Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KANTER JOEL S	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. [ WGBS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC., 34700 CAMPUS DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/28/2017
(Street) FREMONT, CA 94555 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Common Stock	2/28/2017		D		8617   (1)	D	$7.3471   (2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: 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
Common Stock Warrant (right to buy)	$130.0	2/28/2017		D			89	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	89.0	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes 3,049 restricted stock units ("RSUs").
( 2)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 12, 2016, by and among WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc., Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc., Walrus Acquisition Corporation and Takara Bio USA, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), (i) each issued and outstanding RSU was automatically vested and converted into the right to receive $7.347126 in cash, without interest, and (ii) each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $7.347126 in cash, without interest.
( 3)	The securities were exercisable for shares of common stock at any time on or after August 27, 2013 and on or prior to the close of business on August 27, 2018. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $0.6204 in cash, without interest, based on a Black-Scholes valuation.

Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KANTER JOEL S C/O WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC. 34700 CAMPUS DRIVE FREMONT, CA 94555	X

Signatures
/s/ Ian Lamdin, attorney in fact for Joel Kanter		3/1/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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