Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ek John Frederick
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. [GNMK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5964 LA PLACE COURT		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CARLSBAD, CA 92008		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 108,663 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 11/05/2023 Common Stock 17,000 $ 11.59 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/19/2025 Common Stock 17,000 $ 13.17 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ek John Frederick
5964 LA PLACE COURT
CARLSBAD, CA 92008		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Eric Stier, Attorney-in-fact 02/21/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The amount reported reflects common stock held by the Reporting Person as well as restricted stock units granted to a Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the reported amount, (a) 60,282 shares represent restricted stock units that vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining shares subject to each award vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, and (b) 5,000 shares represent restricted stock units that vest in full on August 1, 2019.
(2) The stock option was granted on November 5, 2013 and vests as follows: 25% of the stock option vests on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter over the following three years.
(3) The stock option was granted on February 19, 2015 and vests as follows: 25% of the stock option vests on the first anniversary of the grant date with the remaining shares vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter over the following three years.

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