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 *
SOUTHWORTH RICHARD 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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8031 AVONIA ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2010
(Street)

FAIRVIEW, PA 16415
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               1,425 D (6)  
Common Stock 01/14/2010   M   40,000 A $ 7.6 182,331 D  
Common Stock 01/14/2010   F   29,119 D $ 10.44 153,212 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
Options $ 7.6 01/14/2010   M     25,000   (1) 01/19/2010 Common Stock 25,000 (5) 0 D  
Options $ 7.6 01/14/2010   M     15,000   (1) 01/19/2010 Common Stock 15,000 (5) 0 D  
Non-qualified Stock Options $ 6.31               (2) 11/01/2010 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Options $ 9.3               (3) 12/03/2012 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Options $ 5.75               (4) 01/07/2014 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SOUTHWORTH RICHARD A
8031 AVONIA ROAD
FAIRVIEW, PA 16415
  X     President  

Signatures

 John P. Leemhuis, Jr. Attorney in fact for Richard A. Southworth   01/19/2010
**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) All of the options are currently exercisable.
(3) 1/3rd of the options are currently exercisable, 1/3rd are exercisable 12/3/2010, and the remaining 1/3rd are exercisable 11/1/2011.
(4) 1/3rd of the options are exercisable 1/7/2011, 1/3rd are exercisable 1/7/2012, and the remaining 1/3rd are exercisable 1/7/2013.
(5) All are granted under the Spectrum Contol, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(6) These shares are held jointly with the reporting persons spouse.
 
Remarks:
All are Granted under Spectrum Contol, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.

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