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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-14-027533
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSGENOMIC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043961
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		IRS NUMBER:				911789357
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36439
		FILM NUMBER:		14813180

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12325 EMMET ST
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68164
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4027385480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12325 EMMET STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68164
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>UNITED
STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
SECURITIES</B><BR>
<B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</B><BR>
<B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>TRANSGENOMIC,
INC.</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<font style="font-size: 10pt">(State of incorporation or organization)</font></td>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>91-1789357</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>12325 Emmet Street</b></font></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><b>Omaha, NE</b><br>
        (Address of principal executive offices)</P></td>
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<font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>68164</b></font><br>
<font style="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Securities to be registered pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act:</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>Title of
        each class</b></font><br>
        <font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>to be so registered</b></font></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>Name of
        each exchange on which</b></font><br>
        <font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>each class is to be registered</b></font></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share</P></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC</P></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;A.(c), check the following
box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&yacute;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;A.(d), check the following
box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Securities Act registration statement file
number to which this form relates: None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Securities to be registered pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Act: None</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1. Description of Registrant&rsquo;s Securities to be
Registered.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">A description of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of Transgenomic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;), to be registered
hereunder is contained in the section entitled &ldquo;Description of Common Stock&rdquo; in the prospectus included in the Registrant&rsquo;s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-187285), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;)
on March 15, 2013, as amended from time to time (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;), and is incorporated herein by reference.
Any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, that constitutes part of the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2. Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Under the Instructions as to Exhibits with respect to Form 8-A,
no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered
on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>TRANSGENOMIC, INC.</b></font></td>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Date: May 5, 2014</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><font style="font-size: 10pt">By:</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 35%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">/s/ Mark P. Colonnese&#9;</u></font></td>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Mark P. Colonnese</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</I></FONT></td>
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