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): September 27, 2011
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
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 421-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 27, 2011, Codexis, Inc. announced that it had entered into a joint development agreement with Raízen Energia S.A., a Brazil-based biofuels joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell plc and Cosan S.A., to develop an improved first generation ethanol process with enhanced performance economics. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 27, 2011. | |||
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: September 27, 2011
| CODEXIS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Douglas T. Sheehy | |
| Name: | Douglas T. Sheehy | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |