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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-059597
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120822

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MESA LABORATORIES INC /CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000724004
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				840872291
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11740
		FILM NUMBER:		121050108

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12100 W 6TH AVE
		CITY:			LAKEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80228
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3039878000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12100 W 6TH AVE
		CITY:			LAKEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80228

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MESA MEDICAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19921123
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MESA LABORATORIES,&nbsp;INC.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities registered under Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Act:<b> None</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act. YES&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> NO&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Act. YES&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> NO&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)&nbsp;has filed all reports to be filed by Section13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the proceeding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)&nbsp;has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> NO&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule&nbsp;405 of Regulation S-T (Section&nbsp;232.405 of the chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> NO&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant&#146;s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part&nbsp;III of the Form&nbsp;10-K or any amendment to this Form&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10-K. </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate market value, as of September&nbsp;30, 2011, (the last business day of the registrant&#146;s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) of the voting and non-voting common equity of Mesa Laboratories Inc. held by non-affiliates (assuming, for this purpose, that all directors, officers and owners of 5% or more of the registrant&#146;s common stock are deemed affiliates) computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold ($35.34 per share) was approximately $63,983,440.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The number of outstanding shares of the common stock as of May&nbsp;31, 2012 was 3,343,731.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 on Form&nbsp;10-K/A to our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2012, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2012, amends Item 9A(T)&nbsp;(Controls and Procedures) of our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K.&#160; This Form&nbsp;10-K/A is filed to correct format and completeness of the disclosure.&#160; Consent of our independent auditors is attached to this Form&nbsp;10-K/A as Exhibit&nbsp;23.1&nbsp;and certifications from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached to this Form&nbsp;10-K/A as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 amends and restates in its entirety Item 9 A(T)&nbsp;and the Exhibit&nbsp;Index of the Original Filing. This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 does not modify or update other disclosures in the Original Filing, and, accordingly, this Amendment No.&nbsp;1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 9A(T).&nbsp; CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We carried out an evaluation as of the last day of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules&nbsp;13a-15(e)&nbsp;and 15d-15(e)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (a)&nbsp;are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is timely recorded, processed, summarized and reported and (b)&nbsp;include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as required by Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section&nbsp;404.A.&nbsp; Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.&nbsp; Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.&nbsp; Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.&nbsp; Management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in &#147;Internal Control &#151; Integrated Framework&#148; issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting as of March&nbsp;31, 2012. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective at March&nbsp;31, 2012.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.&nbsp; Management&#146;s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management&#146;s report in this annual report.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fourth quarter of the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.&nbsp; Due to growth and recent acquisitions, we have added resources to our organization and we are performing a comprehensive review of all of our controls and procedures, with the assistance of a third party.&nbsp; We are upgrading our ERP system, including a full evaluation of segregation of duties and application access controls.&nbsp; We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting, and are committed to implementing improvements, as necessary.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM&#146;S CONSENT</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration Statements Nos. 333-89808, 333-02074, 333-18161, 333-48556, 333-122911, 333-138619 and 333-152210 of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc. on Form&nbsp;S-8 of our report dated June&nbsp;29, 2012 appearing in the Form&nbsp;10-K/A Amendment No.&nbsp;1 of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc. for the year ended March&nbsp;31, 2012.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner&nbsp;&amp; Hottman PC</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner&nbsp;&amp; Hottman PC</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I, John J. Sullivan, Ph.D., certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc.;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4. The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;13a-15(e)&nbsp;and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;13a-15(f)&nbsp;and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#146;s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant&#146;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5. The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant&#146;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I, Steven W. Peterson, certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc.;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4. The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;13a-15(e)&nbsp;and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;13a-15(f)&nbsp;and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant&#146;s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#146;s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant&#146;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5. The registrant&#146;s other certifying officer(s)&nbsp;and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant&#146;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#146;s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#146;s internal control over financial reporting.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;32.1</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(b)&nbsp;AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION&nbsp;1350</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the Annual Report of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the &#147;Report&#148;),&nbsp;I, John J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13a-14(b)&nbsp;and 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350, that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;32.2</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the Annual Report of Mesa Laboratories,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the &#147;Report&#148;),&nbsp;I, Steven W. Peterson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13a-14(b)&nbsp;and 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350, that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</font></p>
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