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): September 15, 2017

TerraVia Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	001-35189		33-1077078
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

225 Gateway Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA		94080
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 780-4777

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



Emerging Growth Company	
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 2, 2017, TerraVia Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Filing”). Contemporaneously with the Bankruptcy Filing, on August 2, 2017, the Debtors filed a motion seeking entry of an order approving, among other things, the sale of the Debtors’ assets. On September 15, 2017, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered orders approving (i) the sale of substantially all of the Debtors’ assets to Corbion N.V. and (ii) the sale of the Company’s 19.9% equity interest in Algenist Holdings, Inc. to TCP Algenist LLC. The sales are subject to customary closing conditions and the Debtors expect the sales to be consummated as soon as practicable.

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.



	TerraVia Holdings, Inc.

Date: September 20, 2017	By:	/s/ Paul Quinlan
		Paul Quinlan
		General Counsel

TerraVia Holdings, Inc. 8-K