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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kennedy Giulia C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2019 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERACYTE, INC. [VCYT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Scientific & Med Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 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) Common Stock 9,400 (1) D Â

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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
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	02/18/2024	Common Stock	50,000	$ 14.34	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	09/15/2024	Common Stock	13,282	$ 10.45	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	03/01/2025	Common Stock	13,334	$ 8.86	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/28/2026	Common Stock	25,002	$ 6.45	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	03/14/2026	Common Stock	10,939	$ 5.43	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	03/02/2027	Common Stock	56,667	$ 9.05	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	03/01/2028	Common Stock	70,500	$ 5.98	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kennedy Giulia C 6000 SHORELINE COURT SUITE 300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	Â	Â	  Chief Scientific & Med Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Keith Kennedy as attorney-in-fact		03/04/2019
**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)	Restricted stock units awarded on March 2, 2018 vests 25% on March 2, 2019 and 3/48 on each quarterly anniversary thereafter subject to continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.
(2)	The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on February 19, 2015, 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.
(3)	The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on September 16, 2015, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
(4)	The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 2, 2016, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
(5)	The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 1, 2017, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
(6)	The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 15, 2017, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
(7)	The option becomes exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 3, 2018, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
(8)	The option became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on March 2, 2019, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares subject to the award for each month of continuous service thereafter.
  Remarks: See Exhibit 24

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