<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000939767-17-000120.txt : 20170530
<SEC-HEADER>0000939767-17-000120.hdr.sgml : 20170529
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170530195537
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000939767-17-000120
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170525
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EXELIXIS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000939767
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
		IRS NUMBER:				043257395
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		210 E. GRAND AVE
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6508377000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		210 E. GRAND AVE
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXELIXIS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000207

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXELIXIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000106

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PAPADOPOULOS STELIOS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001202098

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30235
		FILM NUMBER:		17879225

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 SOMERSET DRIVE SOUTH
		CITY:			GREAT NECK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11020
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<TYPE>4/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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    <periodOfReport>2017-05-25</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2017-05-26</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000939767</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EXELIXIS, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EXEL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>PAPADOPOULOS STELIOS</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O EXELIXIS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>210 E. GRAND AVE.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94080</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5843</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1234314</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>19.57</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-05-25</value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>11686</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2017-05-25</value>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2024-05-24</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">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 25, 2018, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through such date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 5.843 shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock that will be issued to the Reporting Person upon vesting of restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The original Form 4 filed on May 26, 2017, is amended by this Form 4 amendment to include the Reporting Person's indirect beneficial ownership inadvertently omitted in the original Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">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 1/12th of the shares subject to the option each month following the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through such dates.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey J. Hessekiel, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-05-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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