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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2002
                                                  ----------------



                             ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
                             -----------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Massachusetts                    0-25560                        04-2777507
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(State or other                (Commission                    (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                File Number)                  Identification No.)
incorporation)


         2 Cabot Road, Hudson, Massachusetts                   01749
         -----------------------------------------------------------
         (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 567-4000
                                                             --------------






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Item 5.   Other Events.
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On January 25, 2002, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. (the "Company") publicly
disseminated a press release announcing it received $20 million of Debtor in
Possession (DIP) financing under Chapter 11. The Company filed for
reorganization on December 21, 2001. The funds approved, subject to a final
hearing, are through June 2002 and would allow ACT to continue to service
customers and maintain day-to-day operations. The Company believes that the
multi-month DIP, along with the ongoing cash collateral, would be sufficient to
meet ACT's operational needs. The information contained in the press release is
incorporated herein by reference and filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

On January 28, 2002, the Company publicly disseminated a press release
announcing that its common stock was delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market
effective with the open of business on January 28. The Company may seek to have
one or more market makers quote its common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. The
information contained in the press release is incorporated herein by reference
and filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)      Exhibit.

 99.1    Press Release dated January 25, 2002.

 99.2    Press Release dated January 28, 2002.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

                                         ACT MANUFACTURING, INC.
                                         -----------------------
                                         (Registrant)



Date: January 28, 2002                   /s/ John A. Pino
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         John A. Pino,
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Chairman

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number                            Description
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99.1                              Press Release dated January 25, 2002

99.2                              Press Release dated January 28, 2002






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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                                                    ------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                      CONTACT:  Nancy J. Sterling, APR
January 25, 2002                                      ML Strategies, LLC
                                                      (617) 348-1811



                        ACT MANUFACTURING, INC. RECEIVES
                         ADDITIONAL DIP FINANCING TODAY

         Hudson, MA--After a preliminary hearing today in Federal Bankruptcy
Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. announced it received
$20 million of Debtor in Possession (DIP) financing under Chapter 11. The Judge
handling the case is the Honorable Joel Rosenthal.

         The company filed for reorganization on December 21, 2001. The funds
approved today, subject to a final hearing, are through June 2002 and would
allow ACT to continue to service customers and maintain day-to-day operations.
The firm believes that the multi-month DIP, along with the ongoing cash
collateral, would be sufficient to meet ACT's operational needs.

         ACT has operations in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
France, England, Ireland, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. ACT's overseas
operations are unaffected by the Chapter 11 filing.

         The company, headquartered in Hudson, Massachusetts, provides
value-added electronics manufacturing services to original equipment
manufacturers in the networking and telecommunications, computer and industrial
and medical equipment markets. The Company provides OEMs with complex printed
circuit board assembly primarily utilizing advanced surface mount technology,
electro-mechanical subassembly, total system assembly and integration,
mechanical and molded cable and harness assembly and other value-added services.

         This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are neither
guarantees nor promises, but which are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. We
caution you not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements relate, among
other things, to ACT's role in the electronics manufacturing services market,
the results of actions taken by management, the strength of our customers'
markets and the outsourcing model in the electronics industry, expected
operating and financial results, sources of liquidity and capital resources,
effects of our cash management plan, negotiations with lenders and other
parties, anticipated results of restructuring efforts, developments within the
customer base and market opportunities, future customer shipments, and the plans
and objectives of management. Those risks and

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uncertainties include, among others: changes or anticipated changes in economic
conditions; trends in the electronics industry; the strength of our customers'
markets and future customer demands; the financial condition of our customers;
the inability to achieve satisfactory financial arrangements with bank lenders
and other financial sources; the inability to successfully integrate acquired
businesses, the inability to achieve expected synergies and cost associated with
acquisitions; the effectiveness of managing manufacturing processes; increased
competition and its effects on pricing, revenues and gross margins, and our
customer base; our ability to timely complete, configure and ship products; and
changes, reductions, delays or cancellations of customer orders. In addition,
our business and results of operations are subject to numerous additional risks
and uncertainties, including the short-term nature of customer orders,
customers' announcements and introductions of new products or new generations of
products, evolutions in the life cycles of customers' products, inventory
obsolescence and currency exchange rate movements. For a more detailed
discussion of the risks and uncertainties of our business, please refer to our
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2000 and our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2001, June 30,
2001 and September 30, 2001.




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2
                                                                    ------------


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                      Contact:  Nancy J. Sterling, APR
January 28, 2002                                      ML Strategies, LLC
                                                      617-348-1811


               ACT MANUFACTURING, INC. ANNOUNCES NASDAQ DELISTING

Hudson, Massachusetts, January 28, 2002 - ACT Manufacturing, Inc. today
announced that its common stock was delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market
effective with the open of business this morning. The Company intends to seek to
have one or more market makers quote its common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.

ACT Manufacturing, Inc., headquartered in Hudson, Massachusetts, provides
value-added electronics manufacturing services to original equipment
manufacturers in the networking and telecommunications, computer and industrial
and medical equipment markets. The Company provides OEMs with complex printed
circuit board assembly primarily utilizing advanced surface mount technology,
electro-mechanical subassembly, total system assembly and integration,
mechanical and molded cable and harness assembly and other value-added services.
The Company has operations in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi,
France, England, Ireland, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

On December 21, 2001, the Company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Worcester, Massachusetts. The Company continues to operate its business and
manage its affairs as a debtor-in-possession. ACT is represented by Richard
Mikels and the commercial law group from Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and
Popeo, P.C. and a team from Zolofo Cooper.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are neither guarantees nor
promises, but which are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. We caution you not
to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made. Forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to the
intention to seek to have market makers quote ACT's common stock on the OTC
Bulletin Board and ACT's role in the electronics manufacturing services market.
Risks and uncertainties include, among others: changes or anticipated changes in
economic conditions; trends in the electronics industry; the strength of our
customers' markets and future customer demands; the financial condition of our
customers; the inability to achieve satisfactory financial arrangements with
bank lenders and other financial sources; the inability to successfully
integrate acquired businesses, the inability to achieve expected synergies and
cost associated with acquisitions; the

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effectiveness of managing manufacturing processes; increased competition and its
effects on pricing, revenues and gross margins, and our customer base; our
ability to timely complete, configure and ship products; and changes,
reductions, delays or cancellations of customer orders. In addition, our
business and results of operations are subject to numerous additional risks and
uncertainties, including the short-term nature of customer orders, customers'
announcements and introductions of new products or new generations of products,
evolutions in the life cycles of customers' products, inventory obsolescence and
currency exchange rate movements. For a more detailed discussion of the risks
and uncertainties of our business, please refer to our periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the period ended December 31, 2000 and our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and September 30, 2001.

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