BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Dec 10, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC (BHE)
CIK: 0000863436
Period of Report: 2009-12-09

Reporting Person: Barrow Kenneth S (General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-12-09	Common Stock	A	5000	—	Acquired	13500	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-12-09	Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.11	A	25000	Acquired	2019-12-09	Common Stock (25000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option are exercisable as to (i)1,250 shares on December 09, 2010, (ii)1,250 shares on December 09, 2011, (iii) 1,250 shares on December 9, 2012 and (iv) the remaining 1,250 shares on December 09, 2013