Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PUTNAM DANA E.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/14/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALCHEM CORP [BCPC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BALCHEM CORPORATION, 52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & General Manager
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958		 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 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 4,645
I
Held in 401(k) /profit sharing account
Common Stock 12,633
D
 
Common Stock (1) 14,860
D
 
Common Stock (2) 2,946
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/10/2009(3) 12/09/2018 Common Stock 27,000 $ 17.28 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/08/2010(3) 12/07/2019 Common Stock 22,500 $ 21.39 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 12/06/2011(3) 12/05/2020 Common Stock 20,500 $ 32.21 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 02/28/2013(3) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 9,224 $ 29.06 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 06/14/2013(3) 02/28/2022 Common Stock 2,500 $ 31.02 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PUTNAM DANA E.
C/O BALCHEM CORPORATION
52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD
NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958		       VP & General Manager  

Signatures

/s/ Dana E. Putnam, by Attorney in Fact, Matthew Houston 06/19/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This stock is subject to repurchase options in favor of the Issuer and to restrictions on transfer until is vests in accordance with the provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements, dated December 10, 2008, December 8, 2009 and December 6, 2010.
(2) Ownership of the restricted stock does not vest in Reporting person until four years from the grant date and is further subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person dated February 28, 2012.
(3) Options vest 20% year 1; 40% year 2; and 40% year 3

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