SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
August 10, 2012
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
       Delaware               
 
0-18710
 
       94-3076866
(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)
 
3303 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell, WA 98021
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(425) 402-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.02  Departure of Director or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment ofCertain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 10, 2012 the Board of Directors of the Company increased the compensation of Daphne Taylor, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to $180,000 per year, effective September 1, 2012.

 
 

 
 
Signatures:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
  BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.  
       
Date:  August 10, 2012
By:
/s/ Daphne Taylor  
    Daphne Taylor  
    Chief Financial Officer