Sec Form 4 Filing - BASTIANI RICHARD @ ABAXIS INC - 2018-07-31

FORM 4 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 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BASTIANI RICHARD 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ABAXIS INC [ ABAX] 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 ABAXIS, INC., 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/31/2018 (Street) UNION CITY, CA94587 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction 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 07/31/2018 G 300 D $ 0 57,100 D Common Stock 07/31/2018 D 57,100 D $ 83 ( 1 ) 0 D Common Stock 300 I Held by Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 Restricted Stock Units $ 0 07/31/2018 D 5,500 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 5,500 ( 2 ) 0 ( 2 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BASTIANI RICHARD C/O ABAXIS, INC. 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD UNION CITY, CA94587 X Signatures /s/ Richard Bastiani 08/02/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated May 15, 2018, by and among Abaxis, Inc., a California corporation (the "Issuer"), Zoetis Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Zeus Merger Sub, Inc., a California corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), on July 31, 2018, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. In connection with the Merger, these shares were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.00 in cash, without interest, per share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Consideration"). ( 2 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each of these unvested restricted stock units vested automatically in accordance with their existing terms and were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of Issuer common stock underlying such awards. Each of these vested restricted stock units converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of Issuer common stock underlying such awards. ( 3 )Not applicable.

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