Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 21, 2012, IEC Electronics Corp. mailed a letter from its Chairman to its stockholders, together with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 and Proxy Statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Chairman's Letter to Stockholders

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.

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.