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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
&ndash; August 7, 2012</P>

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

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its Charter)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">13-3458955</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">1<B>05 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513</B></P>

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(Zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(315) 331-7742</B></P>

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Area Code)</P>

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Since Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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

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

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))&nbsp;</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 5 &ndash; Corporate Governance and Management</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96px; font-weight: bold">Item 5.02</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Appointment of Florence D. Hudson To Board of Directors</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On August 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of IEC Electronics
Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) elected Florence D. Hudson to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the resignation
of Carl E. Sassano described below. She will be a party to the same compensation arrangements as apply to the other independent
directors of the Company, including (1) an annual board retainer of $24,000, payable in cash or stock, (2) a board meeting fee
of $1,000 per meeting, payable in stock, (3) a supplemental meeting fee of $1,000, (4) reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending
board meetings, and (5) an annual grant of restricted stock, vesting annually over three years, with a fair market value of $20,000
on the grant date. The Board of Directors has not yet made a determination as to the Committees on which Ms. Hudson will serve.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Resignation of Carl E. Sassano From Board of Directors</U></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On August 7, 2012, Carl E. Sassano resigned from the Company&rsquo;s
Board of Directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 7 &ndash; Regulation FD</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96px; font-weight: bold">Item 7.01</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Regulation FD Disclosure</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On August 9, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
the changes in the Board of Directors described above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 9&#9;Financial Information and Exhibits</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96px; font-weight: bold">Item 9.01</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&#9;Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in">Exhibit 99.1&#9;Press Release issued
by the Company on August 9, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1
attached hereto shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; 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.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%">IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(Registrant)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp; August 9, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>/s/ W. Barry Gilbert</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">W. Barry Gilbert</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Press Release issued by the Company on August 9, 2012</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)
– August 7, 2012
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.)
1
05 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(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:
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Appointment of Florence D. Hudson To Board of Directors
On August 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of IEC Electronics
Corp. (the "Company") elected Florence D. Hudson to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the resignation
of Carl E. Sassano described below. She will be a party to the same compensation arrangements as apply to the other independent
directors of the Company, including (1) an annual board retainer of $24,000, payable in cash or stock, (2) a board meeting fee
of $1,000 per meeting, payable in stock, (3) a supplemental meeting fee of $1,000, (4) reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending
board meetings, and (5) an annual grant of restricted stock, vesting annually over three years, with a fair market value of $20,000
on the grant date. The Board of Directors has not yet made a determination as to the Committees on which Ms. Hudson will serve.
Resignation of Carl E. Sassano From Board of Directors
On August 7, 2012, Carl E. Sassano resigned from the Company's
Board of Directors.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 9, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
the changes in the Board of Directors described above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
by reference herein.
Section 9	Financial Information and Exhibits
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)	Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release issued
by the Company on August 9, 2012
The information in Item 7.01 of 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.
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:  August 9, 2012
By:
/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
W. Barry Gilbert
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release issued by the Company on August 9, 2012