UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION





Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A


Amendment No. 1








(Mark One)





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|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015





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|o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




For the transition period from              to             .





Commission File Number: 000-29101





SEQUENOM, INC.


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)





DELAWARE77-0365889(State or other jurisdictionor incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)3595 John Hopkins CourtSan Diego, California92121(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)





Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 202-9000


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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes o No x


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes o No x


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filerxNon-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting company filero(Do not check if a smallerreporting company)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes o No x


The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on June 30, 2015 as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, was approximately $357.1 million. Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director and by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.


As of February 24, 2016, there were 119,187,694 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


Part III incorporates by reference information from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the registrant’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 15, 2016. Such definitive proxy statement will be filed with the Commission  no later than 120 days after December 31, 2015.




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EXPLANATORY NOTE


Sequenom, Inc. (the " Company" ) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the " Amendment" ) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2016 (the " Original Filing" ), for the purpose of amending Item 15 of Part IV of the Original Filing as follows: (i) to amend page F-3 to correct the independent registered public accounting firm's report date (the "Report Date") because the report inadvertently contained an incorrect date for the predecessor Report Date in the Form 10-K and (ii) to refile the consent of Ernst & Young LLP (the " Audit Consent" ), the Company’s former independent registered public accounting firm, attached herewith as Exhibit 23.2, because the Audit Consent attached to the Original Filing inadvertently contained an incorrect date.


In addition, this Amendment further amends Item 15 of Part IV of the Original Filing to include new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Except for the amendments described above, we have not modified or updated disclosures presented in the Original Filing in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Information not affected by this Amendment remains unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time the Original Filing was filed. Therefore, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with any documents incorporated by reference therein and our filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the Original Filing.













































































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PART IV





Item 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.





(a)(1)Financial Statements





The financial statements of Sequenom, Inc. are included in the Original Filing.





(a)(2)Financial Statement Schedules





The other financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise included in the Original Filing.


(a)(3)Exhibits


The exhibits listed in the Original Filing are required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K. Each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit has been identified.  A list of the exhibits filed with this Amendment is provided below.


Exhibit NumberDescription of Document23.2Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP)31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended.31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act, as amended.32.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.32.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
















































































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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Sequenom, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sequenom, Inc. as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' (deficit) equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2014.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Sequenom, Inc. at December 31, 2014, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


San Diego, California


March 9, 2015








































































































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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





Date: March 9, 2016





SEQUENOM, INC.By:/s/ Carolyn D. BeaverCarolyn D. BeaverSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





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