SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): OCTOBER 11, 2003 ---------------- EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-32179 02-0478229 -------------------------- ----------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS 01752 ----------------------------------------------- --------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 683-1200 -------------- ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On October 11, 2003, EXACT Sciences Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, such press release being incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. EXACT Sciences Corporation October 14, 2003 By: /s/ John A. McCarthy, Jr. ------------------------- John A. McCarthy, Jr. Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION 99.1 Press Release dated October 11, 2003.