SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wright Murray N

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5350 TECH DATA DRIVE

(Street)

CLEARWATER

33760

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TECH DATA CORP [ TECD ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President, the Americas

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	8,020⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	15⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Maximum Value Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right	03/23/2011⁽³⁾	03/23/2019	Common Stock	6,756	$21.13	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Unvested RSUs.

2. Shares contributed to the retirement savings account on behalf of the reporting individual by Tech Data Corporation and held in trust by the Tech Data Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan. The reported balance is based upon the most recent available account balance.

3. Maximum value stock-settled stock appreciation right ("MVSSAR") granted on 03/23/09 at $21.13 under the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation, as amended of which 25% is exercisable on 3/23/10 and on each subsequent anniversary. Each MVSSAR is granted with a predetermined cap on the exercise spread.

	By: Arleen Quinones For: Murray N Wright	04/16/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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