Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RYAN GERALD A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPECTRUM CONTROL INC [SPEC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
639 GOLFSHORE BLVD., N.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/16/2008
(Street)

NAPLES, FL 34102		 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 04/16/2008   F   7,597 D $ 8.34 59,414 D  
Common Stock 04/16/2008   M   12,000 A $ 5.28 71,414 D  
Common Stock               5,000 I Trustee of Ryan Children's Trust
Common Stock               70,000 I held by IRA

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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
Options $ 5.28 04/16/2008   M     12,000   (1) 04/16/2008 Common Stock 12,000 (5) 0 D  
Options $ 8.66               (1) 04/12/2009 Common Stock 12,000   12,000 D  
Non-qual. Stock Options $ 7.44               (2) 04/07/2010 Common Stock 12,000   12,000 D  
Non-qualified Stock Options $ 6.31               (3) 11/01/2010 Common Stock 24,000   24,000 D  
Options $ 8.38               (4) 04/10/2013 Common Stock 12,000   12,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RYAN GERALD A
639 GOLFSHORE BLVD., N.
NAPLES, FL 34102		   X      

Signatures

 John P. Leemhuis, Jr. Attorney in fact for Gerald A. Ryan   04/18/2008
**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) All of the options are currently exercisable.
(2) 2/3rds of the options are currently exercisable and the remaining 1/3rd are exercisable on 4/07/09.
(3) 1/3rd of the options are currently exercisable, 1/3rd are exercisable 11/1/08 and the remaining 1/3rd are exercisable on 11/1/09.
(4) 1/3rd of the options are exercisable 4/10/2010, 1/3rd are exercisable 4/10/2011 and the remaining 1/3rd are exercisable on 4/10/2012.
(5) Granted under the Spectrum Control, Inc. 1996 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan which is a Rule 16(b)(3) Plan.

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