SEC Form 4 · accession 0001181431-15-000325

EXACT SCIENCES CORP · EXAS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — COO · Director

Period of report

Dec 31, 2014

Accepted (ET)

Jan 5, 2015 · 6:19 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001124140

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	May 8, 2014	G	65,000	$0.00	D	99,893	D
Common Stock^F1	May 8, 2014	G	65,000	$0.00	A	65,000	I	Held in Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock^F2	Oct 31, 2014	A	1,280	$7.81	A	101,173	D
Common Stock^F3	Dec 31, 2014	M	6,567	$0.00	A	107,740	D
Common Stock^F4	Jan 2, 2015	S	2,495	$26.72	D	105,245	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	10,144	I	Held in 401(K) Account

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Units^F6,F5	—	Dec 31, 2014	M	6,567	D	—	—	Common Stock	6,567	6,566	D

F1Represents shares of common stock transferred to Maneesh Arora 2014 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
F2Represents shares purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
F3Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a restricted stock unit award.
F4Represents shares sold pursuant to a Sell-to-Cover Rule 10b5-1 Plan to pay withholding taxes due in connection with the vesting of certain shares of restricted stock on December 31, 2014.
F5Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
F6Represents a restricted stock unit award granted on February 22, 2013 and earned on December 31, 2013 based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based vesting requirements. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 2013.