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Genentech,
Inc.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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368710406
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(CUSIP
Number)
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December
31, 2007
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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| CUSIP No. 368710406 |
13G
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
Roche
Holdings, Inc.
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(see
instructions)
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(a)
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o
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(b)
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o
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER
OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
587,189,380
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
587,189,380
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
587,189,380
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
55.8%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer:
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Item
1(b).
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive
Offices:
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Item
2(a).
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Name
of Person Filing:
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Item
2(b).
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
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Item
2(c).
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Citizenship:
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Item
2(d).
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Item
2(e).
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CUSIP
Number:
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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o
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Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78o).
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(b)
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o
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Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(c)
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o
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Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c).
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(d)
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o
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Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
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(e)
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o
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An
investment adviser in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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o
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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o
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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o
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A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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(i)
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company
under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C.
80a-3);
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(j)
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Group,
in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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Item
4.
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Ownership.
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially
owned: 587,189,380
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(b)
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Percent
of class: 55.8%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which such person
has:
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(i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 587,189,380
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(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the
vote: 0
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(iii) Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 587,189,380
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(iv) Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a
Class.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Item
10.
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Certifications.
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February
7, 2008
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(Date)
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/s/
G. A. Keller
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(Signature)
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Gottlieb
A. Keller, Company
Secretary
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Name
and Title
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February
7, 2008
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(Date)
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/s/
Bruno Maier
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(Signature)
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Bruno
Maier, Head of Corporate Law
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Name
and Title
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