X0306 4 2020-03-25 0000834365 BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC BLFS 0001241181 DE GREEF RODERICK C/O BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, SUITE 310 BOTHELL WA 98021 1 CFO & COO Common Stock 2020-03-25 4 A 0 4933 A 30792 D Common Stock 2020-03-25 4 A 0 5359 A 36151 D Common Stock 2020-03-25 4 A 0 21923 A 58074 D Restricted Stock Award 0 2020-03-25 4 A 0 21923 0 A Common Stock 21923 21923 D Restricted Stock Award 0 2020-03-25 4 A 0 13154 0 A Common Stock 13154 13154 D The restricted stock pursuant to the BioLife Solutions 2013 Performance Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan") and vests in full on September 25, 2020. This restricted stock was granted to the reporting person in lieu of such reporting person's 2019 cash performance bonus. The restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Plan and vests 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and thereafter quarterly, in 12 equal quarterly installments. The restricted stock was granted to the reporting person as part of 2020 compensation. The restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Plan and vests 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and thereafter quarterly, in 12 equal quarterly installments. The restricted stock was granted to the reporting person as part of 2020 compensation. The restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Plan. The restricted stock will vest on the date that the registrant files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 2021 and will vest as to between 0% and 200% of the reported number of shares in column 5 based on the registrant's total shareholder return during the period beginning on January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021 as compared to the total shareholder return of certain of the registrant's peers (such peers have been determined by the registrant's compensation committee with assistance of an outside consultant immediately prior to the grant date). The restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Plan. The restricted stock will vest on the date that the registrant files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 2020 and will vest as to between 0% and 125% of the reported number of shares in column 5 based on the reporting person's performance during the 2020 fiscal year, as determined by the registrant's board of directors. This restricted stock was granted in lieu of such reporting person receiving a 2020 cash performance bonus. /s/ Roderick de Greef 2020-03-27