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| | <issuerName> AEMETIS, INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> AMTX </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> FOSTER ANDREW B </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 20400 STEVENS CREK BLVD, SUITE 700 </rptOwnerStreet1> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCity> CUPERTINO </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 95014 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <officerTitle> Executive Vice President </officerTitle> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> The 5/21/2015 grant exercised and sold through executing the 10b5-1 plan. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> 1/12th of the Option Shares vest every three(3)months from the date of the grant. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> Grant of Incentive Stock Option under the Aemetis, Inc. Ammended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Option Shares") at and Exercise Price of $4.35 per share, and subject to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement between Reporting Person and the Company. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> The 1-7-2021 option grant was exercised and sold through 10b5-1 plan. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/Todd Waltz attorney-infact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2021-04-26 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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