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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20071107163236
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891839-07-000139
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20071107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20071107

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSCAT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000099302
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				160874418
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5853527777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSMATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HESSLER NANCY D
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001231773

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		071221907

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Ms. Hessler has elected to defer receipt of 1,165 of these shares, all of which are credited to her participant stock account under the Transcat, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors' Stock Plan, until the expiration of the deferral period, at which time the shares will be issued to her pursuant to the terms of her prior election.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Ms. Hessler.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Ms. Hessler.  Ms. Hessler can exercise this warrant pro rata with respect to one-third of the shares subject to the warrant on the first, second and third anniversaries of the 8/17/05 grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This non-transferable warrant was previously reported by Ms. Hessler.  Ms. Hessler can exercise this warrant pro rata with respect to one-third of the shares subject to the warrant on the first, second and third anniversaries of the 8/16/06 grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This option was previously reported by Ms. Hessler.  Ms. Hessler can exercise this option pro rata with respect to one-third of the shares subject to the option on the first, second and third anniversaries of the 8/22/07 grant date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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