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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-081012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220322
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220322

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FLUIDIGM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001162194
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		IRS NUMBER:				770513190
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34180
		FILM NUMBER:		22757141

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6502666000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 TOWER PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94080
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FLUIDIGM CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2 Tower Place, Suite 2000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>South San Francisco, California 94080 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March&nbsp;22, 2022 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROXY STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FLUIDIGM CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO
BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH&nbsp;25, 2022 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This supplement, dated March&nbsp;22, 2022 (which we refer to as this
&#147;<B>supplement</B>&#148;), supplements the definitive proxy statement, dated February&nbsp;24, 2022 (which we refer to as the &#147;<B>proxy statement</B>&#148;) filed by Fluidigm Corporation (which we refer to as &#147;<B>Fluidigm</B>&#148; or
the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;). The proxy statement relates to the solicitation of proxies by Fluidigm&#146;s Board of Directors (which we refer to as the &#147;<B>Fluidigm Board</B>&#148; or &#147;<B>Board</B>&#148;) for use at a special meeting
of stockholders (which we refer to as the &#147;<B>special meeting</B>&#148;). The special meeting will be held at the Genesis SSF Performing Arts Center, located at 1 Tower Place, South San Francisco, California 94080 on March&nbsp;25, 2022, at 9
a.m. local time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of this supplement is to provide supplemental information concerning the special meeting and the matters to
be considered at the special meeting. Except as described in this supplement, the information provided in the proxy statement continues to apply. If information in this supplement differs from or updates information contained in the proxy statement,
then the information in this supplement is more current and supersedes the different information contained in the proxy statement.<B>&nbsp;THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Terms used in this supplement that are not defined in this supplement have the meanings given to them in the proxy statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Supplemental Disclosures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
March&nbsp;19, 2022, the Company received a communication from one of its stockholders concerning the possibility that an affiliate of a major investment bank may wish to lend the Company $125&nbsp;million through a senior term loan, which loan
would be an alternative to the Preferred Equity Financing. Any loan would be subject to a due diligence process, would require coordination with the Company&#146;s other lenders (including Casdin and Viking), and would require negotiation and
documentation. This communication was not accompanied by any written documentation regarding such loan or any evidence that the investment bank authorized the communication. The Company has never spoken with the investment bank about a term loan. In
view of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-specific</FONT> and highly conditional nature of the communication concerning the term loan, the Board does not believe that it represents an actionable transaction. In the Board&#146;s view (after
consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors), the preliminary terms suggested by the stockholder as being available from the investment bank contained unfavorable financial terms including a high interest rate that were
significantly inferior to those contained in the transactions with Casdin and Viking. Moreover, the Board does not believe that, in light of the Company&#146;s current financial situation, assuming a large, additional debt burden is in the best
interests of the Company or its stockholders.&nbsp;As discussed in the proxy statement, the Board approved the transactions with Casdin and Viking in part because they provided a significant capital infusion which will enable the Company to fund
investments in organic and inorganic growth opportunities as well as optimize the Company&#146;s cost structure.&nbsp;Finally, the Company has already begun to experience the loss of certain senior executives and employees, including our Chief
Commercial Officer, and unlike the proposed transactions with Casdin and Viking, the preliminary term loan proposal did not address going-forward management considerations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board continues to unanimously recommend that our stockholders vote &#147;<B>FOR</B>&#148; the approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal,
&#147;<B>FOR</B>&#148; the approval of the Private Placement Issuance Proposal, and &#147;<B>FOR</B>&#148; the approval of the Adjournment Proposal. </P>
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