SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K/A

                                Amendment No. 1

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - January 29, 2004


                              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)


EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 8-K of IEC Electronics Corp.  ("IEC",  the
"Company",  "We",  "Our") which was  orginally  filed on January 29, 2004 ("Form
8-K") is being  amended  (i) to change the Date of the Report  (Date of earliest
event  reported)  to January  29,  2004,  (ii) to file the report  under item 12
rather than item 9, and (iii) to correct the date on the signature  page so that
it will read "2004" rather than "2003).

     This Amendment No. 1 sets forth the entire Form 8-K, as amended.

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1  Press Release issued by IEC Electronics Corp. dated January 29, 2004

     99.2  Supplemental  financial data posted on the website of IEC Electronics
           Corp. (www.iec-electronics.com/1stquarter2004pr.htm) on January 29,
           2004

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On  January  29,  2004,  IEC  Electronics  Corp.  issued  a  press  release
announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 26, 2003.
A copy of the press  release is furnished  as Exhibit  99.1 to this  report.  On
January  29,  2004,  IEC  Electronics   Corp.  posted  on  its  website  certain
supplemental  financial  data for the fiscal  quarter ended December 26, 2003. A
copy of that information is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

     The  information  in this Form 8-K/A and  Exhibits  99.1 and 99.2  attached
hereto shall not be deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that Section,
nor  shall it be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in any  filing  under the
Securities  Act of 1933,  except as shall be  expressly  set  forth by  specific
reference in such filing.

     Neither the filing of any exhibit to this report nor the  inclusion in such
exhibits of a reference to IEC Electronics Corp.'s Internet address shall, under
any  circumstances,  be deemed to incorporate the information  available at such
address into this report. The information  available at IEC Electronics Corp.'s
Internet address is not part of this report.


                                   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:  January 29, 2004                 By:/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
                                        ----------------------
                                               W. Barry Gilbert
                                               Chairman, Acting Chief
                                               Executive Officer

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