BALCHEM CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 7, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BALCHEM CORP (NASDAQ: BC)
CIK: 0000009326
Period of Report: 2012-12-03

Reporting Person: BENDURE RICHARD ALLEN (Chief Operating Officer)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$35.79	2022-12-02	Common Stock (50000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Ownership of the restricted stock vests in Reporting Person on a straight-line basis 8.33% every ninety (90) days, during the three (3) years following the grant date and is further subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person dated December 1, 2012.

F2: Options vest 20% year 1; 40% year 2; and 40% year 3