X0304 4 2012-03-02 0 0000353569 QUIDEL CORP /DE/ QDEL 0001333458 Bujarski Robert Joseph 10165 MCKELLAR COURT SAN DIEGO CA 92121 0 1 0 0 SVP, General Counsel & Secy Non-Qualified Stock Options 15.19 2012-03-02 4 A 0 42038 0.00 A 2022-03-02 Common Stock 42038 42038 D Restricted Stock Units (Converted) 2012-03-02 4 A 0 3477 0.00 A Common Stock 3477 3477 D Restricted Stock Units (Premium) 2012-03-02 4 A 0 1043 0.00 A Common Stock 1043 1043 D 21,019 shares will vest on the second anniversary date of the grant date, March 2, 2014. 10,509 shares will vest on the third anniversary date of the grant date, March 2, 2015. 10,510 shares will vest on the fourth anniversary date of the grant date, March 2, 2016. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Quidel Corporation common stock. The restricted stock units vest on the date of grant, March 2, 2012. The restricted stock units were received in lieu of a percentage of the reporting persons 2011 cash bonus pursuant to the 2011 Employee Deferred Bonus Compensation Program. The restricted stock units vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, March 2, 2013. Robert J. Bujarski 2012-03-06