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 Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1, 2018

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(713) 579-0600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).

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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. [ ]

Effective January 1, 2018, Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. adopted a salary for stock options program, whereby certain employees, including DeLome Fair, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and David Hiscocks, the Company’s Corporate Controller and principal accounting officer, elected to reduce their base salary for a period of time, and in exchange for such election, they will receive non-qualified stock options exercisable for a number of shares of the common stock of the Company. The exchange relates to the payroll amount to be received by such employees for a period of six months from January 2018 to the end of June 2018.

The number of shares underlying the stock option will be determined by multiplying the amount of the salary reduction by 1.15 (participation incentive) (or in the case of the directors, cash fee reduction) then dividing the adjusted salary reduction by the fair value of the stock options as determined using the Black-Scholes valuation method typically utilized by the Company. The exercise price of the stock options will be determined based on the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the payroll payment as specified above. The stock options will vest over six months from the date of grant and the term of the stock options is ten years from the award date.

Exhibits

+10.1 Form of Non-statutory Stock Option Agreement (six month vesting) – filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2017.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

+10.1 Form of Non-statutory Stock Option Agreement (six month vesting) – filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2017.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan.