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): September 18, 2011

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 incorporation)	(IRS Employer 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 8.01 Other Events

On September 18, 2011, Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax) issued a press release titled “Dynavax Reports Complete Results from the HEPLISAV™ Phase 3 Trial in Healthy Adults Over Age 40” and presented complete results for the entire study population of its Phase 3 trial (HBV-16) at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Chicago, IL. A copy of the press release and the presentation are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 18, 2011, titled “Dynavax Reports Complete Results from the HEPLISAV™ Phase 3 Trial in Healthy Adults Over Age 40”
99.2	Dynavax’s Oral Presentation at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)

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: September 21, 2011	By:	/s/ Michael S. Ostrach
		Michael S. Ostrach
		Vice President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 18, 2011, titled “Dynavax Reports Complete Results from the HEPLISAV™ Phase 3 Trial in Healthy Adults Over Age 40”
99.2	Dynavax’s Oral Presentation at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)