SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Levine James E. (Last) (First) (Middle) 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERENIUM CORP [ VRNM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/12/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 11/16/2009	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.85	11/12/2009		A(1)		20,833		(2)	11/12/2019	Common Stock	20,833	(1)	20,833	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted in exchange for options surrendered (reported above) pursuant to the Company's stock option exchange program which commenced on 10/13/2009 and terminated 11/12/2009.

2. Options will vest according to the following schedule: 2,605 options vest on 5/6/2010, 14,062 options vest in equal quarterly installments beginning 8/6/2010 and ending 5/6/2013, and the remaining 4,166 options vest in equal quarterly installments beginning 8/6/2013 becoming fully vested 5/6/2015.

Remarks:

THIS FORM 4A IS BEING FILED TO CORRECT THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED VESTING SCHEDULES FOR OPTIONS GRANTED AS PART OF THE COMPANY'S OPTION EXCHANGE PROGRAM WHICH COMMENCED ON OCTOBER 13, 2009 AND TERMINATED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2009.

	By: /s/ Gerald M. Haines II For: James Levine	05/18/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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