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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) – December 17, 2009

IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-6508
13-3458955
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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 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:
 
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Item 8.01
Other Events

On December 17, 2009, IEC Electronics Corp. issued a press release announcing the acquisition of General Technology Corporation, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Crane Co.  GTC is a contract manufacturer located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(d)
Exhibits

 
99.1
Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated December 17, 2009

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

   
IEC Electronics Corp.
   
(Registrant)
     
Date:  December 17, 2009
By:
/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
   
W. Barry Gilbert
   
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer

 
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