, the Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. This means that employment and compensation decisions are to be based on merit and business needs, and not based upon race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetics, pregnancy or child-birth (including breast-feeding), or medical condition, or any other condition prohibited by law.
21.No Rights Created
This Code of Ethics is a statement of fundamental principles, policies and procedures that govern the Company’s employees in the conduct of Company business. It is not intended to and does not create any legal rights for any customer, supplier, competitor, stockholder or any other nonemployee or entity.
22.Administration of Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
The NGC is responsible for reviewing this Code of Ethics as set forth in the NGC’s charter. It may request reports from Company executives about the implementation of this Code of Ethics and take any other steps in connection with that implementation as it deems necessary. Your failure to read and/or acknowledge this Code doesn’t exempt you from responsibility to comply with the Code, as well as with the Company’s policies and related procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.

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