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 *
  Hennessy John P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSCAT INC [TRNS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TRANSCAT, INC., 35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President of Sales
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ROCHESTER, NY 14624
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, $.50 par value 2,503 (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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 01/29/2018 Common Stock, $.50 par value 10,000 $ 6 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 05/04/2018 Common Stock, $.50 par value 13,110 $ 6.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hennessy John P.
C/O TRANSCAT, INC.
35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
ROCHESTER, NY 14624
      Vice President of Sales  

Signatures

/s/ John P. Hennessy 05/13/2010
**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) This amount excludes performance-based restricted stock awards of 1,500 shares, 4,798 shares and 4,034 shares, respectively, that vest after three years subject to the company achieving specific cumulative fully-diluted earnings per share objectives over the eligible three-year period. At such time, Mr. Hennessy will receive a percentage of the award if the company meets certain pre-determined earnings per share thresholds. Failure to achieve the minimum threshold will result in no shares awarded. Accordingly, these awards are not included in the amount of securities beneficially owned by Mr. Hennessy.
(2) This option was awarded under the Transcat, Inc. 2003 Incentive Plan. Mr. Hennessy can exercise this option as follows: 2,000 shares on 1/29/10, 2,000 shares on 1/29/11 and 6,000 shares on 1/29/12.
(3) This option was awarded under the Transcat, Inc. 2003 Incentive Plan. Mr. Hennessy can exercise this option as follows: 2,622 shares on 5/5/10, 2,622 shares on 5/5/11 and 7,866 shares on 5/5/12.

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