Veracyte (VCYT) Form 3 VERACYTE / Giulia C Kennedy ownership change

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^*

Kennedy Giulia C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6000 SHORELINE COURT

SUITE 300

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VERACYTE, INC. [ VCYT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Scientific & Med Officer

5. 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 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	9,400(1)	D

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	02/18/2024	Common Stock	50,000	14.34	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(3)	09/15/2024	Common Stock	13,282	10.45	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(4)	03/01/2025	Common Stock	13,334	8.86	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(5)	02/28/2026	Common Stock	25,002	6.45	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(6)	03/14/2026	Common Stock	10,939	5.43	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(7)	03/02/2027	Common Stock	56,667	9.05	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(8)	03/01/2028	Common Stock	70,500	5.98	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units awarded on March 2, 2018 vests 25% on March 2, 2019 and 3/48 on each quarterly anniversary thereafter subject to continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.

2. The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on February 19, 2015, and the remaining shares vested at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

3. The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on September 16, 2015, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

4. The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 2, 2016, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

5. The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 1, 2017, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

6. The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 15, 2017, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

7. The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 3, 2018, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

8. The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 2, 2019, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

Remarks:

See Exhibit 24

	/s/ Keith Kennedy as attorney-in-fact	03/04/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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