UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): March 15, 2019
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34885 | 55-0856151 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 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 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported, on December 31, 2018, Amyris, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with Hangzhou Xinfu Science & Tech Co. Ltd (“Xinfu”), a subsidiary of an existing commercial partner of the Company, relating to the transfer to Xinfu of the Company’s right to receive certain payments under the Value Sharing Agreement, dated December 28, 2017, as amended, between the Company and an affiliate of Koninklijke DSM N.V. in exchange for an upfront cash payment. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Assignment Agreement was subject to, and conditioned upon, the parties obtaining certain consents and approvals (the “Transfer Conditions”). The entry into the Assignment Agreement was previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2019, which is incorporated herein by reference. On March 15, 2019, the Company and Xinfu agreed to terminate the Assignment Agreement as a result of the failure of the parties to satisfy the Transfer Conditions on or prior to March 14, 2019. No fees were due by either party as a result of the termination of the Assignment Agreement.
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 18, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for its fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. A copy of this press release, entitled “Amyris Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results and Announces Signing of $300 Million Definitive Cannabinoid Agreement”, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in Item 2.02 of this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Amyris, Inc. | ||
| Date: March 18, 2019 | By: | /s/ Kathleen Valiasek |
| Kathleen Valiasek | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||