X0306 4 2017-02-15 0 0000353569 QUIDEL CORP /DE/ QDEL 0001406652 BRYANT DOUGLAS C 12544 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 200 SAN DIEGO CA 92130 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Non-Qualified Stock Options 21.08 2017-02-15 4 A 0 40499 0.00 A 2027-02-15 Common Stock 40499 40499 D Restricted Stock Units 2017-02-15 4 A 0 20250 0.00 A Common Stock 20250 20250 D Restricted Stock Units (Converted) 2017-02-17 4 A 0 9363 0.00 A Common Stock 9363 9363 D Restricted Stock Units (Premium) 2017-02-17 4 A 0 2808 0.00 A Common Stock 2808 2808 D 20,250 shares will vest on the second anniversary date of the grant date, February 15, 2019. 10,125 shares will vest on the third anniversary date of the grant date, February 15, 2020. 10,124 shares will vest on the fourth anniversary date of the grant date, February 15, 2021. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Quidel Corporation common stock. 20,250 shares will vest on the fourth anniversary date of the grant date, February 15, 2021. The restricted stock units vest on the date of grant, February 17, 2017. The restricted stock units were received in lieu of a percentage of the reporting persons 2016 cash bonus pursuant to the 2016 Employee Deferred Bonus Compensation Plan. The restricted stock units vest on the first anniversary date of the grant date, February 17, 2018. Robert J. Bujarski, attorney-in-fact for Douglas C. Bryant 2017-02-17