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* MORRISSEY MICHAEL (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EXELIXIS, INC. 210 E. GRAND AVE. (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXELIXIS, INC. [ EXEL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2016
	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(1)	02/11/2016(2)		A		114,286	A	$0	114,286(3)	D
Common Stock	02/11/2016		F		43,149(4)	D	$4.2	71,137	D
Common Stock								103,561	I	By Trust(5)
Common Stock								15,153	I	By 401(k)(6)

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
Option (right to buy)	$4.2	02/11/2016		A		150,000		02/11/2017(7)	02/10/2023	Common Stock	150,000	$0	150,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock issued to the Reporting Person upon vesting of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Exelixis, Inc.common stock.

2. The restricted stock units were granted to the Reporting Person on the Transaction Date pursuant to the Exelixis, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and vested in full on the Transaction Date.

3. Excludes 1,890 shares previously owned directly which were contributed to the Morrissey Family Living Trust dated July 21, 1994, as amended.

4. Shares withheld by Exelixis, Inc. to satisfy taxes payable in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units awarded on the Transaction Date.

5. Shares held by Michael M. Morrissey and Meghan D. Morrissey, Trustees of the Morrissey Family Living Trust dated July 21, 1994, as amended.

6. Represents 15,153 shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock under the Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan, pursuant to a plan statement dated as of February 12, 2016.

7. Option granted pursuant to the Exelixis, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. Option will vest as to 1/4th of the original number of shares subject to the option on the one-year anniversary of the Transaction Date, and thereafter as to 1/48th of the original number of shares subject to the option on each monthly anniversary of the Transaction Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey J. Hessekiel, Attorney in Fact	02/16/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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