Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On December 18, 2012, Cytokinetics, Incorporated (the "Company") received notification from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department of the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") that the Company's application to list its common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market has been approved, and that the Company's securities will be transferred from The NASDAQ Global Market to The NASDAQ Capital Market at the opening of the business on December 20, 2012. The NASDAQ Capital Market is one of the three markets for NASDAQ-listed stock and operates in the same manner as The NASDAQ Global Market. Companies listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market must meet certain financial requirements and adhere to NASDAQ's corporate governance standards. The Company's common stock will continue to trade under the symbol "CYTK".

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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