8-K

 

UNITED STATES
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): February 2, 2006

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-19731	94-3047598
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California		94404
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-574-3000

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 6, 2006, Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), issued a press release announcing the establishment of a stock trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on February 2, 2006 by Paul Berg, PhD, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

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.

	Gilead Sciences, Inc.
February 6, 2006	By:	/s/ John F. Milligan
		Name: John F. Milligan
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc. on February 6, 2006

EX-99.1

CONTACTS:	Susan Hubbard, Investors (650) 522-5715
	Amy Flood, Media (650) 522-5643

For Immediate Release

GILEAD SCIENCES’ BOARD MEMBER AMENDS EXISTING
RULE 10B5-1 STOCK TRADING PLAN

Foster City, CA, February 6, 2006 – Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the establishment of a stock trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on February 2, 2006 by Paul Berg, PhD, a member of Gilead’s Board of Directors.

Commencing on March 8, 2006, Dr. Berg’s plan provides for the exercise and sale of up to 78,000 vested stock options on pre-determined dates through February 1, 2008.

The transactions under the plan are disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. James M. Denny, Gilead’s non-executive Chairman of the Board, and George P. Shultz, PhD, Director Emeritus to Gilead’s Board of Directors, also maintain stock trading plans under Rule 10b5-1, and other officers and directors of the company may do so in the future.

Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to adopt written plans for trading securities in a non-discretionary, pre-scheduled manner in order to avoid concerns about initiating stock transactions when the insider may be aware of non-public information. Such plans also allow insiders to diversify their holdings and to minimize the market effect of stock sales by spreading them out over time.

About Gilead

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company’s mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia.

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For more information on Gilead Sciences, please visit www.gilead.com or
call the Gilead Public Affairs Department at 1-800-GILEAD-5 (1-800-445-3235).