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): August 17, 2018

 

 

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 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 26, 2018, Codexis, Inc. (the “Company”) reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K that Michael Aldridge, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate & Strategic Development, had notified the Company that he will resign from the Company effective as of August 17, 2018 (the “Separation Date”).

In connection with his resignation, on August 17, 2018, Mr. Aldridge and the Company entered into a Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will provide to Mr. Aldridge as severance (i) a lump sum severance payment of $202,500, which represents six months of Mr. Aldridge’s base salary at the rate in effect as of immediately prior to the Separation Date, less required withholding taxes, and (ii) reimbursement, or direct payment, of up to six months of continued health care coverage for himself and his covered dependents. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Aldridge has provided the Company with a general release of claims against the Company.

The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2018.

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: August 22, 2018