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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-089770
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161215

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BALCHEM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000009326
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800]
		IRS NUMBER:				132578432
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13648
		FILM NUMBER:		162053151

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 600
		CITY:			NEW HAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10958
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8453265632

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		STREET 1:		P O BOX 600
		CITY:			NEW HAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10958
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">FORM 8-K</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Current Report</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Balchem Corporation</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">52 Sunrise Park Road, New Hampton, NY 10958</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">New Hampton, New York. December 15, 2016.</font>&#160; Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) today announced that on December 13, 2016, its Board of Directors declared a dividend on its shares of common stock equal to $0.38 per share, payable on January 20, 2017 to holders of record on December 27, 2016. This dividend reflects a nearly 12% increase over the prior year cash dividend.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Ted Harris, Balchem&#8217;s President and CEO, stated, &#8220;Balchem has a long standing commitment to an annual dividend and we are pleased to announce the continuation of that commitment.&#160; This dividend represents the eighth consecutive increase in our annual dividend, reflecting both the consistently outstanding economic performance the company has delivered and the Board&#8217;s continued confidence in our long term strategies.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Balchem Corporation reports four business segments: Human Nutrition &amp; Health (formerly SensoryEffects); Animal Nutrition &amp; Health; Specialty Products; and Industrial Products. The Human Nutrition &amp; Health segment delivers customized food and beverage ingredient systems, as well as key nutrients into a variety of applications across the food, supplement and pharmaceutical industries. The Animal Nutrition &amp; Health segment manufactures and supplies products to numerous animal health markets. Through Specialty Products, Balchem provides specialty-packaged chemicals for use in healthcare and other industries, and also provides chelated minerals to the micronutrient agricultural market. The Industrial Products segment manufactures and supplies certain derivative products into industrial applications.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">This release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect Balchem&#8217;s expectation or belief concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Balchem can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements will prove correct and various factors could cause results to differ materially from Balchem&#8217;s expectations, including risks and factors identified in Balchem&#8217;s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the above cautionary statement. Balchem assumes no duty to update its outlook or other forward-looking statements as of any future date<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Suzanne Hart, Balchem Corporation

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">52 Sunrise Park Road&#160; &#160; &#8226;&#160; &#160; New Hampton, New York 10958&#160; &#160; &#8226;&#160; &#160; Tel. 845.326.5600&#160; &#160; &#8226;&#160; &#160; Fax 845.326.5742&#160; &#160; &#8226;&#160; &#160; www.balchem.com</div>

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