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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 27, 2014</font></b></p>

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<p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Registration No. 333-______</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">Texas</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">Incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">74-2211011</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">3000 Technology Drive</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">Angleton, Texas</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:7.2pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">77515</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">(Zip Code)</font></p>
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010
Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(Full title of plan)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Gayla J. Delly</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">3000 Technology Drive</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Angleton, Texas 77515</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(Name and address of agent for
service)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(979) 849-6550</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(Telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:9.0pt;">Copies to:</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">William J. Whelan, Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Worldwide Plaza</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">825 Eighth Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">New York, New York 10019</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; and &#8220;smaller
reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b&#8211;2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">Large
  accelerated filer [</font><font face=Symbol style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">&#214;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">]&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">Accelerated
  filer [&#160;&#160; ]</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">Non-accelerated
  filer [&#160;&#160; ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:13.0pt;">Smaller
  reporting company [&#160;&#160; ]</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:2.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:8.8pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Title of securities</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.7pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">to be
  registered</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:2.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:8.8pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Amount to be</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.7pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Registered</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:2.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Proposed</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">maximum offering</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.7pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">price per
  share</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:2.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Proposed</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">maximum aggregate</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.7pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">offering
  price</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:2.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Amount of</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">registration fee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">3,070,000 <sup>(1)</sup></font></p>
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 <td valign=top width=21% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;height:30.15pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">$24.33<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">$74,693,100<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>
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 <td valign=top width=16% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;height:30.15pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.5pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">$9,620.47<sup>(2)</sup></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=18% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=21% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=20% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=16% style="border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:double black 2.25pt;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=20% style="border-bottom:double black 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:.7pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) Pursuant to Rule 416,
includes any additional shares issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions
of the Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
(the Plan).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:13.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-13.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">(2) Estimated,
pursuant to Rule 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee for the Plan shares not previously registered, based on the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 20, 2014, which was $24.33, for a total maximum offering price of
$74,693,100.</font></p>





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to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-168427) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Benchmark Electronics, Inc. are incorporated herein
by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">This Registration Statement is
filed solely to register additional securities of the same class as the
securities registered pursuant to the effective Registration Statement
referenced above relating to an employee benefit plan.</font></p>





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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S&#8209;8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Angleton, State of
Texas, on August&nbsp;26, 2014.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">By:
  </font><u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">/s/ Gayla J. Delly</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.1pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">Gayla
  J. Delly</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.1pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;">President
  and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Scott R.
Peterson and James H. Walker, and each or either of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney
in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;layout-grid-mode:line;line-height:95%;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Position</font></u></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Peter G. Dorflinger</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the
  Board</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August 26, 2014</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=30% style="border:none;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Peter G. Dorflinger</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gayla J. Delly </font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief
  Executive Officer and Director </font></p>
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 <td width=26% style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August 26, 2014</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=30% style="border:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gayla J. Delly</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(principal
  executive officer)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width=30% style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Donald F. Adam </font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial
  Officer </font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=26% style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August 26, 2014</font></p>
  </td>
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<tr style="height:.2in;">
  <td width=30% style="border:none;height:.2in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-indent:-.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Donald F. Adam</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=44% style="height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(principal
  financial officer and</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=44% style="height:.2in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;">accounting
  officer)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 27, 2014
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Texas
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
74-2211011
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3000 Technology Drive
Angleton, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
77515
(Zip Code)
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010
Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
(Full title of plan)
Gayla J. Delly
President and Chief Executive Officer
3000 Technology Drive
Angleton, Texas 77515
(Name and address of agent for
service)
(979) 849-6550
(Telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William J. Whelan, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
  accelerated filer [
Ö
]
Accelerated
  filer [   ]
Non-accelerated
  filer [   ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller
  reporting company [   ]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be
  registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed
maximum offering
price per
  share
Proposed
maximum aggregate
offering
  price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share:
3,070,000
(1)
$24.33
(2)
$74,693,100
(2)
$9,620.47
(2)
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416,
includes any additional shares issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions
of the Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
(the Plan).
(2) Estimated,
pursuant to Rule 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee for the Plan shares not previously registered, based on the average of the
high and low sale prices of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 20, 2014, which was $24.33, for a total maximum offering price of
$74,693,100.
Pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-168427) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Benchmark Electronics, Inc. are incorporated herein
by reference.
This Registration Statement is
filed solely to register additional securities of the same class as the
securities registered pursuant to the effective Registration Statement
referenced above relating to an employee benefit plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S‑8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Angleton, State of
Texas, on August 26, 2014.
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.
By:
/s/ Gayla J. Delly
Gayla
  J. Delly
President
  and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Scott R.
Peterson and James H. Walker, and each or either of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney
in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Peter G. Dorflinger
Chairman of the
  Board
August 26, 2014
Peter G. Dorflinger
/s/ Gayla J. Delly
President, Chief
  Executive Officer and Director
August 26, 2014
Gayla J. Delly
(principal
  executive officer)
/s/ Donald F. Adam
Chief Financial
  Officer
August 26, 2014
Donald F. Adam
(principal
  financial officer and
accounting
  officer)
/s/ Michael R. Dawson
Director
August
26
,
2014
Michael R. Dawson
/s/ Douglas G. Duncan
Director
August
26
,
2014
Douglas G. Duncan
/s/ Kenneth T. Lamneck
Director
August
26
,
2014
Kenneth T. Lamneck
/s/ David W. Scheible
Director
August
26
,
2014
David W. Scheible
/s/ Bernee D. L. Strom
Director
August
26
,
2014
Bernee D. L. Strom
/s/ Clay C. Williams
Director
August
26
,
2014
Clay C. Williams
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
  of Exhibit
5.1
Opinion of
  Counsel
23.1
Consent of KPMG
  LLP
23.2
Consent of
  Scott R. Peterson (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of
  Attorney (contained on the signature page to this Registration Statement)
99.1
First Amendment
  to the Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
  (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy
  Statement  filed on March 28, 2014 (Commission file number 1-10560))