UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): November 6, 2017

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2017

CombiMatrix Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33523	47-0899439
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

300 Goddard, Suite 100, Irvine, CA		92618
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 753-0624
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

310 Goddard, Suite 150

~~Check~~Irvine, ~~the~~CA ~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~92618

~~[X] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act~~ (17Address of ~~CFR~~principal ~~230.425)~~executive [offices, ]including ~~Soliciting~~zip ~~material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~code) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933~~ (~~§230.405 of this chapter~~949) ~~or Rule 12b~~ 753-~~2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~0624

~~Emerging~~(Registrant’s ~~growth~~telephone ~~company~~number, ~~[ ]~~including area code)

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]N/A

~~Item~~(Former name ~~8.01.~~or ~~Other~~former ~~Events.~~address, if changed since last report)

AsCheck ~~previously announced, on July 31, 2017, CombiMatrix Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”)~~appropriate ~~entered~~box ~~into~~below anif ~~Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (~~the ~~“Merger~~Form ~~Agreement”),~~8-K byfiling ~~and~~is ~~among~~intended ~~the Company, Invitae Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Invitae”), and Coronado Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Invitae (“Merger Sub”), pursuant~~ to ~~which,~~simultaneously ~~subject~~satisfy to the ~~satisfaction~~filing orobligation ~~waiver~~ of the registrant ~~conditions~~under ~~set~~any ~~forth~~of in the ~~Merger~~following ~~Agreement,~~provisions ~~Merger~~(see ~~Sub~~General ~~will~~Instruction ~~merge~~A.2 ~~with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Invitae (the “Merger”~~below).:

~~Also as~~[ ~~previously~~] ~~announced,~~Written oncommunications ~~November~~pursuant ~~10,~~to ~~2017~~Rule at425 ~~1:00~~under ~~p.m.~~the ~~Pacific~~Securities ~~Time,~~Act ~~the~~(17 ~~Company~~CFR ~~will~~230.425) ~~hold~~[ a] ~~special~~Soliciting ~~meeting~~material ofpursuant ~~its stockholders~~ to ~~vote~~Rule ~~upon~~14a-12 under the ~~Merger~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~related~~(17 ~~proposals~~CFR as240.14a-12) ~~set~~[ ~~forth~~] inPre-commencement ~~the~~communications ~~Company’s~~pursuant ~~proxy~~to ~~statement~~Rule ~~for~~14d-2(b) under the ~~special~~Exchange ~~meeting, dated~~Act ~~October~~(17 6,CFR ~~2017,~~240.24d-2(b)) a[ ~~copy~~] ofPre-commencement ~~which~~communications ~~has~~pursuant ~~been provided~~ to ~~the~~Rule ~~Company’s~~13e-4(c) ~~stockholders~~under ofthe ~~record~~Exchange asAct of(17 ~~September 26,~~CFR ~~2017~~240.23e-4(c))

OnItem ~~November 1, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc~~2. ~~(ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co~~02., ~~LLC~~Results ~~(Glass Lewis) have both recommended that the Company’s stockholders vote “FOR” the Merger proposal in the Company’s proxy statement referred to above. A copy~~ of ~~the~~Operations ~~press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1~~ and isFinancial ~~incorporated by reference herein~~Condition.

On November 6, 2017, CombiMatrix Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. A copy of that release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued by CombiMatrix Corporation on November 1, 2017.

99.1 Press Release dated November 6, 2017 of the Registrant (furnished herewith but not filed pursuant to Item 2.02).

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document or filing pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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, ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: November 1, 2017	COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION
		COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ SCOTT R. BURELL
Dated:	November 6, 2017	By:	/s/ SCOTT R. BURELL
		Scott R. Burell
			Scott R. Burell, Chief Financial Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated November 6, 2017 of the Registrant (furnished herewith but not filed pursuant to Item 2.02).

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