Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Boynton Peter
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMYRIS, INC. [AMRS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMYRIS, INC., 5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Commercial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EMERYVILLE, CA 94608		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 40,000 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 3,125 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3)(4) 01/06/2020 Common Stock 157,000 $ 9.32 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 09/27/2020 Common Stock 15,000 $ 16.5 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 04/14/2021 Common Stock 22,500 $ 16 (7) D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 04/08/2022 Common Stock 20,000 $ 3.86 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Boynton Peter
C/O AMYRIS, INC.
5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100
EMERYVILLE, CA 94608		       Chief Commercial Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Peter Boynton by Nicholas Khadder, Attorney-in-Fact 11/09/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents a restricted stock unit award that vests in three successive equal annual installments, with the first 1/3rd of the units vesting on April 1, 2013.
(2) 3,125 shares acquired on November 15, 2011 under the Issuer's 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3) Immediately exercisable.
(4) The stock option vested as to 1/5th of the total number of shares subject to the option (originally 200,000 shares before exercises) on December 14, 2010, and thereafter vests as to 1/60th of the total number of shares subject to the option in equal monthly installments.
(5) The stock option vested as to 1/60th of the total number of shares subject to the option on September 1, 2010, and thereafter vests as to 1/60th of the total number of shares subject to the option in equal monthly installments.
(6) The stock option vested as to 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option on February 1, 2011, and thereafter vests as to 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option in equal monthly installments.
(7) The stock option was originally granted with an exercise price of $26.84 per share. The stockholders approved at the Issuer's annual meeting of stockholders held on May 24, 2012 a one-time stock option re-pricing program in which the Issuer's employees with eligible stock options would receive a one-time reduction in the exercise price for such options to $16.00 per share.
(8) The stock option vested as to 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option on May 1, 2012, and thereafter vests as to 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the option in equal monthly installments.

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