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* EVNIN ANTHONY B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VENROCK ASSOCIATES 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, ROOM 5508 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10112 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RENOVIS INC [ RNVS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	05/10/2005		J(1)		516	A	(2)	516	D
Common Stock	05/10/2005		J(3)		5,140	A	(2)	5,656	D
Common Stock	05/10/2005		J(4)		22	A	(2)	5,678	D
Common Stock								234,767	I	By Fund(5)
Common Stock								1,043,216	I	By Fund(6)
Common Stock								4	I	By LLC(7)
Common Stock								9,027	I	By Fund(8)
Common Stock								20	I	By LLC(9)
Common Stock								17,022	I	By Fund(10)
Common Stock								4	I	By LLC(11)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pro-rata distribution to its limited partners by Venrock Associates, a limited partnership of which Anthony B. Evnin is a General Partner. Prior to the distribution, Mr. Evnin had indirect beneficial ownership in the 324,721 shares of Common Stock held of record by Venrock Associates as to which beneficial ownership was disclaimed except to the extent of Mr. Evnin's pro-rata interest.

2. Price is not applicable -- pro-rata distribution of securities.

3. Pro-rata distribution to its limited partners by Venrock Associates III, L.P., a limited partnership of which Venrock Management III LLC is the General Partner, and a subsequent pro-rata distribution to its members by Venrock Management III LLC, a limited liability company of which Anthony B. Evnin is a Member, of shares that Venrock Management III LLC received in the distribution from Venrock Associates III, L.P. Prior to the distribution, Mr. Evnin had indirect beneficial ownership in the 1,443,207 shares of Common Stock held of record by Venrock Associates III, L.P. as to which beneficial ownership was disclaimed except to the extent of Mr. Evnin's pro-rata interest.

4. Pro-rata distribution to its limited partners by Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund III, L.P., a limited partnership of which VEF Management III LLC is the General Partner, and a subsequent pro-rata distribution to its members by VEF Management III LLC, a limited liability company of which Anthony B. Evnin is a Managing Member, of shares that VEF Management III LLC received in the distribution from Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund III, L.P. Prior to the distribution, Mr. Evnin had indirect beneficial ownership in the 23,508 shares of Common Stock held of record by Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund III, L.P. as to which beneifical ownership was disclaimed except to the extent of Mr. Evnin's pro-rata interest.

5. 234,767 shares have been retained by Venrock Associates after the pro-rata distribution of 89,954 shares to its limited partners. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

6. 1,043,216 shares have been retained by Venrock Associates III, L.P. after the pro-rata distribution of 399,991 shares to its limited partners. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

7. 4 shares have been retained by Venrock Management III LLC after the pro-rata distribution of 1,999 shares to its members. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

8. 9,027 shares have been retained by Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., a limited partnership of which Venrock Management LLC is the General Partner, after the pro-rata distribution of 3,454 shares to its limited partners. Anthony B. Evnin is a Managing Member of Venrock Management LLC, a limited liability company, and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest. Prior to the distribution, Mr. Evnin had indirect beneficial ownership in the 12,481 shares of Common Stock held of record by Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. as to which beneifical ownership was disclaimed except to the extent of Mr. Evnin's pro-rata interest. Mr. Evnin did not receive shares in the distribution.

9. Securities held of record by Venrock Management LLC, a limited liability company of which Anthony B. Evnin is a Managing Member. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

10. 17,022 shares have been retained by Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund III, L.P. after the pro-rata distribution of 6,486 shares to its limited partners. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

11. 4 shares have been retained by VEF Management III LLC after the pro-rata distribution of 67 shares to its members. Mr. Evnin disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pro-rata interest.

Remarks:

	Anthony B. Evnin	05/11/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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