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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000351998-12-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120409
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120410
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120410

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:			1211

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10394
		FILM NUMBER:		12752201

	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: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Items reported in this filing:</FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">A press release announcing preliminary results for the first quarter of 2012 was made on April 9, 2012 and a copy of the release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 in this current report.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Item 8.01 Other Events</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Data I/O Corporation announces completion of its stock repurchase programs</FONT></B></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">A press release announcing the completion of Data I/O&#8217;s common stock repurchase programs was made on April 9, 2012 and a copy of the release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 in this current report.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</FONT></B></P>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="times new roman">By:&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="times new roman">/s/ Joel S. Hatlen</FONT></U><U><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></U></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Redmond, WA, April 9, 2012 </FONT></B><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&#8211; Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading provider of manual and automated device programming systems, today announced that for the first quarter of 2012, it expects to report revenues of approximately $3.7 million and a net loss in the range of $1.7 to $2.0 million.&nbsp; Bookings for the quarter were $4.2 million, and backlog grew to $1.6 million as of March 31, 2012. The Company believes the decline in orders and revenue relates primarily to reduced capital spending resulting from economic uncertainty related to the European sovereign debt and to a downturn in Asia-based electronics manufacturing.&nbsp; Orders in those two regions were each down approximately 40% compared to the first quarter of 2011; however, orders from the Americas were up 14% compared to the first quarter of 2011.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">The Company remains in a strong financial position with cash of approximately $12 million and no debt at the end of the first quarter.&nbsp; The Company expects to announce final results for the first quarter of 2012 on April 30, 2012.&nbsp; </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Data I/O announced the completion of $6 million in repurchases of common stock under the new and expanded 2012 stock repurchase program announced on January 9, 2012.&nbsp;&nbsp;The purchases were made under a 10b5-1 plan under the Exchange Act that provided the flexibility to make purchases at any time. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">Previously on October 20, 2011, Data I/O announced a stock repurchase program to buy back up to $1 million dollars of stock over four quarters.&nbsp; Prior to termination of the October 20, 2011 original plan on January 13, 2012, repurchases of 10,581 shares at an average price of $3.94 for a total repurchase amount of $41,706 were accomplished during the first quarter of 2012.&nbsp; Under the new and expanded program announced January 9, 2012, Data I/O repurchased an additional 1.47 million shares of stock at an average price of $4.07 for a total repurchase amount of $5,984,875 including commissions.&nbsp; Data I/O Corporation had 7.7 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2012.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">With almost 40 years of expertise in delivering intellectual property to programmable devices, Data&nbsp;I/O offers complete, integrated manufacturing solutions in wireless, automotive, programming center, semiconductor, and industrial control market segments for OEM, ODM, EMS and semiconductor companies. Data&nbsp;I/O is the leader in programming and provides hardware and software solutions for turn-key programming and device testing services, as well as in-system (on-board), in-line (right before use at the SMT line), or in-socket (off-line) programming. These solutions are scalable for small, medium and large volume applications with different device mixes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Data I/O </FONT>


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