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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 these functions to a subcommittee of its members, but no delegation of authority was made in 2024.

Francis P. Barton, Lydia I. Beebe, and John R. Block served as members of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee in 2024, with Ms. Beebe serving as Chair. Each member of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee is an independent director within the meaning set forth in the rules of the SEC and NASDAQ, as currently in effect, including after giving consideration to the factors specified in the NASDAQ listing rules for compensation committee independence. The GCN Committee held six meetings during 2024.

The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee considers properly submitted stockholder recommendations for candidates for membership on the Board as described below under “Director Qualifications.” In evaluating such recommendations, the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and capability on the Board and to address the membership criteria set forth under “Director Qualifications” below. Any stockholder recommendations proposed for consideration by the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee should include the candidate’s name and qualifications for membership on the Board and should be addressed to the attention of our Corporate Secretary, Re: Stockholder Director Recommendation, at 20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 700, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Pricing Committee

The Board has provided a specific delegation to the Pricing Committee to manage certain aspects of our ongoing At-the-Market ("ATM") sales of Company common stock, including determining the prices and quantities of stock to be sold through the ATM.

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Director Qualifications

In planning for succession, the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee considers the overall mix of skills and experience of the Board and the types of skills and experience desirable for future Board members, in light of the Company’s business and long-term strategy. The GCN Committee uses a variety of criteria to evaluate the qualifications and skills necessary for members of our Board, including relevant experience, capability, availability to serve, diversity, independence and other factors. Experiences, qualifications, skills and attributes prioritized by the committee include, but are not limited to:

| - | leadership experience, including public company governance |

| - | having broad experience at the policy-making level in business, government, education, technology or public interest |

| - | having the highest professional and personal ethics and values |

| - | commitment to enhancing stockholder value |

| - | financial expertise