UNITED STATES

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: April     26, 2006

(Date of earliest event reported)




Vicor Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction 
of incorporation)


0-18277

(Commission File Number)


04-2742817

(IRS Employer 
Identification Number)






25 Frontage Road, Andover, Massachusetts

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

01810

(Zip Code)




(978) 470-2900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)








Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers



On April 21, 2006, our Board of Directors appointed Joseph W. Kelly as a member of the Board of Directors of Vicor Corporation (the "Company") and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors starting on May 15, 2006 to serve until the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders and his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.  The Board has determined that Mr. Kelly satisfies the requirements for independence set forth in Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ's listing standards.



Since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, there was no transaction or series of similar transactions, nor is there any currently proposed transaction or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and in which Mr. Kelly, or members of his immediate family, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


(a) Financial statements:

             None

(b) Pro forma financial information:

             None

(c) Shell company transactions:

             None

(d) Exhibits

             99.1       Press Release of Vicor Corporation dated April     26, 2006



SIGNATURE

      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.








Dated: April     26, 2006



VICOR CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Mark A. Glazer                      

     Mark A. Glazer

     Chief Financial Officer







Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.
Description


99.1
Press Release of Vicor Corporation dated April     26, 2006