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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hall Christopher M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERACYTE, INC. [VCYT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2018 (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/31/2018   M(1)   3,500 A $ 2.36 35,955 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   S(1)   3,500 D $ 13 32,455 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   M(1)   16,927 A $ 2.68 49,382 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   S(1)   16,500 (2) D $ 13.0164 (3) 32,882 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   S(1)   427 D $ 14 32,455 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   M(1)   19,573 A $ 2.68 52,028 D   Common Stock 10/31/2018   S(1)   19,573 D $ 14 32,455 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.36

10/31/2018

M(1)

3,500

(4)

02/22/2021

Common Stock

3,500

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.68

10/31/2018

M(1)

16,927

(4)

03/09/2022

Common Stock

16,927

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.68

10/31/2018

M(1)

19,573

(5)

03/09/2022

Common Stock

19,573

$ 0

813

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hall Christopher M 6000 SHORELINE COURT SUITE 300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080			President and COO

Signatures

/s/ Keith Kennedy, as Attorney-in-fact		11/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The sale of common stock was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on May 25, 2018.
(2)	Represents the aggregate of sales effected on the same day at different prices.
(3)	Represents weighted average sales price. Sale prices for the transactions range from $13.00 to $13.08. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided to the SEC, the issuer or a shareholder upon request.
(4)	The option became exercisable upon the grant date.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 10, 2013, and the remaining shares vested at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.

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