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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KESSEL MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP [DVAX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2929 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/16/2010 (Street) BERKELEY, CA 94710 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 04/16/2010   J(1)(2) V 690,631 A (1) (2) 9,031,431 I See Footnote (1) (2) (3) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy)

$ 1.94

04/16/2010

J(1)(2)

V

1,283,200

12/30/2009

12/30/2014

Common Stock

1,283,200

(1) (2)

0

I

See Footnote (1) (2) (4) (5)

Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy)

$ 1.5

04/16/2010

J(1)(2)

V

9,031,434

04/16/2010

04/16/2015

Common Stock

4,515,717

(1) (2)

9,031,434

I

See Footnote (1) (2) (4) (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KESSEL MARK C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 2929 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 100 BERKELEY, CA 94710	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Mark Kessel		04/20/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As a result of an underwritten public offering by Dynavax Technologies Corporation ("Dynavax" or the "Company") for 30,293,000 units to certain institutional accredited investors which closed on April 16, 2010 and in accordance with the post-closing adjustment terms of the Amended and Restated Purchase Option Agreement (the "APOA"), dated November 9, 2009, among Symphony Dynamo Holdings LLC, Symphony Dynamo, Inc. and Dynavax: (i) Symphony Capital Partners, L.P. ("SCP L.P.") received 655,023 shares of Dynavax's Common Stock par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") and one warrant representing the right to purchase 4,282,895, shares of Common Stock and (ii) Symphony Strategic Partners ("Strategic Partners LLC") received 35,608 shares of Common Stock and one warrant representing the right to purchase 232,822 shares of Common Stock.
(2)	Pursuant to the terms of the APOA, the warrant directly owned by SCP LP representing the right to purchase 1,217,040 shares of Common Stock and the warrant directly owned by Strategic Partners LLC representing the right to purchase 66,160 shares of Common Stock were cancelled in connection with the adjustment described above.
(3)	Includes 8,565,787 shares of Common stock directly owned by SCP L.P. and 465,644 shares of Common Stock directly owned by Strategic Partners LLC.
(4)	Includes one warrant directly owned by SCP L.P. representing the right to purchase 4,282,895 shares of Common Stock and one warrant directly owned by Strategic Partners LLC representing the right to purchase 232,822 shares of Common Stock.
(5)	Symphony GP, LLC ("SGP LLC") is the general partner of Symphony Capital GP, L.P. ("SC GP L.P."), which is the general partner of SCP L.P. Mark Kessel is a managing member of SGP LLC and Strategic Partners LLC.

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