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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 * TREPANI JOSEPH B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TECH DATA CORP [TECD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP/Corp Controller (Last) (First) (Middle) TECH DATA CORPORATION, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/22/2012 (Street) CLEARWATER, FL 33760 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 03/22/2012   F   281 (1) D $ 54 27,297 D   Common Stock 03/23/2012   M   3,487 (3) A $ 21.13 30,784 D   Common Stock 03/23/2012   D   2,538 D $ 54 28,246 D   Common Stock 03/23/2012   F   291 (1) D $ 54.13 27,955 (4) 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

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 21.13

03/23/2012

M

3,487 (3)

03/23/2012(2)

03/23/2019

Common Stock

3,487

$ 0

3,487

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TREPANI JOSEPH B TECH DATA CORPORATION 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE CLEARWATER, FL 33760			SVP/Corp Controller

Signatures

By: Arleen Quinones For: Joseph B. Trepani		03/26/2012
**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)	Withholding of shares for payment of tax liability on settlement of units.
(2)	Maximum value stock-settled stock appreciation right ("MVSSAR") granted on 03/23/09 at $21.13 under the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan of Tech Data Corporation, as amended of which 25% is exercisable on 3/23/10 and on each subsequent anniversary. Each MVSSAR is granted with a predetermined cap on the exercise spread.
(3)	The market value of Tech Data stock reached $41.13 per share after the vesting period, attaining the award's $20 maximum cap per share, therefore, in accordance with the grant agreement, the vested shares were automatically exercised. The net shares received represent the maximum value less any tax liability.
(4)	Direct: 15,836, unvested RSUs: 12,119.

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