EXELIXIS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EXELIXIS INC (EXEL)
CIK: 0000939767
Period of Report: 2011-11-15

Reporting Person: SIMONTON PAMELA A (EVP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-15	Common Stock	M	1875	—	Acquired	13125	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-15	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	1875	Disposed		Common Stock (1875)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6355	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted stock units into common stock. Such restricted stock units were granted on December 9, 2009 and were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2009.

F2: Represents 6,355 shares of Exelixis, Inc. common stock under the Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan, pursuant to a plan statement dated as of November 15, 2011.

F3: Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Exelixis, Inc. common stock.

F4: On December 9, 2009, the reporting person was granted 30,000 restricted stock units, of which 1/16th of the shares subject to the restricted stock units vested on November 15, 2011. The common stock into which such vested restricted stock units converted on November 15, 2011 is reported in Table I on this Form 4. The remaining unvested restricted stock units will continue to vest as to 1/16th of the original number of shares subject to the restricted stock units on each succeeding February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 until fully vested.