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 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): June 10, 2022
 
Amyris, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware001-3488555-0856151
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100, Emeryville, CA94608    
(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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  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per shareAMRSThe Nasdaq Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 10, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the following purposes:

a.To elect the three Class III directors nominated by the Company’s Board to serve on the Board for a three-year term (“Proposal 1”);

b.To ratify the appointment of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Proposal 2”);

c.To approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of total authorized shares from 455,000,000 to 555,000,000 and the number of authorized shares of common stock from 450,000,000 to 550,000,000 (“Proposal 3”); and

d.To act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The following Class III directors listed in Proposal 1 were elected to the Board based on the following votes:

ForWithholdBroker Non-Vote
John Doerr166,215,11236,790,99749,691,054
Ryan Panchadsaram171,004,38732,001,72249,691,054
Lisa Qi168,253,53234,752,57749,691,054
        
Proposal 2 was approved by the following vote:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
235,078,08015,407,4012,211,681

Proposal 3 was approved by the following vote:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
176,443,91825,129,9271,432,26449,691,054

No further business was brought before the Annual Meeting.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number     Description
104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)



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: June 10, 2022By:
 /s/ Nicole Kelsey
 
  
Nicole Kelsey
 
  
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary