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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 * Basil Michelle L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HAEMONETICS CORP [HAE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 WOOD ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/06/2017 (Street) BRAINTREE, MA 02184 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 03/06/2017   A   4,879 (1) A $ 38.43 4,879 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

Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 38.43

03/06/2017

A

19,490

03/06/2018(2)

03/06/2024

Common Stock

19,490

$ 38.43

19,490

D

Performance Shares

$ 0

03/06/2017

A

9,758

09/30/2019(3)

12/31/2019

Common Stock

9,758

$ 0

19,516

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Basil Michelle L 400 WOOD ROAD BRAINTREE, MA 02184			EVP and General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Alexander P. Steffan, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Basil		03/08/2017
**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)	Restricted Stock Unit Grant which vest 25% per year over 4 years following the grant date. Grant was made under 2005 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.
(2)	Grant to reporting person of right to buy shares of common stock exercisable in annual increments of 25 percent beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Performance Share Units represent a right to receive one share of Haemonetics Corporation common stock for each Performance Share Unit based on the performance of Haemonetics stock price relative to the Total Shareholder Return of the companies comprising a blended index of the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600. The number of Performance Share Units (and therefore the number of shares payable) will depend on the Company's stock price performance between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2019. The Performance Share Units disclosed in column 5 represent a target amount. The number of shares ultimately issued could range from none to twice the target amount in column 5. The Performance Share Units were granted under the 2005 Haemonetics Corporation Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and are exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).

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