UNITED 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 STATES

~~ACCELLENT~~SECURITIES ~~INC.(Exact name~~AND ofEXCHANGE ~~registrant as specified in its charter)~~ 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): September 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 Road Wilmington, Massachusetts	01887
100 Fordham RoadWilmington, 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 25.02 Departure ~~Results~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Operations~~Directors; ~~and~~Appointment ~~Financial~~of ~~Condition~~Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~August~~ 13September 19, 2013, Jeremy A. Friedman resigned from his position as the Chief Financial Officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of Accellent Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. ~~issued~~Friedman awill ~~press release~~remain ~~announcing~~at the Company’s ~~financial~~in ~~results~~his ~~for~~new ~~the~~role ~~quarter ended June~~as ~~30,~~the ~~2013. The~~Company's ~~press~~Executive ~~release~~Vice isPresident, ~~furnished~~President asand ~~Exhibit~~Chief ~~99.1~~Operating ~~to this~~Officer ~~current~~for ~~report~~the ~~and~~Company's isCardio ~~incorporated~~& byVascular ~~reference in this Item 2~~business.~~02.~~

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~~Item~~Mr. 9Johnson joined the Company in February 2013 as the Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.01 From ~~Financial~~July ~~Statements~~2011 to February 2013, Mr. Johnson served as the Vice President, Global Controller, and ~~Exhibits~~Chief Accounting Officer, as well as the principal accounting officer, for A123 Systems, Inc. From February 2008 to May 2011, Mr. Johnson served as the Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller for GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. ("GTAT"). Mr. Johnson also served as the principal accounting officer for GTAT from June 2008 to May 2011, the principal financial officer for GTAT from June 2009 to February 2010, and the Chief Accounting Officer for GTAT from March 2010 to May 2011. Prior to joining GTAT, from May 2002 to February 2008, Mr. Johnson served in several senior finance positions with Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Mr. Johnson holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Bentley University, an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

~~(d) Exhibits~~ In connection with Mr. Johnson's appointment as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Johnson's monthly salary will increase from $19,670.14 by $10,000 per month for the time he serves as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, with Mr. Johnson guaranteed to receive $40,000 of additional compensation. Additionally, the Board of Directors of the Company has granted Mr. Johnson a stock option for the purchase of 40,000 shares of common stock of Accellent Holdings Corp. at an option price of $2.00 per share under the Company's 2005 Equity Plan.

~~Exhibit~~A ~~No.~~copy ~~Description~~of ~~99.1~~the ~~Press~~Company's press release, ~~dated~~announcing ~~August~~Mr. ~~13,~~Friedman's ~~2013,~~promotion ~~announcing~~and ~~financial~~the ~~results~~appointment ~~for~~of ~~the~~Mr. ~~quarter~~Johnson ~~ended~~as ~~June~~Interim ~~30,~~CFO ~~2013~~is (attached to this ~~exhibit~~current isreport ~~furnished~~as Exhibit 99.1 and ~~not~~is ~~filed)~~incorporated by reference herein.

~~SIGNATURES~~ Item 9.01 Exhibits.

~~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.~~ (d) Exhibits

Date: August 13, 2013	ACCELLENT INC.
	By:	/s/ Jeremy A. Friedman
		Name:	Jeremy A. Friedman
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No. Description

~~EXHIBIT~~99.1 ~~INDEX~~ Press release, dated September 25, 2013, announcing the promotion of Jeremy Friedman to President and Chief Operating Officer for the Cardio & Vascular business, and the appointment of Richard Johnson as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

~~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)~~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.



Date: September 25, 2013	ACCELLENT INC.

	By:	/s/ Donald J. Spence
		Name: Donald J. Spence Title: Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated September 25, 2013, announcing the promotion of Jeremy Friedman to President and Chief Operating Officer for the Cardio & Vascular business, and the appointment of Richard Johnson as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

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