Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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)
 
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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
 
 
Date: March 12, 2012
     
By:
 
/s/    Michael S. Ostrach
               
Michael S. Ostrach
               
Vice President