Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kaul Samir
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMYRIS, INC. [AMRS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 3, SUITE 190
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2011
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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 03/09/2011   G V 1,712 D $ 0 160,612 I See Footnote (1)
Common Stock 05/12/2011   S(2)   6,670 (3) D $ 25.83 (4) 153,942 I See Footnote (1)
Common Stock               564,853 I See Footnote (5) (6)
Common Stock               3,334,985 I See Footnote (5) (7)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kaul Samir
3000 SAND HILL ROAD
BUILDING 3, SUITE 190
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Samir Kaul by Tamara Tompkins, Attorney-in-Fact   05/16/2011
**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) The securities are held by the Kaul Family Revocable Trust. Mr. Kaul is a trustee of the Kaul Family Revocable Trust.
(2) This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on March 10, 2011.
(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 $25.54 to $26.36 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) Mr. Kaul is a member of Khosla Ventures Associates II, LLC ("KVA II"), the general partner of Khosla Ventures II, L.P. ("Khosla II"), and a member of Khosla Ventures Associates III, LLC ("KVA III"), the general partner of Khosla Ventures III, L.P. ("Khosla III"). As such, Mr. Kaul shares voting and investment power over the shares held by Khosla II and Khosla III and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Khosla II and Khosla III. Mr. Kaul disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
(6) The securities are owned by Khosla III. VK Services, LLC, which serves as the manager of KVA III, possesses sole voting and investment control over the shares owned by Khosla III and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Khosla III. KVA III however owns no securities of the Issuer directly. VK Services, LLC, Khosla III and KVA III disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(7) The securities are owned by Khosla II. VK Services, LLC, which serves as the manager of KVA II, possesses sole voting and investment control over the shares owned by Khosla II and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the shares held by Khosla II. KVA II however owns no securities of the Issuer directly. VK Services, LLC, Khosla II and KVA II disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
 
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