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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-063244
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121207
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121207

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ellsworth John J.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001444643

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26926
		FILM NUMBER:		121251073

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 LOGUE COURT
		CITY:			GREENVILLE
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29615

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SCANSOURCE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000918965
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-COMPUTER & PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE [5045]
		IRS NUMBER:				570965380
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			SC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 LOGUE COURT STE G
		CITY:			GREENVILLE
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29615
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8032882432

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 LOGUE COURT STE G
		CITY:			GREENVILLE
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29615
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP, Gen Counsel &amp;Corporate Sec</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>29.80</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-12-07</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2022-12-07</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The option vests in one-third increments on the anniversary of the grant date over three years.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Robert B. Murphy, By Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-07</signatureDate>
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

	Re:	ScanSource, Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

	Pursuant to General Instruction 7 to Form 3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership)
and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned officer of ScanSource, Inc. (the "Company") hereby authorizes and designates
J. Creighton Lynes, John S. Harvey, Stefania R. Bondurant, and Robert B. Murphy, and each of them, to execute and file with the Commission
on the undersigned's behalf any and all statements on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 relating to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of
securities of the Company as required by Section 16 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
This authorization and designation shall be effective for so long as the undersigned remains subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	Effective as of the 7th day of December, 2012.



						/s/  John J. Ellsworth
						---------------------------
						     John J. Ellsworth

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