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| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - FLUIDIGM CORP | t1702281_ex10-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 2, 2017
FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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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Emerging growth company o
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 2, 2017, Fluidigm Corporation (the “Company”) and ARE-SAN FRANCISCO NO. 17, LLC entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the lease agreement dated as of September 14, 2010, as amended (the “Lease”), relating to the lease of office and laboratory space at the Company’s headquarters located at 7000 Shoreline Court, South San Francisco, California. The Amendment provides for the following:
| · | the reduction in the size of the premises covered under the Lease by approximately 13,000 square feet of space (the “Surrendered Space”) effective on August 15, 2017; |
| · | reduction in the obligation of the Company to pay monthly base rent and operating expenses for the Surrendered Space as of August 15, 2017, resulting in an aggregate savings of approximately $2,000,000.00 during the remaining term of the Lease; and |
| · | commencing on January 1, 2018, payment by the Company to the landlord of a total of $203,829.31 payable in equal monthly installments over the remaining term of the Lease. |
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Eighth Amendment to Lease Agreement between ARE-San Francisco No. 17, LLC and the registrant, dated August 2, 2017. |
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: August 3, 2017 | By: | /s/ Nicholas Khadder |
|
Nicholas Khadder Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Eighth Amendment to Lease Agreement between ARE-San Francisco No. 17, LLC and the registrant, dated August 2, 2017. |