UNITED STATES 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): November 2, 2009

Adaptec, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-15071	94-2748530
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

691 S. Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, California    95035
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(408) 945-8600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

      N/A      
(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.

Departure of Directors

On November 2, 2009, Joseph S. Kennedy, the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of Adaptec, Inc. (the "Company" or "Adaptec"), notified the Company of his intention to resign from Adaptec's Board of Directors, effective immediately upon the certification from IVS Associates, Inc. that an adequate number of written consents have been delivered to the Company by Steel Partners II, L.P. ("Steel Partners") on October 30, 2009, to adopt the three proposals relating to its bylaws and the composition of the Company's Board of Directors, as described in Steel Partners' consent solicitation filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

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SIGNATURE

     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.

Adaptec, Inc.

By: /s/ MARY L. DOTZ Mary L. Dotz
Chief Financial Officer

November 4, 2009            

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