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) February 7, 2006

                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                     Indiana
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 0-23494                             35-1778566
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        (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)

   501 Airtech Parkway, Plainfield, Indiana                  46168
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (317) 707-2355
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On February 7, 2006, Brightpoint, Inc. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.

A copy of the press release is annexed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration
statement heretofore or hereafter filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, nor shall it be treated as "filed" for purposes of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)   Exhibits

      99.1  Press Release of Brightpoint, Inc. dated February 7, 2006.



                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                      BRIGHTPOINT, Inc.
                                      (Registrant)

                                      By: /s/ Steven E. Fivel
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                                          Steven E. Fivel
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          General Counsel

Date: February 7, 2006