Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The following disclosure is provided pursuant to subsection (e) of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K.

On January 9, 2020, GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (the "Company") notified James B. McNally, the Company's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, that his employment with the Company would cease, effective January 10, 2020 (the "Separation Date"). On January 14, 2020 (the "Effective Date"), the Company and Mr. McNally entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release (the "Separation Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. McNally is entitled to receive the following benefits:



•         a gross lump sum payment equal to six (6) months of Mr. McNally's base
          salary rate in effect as of the Separation Date, payable within ten
          (10) business days of the Effective Date;



•         an amount equal to: (x) Mr. McNally's target bonus percentage under the
          Company's 2019 Bonus Plan (i.e., 50% of Mr. McNally's base salary as of
          the Separation Date), multiplied by (y) the percentage achievement of
          the Company-level performance targets under the Company's 2019 Bonus
          Plan as approved by the Company's Board of Directors (and without
          modification upward or downward based on individual performance),
          payable on the date the Company pays bonus awards to Company employees
          in accordance with the 2019 Bonus Plan;



•         an aggregate of 35,702 restricted sock units held by Mr. McNally as of
          the Separation Date will vest and be issued to Mr. McNally within ten
          (10) business days of the Effective Date; and



•         if Mr. McNally elects to continue and remains eligible for COBRA
          benefits pursuant the Company's Executive Severance Plan, the Company
          will pay for COBRA coverage for a period of six (6) months.

Pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. McNally has provided the Company with a general release of all claims.

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