UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 20, 2019

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FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Delaware   001-34180   77-0513190

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

7000 Shoreline Court, Suite 100

South San Francisco, California 94080

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(650) 266-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

 

From February 14, 2019 through February 20, 2019, Fluidigm Corporation (the “Company”) received notices from holders of its 2.75% Exchange Convertible Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Senior Convertible Notes”) electing to voluntarily convert approximately $54.9 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Second Supplemental Indenture dated March 6, 2018, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”) to the Indenture dated as of February 14, 2014, by and between the Company and the Trustee. As a result of such voluntary conversions, the Company has elected to fully satisfy its conversion obligations by delivering 7,115,778 shares of the Company’s common stock to such holders voluntarily converting their Senior Convertible Notes and has retired $54,858,000 of Senior Convertible Notes, bringing the aggregate principal amount of Senior Convertible Notes retired as of February 20, 2019 to $131,498,000.

 

After giving effect to the settlement of the conversions described above, the Company will have approximately 66.5 million shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

 

 

     
Date:  February 21, 2019 By: /s/ Nicholas Khadder
   

Nicholas Khadder

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary