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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Khadder Nicholas   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) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FLUIDIGM CORPORATION, 7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/20/2018 (Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 11/20/2018   M   675 A $ 0 28,304 D   Common Stock 11/20/2018   M   1,975 A $ 0 30,279 D   Common Stock 11/20/2018   M   2,251 A $ 0 32,530 D   Common Stock 11/20/2018   F   1,696 D $ 8.3 30,834 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

11/20/2018

M

675

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

675

$ 0

4,275

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

11/20/2018

M

1,975

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,975

$ 0

17,117

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

11/20/2018

M

2,251

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

2,251

$ 0

31,514

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Khadder Nicholas C/O FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 100 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Nicholas Khadder		11/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of FLDM common stock upon vesting of the unit.
(2)	On August 9, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 10,800 Restricted Stock Units of which 14/48th of the total number of shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units granted vested on August 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 February 13, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 31,600 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.
(4)	On June 11, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted 36,016 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 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.
Remarks: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

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