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

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<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>

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

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<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&nbsp;</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; May 11, 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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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Delaware</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">0-6508</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">13-3458955</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR> of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission<BR> File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>105 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-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code) <B>(315)
331-7742</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
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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Written 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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IEC Electronics Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern California Braiding, Inc. (&ldquo;SCB&rdquo;), acquired substantially all of the assets of the
former Southern California Braiding Company, Inc. in December, 2010 under the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement (&ldquo;Purchase
Agreement&rdquo;) dated December 17, 2010. A copy of the Purchase Agreement was filed by the Company on December 23, 2010 as Exhibit
2.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, $2 million in cash and 77,176 shares of the Company&rsquo;s
common stock were deposited in escrow with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to be released to buyer and/or sellers dependent upon SCB&rsquo;s
achievement of certain performance metrics in calendar 2011.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May 11, 2012, the Company and the sellers reached final agreement
as to release of such funds and shares held in escrow. The Company, through SCB, will receive $1.8 million in cash, which it will
use to pay down debt, and 68,625 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, which will be retired.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Neither the filing or furnishing of any exhibit to this report
nor the inclusion in such exhibit of a reference to the Company&rsquo;s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed
to incorporate the information available at such address into this report. The information available at the Company&rsquo;s Internet
address is not part of this report.</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May 15, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
settlement of certain escrow claims related to the acquisition of SCB. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this report.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%">Exhibit 99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%">Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated May 15, 2012</TD></TR>
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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: 35%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid">IEC Electronics Corp.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(Registrant)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: white 3pt solid">Date:&nbsp; May 15, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: white 3pt solid">By:</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid">/s/ W. Barry Gilbert</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: white 3pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <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>Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%">Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated May 15, 2012</TD></TR>
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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 11, 2012
IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Delaware
0-6508
13-3458955
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
105 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(315)
331-7742
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 7
Regulation FD
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
IEC Electronics Corp. (the "Company"), through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Southern California Braiding, Inc. ("SCB"), acquired substantially all of the assets of the
former Southern California Braiding Company, Inc. in December, 2010 under the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement ("Purchase
Agreement") dated December 17, 2010. A copy of the Purchase Agreement was filed by the Company on December 23, 2010 as Exhibit
2.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, $2 million in cash and 77,176 shares of the Company's
common stock were deposited in escrow with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to be released to buyer and/or sellers dependent upon SCB's
achievement of certain performance metrics in calendar 2011.
On May 11, 2012, the Company and the sellers reached final agreement
as to release of such funds and shares held in escrow. The Company, through SCB, will receive $1.8 million in cash, which it will
use to pay down debt, and 68,625 shares of the Company's common stock, which will be retired.
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 or furnishing of any exhibit to this report
nor the inclusion in such exhibit of a reference to the Company's Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed
to incorporate the information available at such address into this report. The information available at the Company's Internet
address is not part of this report.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
On May 15, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
settlement of certain escrow claims related to the acquisition of SCB. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this report.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated May 15, 2012
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:  May 15, 2012
By:
/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
W. Barry Gilbert
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated May 15, 2012