UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2013

~~SECURITIES~~ ACCELLENT ~~AND~~INC.(Exact name ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~COMMISSION~~registrant as specified in its charter)

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): July 19, 2013

ACCELLENT INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	333-130470	84-1507827
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

100 Fordham RoadWilmington, Massachusetts		01887
100 Fordham Road Wilmington, Massachusetts	01887
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)	~~(Zip Code)~~

(978) 570-6900(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Not Applicable(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~ ofResults ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election~~ of ~~Directors;~~Operations ~~Appointment~~and ofFinancial ~~Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

~~(b)~~ On August ~~July 19~~13, 2013, ~~Dean Schauer notified~~ Accellent Inc. (the “Company”) ~~that~~issued hea ~~will~~press release ~~resign~~announcing ~~from his position as~~ the Company'’s ~~Executive~~financial ~~Vice~~results ~~President,~~for ~~General~~the ~~Manager,~~quarter ended June ~~Cardio & Vascular Group~~30, ~~effective August 16,~~ 2013. A The ~~comprehensive~~press ~~search~~release is ~~underway~~furnished toas ~~identify~~Exhibit ~~and hire a replacement~~99. ~~Until~~1 ato this ~~replacement~~current isreport ~~found, Donald J. Spence, the Company's Chairman~~ and ~~Chief~~is ~~Executive~~incorporated ~~Officer,~~by ~~will~~reference ~~serve~~in asthis ~~interim~~Item ~~General Manager of the Cardio & Vascular Group~~2.02.

A As ~~copy~~provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the ~~Company's~~information ~~press~~and exhibits ~~release~~contained ~~announcing~~in ~~Mr.~~this ~~Schauer's~~Form ~~resignation~~8-K isshall ~~attached~~not be deemed to ~~this~~be ~~current~~“filed” for ~~report~~purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ~~Exhibit~~nor ~~99.1~~shall ~~and~~they isbe deemed to be incorporated by reference ~~herein~~in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release, dated August 13, 2013, announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (this exhibit is furnished and not filed)

~~99.1 Press release, dated July 23, 2013, announcing the resignation of Dean Schauer from his position as the Company's Executive Vice President, General Manager, Cardio & Vascular Group.~~ SIGNATURES

~~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.

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.

Date: August 13, 2013	ACCELLENT INC.

	By:	/s/ Jeremy A. Friedman
		Name:	Jeremy A. Friedman
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 23, 2013	ACCELLENT INC.
	By:	/s/ Jeremy A. Friedman
		Name: Jeremy A. FriedmanTitle: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

~~EXHIBIT~~Exhibit ~~INDEX~~No. Description 99.1 Press release, dated August 13, 2013, announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 (this exhibit is furnished and not filed)

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated July 23, 2013, announcing the resignation of Dean Schauer from his position as the Company's Executive Vice President, General Manager, Cardio & Vascular Group.

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