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 28, 2018
BIOAMBER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-35905 | 98-0601045 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1250 Rene Levesque West, Suite 4310
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 4W8
(Address of principal executive office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (514) 844-8000
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 August 28, 2018, Kurt Briner, Robert Frost, Heinz Haller, Ellen Richstone and Kenneth Wall each resigned from the Board of Directors of BioAmber Inc. (the “Company”), including all committees thereof, and on August 29, 2018, Raymond Land resigned from the Board and all committees thereof. No director resigned because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
On August 31, 2018, Richard Eno, the Company’s chief executive officer and director, Michael Hartmann, the Company’s executive vice-president and president of BioAmber Sarnia Inc., James Millis, the Company’s chief technology officer and Mario Settino, the Company’s chief financial officer, each voluntarily resigned from their offices at the Company.
A copy of the press release by the Company announcing the above-described executive changes is furnished with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 31, 2018. | |
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.
| BIOAMBER INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 31, 2018 | By: | /s/ Richard P. Eno | ||||
| Name: Richard P. Eno | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||