Colella Samuel D Form 4 FLUIDIGM / SAMUEL D COLELLA ownership change

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COLELLA SAMUEL D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 100

(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FLUIDIGM CORP [ FLDM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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	02/12/2019		A		9,748(1)	A	$0	95,771	D
Common Stock								5,561	I	Colella Family Partners, L.P(2)
Common Stock								53,395	I	Colella Family Exempt Marital Deduction Trust dated 9/21/1992
Common Stock								3,326	I	Colella Family Non-Exempt Marital Deduction Trust dated 9/21/1992

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. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of FLDM common stock upon vesting of the unit. Subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date, twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units shall vest quarterly on the last day of each quarter during 2019.

2. The shares are held by Colella Family Partners, L.P. ("Colella Partners"). The shares were received in in-kind distributions by Versant Ventures I, LLC, which is the general partner of each of Versant Venture Capital I, L.P., Versant Side Fund I, L.P., Versant Affiliates Fund I-A, L.P. and Versant Affiliates Fund I-B, L.P. (collectively, the "Versant Funds"), on November 4, 2013. The Reporting Person is the General Partner of Colella Partners. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares held by Colella Partners, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Remarks:

	/s/ Samuel D. Colella by Nicholas Khadder, Attorney-in-Fact	02/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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