UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 27, 2019
 
EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware	 	001-35092	 	02-0478229	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
 
441 Charmany Drive
Madison, WI 53719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (608) 284-5700
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	EXAS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC	
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ¨
 
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	Item 8.01	Other Events.	
 
On November 27, 2019, Exact Sciences Corporation (the “Company”) reported that Kevin Conroy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has entered into a pre-arranged, written stock trading plan (the “Plan”) that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Commencing in August 2020, on a date that is expected to be after the date the Company releases earnings for the second quarter of 2020, Mr. Conroy intends to periodically sell shares in amounts that, over any twelve (12) month period, are not more than approximately fifteen percent (15%) of his aggregate vested and unvested equity interest in the Company. Sales under the Plan would be in addition to sales that Mr. Conroy makes under an existing “sell-to-cover” written stock trading plan that results in the sale of a portion of the shares resulting from vesting restricted stock unit awards to cover a portion of the taxes due upon such vesting. Mr. Conroy has informed the Company that he will use the proceeds from sales under the Plan (1) to pay the applicable exercise price and a portion of the taxes due upon the sale of shares, the exercise of options, and the vesting of restricted stock units and (2) for financial planning purposes.
 
Transactions under the Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as required by law.
 
It is possible that other executive officers and directors of the Company may enter into similar stock trading plans in the future. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on stock trading plans by other Company officers or directors, nor report modifications, terminations or other activities under Mr. Conroy’s Plan or the plan of any other individual.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION	
 	 	 	
Date:  November 27, 2019	By:  	/s/ Jeffrey T. Elliott	
 	 	Jeffrey T. Elliott	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer	

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