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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) - May 8, 2008
IEC
ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-6508
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13-3458955
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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105
Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zipcode)
(315)
331-7742
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events
IEC
Electronics Corp. (IECE.OB) announced it has signed a letter of intent to
acquire Val-U-Tech Corp., a privately held supplier of wire harness assemblies
located in Victor, N.Y.
The
transaction is subject to the execution of definitive agreements with both
Val-U-Tech and M&T Bank which is providing the financing. Those agreements
require board approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
It
is anticipated that the transaction will close during our third
quarter.
The
information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it
be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933
or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such filing.
Neither
the filing of any exhibit to this report nor the inclusion in such exhibits
of a
reference to IEC Electronics Corp.’s Internet address shall, under any
circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such
address into this report. The information available at IEC Electronics Corp.’s
Internet address is not part of this report.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1
Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated May 8, 2008.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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IEC
Electronics Corp.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
May 8, 2008
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By:
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/s/
W. Barry Gilbert
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W.
Barry Gilbert
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Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer
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