Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Appointment of Edward W. Kay To Board of Directors

On November 14, 2012, the Board of Directors of IEC Electronics Corp. (the "Company") appointed Edward W. Kay, Jr. to the Board of Directors. Mr. Kay will be a party to the same compensation arrangements as apply to the other independent directors of the Company as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement. The Board of Directors has not yet made a determination as to the Committees on which Mr. Kay will serve.

Resignation of Amy L. Tait From Board of Directors

On November 13, 2012, Amy L. Tait advised the Company that she has chosen not to stand for re-election to the Company's Board of Directors at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 16, 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 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company on November 16, 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.