SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXELIXIS, INC. [ EXEL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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, par value $0.001 per share	910,730	I	See footnote(1)

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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Caligan Partners LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 MADISON AVENUE 8TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is filed by David Johnson and Caligan Partners LP ("Caligan") with respect to the securities held by Caligan Partners Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership, and managed accounts to which Caligan serves as investment manager. David Johnson is the Managing Partner of Caligan and a Managing Member of Caligan Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Caligan.

Remarks:

Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Caligan may be deemed to be a director by deputization of Exelixis, Inc. (the "Issuer") by virtue of the fact that Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Issuer's board of directors.

	/s/ David Edward Johnson	06/02/2023
	Caligan Partners LP, By: /s/ David Johnson, Managing Partner	06/02/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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