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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SHULDMAN BART C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC [TACT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE HAMDEN CENTER, 2319 WHITNEY AVENUE, SUITE 3B 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2013 (Street) HAMDEN, CT 06518 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/01/2013   A   8,181 A (4) 8,181 D   Common Stock               4,800 I Daughters Common Stock               3,750 I Mother Common Stock               1,500 I Spouse

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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 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

Stock Option

$ 7.89

03/01/2013

A

22,500

03/01/2014(1)

03/01/2023

Common Stock

22,500

$ 7.89

22,500

D

Deferred Stock Units

(2)

03/01/2013

A

12,264

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

12,264

$ 0

47,209

D

Deferred Stock Units

(4)

03/01/2013

M

8,181

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

8,181

(4)

39,028

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHULDMAN BART C ONE HAMDEN CENTER 2319 WHITNEY AVENUE, SUITE 3B HAMDEN, CT 06518			Chairman & CEO

Signatures

Steven A. DeMartino, Attorney-In-Fact		03/05/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Grant of non-qualified stock option under the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The option becomes exercisable 25% per year on each anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	The Deferred Stock Units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	The Deferred Stock Units were issued pursuant to the Company's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. Upon the earlier of (i) March 1, 2016, (ii) a change in control event as defined in Section 401A of the IRS code and (iii) the date of the Reporting Person's separation of service from the Company, the Company shall transfer to the Reporting Person one share of common stock for each Deferred Stock Unit held by the Reporting Person.
(4)	Represents Deferred Stock Units granted on March 1, 2010 that have converted to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

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