Form 4 TRANSCAT INC For: May 17 Filed by: Rudow Lee D.

May 19, 2016 5:21 PM EDT

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Rudow Lee D.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O TRANSCAT, INC.

35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE

(Street)

ROCHESTER

14624

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSCAT INC [ TRNS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.50 par value	05/17/2016		A		18,477 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	64,871 ⁽²⁾	D

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 7.57 ⁽³⁾							⁽³⁾	07/30/2023	Common Stock, $.50 par value	99,000 ⁽³⁾		99,000 ⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were awarded to Mr. Rudow upon the vesting of a performance-based restricted stock award granted to him on 4/1/13 under the Transcat, Inc. 2003 Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The shares underlying the award vest after three years subject to the Company achieving specific cumulative fully-diluted earnings per share (EPS) objectives over the eligible three-year period ending in fiscal year 2016. Based on the Company's achievement of certain pre-determined EPS thresholds, Mr. Rudow's award vested with respect to 18,477 shares.

2. Includes 2,015 shares acquired under the Transcat, Inc. Employees' Stock Purchase Plan and an adjustment of an additional 1,000 shares to correct a typographical error in Mr. Rudow's prior report.

3. This option was previously reported by Mr. Rudow and is exercisable as follows: 20,000 shares on 7/30/15, 20,000 shares on 7/30/16, and 60,000 shares on 7/30/17.

	/s/ Lee D. Rudow	05/19/2016
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