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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-066726
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121203
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:		20121206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STONERIDGE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043337
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				341598949
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13337
		FILM NUMBER:		121246217

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9400 EAST MARKET ST
		CITY:			WARREN
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44484
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3308562443

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9400 EAST MARKET ST
		CITY:			WARREN
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44484
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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

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&#9;December 3, 2012</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9400 East Market Street</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After a comprehensive search by a national third-party search
firm conducted on behalf of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the &ldquo;NCG Committee&rdquo;) of the Company&rsquo;s
Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) and after a recommendation by the NCG Committee, on December 3, 2012 the Board elected
George S. Mayes, Jr. to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the Board increasing the number of directors to eight. He will also
serve as a member of the Board&rsquo;s Audit Committee. He will serve a term that continues until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
and is expected to be a nominee for Board election at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.&nbsp;Mr. Mayes, 53, currently serves
as <FONT STYLE="color: black">Executive Vice President, Global Operations of Diebold, Incorporated, a provider of integrated self-service
delivery, security systems and related services. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 20.5pt"><I>(d) &#9;Exhibits</I></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 20.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18.05pt">1.</TD><TD>Press release dated December 3, 2012 announcing the election of George S. Mayes Jr. to Stoneridge&rsquo;s Board of Directors.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: black">Pursuant to </FONT>the<FONT STYLE="color: black">
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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    <TD STYLE="width: 57%; padding-right: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Stoneridge, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp; December 6, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline">/s/ George E. Strickler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt">George E. Strickler, Executive Vice President, <BR>
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer <BR>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit Index</U></B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1.5in">99.1</TD><TD>Press release dated December 3, 2012 announcing the election of George S. Mayes Jr. to Stoneridge&rsquo;s Board of Directors.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center"><B>STONERIDGE ELECTS GEORGE S.
MAYES JR. TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">WARREN, Ohio, December 3, 2012 -- Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE: SRI)
announced today that George S. Mayes Jr., 53, has been elected to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors created by the Board
of Directors increasing the number of directors to eight.&nbsp; Mayes currently serves as <FONT STYLE="color: black">Executive
Vice President, Global Operations of Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD), a provider of integrated self-service delivery, security
systems and related services.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;We are pleased that George has joined&nbsp;the Board
of Stoneridge.&nbsp; His extensive&nbsp;global operational and supply chain experience will&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;the Board&rsquo;s
oversight and will help the Company as it continues its expansion in global markets,&rdquo; said&nbsp;William M. Lasky, Chairman
of the Board of Stoneridge.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mayes joined Diebold in 2005 as Vice President, Global Manufacturing.
Prior to that, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, LLC, a designer, producer and
supplier of engineered spring steel fasteners, precision stampings, plastic components and related assemblies to automotive and
industrial OEMs. Prior to that, Mayes served as Vice President, Manufacturing, Fastening Systems at Stanley Works, a diversified
global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, mechanical access solutions and electronic security solutions,
engineered fastening systems, healthcare solutions and infrastructure solutions. Mayes began his career at Delphi, a leading supplier
of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments, and held positions of increasing
responsibility over his 15-year tenure.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Mayes holds a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in engineering from the
United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">He will serve a term that continues until the 2013 annual meeting
of shareholders and is expected to be a nominee for Board election at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.&nbsp; In addition,
he will serve as a member of the Audit Committee.</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Warren, Ohio, is an independent
designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the commercial
vehicle, automotive and agricultural, motorcycle and off-highway vehicle markets. Additional information about Stoneridge can be
found at www.stoneridge.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Statements in this release that are not historical fact are
forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in this release. Things that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements include, among other factors, the loss of a major customer; a significant volume change in commercial vehicle, automotive
or agricultural, motorcycle and off-highway vehicle production; disruption in the OEM supply chain due to bankruptcies; a significant
change in general economic conditions in any of the various countries in which the Company operates; labor disruptions at the Company&rsquo;s
facilities or at any of the Company&rsquo;s significant customers or suppliers; the ability of the Company&rsquo;s suppliers to
supply the Company with parts and components at competitive prices on a timely basis; customer acceptance of new products; and
the failure to achieve successful integration of any acquired company or business. In addition, this release contains time-sensitive
information that reflects management&rsquo;s best analysis only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake
any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events, information or circumstances
that arise after the date of this release. Further information concerning issues that could materially affect financial performance
related to forward-looking statements contained in this release can be found in the Company&rsquo;s periodic filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Kenneth A. Kure, Corporate Treasurer and Director of Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">330/856-2443</P>

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