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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 * 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) 10/12/2011 (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 10/12/2011   S(1)   16,665 (2) D $ 16.3649 (3) 97,272 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock               3,334,985 I See Footnote (5) (6) Common Stock               25,000 I See Footnote (5) (7) Common Stock               3,000 D

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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 Nicholas Khadder, Attorney-in-Fact		10/14/2011
**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)	***RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLAN TRANSACTION: EACH OF THE FOREGOING STOCK SALES WAS EFFECTED PURSUANT TO A RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLAN ADOPTED BY THE REPORTING PERSON ON MARCH 10, 2011.***
(2)	Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices pursuant to the plan described in footnote (1).
(3)	Represents the weighted average sales price per share. The shares sold at prices ranging from $16.11 to $16.69 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.
(4)	Consists of shares held by the Kaul Family Revocable Trust. Mr. Kaul is a trustee of the Kaul Family Revocable Trust.
(5)	Mr. Kaul is a member of Khosla Ventures Associates II, LLC, the general partner of Khosla Ventures II, L.P. ("Khosla II"), and a member of Khosla Ventures Associates III, LLC, the general partner of Khosla Ventures III, L.P. ("Khosla III"). As such, Mr. Kaul may be deemed to have shared voting and investment control with respect to the shares held by Khosla II and Khosla III and therefore 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 shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	Consists of shares held by Khosla II.
(7)	Consists of shares held by Khosla III.

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