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Exhibit 10.2A 
2020.LICI.001.C
California Institute of Technology

ADDENDUM TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS ADDENDUM TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Addendum”)
dated as of March 29, 2007 (the “Addendum Date”), is entered into between
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (“Caltech”), having an address at 1200 East
California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125, and FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
(“Licensee”), having a principal place of business at 7100 Shoreline Court,
South San Francisco, California 94080, with respect to the following facts:
A.     The parties entered into the Second Amended and Restated License
Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective May 1, 2000, with a second restatement
date as of May 1, 2004. All terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.
B.     On the terms and conditions of this Addendum, the parties desire to
clarify and modify certain provisions to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
covenants set forth below, the parties agree as follows:
1.     Licensed Patents and Improvements.
1.1     The Agreement is amended by deleting Exhibit A to the Agreement and by
replacing it with Exhibit A to this Addendum.
1.2     Caltech represents that it has disclosed to Licensee all Improvements
arising prior to the Addendum Date.
1.3     The parties acknowledge that Exhibit A to this Addendum includes (a) all
Improvements disclosed by Caltech to Licensee prior to the Addendum Date, and
elected by Licensee to be included in the scope of the license grant by Caltech
to Licensee under the Agreement, and (b) all updates on all Licensed Patents as
of the Addendum Date. Caltech confirms that Licensee has taken all action on its
part that is necessary for all subject matter included in Exhibit A to this
Addendum to be included in the scope of the license grant by Caltech to Licensee
under the Agreement.
2.     Licensee Equity Interest and Improvement Periods.
2.1     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 5 of the Agreement,
the Improvement Periods shall be those periods from June 1, 2003 through May 31,
2004, from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005, from [***]
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2.2     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 5 of the Agreement,
(a) Licensee shall issue to Caltech [***] [***] shares of common stock of
Licensee, pursuant to the terms of a reasonable and customary stock issuance
agreement, and (b) the parties acknowledge that the issuance of such shares (in
addition to the shares issued by Licensee to Caltech prior to the Second
Restatement Date) shall be in full satisfaction of Licensee’s obligations to
issue shares or otherwise make payments to Caltech pursuant to the Agreement.
3.     Royalty Reports.
The parties acknowledge (a) that the royalty reports received by Caltech under
Section 9.2 of the Agreement prior to the Addendum Date are presumed correct and
not subject to challenge, audit or amendment, and (b) that the format of, and
the methodology used by Licensee in preparing, the royalty reports under
Section 9.2 of the Agreement are mutually acceptable and in compliance with the
terms and conditions of the Agreement.
4.     Patent Costs.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 11 of the Agreement,
Licensee shall have no obligation to reimburse Caltech for any costs or expenses
incurred by Caltech in connection with the Licensed Patents that have not been
reimbursed by Licensee prior to the Addendum Date.
5.     Further Assurances.
Each party shall take such further actions, and execute such further documents
and instruments, as reasonably requested by the other party to effectuate the
grant of licenses and rights from Caltech to Licensee under the Agreement and
otherwise to enable Licensee to enjoy the full benefit thereof.
6.     Miscellaneous.
6.1     This Addendum shall be effective for all purposes as of the Addendum
Date. Except as otherwise expressly modified by this Addendum, the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
6.2     This Addendum shall be governed by, interpreted and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts
of law principles.
6.3     This Addendum may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and together shall be deemed to be one and the same
document.
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Addendum to be duly executed
and delivered effective as of the Addendum Date.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYBy:/s/ Lawrence Gilbert(Signature)Lawrence
Gilbert(Printed Name)SR DR Tech Transfer(Title)                         FLUIDIGM
CORPORATIONBy:/s/ Gajus V. Worthington(Signature)Gajus V. Worthington(Printed
Name)CEO(Title)

 
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