UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 21, 2007
BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-23494
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35-1778566 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2601 Metropolis Parkway, Suite 210, Plainfield, Indiana
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46168 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(317) 707-2355
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 21, 2007, with an effective date of November 26, 2007, J. Mark Howell, the Co-Chief
Operating Officer of Brightpoint, Inc. (the Company) and the President of Brightpoint Americas
entered into a Sales Plan with a brokerage firm under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1. Such
plans allow a corporate insider to gradually diversify holdings of his companys common stock while
minimizing any market effects of such trades by spreading them out over an extended period of time
and eliminating any market concern that such trades were made by a person while in possession of
material nonpublic information. Consistent with Rule 10b5-1, the Companys guidelines permit
personnel to implement 10b5-1 trading plans provided that, among other things, they are not in
possession of any material nonpublic information at the time that they adopt such plans.
Pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan entered into by Mr. Howell, up to 30,700 shares of the Companys common
stock may be traded upon exercise of the vested stock options contributed to the plan. All sales
under the 10b5-1 plan are subject to the terms and conditions thereof, including predetermined
minimum price conditions, and a maximum number of shares that can be sold per month. The 10b5-1
plan entered into by Mr. Howell expires on December 30, 2008, unless it is earlier terminated in
accordance with its terms.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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BRIGHTPOINT, Inc.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Steven E. Fivel
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Steven E. Fivel |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary |
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Date: November 21, 2007