Edgar Filing: NanoString Technologies Inc

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â FONSTAD JENNIFER SCOTT

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/25/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NanoString Technologies Inc [NSTG]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON,Â 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

MENLO PARK,Â CAÂ 94025

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series A Preferred Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	364,583 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	$ 0	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Series B Preferred Stock	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	357,144 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	$ 0	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Series C Preferred Stock	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	514,916 ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	$ 0	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Series D Preferred Stock	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	446,504 ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾	$ 0	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Series D Preferred Warrant (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁹⁾	11/01/2018	Common Stock	89,296 ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	$ 8.45	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Series E Preferred Stock	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	81,566 ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	$ 0	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FONSTAD JENNIFER SCOTT C/O DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150 MENLO PARK,Â CAÂ 94025	Â X	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact		06/25/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects the automatic conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock into 1.4030303030303 shares of Common Stock to occur upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(2)	Each share has no expiration date.
(3)	Reflects a 1-for-32 reverse stock split of the Issuer's outstanding shares effected June 12, 2013.
(4)	9,480 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates, L.P., 349,999 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 5,104 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC.
(5)	Timothy C. Draper, John H.N. Fisher and Steven T. Jurvetson are Managing Directors of the general partner entities of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P. ("Fund VII") that directly hold shares and as such, they may be deemed to have voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC ("Partners VII") invests lockstep alongside Fund VII. The Managing Partners of Partners VII are Timothy C. Draper, John H.N. Fisher and Steven T. Jurvetson. Draper Associates, L.P. ("DALP") invests lockstep alongside Fund VII. The General Partners of DALP is Draper Associates, Inc. which is controlled by its President and majority shareholder, Timothy C. Draper. Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund, LLC ("DARF") and Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund II, LLC ("DARF II") invest lockstep alongside Fund VII, instead and in place of DALP beginning June 2010. The Managing Member of DARF and DARF II is Timothy C. Draper.
(6)	These individuals disclaim beneficial ownership with respect to such shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	Reflects the automatic conversion of each share of Series B Preferred Stock into 1.55942857142857 shares of Common Stock to occur upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(8)	9,286 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates, L.P., 342,857 shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 5,001 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC.
(9)	Reflects the automatic conversion of each share of Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock into one share of Common Stock to occur upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(10)	13,388 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates, L.P., 494,319 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 7,209 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC.
(11)	9,621 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund II, LLC, 1,989 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund, LLC, 428,643 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 6,251 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC.
(12)	396 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund, LLC, 1,923 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund II, LLC, 85,728 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 1,249 of these share are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, L.P.
(13)	2,121 of these shares are owned by Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund II, LLC, 78,303 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund VII, L.P., and 1,142 of these shares are owned by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners VII, LLC.

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