Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bouchard Michel
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ILLUMINA INC [ILMN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5200 ILLUMINA WAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Finance
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92122		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 32,288 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/28/2009(2) 01/28/2019 Common Stock 1,453 $ 28.45 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/27/2010(2) 01/27/2020 Common Stock 22,838 $ 37.04 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/24/2009(3) 03/27/2018 Common Stock 29,875 $ 37.165 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/28/2011(2) 01/31/2021 Common Stock 30,300 $ 69.34 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bouchard Michel
5200 ILLUMINA WAY
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122		       VP, Finance  

Signatures

By: Scott M. Davies For: Michel Bouchard 01/08/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 20,100 unvested restricted stock units which vest as follows:1,260 shares vesting 1/27/13, 1,355 vesting 1/28/13, 680 vesting 1/31/13, 4,532 vesting 3/8/13, 1,470 vesting 1/27/14, 1,020 vesting 1/31/14, 4,531 vesting 3/8/14, 1,190 vesting 1/31/15, 2,031 vesting 3/8/15, 2,031 vesting 3/8/16; and 12,188 unvested performance stock units, which represent contingent right to receive one share of common stock based on the Company's earnings per share for fiscal year ending 12/28/14 relative to pre-defined objectives.
(2) One forty-eighth (1/48) of the Shares subject to the Option become exercisable on the date indicated above, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date. An additional one-forty eighth (1/48) of the Shares subject to the Option shall become exercisable each full month therafter, subject to Optionee's continuing to be a Service Provider on such date.
(3) One-fourth (1/4) of the shares subject to the option become exercisable on the date indicated above, subject to optionee's continuing to be a service provider on such date. An additional one-forty eighth (1/48) of the shares subject to the option shall become exercisable each full month therafter, subject to optionee's continuing to be a service provider on such date.

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