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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FIVEL STEVEN E
  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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & General Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC., 7635 INTERACTIVE WAY, SUITE 200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2011
(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46278
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 02/19/2011   M   9,743 A $ 0 63,669 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2011   F   3,006 D $ 12.36 60,663 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2011   M   25,089 A $ 0 85,752 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2011   F   9,902 D $ 12.36 75,850 D  
Common Stock               20,000 I By Trust (1)
Common Stock               584 I Represents Shares Acquired under the Brightpoint, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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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) 02/19/2011   M     9,743   (3)   (3) Common Stock 9,743 $ 0 9,743 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (2) 02/19/2011   M     25,089   (4)   (4) Common Stock 25,089 $ 0 50,178 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FIVEL STEVEN E
C/O BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
7635 INTERACTIVE WAY, SUITE 200
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46278
      EVP & General Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ Steven E. Fivel   02/23/2011
**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) These shares are held by the Leslie J. Fivel Living Trust, Leslie J. Fivel, Trustee. Leslie J. Fivel is Steven Fivel's spouse.
(2) Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Registrant's common stock.
(3) Of these RSUs, 9,744 vested on February 19, 2010 and 9,743 vested on February 19, 2011. The remaining 9,743 of these RSUs are scheduled to vest on February 19, 2012.
(4) 25,089 of these RSUs vested on February 19, 2011 and 25,089 of the RSUs are scheduled to vest on each of February 19, 2012 and February 19, 2013.

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