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): November 16, 2017
Gevo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35073 | 87-0747704 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 301
Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 858-8358
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 16, 2017, Gevo, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Supplemental Agreements (collectively, the “Amendments”) to (i) the Joint Development Agreement, dated November 6, 2015, between the Company and Praj Industries Ltd. (“Praj”) and (ii) the Development License Agreement, dated November 6, 2015, between the Company and Praj. Pursuant to the Amendments, the Company and Praj agreed to, among other things, extend the term of the Joint Development Agreement and the Development License Agreement to March 31, 2018.
The foregoing description of the Amendments does not purport to be complete and are subject to, and is qualified in their entirety by, the full text of such Amendments, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1† | Supplemental Agreement (to Joint Development Agreement), dated November 16, 2017, by and between Gevo, Inc. and Praj Industries Ltd. | |
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10.2 |
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† Certain portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the SEC.
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.
| GEVO, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: November 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr. | ||||
| Geoffrey T. Williams, Jr. | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||