X0304 4 2012-02-09 0 0001111665 TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INC /FA/ TSYS 0001232331 YOUNG RICHARD A C/O TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 275 WEST STREET ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 1 1 0 0 Exec. VP & COO Class A Common Stock 2012-02-09 4 A 0 200000 0.00 A 378502 D Option (Right to buy) 2.84 2012-02-09 4 A 0 31708 2.84 A 2013-02-09 2022-02-09 Class A Common Stock 31708 1434293 D On February 9, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted the Reporting Person the reported number of Restricted Shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock. Shares are restricted from transfer until vested. The shares will vest over three equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of the grant, subject only to continued service of the Reporting Person to the Issuer. As of the date hereof, none of these shares is vested. On February 9, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted the Reporting Person options to acquire the reported number of shares of Class A Common Stock as part of the annual company-wide option grants. The options vest over three equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of the grant, subject only to continued service of the Reporting Person to the Issuer. As of the date hereof, none of these options is vested. /s/ Bruce A. White, by power-of-attorney 2012-02-13