Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 14, 2013, TranS1 Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to report its preliminary unaudited revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 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 Number Description

99.1 Press release, dated January 14, 2013.