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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 * Dunfield Roger   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SMTC CORP [SMTX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 116 TAYLOR STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2018 (Street) SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 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 02/12/2018   M(1)   31,746 A (2) 59,524 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

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

02/12/2018

M

31,746

02/12/2018

02/12/2018

Common Stock

31,746

$ 0

432,461

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)

$ 1.23

05/15/2017

A

335,929

(3)

05/15/2027

Common Stock

335,929

$ 0

464,207

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

12/12/2016

A

25,376

12/12/2019

12/12/2019

Common Stock

25,376

$ 0

128,278

D

Employee Stock Options

$ 1.33

12/12/2016

A

71,156

(3)

05/15/2027

Common Stock

335,929

$ 0

102,902

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dunfield Roger 116 TAYLOR STREET SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Roger Dunfield		02/14/2018
**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)	This transaction represents the settlement of a restricted stock unit award granted on February 12, 2016 into shares of SMTC Corporation's common stock on its scheduled vesting date, and does not represent an open market purchase transaction.
(2)	Restricted stock units convert into shares of SMTC Corporation's common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	The stock options become exercisable, if at all, in five one-fifth (20%) of the covered shares upon the average closing share price of SMTC Corporation's common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market is above each of $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 per share for a 90 day period, subject to continued employment by the holder with SMTC Corporation during such period.

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