8-K

CODEXIS, INC.

Date: September 22, 2023

/s/ Sriram Ryali

Sriram Ryali

Chief Financial Officer

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 21, 2023

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading
Symbols(s)

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

CDXS

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03.

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 21, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Codexis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved and adopted the amended and restated bylaws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective the same day. Among other things, the amendments effected by the Amended and Restated Bylaws:

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Enhance the procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements in connection with stockholder nominations of directors and submissions of stockholder proposals (other than proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) made in connection with annual and special meetings of stockholders, including requiring:

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additional background information and disclosures regarding proposing stockholders, proposed director nominees and business, and other persons related to a stockholder’s solicitation of proxies;

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any stockholder submitting a nomination notice to make a representation as to whether such stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act and, on request of the Company, to provide reasonable evidence that certain requirements of such rule have been satisfied; and

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that proposed nominees be available for interviews with the Board;

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Clarify that the Board may adjourn, postpone, reschedule or cancel any meeting of stockholders;

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Specify powers of the Board to prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of a meeting;

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Require that a stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholder use a proxy card color other than white;

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Add emergency bylaws that would be operative during an emergency or catastrophic event; and

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Establish (a) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain legal actions, and (b) the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for actions arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The foregoing description is a summary and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 5.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Codexis, Inc., effective as of September 21, 2023

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