Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  NELSON BERKLEY C
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SHARPS COMPLIANCE CORP [SMED]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9220 KIRBY DRIVE, SUITE 500		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President of Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77054		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2010 Sharps Compliance Stock Options   (1) 02/18/2020 Common Stock 100,000 $ 2.86 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
NELSON BERKLEY C
9220 KIRBY DRIVE
SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TX 77054		       Senior Vice President of Sales  

Signatures

Tiffani Perry 02/20/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) In conjunction with his appointment as Vice President of Sales on February 18, 2013, Mr. Nelson was granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of Sharps Compliance Corp common stock under the 2010 Sharps Compliance Stock Plan which vests as follows: one-fourth on February 18, 2014, one-fourth on February 18, 2015, one-fourth on February 18, 2016 and one-fourth on February 18, 2017. The exercise price of the stock options is equal to the market price of the Company's common stock at the date of grant.

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