Johnson David Edward Form 4 EXELIXIS / DAVID EDWARD JOHNSON ownership change

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

515 MADISON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(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)
11/27/2023

4. 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 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	11/27/2023		S		120,409(2)	D	$21.61	790,321	I	See footnote(1)
Common Stock	11/27/2023		P		120,409(2)	A	$21.61	910,730	I	See footnote(1)
Common Stock								18,176	D(3)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

515 MADISON AVENUE

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

2. Represents a rebalancing transaction between the Caligan Fund and Accounts.

3. Represents shares of common stock that will be issued to Mr. Johnson upon vesting of restricted stock units. Mr. Johnson is deemed to hold the securities reported herein for the benefit of the Caligan Fund and Accounts, and may, after vesting, if applicable, transfer the securities directly to the Caligan Fund and Accounts.

Remarks:

Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 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 the Issuer by virtue of the fact that Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Issuer's board of directors.

	/s/ David Edward Johnson	11/29/2023
	Caligan Partners LP, By: /s/ David Johnson, Managing Partner	11/29/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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