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TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESENT AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NEEDHAM GROWTH CONFERENCE

January 4, 2005
TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES TO PRESENT AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NEEDHAM GROWTH CONFERENCEWallingford, CT, January 4, 2005 - TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TACT), a leading producer of transaction-based printers for customers worldwide, is scheduled to present at the Seventh Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York City on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. Bart C. Shuldman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve DeMartino, Chief Financial Officer will be presenting.

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Time: 4:00PM EST

Place: New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY

About TransAct Technologies Incorporated TransAct (Nasdaq: TACT) designs, develops, manufactures and markets transaction-based printers under the ITHACA® and MAGNETEC® names. In addition, the Company markets related consumables, spare parts and service. The Company's printers are used worldwide to provide receipts, tickets, coupons, register journals and other documents. TransAct focuses on two core markets: gaming and lottery, and point-of-sale (POS) and banking. TransAct sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers and selected distributors, as well as directly to end-users. The Company's product distribution spans across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean Islands and the South Pacific. For further information, visit TransAct's web site located at www.transact-tech.com.

For TransAct Technologies: Steve DeMartino, Chief Financial Officer, 203-269-1198 Ext. 6059 or David Pasquale, 646-536-7006, or Denise Roche, 646-536-7008, both with The Ruth Group

Forward-Looking Statements: The Company's forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance and market share gains, both domestically and internationally, in the face of substantial competition from competitors that have broader lines of products and greater financial resources; introduction of new products into the marketplace by competitors; successful product development; dependence on significant customers; dependence on significant vendors; the ability to recruit and retain quality employees as the Company grows; dependence on third parties for sales outside the United States, including Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Latin America; economic and political conditions in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Latin America; marketplace acceptance of new products; risks associated with foreign operations; availability of third-party components at reasonable prices; and the absence of price wars or other significant pricing pressures affecting the Company's products in the United States or abroad. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or circumstances.