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Form 4 BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC For: Mar 08 Filed by: Rice Michael

March 9, 2018 5:02 PM
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Rice Michael

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.
3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, SUITE 310

(Street)
BOTHELL WA 98021

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC [ BLFS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option $ 1.64 03/08/2018 A 229,226 (1) 12/20/2021 Common Stock 229,226 $ 0 229,226 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. As disclosed in the registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, on December 20, 2016, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 229,226 shares of common stock. The option vests in two equal annual installments based on the registrant's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending December 2017. The performance criteria for 2017 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as follows: 114,613 shares vested on March 8, 2018 and 114,613 shares will vest on March 8, 2019. No Form 4 filing was required upon the initial grant of the option because the option was subject to vesting based on conditions that were not tied to the passage of time and continued employment and not tied directly to the market price of the registrant's common stock.
/s/ Michael Rice 03/09/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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