# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001162194
**File Stem:** 0000950142-23-000726
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 11631
**Document Hash:** 39e5d5feb34a0b8d18fdc14e0d5f5d57
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950142-23-000726.hdr.sgml**: 20230316

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950142-23-000726

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230315

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230316

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230316

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
- **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:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34180
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23738857

**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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FLUIDIGM CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20011113

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2023**

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| **Standard BioTools Inc.** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |

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| **Delaware** | **001-34180** | **77-0513190** |
| (State or other jurisdiction <br> of incorporation) | (Commission <br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification No.) |

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| **2 Tower Place, Suite 2000**<br> **South San Francisco, California 94080** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
| **(650) 266-6000** |
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| (Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share<br> LAB | Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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On March 15, 2023, Bill W. Colston, a member of the board of directors (the "Board") of Standard BioTools Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Board of his intent to resign from the Board and the compensation committee of the Board, effective March 15, 2023. Mr. Colston's departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company.

Mr. Eloi, age 64, has served as Managing Partner of P&M Capital Partners, LLC since April 2018 and prior to that served as Chief Operating Officer of Cell Signaling Technology from September 2006 until March 2018, and prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of Cell Signaling Technology. Since February 2021, Mr. Eloi has served on the board of directors of 908 Devices, Inc. where he chairs the audit committee. Mr. Eloi currently serves on the board of directors and as chairperson of the audit committee of several privately held companies, including MitoTherapeutix, Inc. and Ultivue, Inc., and serves on the board of directors of Vaxess Technologies, Inc. and VIC Technology Venture Development. Mr. Eloi earned a B.A. in Business from Lee University and an MBA from Anna Maria College.

The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Eloi is an independent director pursuant to the Nasdaq Stock Market's governance listing standards and those rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Eloi and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Eloi was appointed as a director. There are no transactions to which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Eloi has a material interest that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Eloi has not previously held any positions with the Company and has no family relations with any directors or executive officers of the Company.

In connection with the appointment of Mr. Eloi to the Board, Mr. Eloi will participate in the Company's non-employee director compensation program applicable to all non-employee directors, as the same may be amended from time to time. Mr. Eloi will also enter into an indemnification agreement in the form the Company has entered into with its other non-employee directors. A copy of the Company's form of indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-170965).

On March 15, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment of Mr. Eloi. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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(d) Exhibits.

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| **<u>Exhibit Number</u>** | **<u>Title</u>** |
| 99.1 | [Press release of Standard BioTools Inc. dated March 15, 2023](eh230339748_ex9901.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | **Standard BioTools Inc.** | **Standard BioTools Inc.** |
| Date: March 16, 2023 | By: | /s/ Vikram Jog |
|  |  | Vikram Jog |
|  |  | *Chief Financial Officer* |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**EXHIBIT 99.1**

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**Standard BioTools Announces Appointment of Fenel Eloi to Board of Directors**

March 15, 2023

**Experienced Life Science Operating Leader Joins Board as Company Enters New Phase**

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq:LAB), driven by a bold purpose – *Unleashing tools to accelerate breakthroughs in human health* – today announced the appointment of Fenel Eloi to its Board of Directors ("Board"). Eloi will also serve on the Board's Audit Committee.

Eloi was most recently the Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer of Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., where he oversaw significant growth of the business over a period of 12 years and provided leadership in the transformation of the company to a global operation. Previously, Mr. Eloi was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Interleukin Genetics. He was also Chief Financial Officer at LifeCell Corporation and Genome Therapeutics Corporation.

"Standard BioTools is a company undergoing significant transformation and Fenel's impressive track record operating companies in the life science tools industry will be a great asset as we continue to build a premier life science tools platform company," said Michael Egholm, President and CEO of Standard BioTools.

"I am excited to join such a dynamic team building a great company," said Eloi. "The mission is clear, the tasks formidable and the team is clearly capable. I am eager to help guide the company as it executes on its journey."

Concurrent with the appointment of Mr. Eloi, Bill Colston will retire from Standard BioTools' Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board.

"On behalf of the entire Board, I thank Bill for his strong contributions to Standard BioTools," said Carlos Paya, Chairman of the Board.

**About Standard BioTools Inc.**

Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq:LAB), previously known as Fluidigm Corporation, is driven by a bold purpose – *Unleashing tools to accelerate breakthroughs in human health*. Standard BioTools has an established portfolio of essential, standardized next-generation technologies that help biomedical researchers develop medicines faster and better. As a leading solutions provider, the company provides reliable and repeatable insights in health and disease using its proprietary mass cytometry and microfluidics technologies, which help transform scientific discoveries into better patient outcomes. Standard BioTools works with leading academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, plant and animal research, and clinical laboratories worldwide, focusing on the most pressing needs in translational and clinical research, including oncology, immunology, and immunotherapy. Learn more at <u>standardbio.com</u> or connect with us on <u>Twitter®</u>, <u>Facebook®</u>, <u>LinkedIn</u>, and <u>YouTube™</u>. Standard BioTools, the Standard BioTools logo, Fluidigm, the Fluidigm logo and "Unleashing tools to accelerate breakthroughs in human health" are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Standard BioTools Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Standard BioTools products are provided for **Research Use Only**. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

**Available Information**

Standard BioTools uses its website (<u>standardbio.com</u>), investor site (<u>investors.standardbio.com</u>), corporate Twitter account (<u>@Standard_BioT</u>), Facebook page (<u>facebook.com/StandardBioT</u>), and LinkedIn page (linkedin.com/company/standard-biotools) as channels of distribution of information about its products, its planned financial and other announcements, its attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters. Such information may be deemed material information, and Standard BioTools may use these channels to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Therefore, investors should monitor Standard BioTools' website and its social media accounts in addition to following its press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts.

**Investors Contacts:**

Scott R. Greenstone, CFA

<u>ir@standardbio.com</u>

Peter DeNardo 415 389 6400

<u>ir@standardbio.com</u>

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Source: Standard BioTools Inc.