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Amendment to Restated Bylaws, as Amended, of Sequenom, Inc.

The Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), of Sequenom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are hereby amended as follows, effective upon the execution of this amendment by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company:
A new Article XI, Section 1 is hereby added to the Bylaws, which shall read in its entirety as follows:

“                     ARTICLE XI
Forum For Adjudication of Disputes

Section 1. Forum for Adjudication of Disputes. Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state court located within the State of Delaware or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation, or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section.”
 
Dated: January 26, 2016
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Jeffrey D. Linton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeffrey D. Linton
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary