SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-03-29

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>Exhibit 10.1 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fluidigm Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2
Tower Place, Suite 2000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>South San Francisco, California 94080 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;29, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Caligan Partners LP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">590 Madison Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10022 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attn: David Johnson </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This letter agreement (this &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) constitutes the agreement between (a)&nbsp;Fluidigm Corporation
(&#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;) and (b)&nbsp;Caligan Partners LP and each of the other persons and entities set forth on the signature pages to this Agreement (collectively, the &#147;<B>Caligan Group</B>&#148;). Company and the Caligan Group are
collectively referred to as the &#147;<B>Parties</B>.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <I>New Director</I>. The Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the
&#147;<B>Board</B>&#148;) has taken all action necessary to appoint Frank Witney (&#147;<B>Mr.</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Witney</B>&#148;) as a Class&nbsp;III director with a term expiring at the Company&#146;s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, with
such appointment to be contingent on the closing of the Private Placement Issuance (as such term is defined in Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;24, 2022 (as amended, the
&#147;<B>Definitive Proxy Statement</B>&#148;). At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Company agrees to recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of Mr.&nbsp;Witney to stand for a three-year term in the same manner in which
Company supports and solicits proxies for its other nominees up for election in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <I>Voting Commitment of the </I><I>Caligan</I><I> </I><I>Group</I>. At the special meeting of Company&#146;s stockholders to consider,
among other things, the Private Placement Issuance (including any adjournments, postponements or other delays thereof), the members of the Caligan Group will cause all applicable securities of Company that are beneficially owned by the members of
the Caligan Group to be (a)&nbsp;present for quorum purposes; and (b)&nbsp;voted in the manner recommended by the Board on all proposals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Disclosure</FONT> Agreement</I>. With respect to the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-disclosure</FONT> agreement, dated August&nbsp;29, 2021, between Company and the Caligan Group (the &#147;<B>NDA</B>&#148;), Company and the Caligan Group agree as follows: effective as of and conditioned upon
the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of a Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or widely disseminated press release disclosing the consummation of the Private Placement Issuance, (a)&nbsp;the
Evaluation Material (as defined in the NDA) previously provided to the Caligan Group under the NDA shall no longer constitute &#147;material <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information&#148; within the meaning of applicable
securities laws; (b)&nbsp;the standstill obligations provided in Section&nbsp;12 of the NDA shall terminate (to the extent not already terminated pursuant to the terms of the NDA) and the Parties agree that the Standstill Period shall be concluded;
and (iii)&nbsp;no additional Evaluation Material will be provided to any Receiving Party (as defined in the NDA) under the NDA. Except as described </P>
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herein, all other rights and obligations under the NDA shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms until August&nbsp;29, 2022; <I>provided however</I>, that the Receiving
Party and its Representatives (each as defined in the NDA) obligations with respect to the Evaluation Materials, including the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-use,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-disclosure,</FONT> confidentiality,
and protection of such Evaluation Materials, shall continue and survive such termination. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <I>Represe