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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001048268-12-000022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20120504

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001048268
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL WORK [1731]
		IRS NUMBER:				760542208
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

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		STREET 1:		4801 WOODWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200-E
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7138601500

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		STREET 1:		4801 WOODWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200-E
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
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<td width="93%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Response</font>:&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On February 3, 2011, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors met immediately following the Company&#8217;s Annual Stockholder Meeting and determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on compensation for the Company&#8217;s named executive officers once every three years, consistent with the shareholders&#8217; vote on the frequency of such shareholder advisory votes.&#160;&#160;The Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2011 disclosing, among other things, the shareholder vote on the frequency of
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