SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TISCH THOMAS J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TISCH FAMILY INTERESTS 667 MADISON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10021 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INCYTE CORP [ INCY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) No longer 10% owner.
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/12/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2004	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	08/12/2004		P		255,750(2)	A	$5.5	1,416,661.25(3)	I	See Footnote(3)
Common Stock								117,592	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Because of certain family relationships with other shareholders of the Issuer, the Reporting Person is filing solely for informational purposes as if he were a member of a group with such shareholders. However, the Reporting Person disclaims that he and any other person or persons in fact constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Rule 13d-5 thereunder or that he is the beneficial owner of, or has a pecuniary interest in, any securities owned by any other person.

2. Includes one quarter of a total of 1,023,000 shares purchased by a partnership in which the Reporting Person has a one quarter interest.

3. Includes 272,033 shares owned by trusts of which the Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary, 200,000 shares owned by a partnership of which the Reporting Person, as trustee of various trusts, is General Partner and one quarter of a total of 3,778,513 shares owned by a partnership in which the Reporting Person has a one quarter interest.

	/s/ Thomas J. Tisch	08/13/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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