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): May 16, 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 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 16, 2011, Codexis, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Manufacture and Supply Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Lactosan GmbH & Co. KG (“Lactosan”), pursuant to which Lactosan agreed to manufacture and supply certain of the Company’s proprietary enzymes to the Company and the Company’s customers according to forecasts provided to Lactosan by the Company. Each of the parties to the Agreement has made customary representations, warranties and covenants in the Agreement and each party has agreed to indemnify the other for certain losses arising out of breaches of such representations, warranties and covenants, and other specified matters. The Agreement provides for an initial three-year term, subject to customary early termination provisions, and for one-year renewals under certain circumstances.

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 that will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2011.

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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: May 19, 2011