Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HULL CARL
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOLOGIC INC [HOLX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
35 CROSBY DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and GM of Diagnostics
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BEDFORD, MA 01730		 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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) 02/10/2013 02/10/2019 Common Stock 496,292 $ 15.35 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HULL CARL
35 CROSBY DRIVE
BEDFORD, MA 01730		       SVP and GM of Diagnostics  

Signatures

/s/ Mark J. Casey, attorney-in-fact for Carl W. Hull 08/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Gen-Probe Incorporated ("Gen-Probe"), Hologic, Inc. ("Hologic") and Gold Acquisition Corp. dated as of April 29, 2012 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Form 8-K on May 1, 2012 ("Agreement"), the option previously issued to the Reporting Person by Gen-Probe on February 10, 2012 (110,000 shares at grant price of $69.22) shall be assumed by Hologic in accordance with the Option Exchange Ratio (conversion rate 4.51174963) and shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions, including vesting, applicable to such option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.

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