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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000939767-23-000100
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230828
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230830
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230830

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MORRISSEY MICHAEL
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001202096

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30235
		FILM NUMBER:		231226781

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O EXELIXIS INC
		STREET 2:		170 HARBOR WAY
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94083

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MORRISSEY MICHAEL M
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030512

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MORRISSEY MICHAEL R
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021029

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EXELIXIS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000939767
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				043257395
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1851 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6508377000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1851 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502

	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
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes 515,997 shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) that will be issued to the Reporting Person upon vesting of restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents a &quot;net exercise&quot; of an outstanding stock option. The Reporting Person received 56,221 shares of Common Stock on the net exercise of a stock option to purchase 360,000 shares of Common Stock. The Issuer withheld 303,779 shares of Common Stock underlying the stock option for payment of the exercise price and tax withholding using a stock price on August 28, 2023 of $22.18.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held by Michael M. Morrissey and Meghan D. Morrissey, Trustees of the Morrissey Family Living Trust dated July 21, 1994, as amended.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares of Common Stock under the Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan, pursuant to a plan statement dated as of August 27, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The option, representing the right to purchase a total of 360,000 shares of Common Stock, became fully exercisable on September 26, 2020.</footnote>
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        <signatureDate>2023-08-30</signatureDate>
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