Linthwaite Stephen Christopher Form 4 FLUIDIGM / Stephen Christopher Linthwaite 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^*

Linthwaite Stephen Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O 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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/20/2018

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	08/20/2018		M		4,750	A	$0	130,621	D
Common Stock	08/20/2018		M		7,812	A	$0	138,433	D
Common Stock	08/20/2018		F		4,345	D	$6.74	134,088	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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	08/20/2018		M			4,750	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,750	$0	45,917	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	08/20/2018		M			7,812	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	7,812	$0	117,188	D

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.

2. On February 13, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 76,000 Restricted Stock Units of which 4/48th of the total number of shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units granted vested on May 20, 2017, and 3/48th of the total number of shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units granted have vested and will vest every three months thereafter until fully vested, subject to recipient's continued status as a Service Provider (as defined in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan) through the applicable vest date.

3. On June 11, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted 125,000 Restricted Stock Units of which 3/48th of the total number of shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units granted vested on August 20, 2018, and 3/48th of the total number of shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units granted will vest every three months thereafter until fully vested, subject to recipient's continued status as a Service Provider (as defined in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan) through the applicable vest date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Stephen Christopher Linthwaite by Nicholas Khadder, Attorney-in-Fact	08/22/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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