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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May14, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>OCEAN BIO-CHEM,
INC</B></FONT>.</P>

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">0-11102</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 59-1564329</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">4041 S.W. 47 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">33314</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(954) 587-6280</P>

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area code:</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 9, 2012, Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) granted stock awards to each of its named executive officers (as listed in the proxy statement for its 2012
Annual Meeting of Shareholders), as set forth in the following table:</P>

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and Position</P></TD>
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of Shares <BR>
Underlying Stock Award</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Peter G. Dornau</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">15,000</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Gregor M. Dornau</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Vice President - Sales &amp; Marketing</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">15,000</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jeffrey S. Barocas</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer</P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; layout-grid-mode: line">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">16,000</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">William W. Dudman</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Vice President &ndash; Operations and Secretary</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">15,000</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">All stock awards vested immediately upon
grant. The stock awards were issued under the Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Jeffrey S. Barocas&#9;</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May14, 2012
OCEAN BIO-CHEM,
INC
.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
Florida
0-11102
59-1564329
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4041 S.W. 47 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
33314
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(954) 587-6280
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On May 9, 2012, Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. (the
"Company") granted stock awards to each of its named executive officers (as listed in the proxy statement for its 2012
Annual Meeting of Shareholders), as set forth in the following table:
Name
and Position
Number
of Shares
Underlying Stock Award
Peter G. Dornau
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
15,000
Gregor M. Dornau
Vice President - Sales & Marketing
15,000
Jeffrey S. Barocas
Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
16,000
William W. Dudman
Vice President – Operations and Secretary
15,000
All stock awards vested immediately upon
grant. The stock awards were issued under the Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
May
15, 2012
Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.
By:
/s/ Jeffrey S. Barocas
Jeffrey S. Barocas
Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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