SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Posard Matthew L. (Last) (First) (Middle) 5200 ILLUMINA WAY (Street) SAN DIEGO CA 92122 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ILLUMINA INC [ ILMN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr VP & GM, Consumer Genomics	5. 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 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)
Common Stock	16,807(1)	D

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/25/2007(2)	01/25/2017	Common Stock	8,334	$20.04	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/28/2009(3)	01/28/2019	Common Stock	17,580	$28.45	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/29/2008(3)	01/29/2018	Common Stock	5,032	$32.485	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/27/2010(3)	01/27/2020	Common Stock	27,415	$37.04	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/28/2011(3)	01/31/2021	Common Stock	36,225	$69.34	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 8,636 unvested restricted stock units which vest as follows: 1,512 shares vest on 1/27/12; 1,960 shares vest on 1/28/12; 800 shares vest on 1/31/12; 1,764 shares vest on 1/27/13; 1,200 shares vest on 1/31/13; 1,400 shares vest on 1/31/14.

2. One -sixtieth (1/60) of the Shares subject to the Option become exercisable on the date indicated above, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date. An additional one -sixtieth (1/60) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become exercisable each full month therafter, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date.

3. One forty-eighth (1/48) of the Shares subject to the Option become exercisable on the date indicated above, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date. An additional one-forty eighth (1/48) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become exercisable each full month therafter, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date.

	By: Scott M. Davies For: Matthew L. Posard	03/07/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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