Lerner Richard A Form 4 SEQUENOM / RICHARD A LERNER 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^*

LERNER RICHARD A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3595 JOHN HOPKINS COURT

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEQUENOM INC [ SQNM ]

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)
09/07/2016

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	09/07/2016		U		27,383	D	(1)	0	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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.11	09/07/2016		D			20,000	(2)	06/14/2026	Common Stock	20,000	(2)	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.6	09/07/2016		D			34,286	(2)	01/03/2026	Common Stock	34,286	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated July 26, 2016, among the Issuer, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Savoy Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser") in exchange for a cash consideration of $2.40 per share, without interest, subject to any required withholding of taxes. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Purchaser merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger").

2. This option was cancelled in the Merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to $2.40 per share (without interest) minus the per share exercise price of the option. In connection with the Merger, vesting of the option was accelerated and the option became fully vested and exercisable effective immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeffrey D. Linton, as attorney-in-fact For: Richard Lerner	09/07/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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