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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isable for 50,000 shares of common stock with a grant date fair value of $131,912. He also received standard employee benefits including company paid health insurance and company 401(k) contribution.

We employ Mr. Spencer Petty as Manager of Sales and Trading at a base salary of $210,000 as of the date of this proxy. Mr. Petty is the son-in-law of Mr. Eric McAfee, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer. In 2024, Mr. Petty received total compensation of $473,824, including $210,000 salary and a stock option exercisable for 100,000 shares of common stock with a grant date fair value of $263,824. He was also awarded a $50,000 bonus for performance during 2024 that was awarded and paid in January 2025. He also received standard employee benefits including company paid health insurance and company 401(k) contribution.

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Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions

Our Board of Directors has adopted a written policy on transactions with related parties that is in conformity with the requirements for issuers having publicly held common stock that is listed on NASDAQ. The purpose of the policy is to describe the procedures used to identify, review, approve, and disclose, if necessary, any transaction, arrangement, or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements, or relationships) in which (i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries were, are, or will be a participant, (ii) the aggregate amount involved exceeds $120,000 in any fiscal year, and (iii) a related party has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. For purposes of the policy, a related person is (a) any person who is or was at any time since the beginning of our last fiscal year, a director or executive officer of us or a nominee to become a director of the Company, (b) any shareholder owning more than 5% of the Company’s common stock or (c) any immediate family member of any such person. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving in advance any proposed related party transactions. The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee is also responsible for reviewing the Company’s policies with respect to related party transactions, overseeing compliance with such policies, and approving certain compensation arrangements.

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Management does not know of any matter to be brought before the Annual Meeting other than the matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting accompanying this Proxy