8-K

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):  October 30, 2012

POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-32266	43-2049334
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11430 North Community House Road, Suite 350, Charlotte, North Carolina	28277
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(704) 587-8409

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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

W. Nicholas Howley notified Polypore International, Inc. (the “Company”) on October 30, 2012 that he will resign from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) effective immediately.  Mr. Howley has informed the Company that his resignation is not the result of a disagreement with the Company on any matter.

Also on October 30, 2012, the Board appointed Christopher J. Kearney as a Class I director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Howley’s resignation.  Mr. Kearney will serve until the 2014 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, or until his resignation or removal in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.  Mr. Kearney will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Mr. Kearney is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SPX Corporation.  Mr. Kearney has been a director of SPX Corporation since 2004 and is also a director of Nucor Corporation.

A copy of the Company’s press release, dated October 30, 2012, announcing Mr. Howley’s resignation from the Board and Mr. Kearney’s appointment to the Board is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Polypore International, Inc. dated October 30, 2012

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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.

	POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date:  October 30, 2012	By:	/s/ Lynn Amos
		Lynn Amos
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Polypore International, Inc.
	The Gibson Building
	11430 N. Community House Rd, Suite 350
	Charlotte, NC  28277
	Tel:  (704) 587-8409
	www.polypore.net
	PRESS RELEASE

Polypore Appoints Christopher J. Kearney to Board of Directors

CHARLOTTE, NC — October 30, 2012 — Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO) today announced that Christopher J. Kearney has been appointed to the Board of Directors, replacing W. Nicholas Howley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TransDigm Group, Inc. Mr. Kearney will serve on the Company’s Compensation Committee.

Mr. Kearney is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SPX Corporation, a Charlotte-based, NYSE-listed globally diversified provider of highly engineered, innovative products and technologies that support two critical needs of modern societies: power and energy; and foods and beverages. Mr. Kearney brings notable multi-industry leadership experience with companies such as Grimes Aerospace Company, Borg-Warner Chemicals and General Electric, as well as expertise in corporate legal matters and global strategy. Mr. Kearney has been a director of SPX since 2004 and is also a director of Nucor Corporation.

Commenting on the change, Robert B. Toth, Polypore’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated: “Nick has been a valuable contributor to the Company since 2005 and we want to thank him for his service to Polypore during our private equity ownership and Initial Public Offering, as well as through our growth as an organization. We’d also like to welcome Chris and we are very pleased he has agreed to join the board. Chris is a recognized leader both globally and in the Charlotte business community and his diverse and extensive experience across multiple industries will be valuable to us as we continue to position Polypore for long-term growth.”

About Polypore International, Inc.

Polypore International, Inc. is a global high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore’s flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids, primarily in the ultrafiltration

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and microfiltration markets. Based in Charlotte, NC, Polypore International, Inc. is a market leader with manufacturing facilities or sales offices in ten countries serving six continents. See www.polypore.net.

CONTACT:

Polypore International, Inc.
Polypore Corporate Communications

Tel:  (704) 587-8409

polycorpcom@polypore.net

Polypore Investor Relations

Tel: (704) 587-8886

investorrelations@polypore.net

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