SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             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) - April 8, 2002


                              IEC Electronics Corp.
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)



                    0-6508                     13-3458955
           (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)



                   105 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)



                                 (315) 331-7742
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)






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Item 5.         Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
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     Effective as of April 8, 2002, the Company and its lenders, HSBC Bank USA
and General Electric Capital Corporation, entered into Amendment No. 8 (the
"Amendment") to the Loan and Security Agreement originally dated as of December
28, 1999 (the "Agreement). Pursuant to the Amendment, the term of the Agreement
was extended through June 30, 2002 from the present expiration date of April 8,
2002. In addition, pursuant to the Amendment, the interest rate on the revolving
credit facility was increased from prime rate plus 2.00 percent to prime rate
plus 2.25 percent (April 8, 2002-April 30, 2002), prime rate plus 2.50 percent
(May 1, 2002-May 31, 2002), and prime rate plus 2.75 percent (June 1, 2002-June
30, 2002), and the interest rate on the term loan was increased from prime rate
plus 2.50 percent to prime rate plus 2.75 percent (April 8, 2002-April 30,
2002), prime rate plus 3 percent (May 1, 2002-May 31, 2002), and prime rate plus
3.25 percent (June 1-2002-June 30, 2002). The Company is currently in
discussions with other lending institutions with respect to a new credit
agreement. While the Company believes it will be successful, there can be no
assurance that it will meet the June 30, 2002 expiration date.


Item 7.         Financial Statements and Exhibits
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     (c) Exhibits

         10.1    Amendment No. 8 dated as of April 8, 2002 to Loan and Security
                 Agreement originally dated as of December 28, 1999 among IEC
                 Electronics Corp. ("IEC") and IEC Electronics-Edinburg, Texas
                 Inc. ("IEC-Edinburg") and HSBC Bank USA, as Agent ("Agent") and
                 HSBC Bank USA ("HSBC Bank") and General Electric Capital
                 Corporation ("GE Capital")


                                   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.

                                             IEC Electronics Corp.
                                                 (Registrant)

Date:  April 9, 2002                   By:   /s/ Richard L. Weiss
                                             Richard L. Weiss
                                             Vice President, Chief Financial
                                             Officer & Treasurer




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