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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington,
D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
REPORT<br>
</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>January 8, 2007</b></font></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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telephone number, including area code:&#160; <b>(979) 849-6550</b></font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p><p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p><p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))</font></p><p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p><p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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<p style="color:black;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Item 2.01. &#160;&#160;Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective January 8,
2007, Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the Company) completed its previously
announced acquisition of Pemstar Inc. (Pemstar).&#160; Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
among the Company, Autobahn Acquisition Corp. and Pemstar dated October 16,
2006 (the Merger Agreement), each issued and outstanding share of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of Pemstar was converted into the right to receive
0.16 of a share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is a summary only and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger
Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 9.01. &#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Financial
Statements of businesses acquired.</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to item 9.01 (a), the financial statements
required by this item are not included in this Form 8-K and will be filed by
amendment within 71 days of the date that this Form 8-K is required to be
filed.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Proforma
Financial Statements of Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to item 9.01 (b),
the pro forma financial statements required by this item are not included in
this Form 8-K and will be filed by amendment within 71 days of the date that
this Form 8-K is required to be filed.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 49.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-58.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit 2.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Agreement
and Plan of Merger among Benchmark Electronics, Inc., Autobahn Acquisition
Corp. and Pemstar Inc. dated October 16, 2006 (incorporated by reference from
exhibit 2.1 to Benchmark Electronics, Inc.&#146;s Form 8-K dated October 16, 2006
and filed on October 18, 2006).</p>

<p style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 108.0pt;text-indent:-58.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit 99.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Press release
dated January 8, 2007.</p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ANGLETON, TX, JANUARY 8, 2007 &#151; Benchmark Electronics,
Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a leading provider of
electronics manufacturing and design services to original equipment
manufacturers, announced today it has completed its acquisition of
Pemstar Inc. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Benchmark,
Autobahn Acquisition Corp. and Pemstar dated October 16, 2006, each issued and
outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pemstar has
been converted into the right to receive 0.16 of a share of common stock, par value
$0.10 per share, of Benchmark. Information regarding the exchange of share
certificates will be sent to Pemstar shareholders.</font></p>

<p style="color:windowtext;line-height:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Benchmark Electronics, Inc. is in the business of manufacturing
electronics and provides its services to original equipment manufacturers of
computers and related products for business enterprises, medical devices,
industrial control equipment, testing and instrumentation products, and
telecommunication equipment. With the acquisition of Pemstar, Benchmark&#146;s
global operations now include 24 facilities in nine countries. Benchmark&#146;s
common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHE. More
information about Benchmark can be found at www.bench.com.</font></p>

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