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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-006697
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180925
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180925
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180925

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Integer Holdings Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001114483
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690]
		IRS NUMBER:				161531026
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1230

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16137
		FILM NUMBER:		181086211

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5830 GRANITE PARKWAY., SUITE 1150
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(214) 618-5243

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5830 GRANITE PARKWAY., SUITE 1150
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GREATBATCH, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050531

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WILSON GREATBATCH TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000511
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<html><head><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Form 8-K</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): <!--September 25, 2018-->September 25, 2018 &#160;</font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>INTEGER HOLDINGS CORPORATION</strong></font><br /><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Delaware</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>1-16137</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>16-1531026</strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(I.R.S. 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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094" ></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Jason Garland to Join Integer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Proven Executive Brings Strong Background in Financial and Operational Management</p><p>
 <p align="left">PLANO, Texas, Sept.  25, 2018  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR), a leading medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturer, today announced that Jason Garland is joining the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 2, 2018.<br ></p>  <p>Mr. Garland has nearly 25 years of extensive experience in global financial leadership roles at public companies, including serving as a divisional chief financial officer for multiple business units of large, global operations at both GE and Tiffany &amp; Co. His significant financial leadership experience in multiple manufacturing, distribution and service industries position him well to join Integer as EVP and CFO.</p>  <p>&#8220;I am excited to have Jason join the Integer team, and look forward to working with him again as we partner to execute our portfolio and operational strategy,&#8221; said Joe Dziedzic, Integer&#8217;s president and chief executive officer. &#8220;He brings the skills and experience necessary to lead our Finance and IT organization to achieve excellence in supporting our strategy to realize our vision of enhancing patient&#8217;s lives.&#8221;</p>  <p>Mr. Garland is currently the divisional VP and CFO of the Global Sales division of Tiffany &amp; Co. He previously served in the same capacity for Tiffany&#8217;s Diamond &amp; Jewelry Supply division. Before joining Tiffany &amp; Co., he had progressively challenging leadership assignments across multiple complex and diverse GE businesses, including serving as CFO for GE&#8217;s Industrial Solutions business, Chief Risk Manager for GE Aviation&#8217;s service business and multiple senior financial leadership roles at GE&#8217;s Oil and Gas business. Jason was also a member of GE&#8217;s Corporate Audit Staff for five years in addition to completing GE&#8217;s two year manufacturing leadership program.</p>  <p>Mr. Garland graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.</p>  <p>As previously announced, Jeremy Friedman, executive vice president and interim chief financial officer, plans to retire at the end of 2018.</p>  <p><strong>About Integer&#153;</strong></p>  <p>Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITGR) is one of the largest medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturers in the world serving the cardiac, neuromodulation, vascular, portable medical, advanced surgical and orthopedics markets. The company provides innovative, high-quality medical technologies that enhance the lives of patients worldwide. In addition, it develops batteries for high-end niche applications in energy, military, and environmental markets. The company&#8217;s brands include Greatbatch&#153; Medical, Lake Region Medical&#153;, and Electrochem&#153;. Additional information is available at www.integer.net.</p>  <p><strong>Investor Relations</strong><br >Tony Borowicz<br >tony.borowicz@integer.net<br >716.759.5809</p>  <p><strong>Media Relations<br ></strong>Kelly Butler<br >kelly.butler@integer.net<br >214.618.4216</p> </p><p ></p></body></html>
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