SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

THOMLINSON R BRUCE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

2601 METROPOLIS PARKWAY, SUITE 210

(Street)

PLAINFIELD

46168

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRIGHTPOINT INC [ CELL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		President Asia Pacific

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/14/2008		M		15,068	A	$0.00	228,415	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00⁽¹⁾	02/14/2008		M			15,068	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	15,068	$0.00	30,135	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00⁽¹⁾	02/14/2008		A		8,696		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	8,696	$0.00	8,696	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Registrant's common stock.

2. These are performance-based RSUs that were determined to be earned on 02/14/2008. 15,068 of the RSUs vested on 2/14/2008, 15,068 will vest on 02/09/2009 and 15,067 will vest on 02/09/2010, subject to the Registrant's 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Reporting Person's Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person following each vest date.

3. 2899 of these RSUs vest on each of 2/14/2009 and 2/14/2010 and 2898 vest on 2/14/2011.

Remarks:

	/s/ Steven E. Fivel, Attorney-in-Fact	02/19/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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