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Exhibit 10.3A

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

     Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Fluidigm Corporation 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of Stock
Option (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, attached hereto as
Exhibit A (together, the “Agreement”).

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Participant:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Grant Number	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date of Grant	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vesting Commencement Date	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Number of Shares Granted	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Exercise Price per Share
	 	$
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Total Exercise Price
	 	$
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Type of Option
	 	              Incentive Stock Option	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	              Nonstatutory Stock Option	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Term/Expiration Date	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     Vesting Schedule:

     Subject to accelerated vesting as set forth below or in the Plan, this Option will be
exercisable, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following schedule:

     [Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares subject to the Option will vest on the one (1) year
anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the
Shares subject to the Option will vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the
Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month),
subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.]

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     Termination Period:

     This Option will be exercisable for [three (3) months] after Participant ceases to be a
Service Provider, unless such termination is due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which
case this Option will be exercisable for [twelve (12) months] after Participant ceases to be a
Service Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised
after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and may be subject to earlier termination as
provided in Section 13(c) of the Plan.

     By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below,
Participant and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in
their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement. Participant hereby
agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement. Participant further agrees to
notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.

	 	 	 	 	 
	PARTICIPANT

	 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Signature

	 	 

By
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Print Name

	 	Title	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

     1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant
(“Participant”) an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of Shares, as set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise
Price”), subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. Subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the
terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and
conditions of the Plan will prevail.

          If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. However,
if this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the
$100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d) it will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”).
Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) will not qualify as an ISO, then, to
the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) will be regarded as a NSO
granted under the Plan. In no event will the Administrator, the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or
any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.

     2. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 3, the Option awarded by this
Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant.
Shares scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not
vest in Participant in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant
will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting
occurs.

     3. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the
vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Option at any time,
subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Option will be considered as having
vested as of the date specified by the Administrator.

     4. Exercise of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in
the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the
terms of this Agreement.

          This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as
Exhibit B (the “Exercise Notice”) or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the
Administrator may determine, which will state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other
representations and agreements as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the
Plan. The Exercise Notice will be completed by Participant and delivered to the Company. The
Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares together with any applicable tax withholding. This Option will be deemed to be exercised

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upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the
aggregate Exercise Price.

     5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price will be by any of the
following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant:

          (a) cash;

          (b) check;

          (c) consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by
the Company in connection with the Plan; or

          (d) surrender of other Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to
the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.

     6. Tax Obligations.

          (a) Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement,
no certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory
arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect
to the payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld
with respect to such Shares. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its
discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding
obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant
fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations
hereunder at the time of the Option exercise, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company
may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares if such withholding amounts are
not delivered at the time of exercise.

          (b) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to
Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares
acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Grant
Date, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, Participant will immediately notify
the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that Participant may be subject to
income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Participant.

          (c) Code Section 409A. Under Code Section 409A, an option that vests after December
31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was materially modified after October
3, 2004) that was granted with a per Share exercise price that is determined by the Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant
(a “Discount Option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” A Discount Option may result in
(i) income recognition by Participant prior to the exercise of the option, (ii) an additional
twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The
Discount Option may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest tax to the
Participant. Participant acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS
will agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value
of a Share

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on the Date of Grant in a later examination. Participant agrees that if the IRS determines
that the Option was granted with a per Share exercise price that was less than the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date of grant, Participant will be solely responsible for Participant’s
costs related to such a determination.

     7. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or
through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in
respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares
will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars,
and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have
all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of
dividends and distributions on such Shares.

     8. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING
PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES
HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY
PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE
COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S
RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

     9. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this
Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Fluidigm Corporation, 7000 Shoreline Court, Suite
100, South San Francisco, CA 94080, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate
in writing.

     10. Grant is Not Transferable. This Option may not be transferred in any manner
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the
lifetime of Participant only by Participant.

     11. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant
contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     12. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will
determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon
any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of
Shares to Participant (or his or her estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such
listing, registration,

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qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free of any conditions
not acceptable to the Company. The Company will make all reasonable efforts to meet the
requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange and to obtain any such consent
or approval of any such governmental authority. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes
the Exercised Shares will be considered transferred to Participant on the date the Option is
exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.

     13. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan.
In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not
defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

     14. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the
Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules
(including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares subject to the
Option have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the
Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other
interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

     15. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver
any documents related to Options awarded under the Plan or future Options that may be awarded under
the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by
electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and
agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and
maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

     16. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve
as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

     17. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be
held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or
unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

     18. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or
she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements
other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in
an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

     19. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award,
Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option under the Plan, and has
received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is
discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.

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     20. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
[California], without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of
litigating any dispute that arises under this Option or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit
to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of [California], and agree that such litigation
will be conducted in the courts of [San Francisco County], [California], or the federal courts for
the United States for the [Northern District] of [California], and no other courts, where this
Option is made and/or to be performed.

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EXHIBIT B

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

Fluidigm Corporation

7000 Shoreline Court

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Attention:                                         

     1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today,                     ,                     , the
undersigned (“Purchaser”) hereby elects to purchase                      shares (the “Shares”) of the
Common Stock of Fluidigm Corporation (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated                      (the “Agreement”). The
purchase price for the Shares will be $                    , as required by the Agreement.

     2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase
price of the Shares and any required tax withholding to be paid in connection with the exercise of
the Option.

     3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser has received,
read and understood the Plan and the Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms
and conditions.

     4. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry
on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the Shares,
no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect
to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired will be
issued to Participant as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance,
except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

     5. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax
consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser
represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in
connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the
Company for any tax advice.

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     6. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and Agreement are incorporated herein by
reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof,
and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser’s interest except by means of a writing signed
by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not
the choice of law rules, of [California].

	 	 	 	 	 
	Submitted by:

	 	Accepted by:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	PURCHASER

	 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Signature

	 	 

By
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Print Name

	 	Its	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date Received	 	 

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FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK

     Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Fluidigm Corporation 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of
Restricted Stock (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Grant,
attached hereto as Exhibit A (together, the “Agreement”).

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Participant:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Grant Number
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date of Grant
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vesting Commencement Date
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Number of Shares Granted
	 	 

	 	 

     Vesting Schedule:

     Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the
Restricted Stock will vest and the Company’s right to reacquire the Restricted Stock will lapse in
accordance with the following schedule:

     [VESTING SCHEDULE]

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     By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below,
Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and
this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to
executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.
Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement.
Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated
below.

	 	 	 
	PARTICIPANT

	 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Print Name

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Address:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT

     1. Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in
the Notice of Grant (the “Participant”) under the Plan for past services and as a separate
incentive in connection with his or her services and not in lieu of any salary or other
compensation for his or her services, an Award of Shares of Restricted Stock, subject to all of the
terms and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Subject to Section 18(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions
of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan
will prevail.

     2. Escrow of Shares.

          (a) All Shares of Restricted Stock will, upon execution of this Agreement, be delivered and
deposited with an escrow holder designated by the Company (the “Escrow Holder”). The Shares of
Restricted Stock will be held by the Escrow Holder until such time as the Shares of Restricted
Stock vest or the date Participant ceases to be a Service Provider.

          (b) The Escrow Holder will not be liable for any act it may do or omit to do with respect to
holding the Shares of Restricted Stock in escrow while acting in good faith and in the exercise of
its judgment.

          (c) Upon Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any reason, the Escrow Holder,
upon receipt of written notice of such termination, will take all steps necessary to accomplish the
transfer of the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company. Participant hereby appoints
the Escrow Holder with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact with irrevocable power and authority in the name and on behalf of Participant to
take any action and execute all documents and instruments, including, without limitation, stock
powers which may be necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested
Shares of Restricted Stock to the Company upon such termination.

          (d) The Escrow Holder will take all steps necessary to accomplish the transfer of Shares of
Restricted Stock to Participant after they vest following Participant’s request that the Escrow
Holder do so.

          (e) Subject to the terms hereof, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder with
respect to the Shares while they are held in escrow, including without limitation, the right to
vote the Shares and to receive any cash dividends declared thereon.

          (f) In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares,
other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of
Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the
Company affecting the Shares, the Shares of Restricted Stock will be increased, reduced or
otherwise changed, and by virtue of any such change Participant will in his or her capacity as
owner of unvested Shares of Restricted Stock be entitled to new or additional or different shares

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of stock, cash or securities (other than rights or warrants to purchase securities); such new
or additional or different shares, cash or securities will thereupon be considered to be unvested
Shares of Restricted Stock and will be subject to all of the conditions and restrictions which were
applicable to the unvested Shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement. If Participant
receives rights or warrants with respect to any unvested Shares of Restricted Stock, such rights or
warrants may be held or exercised by Participant, provided that until such exercise any such rights
or warrants and after such exercise any shares or other securities acquired by the exercise of such
rights or warrants will be considered to be unvested Shares of Restricted Stock and will be subject
to all of the conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the unvested Shares of
Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrator in its absolute discretion at any
time may accelerate the vesting of all or any portion of such new or additional shares of stock,
cash or securities, rights or warrants to purchase securities or shares or other securities
acquired by the exercise of such rights or warrants.

          (g) The Company may instruct the transfer agent for its Common Stock to place a legend on the
certificates representing the Restricted Stock or otherwise note its records as to the restrictions
on transfer set forth in this Agreement.

     3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the
Shares of Restricted Stock awarded by this Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting
provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant. Shares of Restricted Stock scheduled to vest on a
certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in
accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant will have been
continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.

     4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the
vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock at
any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock will be
considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator.

     5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision of this Agreement, the balance of the Shares of Restricted Stock that have not
vested at the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any reason will be
forfeited and automatically transferred to and reacquired by the Company at no cost to the Company
upon the date of such termination and Participant will have no further rights thereunder.
Participant will not be entitled to a refund of the price paid for the Shares of Restricted Stock,
if any, returned to the Company pursuant to this Section 5. Participant hereby appoints the Escrow
Agent with full power of substitution, as Participant’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with
irrevocable power and authority in the name and on behalf of Participant to take any action and
execute all documents and instruments, including, without limitation, stock powers which may be
necessary to transfer the certificate or certificates evidencing such unvested Shares to the
Company upon such termination of service.

     6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under
this Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated
beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of
Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his

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or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the
validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

     7. Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no
certificate representing the Shares of Restricted Stock may be released from the escrow established
pursuant to Section 5, unless and until satisfactory arrangements (as determined by the
Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect to the payment of income, employment
and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to such Shares. To the
extent determined appropriate by the Company in its discretion, it will have the right (but not the
obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise
deliverable to Participant. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment
of any required tax withholding obligations hereunder at the time any applicable Shares otherwise
are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 3 or 4, Participant will permanently forfeit such Shares
and the Shares will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company.

     8. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or
through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in
respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares
will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars,
and delivered to Participant or the Escrow Agent. Except as provided in Section 2(f), after such
issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the
Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such
Shares.

     9. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
VESTING OF THE SHARES OF RESTRICTED STOCK PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY
CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING
OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS RESTRICTED
STOCK OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS
AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT
CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE
VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S
RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT)
TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

     10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of
this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Fluidigm Corporation, 7000 Shoreline Court,
Suite 100, South San Francisco, CA 94080, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter
designate in writing.

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     11. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6,
the unvested Shares subject to this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not
be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon
any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any unvested Shares of
Restricted Stock subject to this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any
attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and
privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.

     12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant
contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     13. Additional Conditions to Release from Escrow. The Company will not be required to
issue any certificate or certificates for Shares hereunder or release such Shares from the escrow
established pursuant to Section 2 prior to fulfillment of all the following conditions: (a) the
admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such class of stock is then
listed; (b) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any
state or federal law or under the rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator will, in its absolute
discretion, deem necessary or advisable; (c) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from
any state or federal governmental agency, which the Administrator will, in its absolute discretion,
determine to be necessary or advisable; and (d) the lapse of such reasonable period of time
following the date of grant of the Restricted Stock as the Administrator may establish from time to
time for reasons of administrative convenience.

     14. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan.
In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not
defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

     15. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the
Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules
(including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares of Restricted Stock
have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the
Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other
interested persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

     16. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver
any documents related to the Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan or future Restricted
Stock that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to
participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents
by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic
system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

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     17. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve
as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

     18. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be
held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or
unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

     19. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or
she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements
other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in
an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise
this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent
of Participant, to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section
409A of the Code in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock.

     20. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award,
Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock under the
Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands
that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company
at any time.

     21. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
[California], without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of
litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock or this Agreement, the
parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of [California], and agree
that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of [San Francisco County], [California], or
the federal courts for the United States for the [Northern District of California], and no other
courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock is made and/or to be performed.

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FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

     Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Fluidigm Corporation 2008 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant of
Restricted Stock Units (the “Notice of Grant”) and Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit
Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A (together, the “Agreement”).

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Participant:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 

     Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Grant Number
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date of Grant
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vesting Commencement Date
	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Number of Restricted Stock Units
	 	 

	 	 

     Vesting Schedule:

     Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the
Restricted Stock Unit will vest in accordance with the following schedule:

     [VESTING SCHEDULE.]

     In the event Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason before
Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Unit, the Restricted Stock Unit and Participant’s right
to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately terminate.

     By Participant’s signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below,
Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock Units is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the
Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.
Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or
interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan and Agreement.
Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated
below.

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	PARTICIPANT

	 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Signature

	 	By
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	Print Name

	 	Title
	 
	 	 
	Address:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT

     1. Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant
(the “Participant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to all of the terms
and conditions in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject
to Section 18(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the
Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will
prevail.

     2. Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to
receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested
in the manner set forth in Section 3, Participant will have no right to payment of any such
Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such
Restricted Stock Unit will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all)
only from the general assets of the Company. Any Restricted Stock Units that vest in accordance
with Sections 3 or 4 will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or
her estate) in whole Shares, subject to Participant satisfying any applicable tax withholding
obligations as set forth in Section 6. Subject to the provisions of Section 4, such vested
Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each
such case within the period ending no later than the date that is two and one half (21/2) months from
the end of the Company’s tax year that includes the vesting date.

     3. Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the
Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting
provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant. Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest on a certain
date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in Participant in accordance with
any of the provisions of this Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service
Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.

     4. Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the
vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock
Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock
Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator.

          Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the
balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in
connection with Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is
a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company),
other than due to death, and if (x) Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of
Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such
accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section
409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following Participant’s
termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will
not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Participant’s
termination as a Service Provider, unless the Participant dies

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following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock
Units will be paid in Shares to the Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or
her death. It is the intent of this Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so
that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder
will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will
be interpreted to so comply. For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any proposed, temporary or final Treasury
Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to
time.

     5. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision of this Agreement, the balance of the Restricted Stock Units that have not
vested as of the time of Participant’s termination as a Service Provider for any or no reason and
Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will immediately terminate.

     6. Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under
this Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated
beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of
Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his
or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity
of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

     7. Withholding of Taxes. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no
certificate representing the Shares will be issued to Participant, unless and until satisfactory
arrangements (as determined by the Administrator) will have been made by Participant with respect
to the payment of income, employment and other taxes which the Company determines must be withheld
with respect to such Shares. To the extent determined appropriate by the Company in its
discretion, it will have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any tax withholding
obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant. If Participant
fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required tax withholding obligations
hereunder at the time any applicable Restricted Stock Units otherwise are scheduled to vest
pursuant to Sections 3 or 4, Participant will permanently forfeit such Restricted Stock Units and
any right to receive Shares thereunder and the Restricted Stock Units will be returned to the
Company at no cost to the Company.

     8. Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or
through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in
respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares
will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars,
and delivered to Participant. After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have
all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of
dividends and distributions on such Shares.

     9. No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE
VESTING OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY
CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR

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THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING
HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER.
PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE
OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL,
AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE
PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS
A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

     10. Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of
this Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Fluidigm Corporation, 7000 Shoreline Court,
Suite 100, South San Francisco, CA 94080, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter
designate in writing.

     11. Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 6,
this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned,
pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be
subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred
hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant
and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.

     12. Binding Agreement. Subject to the limitation on the transferability of this grant
contained herein, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

     13. Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will
determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares upon
any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any
governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of
Shares to Participant (or his or her estate), such issuance will not occur unless and until such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval will have been effected or obtained free
of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Where the Company determines that the delivery of
the payment of any Shares will violate federal securities laws or other applicable laws, the
Company will defer delivery until the earliest date at which the Company reasonably anticipates
that the delivery of Shares will no longer cause such violation. The Company will make all
reasonable efforts to meet the requirements of any such state or federal law or securities exchange
and to obtain any such consent or approval of any such governmental authority.

     14. Plan Governs. This Agreement is subject to all terms and provisions of the Plan.
In the event of a conflict between one or more provisions of this Agreement and one or more
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms used and not
defined in this Agreement will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

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     15. Administrator Authority. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the
Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and
application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules
(including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have
vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in
good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested
persons. No member of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

     16. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver
any documents related to Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock
Units that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to
participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents
by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic
system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

     17. Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve
as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

     18. Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Agreement will be
held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or
unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.

     19. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or
she is not accepting this Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements
other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Agreement or the Plan can be made only in
an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise
this Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent
of Participant, to comply with Section or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or
income recognition under Section 409A in connection to this Award of Restricted Stock Units.

     20. Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award,
Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under
the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands
that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company
at any time.

     21. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
[California], without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For purposes of
litigating any dispute that arises under this Award of Restricted Stock Units or this Agreement,
the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of [California], and
agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of [San Francisco County, California],
or the

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federal courts for the United States for the [Northern District of California], and no other
courts, where this Award of Restricted Stock Units is made and/or to be performed.

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Exhibit 4.1

NISSAN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2008-A

AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT TO BASIC DOCUMENTS

     This AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT TO BASIC DOCUMENTS, dated as of August 31, 2008 (this
“Amendment”), is by and among the signatories hereto.

RECITALS:

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Basic Documents;

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend the Indenture, the Agreement of Definitions and the
Trust Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1 Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are hereby incorporated in and made a
part of this Amendment.

     Section 1.2 Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the
respective meanings assigned such terms in the Agreement of Definitions dated as of April 23,
2008 (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, the
“Agreement of Definitions”), by and among Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2008-A, as issuer (the
“Issuing Entity”), NILT Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, as grantor and initial
beneficiary (in such capacity, the “Grantor” and the “UTI Beneficiary,”
respectively), Nissan-Infiniti LT, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Titling Trust”),
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, a California corporation (“NMAC”), in its individual
capacity, as servicer and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Servicer” and
the “Administrative Agent,” respectively), Nissan Auto Leasing LLC II, a Delaware limited
liability company (“NALL II”), NILT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as trustee to the
Titling Trust (the “Titling Trustee”), Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking
corporation, as owner trustee and Delaware trustee (in such capacity, the “Owner Trustee”
and the “Delaware Trustee,” respectively) and U.S. Bank National Association, a national
banking association (“U.S. Bank”), as trust agent and indenture trustee (in such
capacity, the “Trust Agent” and the “Indenture Trustee,” respectively), which
also contains rules as to usage that are applicable herein.

ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS

     Section 2.1 Amendments to the Indenture. As of the Effective Date, the Indenture is
hereby amended as follows:

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
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     (a) Section 8.04(a) of the Indenture shall be, and hereby is, amended to (1) delete
the word “and” at the end of subclause “(v)” thereof, (2) renumber subclause “(vi)” to subclause
“(vii)” and (3) insert the following subclause “(vi)” in the appropriate numerical order:

     “(vi) until all Classes of Notes have been paid in full, to the Reserve Account, any
remaining funds, until, on any Payment Date, the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account
equals the sum of the Reserve Account Requirement and the Supplemental Reserve Account
Requirement; and”

     (b) Section 8.04(c) of the Indenture shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated in
its entirety to be and read as follows:

     “If on any Payment Date, after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from
the Reserve Account, the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account exceeds the sum of the
Reserve Account Requirement and the Supplemental Reserve Account Requirement, the Indenture
Trustee shall distribute any such excess amounts to the Depositor. Upon any such
distributions, the Securityholders and the Swap Counterparty will have no further rights in,
or claims to such amounts.”

     Section 2.2 Amendments to the Agreement of Definitions. As of the Effective Date,
the Agreement of Definitions is hereby amended as follows:

     (a) Section 1.01 of the Agreement of Definitions shall be, and hereby is, amended to
amend and restate the definition of “Available Funds Shortfall Amount” in its entirety to be and
read as follows:

     “ “Available Funds Shortfall Amount” means, for any Payment Date and the
related Collection Period, the amount, if any, by which Available Funds are less than the
sum of (a) the Servicer Monthly Payment and (b) the amount necessary to make the
distributions in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 8.04(a) of the Indenture,
except that the Optimal Principal Distributable Amount rather than the Monthly Principal
Distributable Amount shall be used for purposes of clause (iii).”

     (b) Section 1.01 of the Agreement of Definitions shall be, and hereby is, amended to
insert the following definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:

     “ “Supplemental Reserve Account Requirement” means, on any Payment Date, an
amount equal to $33,010,000.”

     Section 2.3 Amendments to the Trust Agreement. As of the Effective Date,
Section 5.02(a) of the Trust Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended to amend and
restate the last sentence of such section in its entirety to be and read as follows:

     “On any Payment Date on which the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account, after giving
effect to all withdrawals therefrom and deposits thereto in respect of that Payment Date, exceeds
the sum of the Reserve Account Requirement and the Supplemental Reserve Account Requirement, any
such excess shall be released to the Depositor.”

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
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ARTICLE III

EFFECTIVE DATE

     Section 3.1 Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date
first written above (such date, the “Effective Date”) upon satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:

     (a) receipt by the Issuing Entity, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee
of duly executed counterparts of this Amendment (including by facsimile) from all of the parties
hereto;

     (b) receipt by the Rating Agencies, the Trust Certificateholder, the Depositor, the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Swap Counterparty of the Notice of Agreement of Amendment to
Basic Documents, dated as of August 26, 2008, by the Issuing Entity and the Depositor and
acknowledged by certain parties thereto;

     (c) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of a duly executed and delivered Issuing Entity Request
from the Issuing Entity;

     (d) receipt by the Owner Trustee of a duly executed and delivered direction letter from the
Depositor;

     (e) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor certifying
this Amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders;

     (f) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to this Amendment;

     (g) receipt by the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer certifying
the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied;

     (h) receipt by the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel of Mayer
Brown LLP with respect to (i) certain tax matters, (ii) this Amendment being authorized or
permitted by the Indenture and the Trust Agreement and (iii) true sale and nonconsolidation
matters; and

     (i) receipt by the Issuing Entity of $12,450,000 from the Depositor which shall be deposited
by the Issuing Entity in the Reserve Account.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 4.1 Basic Documents Unaffected. Except as amended or modified herein, the
parties acknowledge that the provisions of the Basic Documents remain in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. To the extent of any conflict
between the Basic Documents and this Amendment, this Amendment shall
control. After the

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
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Effective Date all references in the Basic Documents to a particular
Basic Document shall mean such Basic Document as modified or amended hereby.

     Section 4.2 Governing Law. This Amendment, as it pertains to the Indenture, shall
be governed by the governing law described in Section 11.11 of the Indenture. This
Amendment, as it pertains to the Agreement of Definitions, shall be governed by the governing law
described in Section 1.08 of the Agreement of Definitions. This Amendment, as it
pertains to the Trust Agreement, shall be governed by the governing law described in Section
12.11 of the Trust Agreement.

     Section 4.3 Captions. The various captions in this Amendment are included for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this
Amendment or any provision hereof.

     Section 4.4 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment shall
be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under the laws of any applicable
jurisdiction, such provision, as to jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining
provisions of this Amendment as to such jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction.

     Section 4.5 Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

     Section 4.6 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto on separate signature pages, each such executed
counterpart constituting an original but all together only one Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered
as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NISSAN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2008-A

 	 
	 	By:  	Wilmington Trust Company,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as

Owner Trustee 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trust Agent, Indenture Trustee, and as Secured

Party

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION,

Individually, as Servicer, and as Administrative

Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	NISSAN-INFINITI LT

 	 
	 	By:  	NILT, INC.,
as Trustee for Nissan-Infiniti LT 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	S-1
	 	Agreement of Amendment:
	 
	 	 	 	NALT 2008-A

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NILT TRUST,

as UTI Beneficiary, Grantor, and Transferor

 	 
	 	By:  	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee for NILT Trust 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	NILT, INC.,

as Trustee for Nissan-Infiniti LT

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	NISSAN AUTO LEASING LLC II,

Individually, as Depositor and as Trust

Certificateholder

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Owner Trustee and as Delaware Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	S-2
	 	Agreement of Amendment:
	 
	 	 	 	NALT 2008-A

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