BCPC Balchem Corporation

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LUDWIG DAVID F	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BALCHEM CORP [ BCPC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Vice President, Specialty & In
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 52 SUNRISE PARK RD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/29/2019
(Street) NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	8/29/2019		M		2062	A	$21.39	21038	D
Common Stock	8/29/2019		S		2062	D	$90	18976	D
Common Stock	8/30/2019		M		10688	A	$21.39	29664	D
Common Stock	8/30/2019		S		10688	D	$90	18976	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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	$21.39	8/29/2019		M			2062	12/8/2011	12/8/2019	Common Stock	2062	$0	10688	D
Stock Option	$21.39	8/30/2019		M			10688	12/8/2011	12/8/2019	Common Stock	10688	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks: As reflected in this Form 4, Mr. Ludwig exercised 12,750 stock options. The options were scheduled to expire on December 8, 2019 and Mr. Ludwig is subject to the Company's blackout periods, which provide for limited windows of time in which he can transact in Company stock. Mr. Ludwig then sold 12,750 shares in the open market due to his desire to diversify his investment portfolio in connection with his pending retirement (reported on Form 8-K on August 2, 2019. As reflected in Column 5, Mr. Ludwig's holdings remain substantially in excess of his share ownership target under the Company's Policy Establishing Stock Ownership for Directors and Executive Officers following the reported transactions.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LUDWIG DAVID F 52 SUNRISE PARK RD NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958			Vice President, Specialty & In

Signatures
Mark Stach		8/30/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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