This Amendment No. 9 (Amendment No. 9) to Schedule 13D amends the
statement on Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on August 28, 2018, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on July 18, 2019,
Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on September 8, 2022, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on September 15, 2022, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on January 9, 2023, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on March 17, 2023,
Amendment No. 7 thereto filed on May 24, 2023 and Amendment No. 8 thereto filed on June 7, 2023 (collectively and as amended, the Schedule 13D), relating to the Common Stock. This Amendment No. 9 is being
filed by Foris Ventures, LLC, Vallejo Ventures Trust, L. John Doerr, Ann Doerr, and Barbara Hager (collectively, the Reporting Persons).
The Items below amend the information disclosed under the corresponding Items of the Schedule 13D as described below. Except as specifically provided herein,
this Amendment No. 9 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is supplemented by the following:
Anjo Loan Agreement
On June 29, 2023, the
Company, certain of the Companys subsidiaries (the Subsidiary Guarantors) and Anjo Ventures, LLC (Anjo), an affiliate of FV, as lender, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the Anjo Loan
Agreement) to make available to the Company a secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50 million (the Loan Facility), which was drawn down in full on June 29, 2023.
The Loan Facility matures on October 31, 2024. Loans under the Loan Facility will bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum. Interest is capitalized when
due, on the first business day of each calendar quarter beginning with the calendar quarter starting after the advance date of any advance.
The
obligations under the Loan Facility are (i) guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors, and (ii) secured by a perfected first lien security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in each case
subject to certain limitations and exclusions.
Prepayment of the outstanding amounts under the Loan Facility will be required upon the occurrence of a
change of control of the Company, as specified in the Anjo Loan Agreement. In addition, the Company may at its option prepay the outstanding principal amount of the loans under the Loan Facility before the maturity date of such loans without the
incurrence of a prepayment fee.
The representations, covenants, and events of default in the Anjo Loan Agreement are customary for financing transactions
of this nature. If any payment under the Loan Facility is not made when due, an amount equal to 3% of the past due amount shall be payable on demand. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default, all principal,
interest and other obligations under the Loan Facility shall bear interest at 12% per annum plus 1%. The Anjo Loan Agreement includes customary affirmative and negative covenants relating to the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as well
as information and financial covenants and events of default. These include, without limitation, the following: (i) the Company shall provide the Lender (a) on the last business day of each week with a
13-week cash flow forecast for the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, and cash flow forecasts, and (b) within 30 days after the end of each
calendar quarter, aged listings of accounts receivable and accounts payable; (ii) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Company and its consolidated entities shall have revenue (determined in accordance with GAAP) of not less than
$150,000,000 on a trailing 12 month basis; (iii) on the last Business Day of each week, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have, on a consolidated basis, liquidity calculated as (a) unrestricted, unencumbered cash and cash
equivalents denominated in dollars in one or more deposit accounts located in the United States, plus (b) any additional amount of available credit, borrowings, or investments readily convertible to cash to the extent necessary, so that the sum
of the amounts described in clauses (a) and (b) is not less than $2,000,000; (iv) commencing on June 30, 2023, and on a weekly basis thereafter, the Company shall, or shall cause its financial advisors to, prepare and deliver to the Lender
cash flow projections, in form and methodology as previously provided to the Lender, showing that the Company and the other Subsidiary Guarantors have adequate liquidity to operate their businesses through and including the calendar year ending
December 31, 2023; and (v) it will be an event of default if all or any part of Tranche 3 (as defined in the loan agreement by and between DSM Finance B.V. and the Company) is repaid or prepaid on or before April 15, 2024 other than
from proceeds of sale of (a) all of the capital stock of Amyris RealSweet, LLC, or (b) the consummation of any sale of any consumer brands from which, in the case of this clause (b), the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall receive
at least $75,000,000 in gross proceeds, which must, in each case, be on terms acceptable to the Lender in its absolute discretion.