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* Freire Maria C (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EXELIXIS, INC. 1851 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY (Street) ALAMEDA CA 94502 (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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/21/2020
	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)	05/21/2020(2)		A		7,728	A	$0	40,102(3)	D

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)	$24.62	05/21/2020		A		15,456		05/21/2020(4)	05/20/2027	Common Stock	15,456	$0	15,456	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock that will be 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. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The restricted stock units will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award on May 21, 2021, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through that date.

3. Includes 25,105 shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock that will be issued to the Reporting Person upon vesting of restricted stock units.

4. Option granted pursuant to the Exelixis, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. The option is exercisable immediately, subject to repurchase provisions, and will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through such date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jennifer Drimmer Rokovich, Attorney in Fact	05/22/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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