This Amendment No. 8 (Amendment) amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, Schedule 14D-9) originally filed by IEC Electronics
Corp., a Delaware corporation (IEC or the Company), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on August 26, 2021, relating to the tender offer by Creation Technologies International Inc., a
Delaware corporation (Parent) and CTI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Companys common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the Shares) at an offer price per Share of $15.35, net to the holder of such Share, in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 26, 2021 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
Except to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Schedule
14D-9 remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9. This
Amendment is being filed to reflect certain updates as set forth below.
Item 2. Identity and Background of Filing Person
Item 2 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraphs
after the last paragraph under the heading Item 2. Identity and Background of Filing PersonTender Offer and Merger, beginning on page 1 of the Schedule 14D-9.
At 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 4, 2021, the Offer expired as scheduled. The number of Shares tendered
pursuant to the Offer satisfied the Minimum Condition to the Offer. All conditions to the Offer having been satisfied, the Purchaser irrevocably accepted for payment, and expects to promptly pay for, all Shares validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.
The press release announcing the consummation of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit
(a)(5)(H).
Item 8. Additional Information.
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following
paragraphs immediately prior to the section entitled Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
Expiration of the Offering Period
At 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 4, 2021, the Offer expired as scheduled. The Company has been advised that,
as of the expiration of the Offer, a total of 7,731,697 Shares (excluding Shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered) were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately
72.5% of the outstanding Shares as of the expiration of the Offer. In addition, the Company was advised that notices of guaranteed delivery have been delivered with respect to 372,889 additional Shares, representing approximately 3.5% of the
outstanding Shares as of the expiration of the Offer.
The number of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer satisfied the
Minimum Condition to the Offer. All conditions to the Offer having been satisfied, the Purchaser irrevocably accepted for payment, and expects to promptly pay for, all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.
Following the consummation of the Offer, Parent and Purchaser intend to complete the acquisition of the Company through the
merger of Purchaser with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the Merger). The Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL, with no stockholder vote required to
consummate the Merger. At the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), any Shares not purchased pursuant to the Offer (other than Shares (i) owned by the Companys stockholders who perfected their statutory rights of
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