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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2016
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.
As previously reported, on June 14, 2016, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Market as a result of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. In accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company had 180 calendar days, or until December 12, 2016, to regain compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1). To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must be at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days.
On November 1, 2016, the Company received a letter from NASDAQ notifying the Company that it had regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) as a result of the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock being at $1.00 per share or greater for the 10 consecutive business days from October 18, to October 31, 2016.
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 1, 2016 | By: | /s/ Raffi Asadorian | |
| Raffi Asadorian | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||