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 *
  COHN BENJAMIN JORDAN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOLOGIC INC [HOLX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
250 CAMPUS DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Principal Accounting Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752		 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 13,083 (1)
D
 

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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)   (2) 11/09/2018 Common Stock 3,437 $ 17.09 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 11/14/2019 Common Stock 16,830 $ 19.86 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 11/18/2020 Common Stock 8,779 $ 21.45 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 05/26/2021 Common Stock 2,986 $ 23.82 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 11/07/2024 Common Stock 11,542 $ 26.21 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 11/05/2025 Common Stock 8,396 $ 39.96 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 12/01/2026 Common Stock 8,210 $ 37.64 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (9) 12/01/2027 Common Stock 7,686 $ 40.85 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COHN BENJAMIN JORDAN
250 CAMPUS DRIVE
MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752		       Principal Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Patricia K. Dolan, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Cohn 08/06/2018
**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) Includes restricted stock unit awards which vest in equal installments on each of the first three or four anniversaries of the grant date and are settled in shares of common stock.
(2) This option to purchase common stock is fully exercisable. The original grant was exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, November 9, 2011.
(3) This option to purchase common stock is fully exercisable. The original grant was exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, November 14, 2012.
(4) This option to purchase common stock is fully exercisable except as to 2,927 shares which become exercisable on November 18, 2018. The original grant was exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, November 18, 2013.
(5) This option to purchase common stock becomes exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, May 26, 2014.
(6) This option to purchase common stock becomes exercisable in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, November 7, 2014.
(7) This option to purchase common stock becomes exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, November 5, 2015.
(8) This option to purchase common stock becomes exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, December 1, 2016
(9) This option to purchase common stock becomes exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, December 1, 2017.

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