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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Currie John Alexander Du Plessis   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRIGHTPOINT INC [CELL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) President - Emerging Markets (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC., 2601 METROPOLIS PARKWAY, SUITE 210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2007 (Street) PLAINFIELD, IN 46168 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/23/2007   M   5,576 A $ 0 125,576 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

02/23/2007

A

16,728

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

16,728

$ 0

16,728

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

02/23/2007

M

5,576

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

5,576

$ 0

11,152

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Currie John Alexander Du Plessis C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC. 2601 METROPOLIS PARKWAY, SUITE 210 PLAINFIELD, IN 46168				President - Emerging Markets

Signatures

/s/ Steven E. Fivel, Attorney-in-Fact		02/27/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Share amount adjusted for the 6 for 5 split of the Registrant's common stock effected in the form of a stock dividend paid on 5/31/2006 to holders of record on 5/19/2006.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Registrant's common stock.
(3)	These RSUs are performance-based. The number of performanced-based RSUs was determined on 2/09/2007. On 2/23/2007, 5576 of the RSUs vested. The remaining RSUs will vest in equal annual installments on each of 2/23/2008 and 2/23/2009, subject to the Registrant's 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Reporting Person's Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person following each vest date.

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