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* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/25/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NanoString Technologies Inc [ NSTG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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)

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
Series A Preferred Stock	(1)	(2)	Common Stock	364,585(3)	$0.00	I	See footnotes(4)(5)
Series B Preferred Stock	(6)	(2)	Common Stock	357,145(3)	$0.00	I	See footnotes(4)(7)
Series C Preferred Stock	(8)	(2)	Common Stock	710,228(3)	$0.00	I	See footnotes(4)(9)
Series D Preferred Stock	(8)	(2)	Common Stock	517,022(3)	$0.00	D
Series D Preferred Warrant (Right to Buy)	(8)	11/01/2018	Common Stock	103,404(3)	$8.45	D
Series E Preferred Stock	(8)	(2)	Common Stock	94,449(3)	$0.00	I	See footnotes(10)(11)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VII LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VI ENTREPRENEURS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VII ENTREPRENEURS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

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. OVMC VI, LLC serves as the general partner of OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P. and OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Charles P. Waite, Jr. is a managing member of OVMC VI LLC and shares voting and investment power over the shares held by OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P. and OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Mr. Waite, the other managing members of OVMC VI, LLC, and each of the aforementioned entities disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

5. 357,293 of these shares are owned by OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P., and 7,293 of these shares are owned by OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.

6. 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.

7. 350,001 of these shares are owned by OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P., and 7,144 of these shares are owned by OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.

8. 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.

9. 705,256 of these shares are owned by OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P., and 4,972 of these shares are owned by OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.

10. 93,504 of these shares are owned by OVP Venture Partners VII, L.P., and 945 of these shares are owned by OVP VII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.

11. OVMC VII, LLC serves as the general partner of OVP Venture Partners VII, L.P. and OVP VII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Charles P. Waite, Jr. is a managing member of OVMC VII LLC and shares voting and investment power over the shares held by OVP Venture Partners VII, L.P. and OVP VII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Mr. Waite, the other managing members of OVMC VII, LLC, and each of the aforementioned entities disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact	06/25/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact on behalf of OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P.	06/25/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact on behalf of OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.	06/25/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact on behalf of OVP VII Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P.	06/25/2013
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