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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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 CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2020  
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NanoString Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware001-3598020-0094687
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

530 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(206) 378-6266
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per shareNSTGThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(The NASDAQ Global Market)
 
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).   ¨
Item 8.01 Other Events.
    On October 7, 2020, NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Cowen and Company, LLC as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”). The price to the public in the offering is $40.00 per share and the Underwriters have agreed to purchase the shares of common stock from the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $37.60 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from this offering are expected to be approximately $187.5 million (or approximately $215.7 million if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full), after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes and working capital. The Company has granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of common stock (together with the Underwritten Shares, the “Shares”). The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about October 13, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-230361) (the “Registration Statement”) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a related prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 6, 2020 and a final prospectus supplement dated October 7, 2020.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for the purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, certain officers and directors of the Company have entered into “lock-up” arrangements with the Underwriters, which generally prohibit the sale, transfer or other disposition of securities of the Company for a 60-day period, subject to certain exceptions.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein, and the description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit. A copy of the opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares in the offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.     
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.Description
1.1
5.1
23.1
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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.
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
Date:October 8, 2020By:/s/ R. Bradley Gray
 R. Bradley Gray
 President and Chief Executive Officer