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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-15-000624
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150205
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001029142
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				330728374
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34207
		FILM NUMBER:		15600067

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 SEVENTH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94710
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5108485100

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		STREET 1:		2929 SEVENTH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94710
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<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers<font style="font-weight:normal;">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:5pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c) Election of Directors</p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Effective February 5, 2015, the Board of Dynavax appointed Laura Brege as a Class I director <font style="color:#;">to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Upon Ms. Gilbert&#8217;s retirement, Ms. Brege will become Chair of the Audit Committee. Pursuant to the terms of an offer letter between Dynavax and Ms. </font>Brege <font style="color:#;">and the compensation policies of Dynavax with respect to outside directors, Ms. </font>Brege <font style="color:#;">received the following as of her date of appointment: </font></p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the Dynavax 2004 Non-Employee Director Option Program and the 2005 Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Program, as amended (the &#8220;Directors&#8217; Plan&#8221;), Ms. <font style="color:#000000;">Brege </font>was granted an initial non-qualified stock option to purchase 2,000 shares of Dynavax common stock, with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, vesting over four years in equal annual installments;  </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the Directors&#8217; Plan, Ms. <font style="color:#000000;">Brege </font>will be eligible to receive a non-qualified option to purchase up to an additional 7,500 shares of Dynavax common stock immediately following each annual meeting of Dynavax&#8217;s stockholders (with respect to the first such grant, the option will be pro-rated in accordance with the terms of the Directors&#8217; Plan), with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, vesting on the first anniversary of the grant; and  </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the Directors&#8217; Plan, Ms. <font style="color:#000000;">Brege </font>will receive an annual retainer of $40,000 as a member of the Board of Directors and $20,000 as Chairman of the Audit Committee, payable in equal quarterly installments in arrears. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">A copy of the press release relating to <font style="color:#;">Ms. </font>Brege&#8217;s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit&#160;99.1.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(e) Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers and Directors</p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:3.33%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On February 5, 2015, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board approved 2015 base salaries and 2014 bonuses for the executive officers of the Company, including the named executive officers. The Board delegated approval of 2015 equity awards to the Compensation Committee.&nbsp;&nbsp;On February 9, 2015, the Compensation Committee approved equity awards for the named executive officers, composed of options with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, one half of which would be contingent on stockholder approval of an increase in the number of shares available under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:3.33%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">2015 Stock Option Award</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"><sup style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</sup></font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<tr style="height:12.95pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Eddie Gray</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">566,500</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">432,600</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">225,000</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<tr style="height:17.3pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:12.95pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Robert L. Coffman, Ph.D.</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">453,200</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">286,000</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">75,000</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:32.9pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:12.95pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Robert Janssen, M.D.</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.48%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">369,513</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">246,641</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">56,000</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:45pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:12.95pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">David Novack</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.48%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">375,000</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">208,575</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">75,000</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<tr style="height:30.75pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senior Vice President,&nbsp;&nbsp;Operations and Quality</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14.25pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Michael S. Ostrach</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.48%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">390,000</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">$</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top"  style="width:14.1%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">221,345</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.82%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:21.9%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;margin-right:3.15%;text-indent:0pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">67,000</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:2.84%;">
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:50.85pt;">
<td valign="top"  style="width:23.74%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:-8.8pt;;color:#;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, Chief Business Officer, General Counsel and Principal Financial Officer</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:8.8pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style="width:11.18%;">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">BERKELEY, CA --&#160;02/6/15&#160;--&#160;Dynavax Technologies Corporation&#160;(NASDAQ: DVAX) announced today the appointment of&#160;Laura Brege&#160;to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee.&nbsp;&nbsp;Denise Gilbert, a director and the Chair of the Audit Committee since 2004, will retire from her positions with the company following the next Audit Committee meeting, whereupon Ms. Brege will become Chair of the Committee.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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