<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-20-002923.txt : 20200212
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-20-002923
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200212
GROUP MEMBERS:		ANDREW SANDLER
GROUP MEMBERS:		SANDLER MASTER FUND, LTD.
GROUP MEMBERS:		SANDLER PLUS MASTER FUND, LTD.

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000834365
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
		IRS NUMBER:				943076866
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-40587
		FILM NUMBER:		20604009

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98021
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4254011400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98021

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BIOLIFE SOLUTION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030113

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CRYOMEDICAL SCIENCES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000742
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				112792496
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		711 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		15TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2127548100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		711 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		15TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, DC 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">Common stock, no par value per share</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">09062W204</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">December 31, 2019</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; WIDTH: 2.05%">
              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)&#160;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#9744;</div>
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            <td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; WIDTH: 2.05%">
              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">Andrew Sandler</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
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            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 1.74%">
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              <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; WIDTH: 2.05%">
              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 1.74%">
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            <td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 2.05%">
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
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            <td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; WIDTH: 2.05%">
              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)&#160;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#9744;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 1.74%">
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1pt solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; WIDTH: 1.74%">
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)&#160;EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#9744;</div>
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              <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">CUSIP No. 09062W204</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Page 6 of 10 Pages</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 1(a).</td>
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    <div style="margin-left: 63pt;">BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC.</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 1(b).</td>
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    <div style="margin-left: 63pt;">3303 Monte Villa Parkway</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 2(a).</td>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 63pt;">This Schedule 13G/A is jointly filed by and on behalf of the following persons (the &#8220;Reporting Persons&#8221;):</div>
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                <div>Sandler Master Fund, Ltd.</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 2(b).</td>
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    <div style="margin-left: 63pt;">The principal business office of the Reporting Persons filing this Schedule 13G/A is located at 711 Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10022.</div>
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    <div style="margin-left: 63pt;">09062W204</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">CUSIP No. 09062W204</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">13G/A</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Page 7 of 10 Pages</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 3.</td>
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                <div style="font-weight: bold;">IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS:&#160; &#160; One of the following</div>
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    <div>Not applicable.</div>
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              <td style="width: 63pt; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold;">ITEM 4.</td>
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                <div style="font-weight: bold;">OWNERSHIP:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of Sandler Capital Management, Andrew Sandler, Sandler Master Fund, Ltd. and Sandler Plus Master Fund, Ltd. Sandler Capital Management provides investment advice
      to Sandler Master Fund, Ltd. and Sandler Plus Master Fund, Ltd. and various other accounts (the &#8220;Managed Portfolios&#8221;). Andrew Sandler is the Managing Director of Sandler Capital Management. As a result, Sandler Capital Management and Andrew Sandler
      may be deemed to beneficially own and have the power to exercise or to direct the exercise of such voting and/or dispositive power with respect to the Issuer&#8217;s Common Stock held by the Managed Portfolios.</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">1.</td>
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                <div>Sandler Capital Management:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 63pt;">(a)&#160;&#160; Amount beneficially owned:&#160; &#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup> shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; Percent of class: 2.8%</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(c)&#160;&#160; Number of shares as to which the person has:</div>
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                <div>Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(ii)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:&#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1) </sup>shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iii)</td>
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                <div>Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iv)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:&#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1) </sup>shares</div>
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                <div>Andrew Sandler:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 63pt;">(a)&#160; &#160; Amount beneficially owned:&#160; &#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup> shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; Percent of class: 2.8%</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(c)&#160; &#160; Number of shares as to which the person has:</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(i)</td>
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                <div>Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(ii)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:&#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1) </sup>shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iii)</td>
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                <div>Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iv)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:&#160; 567,768<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1) </sup>shares</div>
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                  <div>
                    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">CUSIP No. 09062W204</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">13G/A</div>
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                  <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Page 8 of 10 Pages</div>
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                <div>Sandler Master Fund, Ltd.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 63pt;">(a)&#160; &#160; Amount beneficially owned:&#160;&#160; 23,131 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; Percent of class: 0.1%</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160; Number of shares as to which the person has:</div>
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                <div>Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 23,131 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(ii)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iii)</td>
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                <div>Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 23,131 shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iv)</td>
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                <div>Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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    <div>&#160;</div>
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                <div>Sandler Plus Master Fund, Ltd.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 63pt;">(a)&#160; &#160; Amount beneficially owned:&#160;&#160; 226,808 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share, of BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(b)&#160;&#160; Percent of class: 1.1%</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">(c)&#160;&#160; Number of shares as to which the person has:</div>
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                <div>Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 226,808<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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                <div>Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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              <td style="width: 18pt; vertical-align: top;">(iii)</td>
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                <div>Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 226,808<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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                <div>Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">&#160;</sup>shares</div>
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    <div>&#160;</div>
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                <div>Includes 317,829 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by separately managed accounts.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 63pt;">If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following. &#9746; </div>
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                <div style="font-weight: bold;">OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:</div>
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                <div style="font-weight: bold;">IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:</div>
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