Company: AMTX
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-010522
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Company: AEMETIS, INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 risk or improve audit quality. In fiscal years 2023 and 2024, all fees identified above under the captions “Audit Fees” and “Audit-Related Fees” that were billed by RSM US LLP were approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the Audit Committee's procedures and SEC requirements.

Vote Required

Approval of Proposal No. 2 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote and present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted towards a quorum and have the same effect as an "against" vote.

Board Recommendation

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE“FOR”THE RATIFICATION OF RSM US LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025.

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PROPOSAL THREE:

ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</div>

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and the rules promulgated thereunder by the SEC enable stockholders of certain public companies to vote to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of named executive officers.

As described in detail below under the heading “Executive Compensation,” our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain our named executive officers, who are critical to our success. Please read that section below and the accompanying tables and footnotes for additional details about our executive compensation program.

The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee believes that it has taken a responsible approach to executive compensation that allows the Company to retain its executive talent while remaining committed to its core compensation philosophy of paying for performance while aligning executive compensation with stockholder interests. In particular, for fiscal year 2024 the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee:

| ● |     | consulted with a reputable, independent third-party consulting firm and evaluated written reports describing compensation at peer companies prior to making decisions on executive compensation and equity awards; |
| ● |     | issued time-based stock options to our non-CEO named executive officers to reward long-term strategic management and foster the enhancement and improvement of stockholder value;                                  |
| ● |     | approved discretionary bonuses in January 2025 for our named executive officers in recognition of their service and contributions to the Company during 2024; and                                                  |
| ● |     | left the base salary for our named executive officers the