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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-K</B></P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):&nbsp;October 9, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TRANS1 INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">001-33744</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">33-0909022</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of incorporation)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Commission</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">File Number)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(IRS Employer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>301 Government Center Drive</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Wilmington, North Carolina 28403</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(910) 332-1700</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;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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Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 1.01</B></TD><TD><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 9, 2012, TranS1 Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), entered into a Distribution Agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) with Jiade Sunshine,
a limited liability company organized in the People&rsquo;s Republic of China (&ldquo;Jiade&rdquo;), pursuant to which Jiade will
be the exclusive distributor of the Company&rsquo;s AxiaLIF&reg; products in the People&rsquo;s Republic of China, with the exception
of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Jiade has agreed to use its commercial best efforts to promote, market, sell and manage the distribution
of the AxiaLIF products within the specified territory.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Agreement, Jiade has agreed to
place an initial order for a specified minimum amount of products within 30 days after the effective date of the Agreement, and
to place additional orders on at least an annual basis for a specified minimum amount of products. The initial order will total
a minimum of $1,360,000.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Agreement has an initial term of four
years and is renewable for up to four one-year renewal periods. The Agreement may be terminated by the Company if Jiade fails to
fulfill the minimum purchase requirements. The Agreement may be terminated by either party for cause as specified in the Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Agreement provides the Company (or its
accountants) the right, during the term of the Agreement and for a period of one year after its expiration, to audit the accounting
records of Jiade to verify compliance with its obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement also contains customary representations
and warranties, as well as customary terms with respect to limitation of liability, indemnification, confidentiality and non-competition.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description of the Agreement
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Confidential portions of this exhibit have been
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 7.01</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure.</B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the press release announcing the
execution of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information in this Item 7.01, including
Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 9.01</B></TD><TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>(d)</B></TD><TD><B>Exhibits.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">10.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2012, by and between TranS1 Inc. and Jiade Sunshine. *</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Press release, dated October 10, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential portions of this
exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 30.8pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">TRANS1 INC.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Date:&nbsp; October 12, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">/s/ Joseph P. Slattery</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Joseph P. Slattery</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Executive Vice President and</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">10.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2012, by and between TranS1 Inc. and Jiade Sunshine. *</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Press release, dated October 10, 2012.</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential portions of this
exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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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): October 9, 2012
TRANS1 INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
001-33744
33-0909022
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
301 Government Center Drive
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(910) 332-1700
(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)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 9, 2012, TranS1 Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), entered into a Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") with Jiade Sunshine,
a limited liability company organized in the People's Republic of China ("Jiade"), pursuant to which Jiade will
be the exclusive distributor of the Company's AxiaLIF® products in the People's Republic of China, with the exception
of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Jiade has agreed to use its commercial best efforts to promote, market, sell and manage the distribution
of the AxiaLIF products within the specified territory.
Under the Agreement, Jiade has agreed to
place an initial order for a specified minimum amount of products within 30 days after the effective date of the Agreement, and
to place additional orders on at least an annual basis for a specified minimum amount of products. The initial order will total
a minimum of $1,360,000.
The Agreement has an initial term of four
years and is renewable for up to four one-year renewal periods. The Agreement may be terminated by the Company if Jiade fails to
fulfill the minimum purchase requirements. The Agreement may be terminated by either party for cause as specified in the Agreement.
The Agreement provides the Company (or its
accountants) the right, during the term of the Agreement and for a period of one year after its expiration, to audit the accounting
records of Jiade to verify compliance with its obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement also contains customary representations
and warranties, as well as customary terms with respect to limitation of liability, indemnification, confidentiality and non-competition.
The foregoing description of the Agreement
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Confidential portions of this exhibit have been
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the
execution of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including
Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2012, by and between TranS1 Inc. and Jiade Sunshine. *
99.1
Press release, dated October 10, 2012.
*     Confidential portions of this
exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
TRANS1 INC.
Date:  October 12, 2012
By:
/s/ Joseph P. Slattery
Joseph P. Slattery
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Distribution Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2012, by and between TranS1 Inc. and Jiade Sunshine. *
99.1
Press release, dated October 10, 2012.
*     Confidential portions of this
exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.