SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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^*

SASSANO CARL E

(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)
	Chairman, President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/22/2004

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	07/22/2004		P		1,000	A	$2.71	3,000⁽¹⁾	I	By daughter⁽¹⁾
Common Stock, $.50 par value	07/22/2004		P		1,000	A	$2.71	3,000⁽²⁾	I	By wife, as custodian for son⁽²⁾
Common Stock, $.50 par value								120,066⁽³⁾	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)
Warrant (Right to Buy)	$2							⁽⁴⁾	08/21/2006	Common Stock, $.50 par value	4,000⁽⁴⁾		4,000⁽⁴⁾	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1							⁽⁵⁾	04/29/2007	Common Stock, $.50 par value	200,000⁽⁵⁾		200,000⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are owned by Mr. Sassano's daughter. Mr. Sassano disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

2. These shares are owned by Mr. Sassano's wife as custodian for their minor son. Mr. Sassano disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

3. Mr. Sassano has elected to defer receipt of 7,466 of these shares, all of which are credited to his participant stock account under the Directors' Stock Plan until the expiration of the deferral period, at which time the shares will be issued pursuant to the terms of his prior election.

4. This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Mr. Sassano. Mr. Sassano can exercise this warrant in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 8/22/01--$3.50; 1/1/02--$6.00; 1/1/03--$9.00; 1/1/04--$13.50; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/22/05.

5. This option was previously reported by Mr. Sassano. Mr. Sassano can exercise this option in cumulative increments of 50,000 shares after each of the following dates, providing the market price of the Company's Common Stock meets or exceeds, for 20 of 30 consecutive trading days, the following respective amounts: 4/30/02--$2.25; 1/1/03--$3.50; 1/1/04--$5.25; 1/1/05--$7.50; to the extent such market price requirements are not satisfied, the balance of the option becomes exercisable on 4/30/06.

Remarks:

	Carl E. Sassano	07/23/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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