SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-08-14

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 5in"><B>Exhibit 10.08</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">May 9, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0"><U>STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Kathleen Valiasek</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Amyris, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">5885 Hollis Street, Suite 100</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Emeryville, California 94608</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Ms. Valiasek:</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">This amendment (&ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;)
to that certain letter agreement between us dated April 18, 2017 (the &ldquo;<U>Letter Agreement</U>&rdquo;) constitutes the further
agreement between Amyris, Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) and Rodman &amp; Renshaw, a unit of H.C. Wainwright &amp; Co.,
LLC (&ldquo;<U>Rodman</U>&rdquo;), as set forth herein. All terms of the Letter Agreement not expressly modified herein shall continue
in full force and effect. In consideration of Rodman waiving certain fees to which it is entitled under the Letter Agreement in
connection with the exchange of existing indebtedness by certain affiliates of the Company, the Company and Rodman agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Compensation</U>. At the closing of the Offering executed among the Company and the respective Purchasers pursuant to a Securities
Purchase Agreement dated May 8, 2017 the Company shall compensate Rodman as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Cash Fee</I>. The Company shall pay to Rodman a cash fee, or as to an underwritten Offering an underwriter discount, equal to:</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">(i) 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised in each
Offering from investors in the Series A Preferred Stock Offering, which is agreed to be $1,549,800 based upon $22,140,000 of gross
offering proceeds;</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">(ii) 3.5% of the face amount of existing debt (plus any
accrued interest) exchanged by the holders thereof, other than the Company&rsquo;s executive officers and directors, for Securities
in each Offering, which is agreed to be $249,958.47 based upon $7,141,670.64 of exchanged debt; and</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in">(iii) 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds raised from Koninklijke
DSM N.V. in the first Offering completed under this Agreement, which is agreed to be $250,000 based upon $25,000,000 of gross offering
proceeds.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Expense Allowance</I> [no change]</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">All of such fees and expenses shall be paid out of the closing escrow
account, without deduction.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Tail Fee</I>. Rodman shall be entitled to compensation under clause (1) hereunder,
 calculated in the manner set forth therein, with respect to any public or private offering or other financing or
 capital-raising transaction of any kind (&ldquo;<U>Tail Financing</U>&rdquo;) to the extent that such financing or capital is
 provided to the Company by investors whom Rodman had contacted during the Term, or introduced, directly or indirectly, to the
 Company during Term , if such Tail Financing is