Form 4 Leschinsky Boris For: Jan 30 (10K)

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Leschinsky Boris

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DATASCOPE CORP., 14 PHILIPS PARKWAY

(Street)

MONTVALE

07645

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DATASCOPE CORP [DSCP]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President, Technology

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 par value $.01 per share	01/30/2009		U		1,618	D	$ 53	0	I	By 401(k) Plan

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 37.032

01/30/2009

2,000

⁽¹⁾

05/15/2010

Common Stock

2,000

$ 15.968

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 39.45

01/30/2009

2,000

⁽²⁾

05/14/2011

Common Stock

2,000

$ 13.55

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.275

01/30/2009

2,000

⁽³⁾

05/15/2012

Common Stock

2,000

$ 22.725

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 28.8

01/30/2009

2,000

⁽⁴⁾

05/19/2013

Common Stock

2,000

$ 24.2

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.86

01/30/2009

600

⁽⁵⁾

05/17/2014

Common Stock

600

$ 20.14

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 35.235

01/30/2009

15,000

⁽⁶⁾

07/25/2015

Common Stock

15,000

$ 17.765

Explanation of Responses:

1. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal installments beginning May 16, 2001, was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $46.25 and freely exercisable after May 16, 2005. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $31,936 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2008, by and among Datascope Corp., Getinge AB and DaVinci Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement").

2. This option, which provided for vesting in four equal installments beginning May 15, 2002, was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $48.00 and freely exercisable after May 15, 2006. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $27,100 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

3. This option, which vested with respect to 1,500 shares on May 16, 2003, 2004, 2005 and with respect to 500 shares on May 17, 2005, was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $35.00 and freely exercisable after May 16, 2007. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $45,450 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

4. This option, which vested with respect to 500 shares on May 20, 2004 and with respect to 1,500 shares on May 17, 2005, was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $34.00 and freely exercisable after May 20, 2008. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $48,400 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

5. This option, which provided for vesting on May 17, 2005, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $12,084 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

6. This option, which provided for vesting on July 26, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, was exercisable prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant date only if the average of the high and low sale prices of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading day immediately preceding the exercise date was equal to or greater than $40.25 and freely exercisable after July 26, 2010. This option was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $266,475 representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration ($53 per share) pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

	Boris Leschinsky	02/03/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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