UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 11-K
FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
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o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO .
Commission file number 000-32179
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION
441 CHARMANY DRIVE
MADISON, WI 53719
SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
For EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
This is a summary of the annual report for EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN, EIN 02 0478229, for period January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011. The annual report has been filed with the Employee Benefits Security Administration, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Basic Financial Statement
Benefits under the plan are provided by a combination of funding arrangements. Plan expenses were $17. These expenses included $17 in administrative expenses and $0 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries, and $0 in other expenses. A total of 53 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the plan at the end of the plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits.
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan, was $2,044,415 as of December 31, 2011, compared to $1,155,814 as of January 1, 2011. During the plan year, the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $888,601. This increase includes unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of the plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of plan’s assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year or cost of assets acquired during the year. The plan had total income of $888,618, including employer contributions of $275,310, employee contributions of $380,376, other income (including rollovers) of $98,003, and earnings from other income of $134,929.
Small Plan Audit Waiver
The plan has met the requirements to waive the annual examination and report of an independent qualified public accountant. As of the end of the plan year, the following regulated financial institutions held or issued plan assets that qualified under the waiver.
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Exact Sciences Corporation |
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559,205 |
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The plan has been issued a fidelity bond by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies in the amount of $1,000,000. The bond protects the plan against losses through fraud or dishonesty and covers any person handling plan assets. You have the right to examine or receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, copies of statements from the regulated financial institutions noted above describing the qualifying plan assets and evidence of the required bond. If you are unable to examine or obtain these documents, contact the Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN | |
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EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION, Plan |
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By: |
/s/ Maneesh Arora |
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Name: Maneesh Arora |
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial |
Date: June 14, 2012