Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

Departure of Chief Accounting Officer

On May 24, 2021, Matthew Rosinack, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Berkeley Lights, Inc. (the "Company") notified the Company of his resignation, effective July 1, 2021 (the "Resignation Date"). In connection with Mr. Rosinack's resignation, Kurt Wood, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, will assume the role of Chief Accounting Officer effective on the Resignation Date. Mr. Rosinack with continue as an employee of the Company until August 31, 2021. No new compensatory agreements were entered into with Mr. Wood in connection with his appointment as Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Rosinack's resignation was voluntary and did not result from any disagreement with the Company or the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company.

Appointment of John Chiminski to the Audit Committee

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 11, 2021, on May 9, 2021, the Board appointed John Chiminski to the Board as a Class III director, effective as of May 14, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Marks, and was also appointed to serve as the Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. On May 24, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Chiminski to the Audit Committee of the Board effective immediately to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Marks.

As provided in the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, as amended (the "Director Compensation Program"), Mr. Chiminski will receive additional annual retainers for committee service as described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021, in addition to the annual cash retainer and other grants of options to purchase Company common stock and restricted stock units of the Company as described in more detail in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 11, 2021.

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