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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 * Woods Gregory A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTRO MED INC /NEW/ [ALOT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) 3 MONKS WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2016 (Street) MEDFIELD, MA 02052 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 03/14/2016   A(1)   7,199 A $ 0 48,997 (2) D   Common Stock 03/14/2016   A(3)   4,030 A $ 0 53,027 D   Common Stock               55 I Held in Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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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

Stock Option (right to purchase)

$ 15.01

03/14/2016

A

50,000

(4)

03/14/2026

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Restricted Stock Unit

(5)

03/14/2016

A

451

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

451

$ 0

451

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Woods Gregory A 3 MONKS WAY MEDFIELD, MA 02052	X		CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ Margaret V. Boericke, attorney-in-fact for Gregory Woods		03/16/2016
**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)	Shares issued in settlement of performance based stock units earned on March 14, 2016. Shares are fully vested when earned.
(2)	Includes 906 shares acquired under the Astro-Med, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan in January 2016.
(3)	Restricted stock award made to the reporting person under the reporting person's Equity Incentive Award Agreement with the issuer, which vest as follows: (i) 1,008 shares vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, (ii) 1,008 shares vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, (iii) 1,007 shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and (iv) 1,007 shares vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The option vests in four equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of ALOT common stock.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 14, 2017.

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