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): December 31, 2020

 

 

 Gevo, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-35073

87-0747704

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 310 Englewood, CO 80112

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 858-8358

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading symbol

 

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

GEVO

 

Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

 

 
 

 

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

 

On December 31, 2020, Gevo, Inc. (the “Company”) reported that all obligations under its 12% convertible senior secured notes due 2020/2021 (the “2020/21 Notes”) have been fully paid and satisfied, and the 2020/21 Notes and the related indenture have been terminated in accordance with its terms at maturity on December 31, 2020.

 

On December 23, 2020 and December 29, 2020, the holders of the 2020/21 Notes converted the remaining $12.7 million in aggregate outstanding principal amount of 2020/21 Notes (including the applicable make-whole payment) into an aggregate of 5,672,654 shares of common stock pursuant to the terms of the indenture, which represented the entire outstanding principal amount of the 2020/21 Notes.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

GEVO, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: December 31, 2020

By:

/s/ Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr.

 

 

Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr.

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary