DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP — Board/Management Information 2012

Mar 12, 2012

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): 03/09/2012

Dynavax Technologies Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-34207

Delaware	33-0728374
(State or other jurisdiction of	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	Identification No.)

2929 Seventh Street, Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94710-2753

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(510) 848-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers and Directors

On March 9, 2012, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Dynavax Technologies Corporation ("Dynavax") granted restricted stock unit ("RSU") awards with performance-based vesting criteria for the executive officers of Dynavax, including the named executive officers, in the amounts as set forth in the table below. In addition, on March 9, 2012, the Board granted each non-employee director of Dynavax an RSU award of 30,000 shares with the same performance-based vesting criteria as the RSUs awarded to the executive officers.

Name and Title RSU Award(1)

Dino Dina, M.D. 150,000

Chief Executive Officer

J. Tyler Martin, M.D. 150,000

President and Chief Medical Officer

Robert L. Coffman, Ph.D. 100,000

Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer

Zbigniew Janowicz, Ph.D. 50,000

Chief Executive Officer, Dynavax Europe

Jennifer Lew 50,000

Vice President, Finance

Michael S. Ostrach 100,000

Vice President, Chief Business Officer and General Counsel

Stephen Tuck 125,000

Vice President, Global Technical Operations

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(1) The RSU provides that 75% of the RSU award shall vest immediately upon achievement of a milestone based upon approval by the FDA of a BLA for HEPLISAV, provided that if BLA approval occurs prior to 12 months from the date of grant, then 75% of the RSU award vests 12 months from the date of grant and the remaining 25% of the RSU award vests upon approval of a MAA for HEPLISAV if such approval occurs after 12 months from the date of grant. If the HEPLISAV BLA or MAA vesting milestones are not achieved on or before the second anniversary of the date of grant, the unvested portion of the RSU award terminates.

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.

Dynavax Technologies Corporation — /s/ Michael S. Ostrach
Michael S. Ostrach
Vice President