X0304 4 2012-01-10 0 0000009326 BALCHEM CORP BCPC 0001209059 ROSSI DINO A BALCHEM CORPORATION 52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD NEW HAMPTON NY 10958 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common Stock 2012-01-10 4 M 0 18000 4.51 A 150085 D Common Stock 2012-01-10 4 S 0 18000 41.5607 D 132085 D Common Stock 2012-01-11 4 M 0 18000 4.51 A 150085 D Common Stock 2012-01-11 4 S 0 18000 41.509 D 132085 D Common Stock 2012-01-11 4 F 0 9407 41.53 D 122678 D Partial exercise of a stock option grant which fully vested on December 12, 2006. Sale of shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 adopted on December 8, 2011. On January 11, 2008, the Company granted 20,250 restricted shares under the Company's Management Long Term Incentive Program. The stock was subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Issuer and to restrictions on transfer until it vested in accordance with the provisions of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement on January 11, 2012. 9,407 of the 20,250 shares that vested January 11, 2012 were withheld to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting. This filing amends the "Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction" to include the most current amount of shares owned directly by Mr. Rossi in his 401(k)/profit sharing account. /s/ Matthew Houston, Attorney in Fact 2012-01-12