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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-18-023463
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180917
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180921
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180921

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:		181081704

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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:4.54%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On September 17, 2018, Dynavax Technologies Corporation (the "Company") entered into an Office/Laboratory Lease (the &#8220;Lease&#8221;) with Emery Station West, LLC (&#8220;Landlord&#8221;) for office and laboratory space located at 5959 Horton Street, Emeryville, California (the &#8220;Premises&#8221;). The purpose of the Lease is to replace the Company&#8217;s current leased premises at 2929 Seventh Street, Berkeley, California (the &#8220;Current Premises&#8221;). The Premises and the Current Premises both are leased from entities affiliated with Wareham Development. The Company intends to move its corporate headquarters to the Premises in the second quarter of 2019. </p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Under the terms of the Lease, starting on the earlier of the Company&#8217;s commencement of its business operations at the Premises or April 1, 2019 (the &#8220;Commencement Date&#8221;), the Company will lease approximately 75,662 square feet in the Premises (the &#8220;Rented Area&#8221;) at the rate of $4.75 (the &#8220;Base Rate&#8221;) multiplied by the Rented Area paid on a monthly basis. The Base Rate is subject to scheduled annual increases, and the Company is also responsible for certain operating expenses and taxes throughout the life of the Lease. Pursuant to a Workletter entered into in connection with the Lease, the Landlord will provide a tenant improvement allowance of up to $110 per rentable square foot of the Premises.</p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Lease will continue until the end of the 144th full calendar month following the Commencement Date. The Company has the option to extend the Lease for two successive five-year terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing description of the terms of the Lease does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease, which will be filed with the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending on September 30, 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 1.02.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement<font style="font-weight:normal;"> </font></p>
<p style="margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In connection with the Company&#8217;s execution of the Lease, on September 17, 2018, the Company entered into a Lease Termination Agreement (the &#8220;Lease Termination&#8221;) with 2929 Seventh St., LLC (the &#8220;Current Landlord&#8221;) concerning the Current Premises. Under the Lease Termination, the lease relating to the Current Premises will terminate effective as of the date the Company vacates the Current Premises. The rent payable to the Current Landlord is subject to a &#8220;hold-over&#8221; increase should the Company not vacate the Current Premises prior to July 31, 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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