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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-004900
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170320
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170320

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TUCOWS INC /PA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909494
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				232707366
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32600
		FILM NUMBER:		17700371

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		96 MOWAT AVENUE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M6K 3M1
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4165385478

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		96 MOWAT AVENUE
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M6K 3M1

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INFONAUTICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960426

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INFONAUTICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960315
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><u>March 1</u><u>6</u><u>, 2017 </u></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TUCOWS INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </u></p>

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			<td style="width: 30%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: thin; border-bottom-style: solid;">23-2707366</td>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Item 5.02. </b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b> Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(b)<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On March 16, 2017, Michael Cooperman, Chief Financial Officer of Tucows, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), notified the Company that he will retire from his role of Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2017, after 18 years of service with the Company. Mr. Cooperman has agreed to remain in a senior advisory role with the Company and serve as a Strategic Advisor to ensure a smooth transition. </font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(c)<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On March 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Dave Singh as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective April 1, 2017. Mr. Singh will serve in the capacity of both the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Singh joined the Company in February 2016 and has served since that time as Vice President Finance of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Prior to joining <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">the Company, Mr. Singh spent eight years at KPMG LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, primarily focusing on public company audits in the technology field. After leaving KPMG LLP, Mr. Singh joined TELUS Communications (&ldquo;TELUS&rdquo;) and held progressive roles, including Director of TELUS Financial Reporting and Analysis, Director of Retail and most recently Chief Financial Officer of TELUS International, TELUS&rsquo; outsourcing division. Mr. Singh is a Chartered Professional Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. He is a graduate of the Transportation and Logistics Management program from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and holds a joint Executive MBA from Schulich School of Business at Northwestern University.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Item 7.01.<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure. </font></b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 40.8pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">On <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">March 17, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Cooperman as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the appointment of Mr. Singh as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The full text of such press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Item 9.01. </b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">99.1</p>
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			<p style="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Press Release of Tucows Inc. dated March 17, 2017. </font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">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.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 53%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>TUCOWS INC.</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 53%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">By: <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>/s/ Michael Cooperman</u></font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dated: <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">March 20, 2016</font></p>

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<html><head><title>ex99-1.htm</title><!-- Created by RDG HTML Converter v1.1.0.0 3/20/2017 6:35:30 AM --></head><body style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px;"><p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">Exhibit  99.1</p>
<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Tucows Chief Financial Officer Michael Cooperman to Retire</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><i><b>&ndash;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> Dave Singh appointed CFO effective April 1 -</font></b></i></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>TORONTO, March 17, 2017</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> &ndash; Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), a provider of network access, domain names and other Internet services, announced today that Michael Cooperman, 65, will retire as Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2017 following 18-years of service with the Company. Cooperman will remain with the Company in a senior advisory role to ensure a seamless transition.   </font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Tucows<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#146; Board of Directors today appointed Dave Singh to succeed Mr. Cooperman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Singh has served as Vice President Finance at Tucows since February 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">Mike and I have had a strong and fruitful working relationship for a number of years,&rdquo; said Tucows President and CEO, Elliot Noss. &ldquo;When Mike started in 1999, the goal was to see if we could monetize shareware distribution. Last month, we purchased an $80 million company and laid miles of optical fiber. We simply could not have had the success we have had without him. I am forever grateful for his partnership, wisdom and grit and for helping and supporting me when I most needed it.&rdquo;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Noss added, &ldquo;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">I am also very grateful that Mike has made it his responsibility to hand-pick, train and oversee his successor. As a result, we enter the Dave Singh era with the same confidence we have enjoyed for the past 18 years.&rdquo;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:15pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;">&ldquo;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">My career at Tucows has been a rewarding and enriching experience,&rdquo; said Mike Cooperman, Tucows outgoing CFO. &ldquo;The Company is in a strong position to continue growing and driving value for investors, and I am confident that Dave will continue to build on this momentum as CFO.&rdquo; </font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:15pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Mr. Singh, 42, will report to Mr. Noss as Tucows CFO. Prior to joining Tucows, Mr. Singh spent eight years at KPMG in Vancouver, primarily focused on public company audits in the technology field.  After K<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">PMG, Mr. Singh joined TELUS and held a number of progressive roles, including Director of TELUS Financial Reporting and Analysis, Director of Retail and most recently CFO of TELUS International, TELUS&#146; outsourcing division.</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Mr. Singh is a Chartered Professional Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. He is a graduate of the Transportation and Logistics Management program from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columb<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ia and holds a joint Executive MBA from Schulich School of Business and Northwestern University.</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>About Tucows</b></p>
<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Tucows is a provider of network access, domain names and other Internet services. Ting (https://ting.com) delivers mobile phone service and fixed Internet access with outstanding customer support. OpenSRS (http://opensrs.com) and Enom (http://www.enom.com<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">) manage a combined 29 million domain names and millions of value-added services through a global reseller network of over 40,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover (http://hover.com) makes it easy for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. More information can be found on Tucows&#146; corporate website (http://tucows.com).</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">TUCOWS&#174;<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> is a registered trademark of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Conrad Seguin</p>
<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">NATIONAL Equicom</p>
<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(416) 586-1951</p>
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