Sec Form 4 Filing - HILLEMAN JERYL L @ AMYRIS, INC. - 2011-05-20

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 HILLEMAN JERYL L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMYRIS, INC. [ AMRS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMYRIS, INC., 5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/20/2011 (Street) EMERYVILLE, CA94608 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 05/20/2011 M( 1 ) 3,599 A $ 3.93 3,599 D Common Stock 05/20/2011 G( 1 )( 2 ) V 3,599 D $ 0 0 D Common Stock 05/20/2011 S( 1 ) 3,599 ( 3 ) D $ 28.0009 ( 4 ) 8,906 I By the Hilleman/Albright Family Trust dated July 24, 1990 ( 5 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.93 05/20/2011 M( 1 ) 3,599 ( 6 )( 7 ) 02/26/2018 Common Stock 3,599 $ 0 152,094 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HILLEMAN JERYL L C/O AMYRIS, INC. 5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100 EMERYVILLE, CA94608 Chief Financial Officer Signatures /s/ Jeryl Hilleman by Nicholas Khadder, Attorney-in-Fact 05/23/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on December 15, 2010 and an assumption agreement effective as of March 25, 2011 to which the reporting person and the Hilleman/Albright Family Trust dated July 24, 1990 are parties. ( 2 )To the Hilleman/Albright Family Trust dated July 24, 1990. ( 3 )Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices pursuant to the plan in footnote (1). ( 4 )Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $28.00 to $28.02 per share. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price shall be provided upon request to the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer. ( 5 )Ms. Hilleman is a Trustee of the Hilleman/Albright Family Trust dated July 24, 1990. ( 6 )Immediately exercisable. ( 7 )The stock option vested as to 1/5th of the total number of shares subject to the option on January 28, 2009, and thereafter vested and shall vest as to 1/60th of the total number of shares subject to the option in equal monthly installments.

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