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): January 19, 2012
Codexis, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34705 | 71-0872999 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 200 Penobscot Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 |
94063 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(650) 421-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On January 19, 2012, Robert Lawson advised Codexis, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lawson will remain with the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to oversee the fiscal year-end accounting close and annual audit process, and the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Mr. Lawson is resigning to accept a position at a private software company. The Company expects to launch a search for a Chief Financial Officer immediately.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release. | |
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.
Date: January 24, 2012
| CODEXIS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Douglas T. Sheehy | |||
| Name: | Douglas T. Sheehy | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release. | |