f8k_052115.htm
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

May 20, 2015
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 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2015, the Company held its Annual Meeting for the following purposes:

·
To elect the three Class II directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve on the Board for a three-year term.
·
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
·
To act upon such other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

The following Class II directors were elected to the Board based on the following votes:
 
  
For
Withhold
Broker
Non-Vote
Nam-Hai Chua
54,251,800
534,851
10,265,699
John Melo
54,639,135
147,516
10,265,699
R. Neil Williams
54,696,910
89,741
10,265,699

The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was approved by the following vote:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
64,975,408
45,683
31,259
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No further business was brought before the Annual Meeting.

 
 
 
 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: May 21, 2015
By:
/s/ Nicholas Khadder
  
 
Nicholas Khadder
  
 
SVP and General Counsel