DATA I/O CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

May 10, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DATA I/O CORP (DAIO)
CIK: 0000351998
Period of Report: 2012-05-10

Reporting Person: Brown Douglas Wells (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-10	Common Stock	P	6400	$2.77	Acquired	6400	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	$		common stock ()	27500	Direct

Footnotes

F1: options vest quarterly over 3 years with a 6 year life, vesting acelerates on a change in control (15000 granted 4-1-2011 and 12500 granted 5/17/2011)

F2: 15000 granted 4-1-2011 exercise price of $6.005 12500 granted 5/17/2011 exercise price of $6.02