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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000912282-08-000499
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080404
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080404

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DATA I/O CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000351998
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				910864123
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10394
		FILM NUMBER:		08740800

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4258676922

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6464 185TH AVE NE, SUITE 101
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="center"><b><font size="2">UNITED
        STATES</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="3">FORM
        8-A/A</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">Amendment No. 2</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">FOR
        REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="4">Data
        I/O Corporation</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

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                        <b><font size="2">Washington</font></b></p>
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                        <b><font size="2">91-0864123</font></b></p>
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                        <font size="2">(State of incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">6464
        185th Avenue NE, Suite 101, Redmond, WA 98052</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <font size="2">&nbsp;(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Securities
        to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

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            <table style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="624" align="center" border="0">
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                        <font size="2">Title of each class</font><br>
                        <font size="2">to be so registered</font></p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="18">
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">Name of each exchange on which</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">each class is to be registered</font></p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="306">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <b><font size="2">Not applicable</font></b></p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="18">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <b><font size="2">Not applicable</font></b></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">If this
        form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
        Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following
        box. [ ]</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">If this
        form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
        Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following
        box. [ X ]</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Securities
        Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:</font>
        <b><font size="2">Not applicable</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Securities
        to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <b><font size="2">Preferred Share Purchase Rights Pursuant to Rights
        Agreement</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Title of
        Class)</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><font size="2">Item 1.
        Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities to be Registered.</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
        <font size="2">Data I/O Corporation (the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;) supplements both Item 1
        of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Corporation with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) on March 13, 1998 (the &ldquo;Registration
        Statement&rdquo;), relating to the Rights Agreement between the Corporation and Mellon
        Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (the
        &ldquo;Rights Agent&rdquo;), dated as of April 4, 1998 (the &ldquo;Rights
        Agreement&rdquo;), and Item 1 of the amendment to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A
        filed by the Corporation with the SEC on February 12, 1999 (the &ldquo;Amendment to the
        Registration Statement&rdquo;), relating to Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement between
        the Corporation and the Rights Agent, dated as of February 10, 1999 (&ldquo;Amendment No.
        1&rdquo;), to reflect the following developments with respect to its Preferred Share
        Purchase Rights. The Registration Statement on Form 8-A and the Amendment to the
        Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A are incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
        <font size="2">The Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved and authorized the
        officers of the Corporation to enter into an amendment extending the &ldquo;Final
        Expiration Date&rdquo; to April 4, 2018 from April 4, 2008 together with such other
        modifications to effect the extension (&ldquo;Amendment No. 2&rdquo;).&nbsp; Amendment No.
        2 was effective April 3, 2008.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
        &nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
        <font size="2">The Rights Agreement, Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 are filed as
        exhibits to this Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing
        description of the Preferred Share Purchase Rights, Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 is
        qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, as amended by Amendment No.
        1 and Amendment No. 2.</font></p>

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        &nbsp;</p>

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                        <b><font size="2">Item 2.</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Exhibits.</font></b></p>
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                        <b><font size="2">Exhibit No.</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <b><font size="2">Description</font></b></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.1</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 0.25in" valign="top" width="525">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Rights Agreement, dated as of April 4, 1998, between Data
                        I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon
                        Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), which includes: as Exhibit A thereto, the
                        Form of Right Certificate; and, as Exhibit B thereto, the Summary of Rights
                        to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated
                        herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Data I/O Corporation&rsquo;s Form 8-A
                        Registration Statement as filed on March 13, 1998).</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 0.25in" valign="top" width="85">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.2</font></p>
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 0.25in" valign="top" width="29">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
                    </td>

                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 0.25in" valign="top" width="525">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of February
                        10, 1999, between Data I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC
                        (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Data I/O Corporation&rsquo;s Form 8-A/A
                        Amendment to the Registration Statement as filed on February 12,
                        1999).</font></p>
                    </td>
                </tr>

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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; HEIGHT: 0.25in" valign="top" width="85">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.3</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of April 3,
                        2008, between Data I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC
                        (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Data I/O Corporation's Form 8-K as filed on
                        April 4, 2008).</font></p>
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        <b><font size="2">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>

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        <font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of Section l2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf
        by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</font></p>

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                        <font size="2">Data I/O Corporation</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Date: April 3, 2008</font></p>
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                        <font size="2">By:</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <u><font size="2">/s/ Joel S. Hatlen</font></u></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Name: Joel S. Hatlen</font></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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        <b><font size="2">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p>

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                        <b><font size="2">Exhibit No.</font></b></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <b><font size="2">Description</font></b></p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.1</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Rights Agreement, dated as of April 4, 1998, between Data
                        I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC (formerly ChaseMellon
                        Shareholder Services, L.L.C.), which includes: as Exhibit A thereto, the
                        Form of Right Certificate; and, as Exhibit B thereto, the Summary of Rights
                        to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated
                        herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Data I/O Corporation&rsquo;s Form 8-A
                        Registration Statement as filed on March 13, 1998).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.2</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of February
                        10, 1999, between Data I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC
                        (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Data I/O Corporation&rsquo;s Form 8-A/A
                        Amendment to the Registration Statement as filed on February 12,
                        1999).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
                        <font size="2">4.3</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        &nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement, dated as of April 3,
                        2008, between Data I/O Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC
                        (formerly ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.) (incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Data I/O Corporation's Form 8-K as filed on
                        April 4, 2008).</font></p>
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