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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-13-010228
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130808

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001019034
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		IRS NUMBER:				411761861
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3349 HIGHWAY 138
		STREET 2:		BUIDING D, SUITE B
		CITY:			WALL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07719
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6516870414

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3349 HIGHWAY 138
		STREET 2:		BUIDING D, SUITE B
		CITY:			WALL
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07719

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SAC TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961115
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA1><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.</B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA2><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>3349 Highway 138, Building D, Suite B</B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA3><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>Wall, New Jersey 07719</B></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA5><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">August 8, 2013</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA7><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>VIA EDGAR</U></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA9><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">United States</FONT><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Securities and Exchange Commission</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA10><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Division of Corporation Finance</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA11><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">100 F Street, N.E.</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA12><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA13><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Attention: Mark P. Shuman</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA15><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;BIO-Key International, Inc. </B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA16><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>Registration Statement on Form S-1 </B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA17><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>Filed July 26, 2013 </B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA18><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>File No. 333-190200</B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA19><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA20><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear Mr. Shuman:</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA21><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA22><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We thank you for your comment letter dated August 7, 2013 (the &#8220;<U>Comment Letter</U>&#8221;) addressed to BIO-Key International, Inc. (the &#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;). The following is in response to the Staff&#8217;s Comment Letter. The comment is included in bold below and is numbered to correspond to the numbered paragraph in the Comment Letter. The Company&#8217;s response immediately follows the comment. </FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA23><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt; COLOR: #000000" id=PARA24><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;<U>The Offering, page 50 </U></B></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" id=PARA28><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>1. </B>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" id=PARA29><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>Disclosure in the first paragraph of this section states: &#8220;This prospectus also covers any additional shares of our common stock that we may issue or that may be issuable by reason of any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction involving our common stock.&#8221; Footnote 3 to the registration fee table on the cover page contains a similar disclosure and states that you are relying on Rule 416 under the Securities Act in this regard. Please confirm your understanding that Rule 416 will not be applicable to additional shares that may be issued as a consequence of the &#8220;full-ratchet&#8221; pricing protection granted to the investor in your February 26, 2013 common stock issuance, as described on page 50. Such full-ratchet adjustments are not &#8220;similar transactions&#8221; within the meaning of Rule 416, as they provide different, and greater, protection to security holders than do &#8220;terms which provide for a change in the amount of securities being offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting stock splits, stock dividends,&#8221; or standard anti-dilution provisions. For additional guidance, please refer to Question 213.02 of our Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations.</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -36pt; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt" id=PARA30><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA31><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U>Response:</U></FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA33><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We confirm our understanding that Rule 416 will not be applicable to additional shares that may be issued as a consequence of the &#8220;full-ratchet&#8221; pricing protection granted to the investor in our February 26, 2013 common stock issuance.</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA37><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">We believe that we have adequately responded to your comment. Please call me directly at (732) 359-1100 with any questions or additional comments. Thank you.</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA39><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA41><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA44><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By: <U>/s/ Michael W. DePasquale</U></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN: 0pt" id=PARA45><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael W. DePasquale</FONT></P>
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