SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cohen Fred E (Last) (First) (Middle) 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 3300 (Street) FORT WORTH TX 76102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERACYTE, INC. [ VCYT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2013
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned(1)(2)(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Dr. Fred E. Cohen is a TPG Partner. TPG is affiliated with TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. ("TPG Biotech II"), which holds shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of Veracyte, Inc. (the "Issuer"). The shares of preferred stock of each series are convertible into shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer.

2. Dr. Cohen disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by TPG Biotech II or any of its affiliates. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Dr. Cohen is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise.

3. Ronald Cami is signing on behalf of Dr. Cohen pursuant to the authorization and designation letter dated July 1, 2013 (the "Authorization and Designation Letter"). This Form 3 is being amended to attach as an exhibit the Authorization and Designation Letter, which was omitted from Dr. Cohen's original Form 3.

	/s/ Ronald Cami on behalf of Dr. Fred E. Cohen (3)	11/06/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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