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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-013420
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180307
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180307

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [3672]
		IRS NUMBER:				742211011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10560
		FILM NUMBER:		18674594

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4141 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 301
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85251
		BUSINESS PHONE:		623-300-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4141 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 301
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85251
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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reported): March 7, 2018</B></P>

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ELECTRONICS, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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including area code: <U>(623) 300-7000</U></B></P>

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since last report: Not Applicable</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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growth company <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a)
of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 8.01</B></TD><TD><FONT><B>Other Events.</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.8pt">On March 7, 2018,
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of the Company&rsquo;s common stock, payable on April 11, 2018 to shareholders
of record as of March 29, 2018 and authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the Company&rsquo;s common stock. The repurchases
may be made from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a Rule
10b5-1 plan, at prices that the Company deems appropriate and subject to market conditions, applicable law and other factors deemed
relevant in the Company&rsquo;s sole discretion. The common stock repurchase authorization does not obligate the Company to repurchase
any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company intends to
pay for shares repurchased with cash from its balance sheet. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.8pt">In the same
press release referenced above, the Company announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the
&ldquo;ASR Agreement&rdquo;) with Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC (&ldquo;GS&rdquo;) to repurchase an aggregate of $50 million of
the Company&rsquo;s common stock (the &ldquo;ASR Program&rdquo;). <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">The ASR Agreement was
entered into pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s concurrently announced share repurchase authorization. </FONT> Under the ASR
Agreement, the Company is expected to make a payment of $50 million to GS on March 9, 2018 and GS is expected to make an
initial delivery to the Company on the same day of approximately 1.3 million shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock,
which represents 80% of the payment amount divided by the closing price of the Company&rsquo;s common stock on March 7, 2018.
The Company anticipates that the initial shares will be received and retired within approximately one week of the date of the
ASR Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.8pt">At the final settlement
of the ASR Agreement, which is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2018 (although the completion date may be accelerated
at GS&rsquo;s option during an acceleration period prior to the scheduled termination date), GS may be required to deliver additional
shares of common stock to the Company, or, under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to deliver shares of its common
stock to GS or may elect to make a cash payment to GS, with the number of shares to be delivered or the amount of such payment
based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company&rsquo;s common stock during the term of the transaction, less a discount.
The terms of the ASR Program are subject to adjustment if the Company were to enter into or announce certain types of transactions
or to take certain corporate actions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 45.8pt">The information in
this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing made by Benchmark Electronics, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except
as set forth by specific reference in such filing.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 9.01</B></TD><TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 3pt 0 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv487975_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">99.1</A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 3pt 0 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv487975_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Press Release, dated March 7, 2018 (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01)</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>SIGNATURES</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;March 7, 2018</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">By: </TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Roop K. Lakkaraju </TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Roop K. Lakkaraju</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0; width: 85%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Exhibit Description</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCES EXPANSION
OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM TO $250M AND INITIATION OF A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Authorization to repurchase up to $250 million in common stock</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Repurchase a minimum of $100 million in 2018</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>$50 million in an Accelerated Share Repurchase (ASR) Program</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Initiation of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">SCOTTSDALE, AZ, March 7, 2018 &ndash;
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an expanded stock repurchase program
granting the company authority to repurchase up to $250 million in common stock. Of this authorization, the company plans to repurchase
a minimum of $100 million in common stock during  2018. Benchmark intends to repurchase $50 million of the $100 million
through an Accelerated Share Repurchase (&ldquo;ASR&rdquo;) program with Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Under the terms of the ASR
executed today, Benchmark&rsquo;s outstanding common stock will be reduced by approximately 1.6 million shares, including
approximately  1.3 million shares at the onset of the transaction. The ASR transaction structure includes a market price
adjustment at the conclusion, based generally on the volume-weighted average trading price of Benchmark&rsquo;s shares during
the ASR transaction less a discount, which may require a settlement by or to Benchmark.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Board of Directors has also authorized
the initiation of a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share with the first payment on April 11, 2018, to shareholders of record at
the close of business on March 29, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Additionally, Benchmark has a $230
million Credit Facility that matures in November 2020. To further enhance its strong capital structure, Benchmark is considering
opportunities to both lower the cost and lengthen the maturity of its debt structure, as well as to reduce overall leverage with
existing cash.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&ldquo;Benchmark&rsquo;s management
team and board of directors firmly believe in the long-term growth prospects of the company and remain committed to a balanced
approach to capital allocation&rdquo;, said Paul Tufano, CEO and President. &ldquo;Given our strong cash position and recent tax
reform, we believe we have the financial strength and liquidity to invest in future organic and inorganic growth, while returning
value to shareholders through a combination of share repurchases and the return of cash through quarterly dividends.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Benchmark provides worldwide integrated electronics manufacturing
services (EMS), engineering and design services, and precision machining services to original equipment manufacturers in the following
industries: industrial controls, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, computers and related products for business enterprises,
medical devices, and test and instrumentation. Benchmark&rsquo;s global operations include facilities in eight countries, and its
common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHE.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>For More Information, Please Contact:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Lisa K. Weeks, VP of Strategy &amp; Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">623-300-7052 or lisa.weeks@bench.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Forward-Looking Statements</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the scope of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;predict,&rdquo; &ldquo;goals,&rdquo; &ldquo;targeting&rdquo;
and similar terms, and the negatives thereof, often identify forward-looking statements, which are not limited to historical facts.
The Company&rsquo;s forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future business strategies, initiatives
or expectations. Although Benchmark believes these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they involve risks and uncertainties
relating to operations, markets and the business environment generally. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materializes
or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. Readers are advised to consult
further disclosures on these risks and uncertainties, particularly in Item 1A, &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; of the Company&rsquo;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">All forward-looking statements included in this release are
based upon information available to Benchmark as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update them.</P>

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