Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Spires Rodney L.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/19/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARTEK INC [SRT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
44 COOK STREET, SUITE 400
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Operations
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80206
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 12,609
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options   (2) 03/12/2020 Common Stock 4,000 $ 7.66 D  
Stock Options   (2) 05/03/2020 Common Stock 5,500 $ 6.58 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Spires Rodney L.
44 COOK STREET, SUITE 400
DENVER, CO 80206
      VP, Operations  

Signatures

Julie Patterson on behalf of Rodney L. Spires 01/30/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes the grants of 7,635 shares of restricted stock which are subject to vesting. The reporting person is vested in 733 shares as of the date of this report. Of the unvested shares, 1,467 vest as to 1/3 each year and 5,435 shares are subject to performance-based vesting conditions. If performance criteria is achieved, then the restrictions will lapse over four years, as to 25% after one year and 25% each year thereafter.
(2) The option is exercisable as to shares for which the option is vested. The options shall vest with respect to 25% of the shares covered by the option on the first anniversary of the date of grant, followed by monthly vesting thereafter with respect to approximately one thirty-sixth (1/36) of the balance of the shares covered by the option, subject to accelerated vesting upon a change of control as described under the terms of the plan.

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