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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950152-03-009255.txt : 20031031
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-03-009255
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031029
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031031

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		03970101

	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
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM 8-K<BR>
<BR>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
<BR>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><B>October&nbsp;29, 2003</B></U>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>Transcat, Inc</B>.<BR>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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<B>000-03905</B>
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(Commission<BR>
File Number)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, New York</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>14624</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><B>585-352-7777</B></U>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Other Events.</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On October&nbsp;29,
2003, Transcat, Inc. issued a press release
announcing Carl E. Sassano&#146;s election as Chairman of the Board and Cornelius J.
Murphy&#146;s election as Lead Director. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Form&nbsp;8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 &#150; Transcat, Inc. Press Release dated October&nbsp;29, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Dated:&nbsp;October 31, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Charles P. Hadeed<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charles P. Hadeed<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President - Finance
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">(99)</FONT></TD>
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Exhibit&nbsp;99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transcat, Inc. Press Release dated October&nbsp;29, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Transcat&#146;s CEO Carl Sassano Elected Chairman of the Board;<BR>
Former Chairman Cornelius Murphy Named Lead Director</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">ROCHESTER, NY &#150; October&nbsp;29, 2003 &#150; Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS), a leading
global distributor of professional grade test, measurement, and calibration
instruments and a provider of calibration and repair services, is pleased to
announce that Carl E. Sassano, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been
elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, succeeding Cornelius J. Murphy who
has been elected Lead Director. As Lead Director, Mr.&nbsp;Murphy will preside over
regularly scheduled meetings of independent directors, act as a liaison between
the Board and management, and work with Transcat&#146;s Chairman, President and CEO
Carl Sassano to provide general board leadership.
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<P><FONT size="2">Mr.&nbsp;Sassano stated: &#147;We wish to acknowledge Neil&#146;s exceptional contributions to
Transcat, Inc. which span 12&nbsp;years of dedicated service. We are both grateful
for his long and highly effective service as a director of the Company and
pleased that he has chosen to remain as Lead Director, allowing us to continue
to draw upon his many years of experience.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">&#147;As CEO, over the past year and a half we have developed an organizational and
business model for profitable growth. The markets for test and measurement
instruments and calibration services surpass a billion dollars each and we are
well positioned to grow within them. I am thrilled to be leading both the
company and the Board as Transcat enters this growth phase.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">Mr.&nbsp;Sassano, age 53, joined Transcat&#146;s Board of Directors in 2000 and became
President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. He was President and Chief
Operating Officer of Bausch &#038; Lomb, Inc. in 1999 and 2000 and held numerous
positions at Bausch &#038; Lomb from 1973 to 2000. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Genesee Corporation
(NASDAQ), WXXI (the PBS affiliate for the Greater Rochester area), and the
Eastman Dental Center Foundation.
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<P><FONT size="2">Mr.&nbsp;Murphy, age 72, has served the company since 1995 as Chairman. He has been
senior vice president in the Rochester, New York office of Goodrich and
Sherwood Associates, Inc. (human resources management consulting) since 1990.
For more than 35&nbsp;years before that, he was employed by Eastman Kodak Company in
various executive positions, including senior vice president and a director in
the office of the chairman.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><U>About Transcat, Inc.</U>
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<P><FONT size="2">Transcat, Inc. is a leading distributor of professional grade test,
measurement, and calibration instruments and a provider of calibration and
repair services primarily throughout the process, life science, and
manufacturing industries.
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<P><FONT size="2">Through the Company&#146;s distribution products segment, Transcat markets and
distributes national and proprietary brand instruments to approximately 10,000
global customers. Transcat&#146;s Master Catalog offers easy access to more than
25,000 instruments, such as: calibrators, deadweight testers, temperature
devices, multimeters, oscilloscopes, pressure pumps, testers, recorders, and
related accessories, from nearly 250 of the industry&#146;s leading manufacturers
including Fluke, Hart Scientific, Agilent, Ametek, and GE-Druck. In addition,
Transcat is the exclusive
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<P><FONT size="2">worldwide distributor for Altek and Transmation
products. The majority of this instrumentation requires expert calibration
service to ensure that it maintains the most exacting measurements.
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<P><FONT size="2">Through the Company&#146;s calibration services segment, Transcat offers precise,
reliable, fast calibration services through ten Calibration Centers of
Excellence strategically located across the United States and Canada to
approximately 8,000 customers. To support the Company&#146;s customers calibration
service needs, Transcat delivers the industry&#146;s highest quality calibration
services and repairs. Each of the calibration laboratories is ISO-9000: 2000
registered with Underwriter&#146;s Laboratories, Inc. and the scope of accreditation
to ISO/IEC 17025 is the widest in the industry.
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<P><FONT size="2"><I>&#147;Safe Harbor&#148; Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: </I>This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are
subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company&#146;s actual results could
differ from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of
numerous factors that may be beyond the Company&#146;s control.
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