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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting of SEQUENOM, INC.

SEQUENOM, INC.	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For holders as of: April 21, 2015
	Date: June 17, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM Local Time
	Location:	Sequenom
		3595 JOHN HOPKINS CT
		SAN DIEGO, CA 92121

	You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

SEQUENOM, INC. 3595 JOHN HOPKINS COURT SAN DIEGO, CA 92121	This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

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1. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS 2. PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CARD 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

1.	Election of Directors

	Nominees:

	01)	Kenneth F. Buechler	06)	David Pendarvis
	02)	Myla Lai-Goldman	07)	Charles P. Slacik
	03)	Richard A. Lerner	08)	Dirk van den Boom
	04)	Ronald M. Lindsay	09)	William J. Welch
	05)	Catherine J. Mackey

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

To approve an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 185,000,000 to 275,000,000 shares;

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers;

To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015; and

NOTE: If no discretion is made, the proxy will be voted FOR all nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4, as more specifically described in the proxy statement, and in the discretion of the proxy holders upon any other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof.