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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 * COLELLA SAMUEL D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FLUIDIGM CORP [FLDM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERSANT VENTURES, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, #4-210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2013 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA 94025 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 08/12/2013   J(1)   320,449 D $ 0 640,900 I Versant Venture Capital I, L.P. (1) Common Stock 08/12/2013   J(1)   6,672 D $ 0 13,345 I Versant Side Fund I, L.P. (1) Common Stock 08/13/2013   S(1)   2,265 D $ 19.9496 15,431 I Versant Affiliates Fund I-A, L.P. (1) Common Stock 08/13/2013   S(1)   6,638 D $ 19.9496 45,240 I Versant Affiliates Fund I-B, L.P. (1) Common Stock 08/13/2013   J(2)   1,264 A $ 0 1,264 I Colella Family Partners, L.P. (2) Common Stock 08/13/2013   J(3)   2,631 A $ 0 2,631 D   Common Stock 08/14/2013   S(1)   3,634 D $ 19.8905 11,797 I Versant Affiliates Fund I-A, L.P. (1) Common Stock 08/14/2013   S(1)   10,655 D $ 19.8905 34,585 I Versant Affiliates Fund I-B, L.P. (1)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLELLA SAMUEL D C/O VERSANT VENTURES 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, #4-210 MENLO PARK, CA 94025	X

Signatures

/s/ Samuel D. Colella By: Robin L. Praeger as attorney in fact		08/14/2013
**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)	The Reporting Person is a managing member of Versant Ventures I, LLC, which is the general partner of each of Versant Venture Capital I, L.P., Versant Side Fund I, L.P., Versant Affiliates Fund I-A, L.P. and Versant Affiliates Fund I-B, L.P. (collectively, the "Versant Funds"). As such, the Reporting Person shares voting and investment power over the shares held by the Versant Funds and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of such shares. The Versant Funds made an in-kind distribution of common stock of the Issuer to their respective partners on August 13, 2013. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares held by the Versant Funds, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	The shares are held by Colella Family Partners, L.P. ("Colella Partners"). The shares were received in in-kind distributions by the Versant Funds on August 13, 2013. The Reporting Person is the General Partner of Colella Partners. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares held by Colella Partners, except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(3)	The shares are held by the Colella Family Trust UTA Dtd. 9/21/92 ("Colella Trust"). The shares were received in in-kind distributions by the Versant Funds on August 13, 2013. The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the Colella Trust.

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