SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NanoString Technologies Inc [ NSTG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/10/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.45	07/10/2013		A		8,768		(1)	07/09/2023	Common Stock	8,768	$0.00	8,768	I	See footnotes(2)(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VI LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VENTURE PARTNERS VII LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VI ENTREPRENEURS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* OVP VII ENTREPRENEURS FUND LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OVP VENTURE PARTNERS 1616 EASTLAKE AVE. E., SUITE 208 (Street) SEATTLE WA 98102 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 50% of the total shares subject to the Option shall vest on the one year anniversary of June 25, 2013, and the remaining 50% of the total shares shall vest in twelve equal monthly installments thereafter. The vesting of shares subject to the Option will accelerate in full upon a "change in control" as defined in the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

2. The shares were awarded to Charles P. Waite, Jr., a member of the board of directors of the Issuer and an affiliate of the Reporting Persons. In accordance with the internal policies of OVP Ventures, the options received by Mr. Waite must be held for the benefit of OVP Ventures and its affiliates.

3. OVMC VI, LLC serves as the general partner of OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P. and OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Charles P. Waite, Jr. is a managing member of OVMC VI LLC and shares voting and investment power over the shares held by OVP Venture Partners VI, L.P. and OVP VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. Mr. Waite, the other managing members of OVMC VI, LLC, and each of the aforementioned entities disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact	07/12/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact	07/12/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact	07/12/2013
	/s/ Barbara Mery, Attorney-in-fact	07/12/2013
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