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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): March 12, 2021

VERACYTE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36156

20-5455398

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

Commission File Number

(IRS Employer Identification

No.)


6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California						94080
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300

N/A

(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, par value, $0.001 per share

VCYT

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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 12, 2021, Veracyte, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Veracyte") completed its previously announced acquisition of Decipher Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Decipher"), pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of February 2, 2021.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Decipher became a wholly owned subsidiary of Veracyte. At the closing, all outstanding shares of Decipher capital stock and options to purchase Decipher capital stock were cancelled in exchange for approximately $600 million in cash to existing Decipher securityholders, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Fortis Advisors LLC, is acting as the stockholders' agent.

The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to Veracyte's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

SIGNATURE

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.


Dated:	March 15, 2021

		VERACYTE, INC.

		By:	/s/ Keith Kennedy
		Name:	Keith Kennedy
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)