UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 18, 2011
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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.)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
John G. Melo, the Chief Executive Officer of Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”), adopted a stock trading plan (the “Trading Plan”) in December 2010 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, providing for the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock during a one year period commencing March 28, 2011. All shares subject to the Trading Plan have now been sold, representing approximately 15.7% of the shares deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Melo as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Melo has not sold other shares of the Company’s common stock since the completion of the Company’s initial public offering in September 2010.
Mr. Melo has advised the Company that he does not anticipate selling additional shares during 2011, but may transfer up to 60,000 shares to various charitable organizations during the remainder of 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMYRIS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 18, 2011 | By: | /s/ Tamara Tompkins | ||||
| Tamara Tompkins | ||||||
| EVP and General Counsel | ||||||