Sec Form 4 Filing - Beam Kevin @ TechTarget Inc - 2012-01-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 Beam Kevin 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TechTarget Inc [ TTGT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TECHTARGET, INC., 275 GROVE STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/03/2012 (Street) NEWTON, MA02466 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 01/03/2012 M 31,250 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 248,168 D Common Stock 01/03/2012 S( 2 ) 12,500 D $ 6.08 ( 3 ) 235,668 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Unit ( 4 ) 01/03/2012 M 31,250 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 31,250 ( 4 ) 250,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Beam Kevin C/O TECHTARGET, INC. 275 GROVE STREET NEWTON, MA02466 Executive Vice President Signatures Rick Olin, Attorney-in-fact 01/05/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares of common stock vested and were delivered upon the satisfaction of a certain performance condition in a performance-based restricted stock unit. ( 2 )The reported sale was made automatically pursuant to a trading plan entered into by the reporting person pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ( 3 )The reported transactions were executed at sales prices ranging from $5.92 to $6.14. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff, TechTarget, Inc. or any security holder of TechTarget, Inc. the full information regarding the number of shares sold at each seperate price. ( 4 )Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of TechTarget, Inc.'s common stock. The Reporting Person settled these restricted stock units for common stock. ( 5 )The total restricted stock unit grant relates to 500,000 shares of common stock, which, as a result of the satisfaction of the performance condition, vested as to 125,000 shares on March 9, 2010, and thereafter vests upon the conclusion of each ninety-one (91) day period following the initial anniversary of the Grant Date in additional six and a quarter percent (6.25%) increments such that on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, the RSU grant shall become fully-vested.

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