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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * VAN DER SALM JOHANNES RENE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. [THR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - Global Sales (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 THERMON DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/02/2012 (Street) SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/02/2012   A(1)   8,132 A $ 0 8,132 D   Common Stock               157,046 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Units

$ 0

08/02/2012

A

8,132 (2)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

(2)

$ 0

8,132

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 5.2

05/04/2011(3)

10/20/2020

Common Stock

160,021

160,021

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12

(4)

05/04/2021

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VAN DER SALM JOHANNES RENE 100 THERMON DRIVE SAN MARCOS, TX 78666			SVP - Global Sales

Signatures

/s/ Johannes Rene van der Salm by Sarah Alexander as attorney in fact		08/06/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On August 2, 2012, the reporting person was granted 8,132 restricted stock units which vest in equal annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.
(2)	On August 2, 2012, the reporting person was granted a performance unit award of 8,132 shares, which will vest in equal annual installments on March 31, 2013, March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 only upon the Issuer's achievement of predetermined total shareholder return goals. The number of shares reflected on this filing reflects the target award. The actual number of shares that may vest depends on the Issuer's actual performance relative to its peer group and ranges from 0% below threshold performance, 50% at threshold performance, 100% at target performance and 200% at maximum performance.
(3)	Options became fully vested and exercisable in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering.
(4)	Options vest in five equal annual installments, beginning on May 4, 2012.

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