Edgar Filing: THOMLINSON R BRUCE

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

THOMLINSON R BRUCE

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)
Member BP Global Exec Team

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC., 501 AIRTECH PARKWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2006

(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	02/18/2006		M		4,534 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	173,993	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

02/18/2006

4,534

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

4,534

$ 0

9,068 ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THOMLINSON R BRUCE C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC. 501 AIRTECH PARKWAY PLAINFIELD, IN 46168				Member BP Global Exec Team

Signatures

/s/ Steven E. Fivel, Attorney-in-Fact		02/22/2006
^**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)	Represents the shares that vested on 2/18/2006 from the non-forfeited portion of the 9,300 Restricted Stock Units that were previously reported on Table II of a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on 2/22/2005, as adjusted for two 3 for 2 stock splits of the Registrant's common stock effected in the form of stock dividends paid on September 15, 2005 and December 30, 2005.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Registrant's common stock.
(3)	4534 of the Restricted Stock Units vested on 2/18/06. The remaining Restricted Stock Units will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on 2/18/2007, 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.
(4)	Represents the non-forfeited and unvested portion of the 9,300 Restricted Stock Units that were previously reported on Table II of a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on 2/22/2005 as adjusted for two 3 for 2 stock splits of the registrant's common stock effected in the form of stock dividends paid on September 15, 2005 and December 30, 2005.

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