X0306 4 2016-08-10 0 0001037760 CEPHEID CPHD 0001298084 Brown Thomas D C/O CEPHEID 904 CARIBBEAN DRIVE SUNNYVALE CA 94089 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2016-08-10 4 A 0 555 35.88 A 51876 D The shares were issued pursuant to the Issuer's director stock election policy whereby non-employee directors may elect to receive fully-vested shares of common stock in lieu of between 50-100% of their annual cash retainers and committee chair fees. The price per share was based on the NASDAQ closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of issuance. Jacobin Zorin, Attorney-In-Fact 2016-08-11