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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 * BEITZEL GEORGE B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bitstream Inc. [BITS] 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) C/O BITSTREAM INC., 500 NICKERSON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2011 (Street) MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-4695 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 Class A Common Stock 12/30/2011   A   7,700 A $ 0 460,232 (1) (2) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BEITZEL GEORGE B C/O BITSTREAM INC. 500 NICKERSON ROAD MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-4695	X

Signatures

George Beitzel		12/30/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Balance includes 1,000 restricted shares granted on 05/24/2007 which expires on 05/24/2017 and which vests on 05/24/2012; 2,000 restricted shares granted on 05/20/2008 which expires on 05/20/2018 and which vests in equal amounts of 1,000 shares on 05/20/2012 and 05/20/2013; 3,000 restricted shares granted on 08/19/2009 which expires on 08/19/2019 and which vests in equal amounts of 1,000 shares each on 08/19/2012, 08/19/2013, and 08/19/2014; 43,750 restricted shares granted on 08/12/2010 which expires on 08/12/2020 and which vests over 5 years in 20 equal amounts of 250 shares on each quarterly anniversary date from the date of grant; 810 restricted shares granted on 06/30/2011 which expires on 06/30/2021 and which vests over 5 years in 20 equal amounts of 45 shares on each quarterly anniversary date from the date of grant;
(2)	2,700 restricted shares granted on 09/30/2011 which expires on 09/30/2021 and which vests over 5 years in 20 equal amounts of 135 shares on each quarterly anniversary date from the date of grant; and 7,700 restricted shares granted on 12/30/2011 which expires on 12/30/2021 and which vests over 5 years in 20 equal amounts of 385 shares on each quarterly anniversary date from the date of grant.

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