SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KAMINSKY ANDREW F

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP

35 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD

(Street)

PLAINVIEW

11803

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP. [ ARX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	11/16/2012		M		2,826⁽¹⁾	A	$0	14,960	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	11/16/2012		F		1,019⁽¹⁾	D	$6.29	13,941	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share								65,000	I	See Note⁽²⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	11/16/2012		M			2,826	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	2,826	$0	5,653	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 2,826 shares acquired as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units awarded on November 21, 2011 and 1,019 shares withheld to satisfy Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation.

2. These shares of Common Stock are held directly by VGG Holding LLC ("VGG") and are owned indirectly by the Reporting Person by virtue of the Reporting Person's Class B-1 membership interests in VGG. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company operating agreement governing VGG, the holders of Class B-1 membership interests are entitled to receive a percentage of all distributions, if any, made by VGG after (x) the holders of Class A membership interests in VGG have received a return of their invested capital plus a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually) on their invested capital, and (y) certain members of Aeroflex Holding Corp.'s management that received Class A interests in VGG for their capital contributions to VGG have received a special distribution in the aggregate amount of approximately $3.2 million, together with a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually).

3. Each restricted stock unit granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.

4. As previously reported, on November 21, 2011, Reporting Person was granted 8,479 restricted stock units ("RSUs") designated as "Time-Based Units," which vest to the extent of one-third of the RSUs on each of November 16, 2012 (as reflected in Table I above), November 16, 2013 and November 16, 2014, subject to Reporting Person's continued employment in good standing with the Issuer.

	/s/ Andrew F. Kaminsky	11/16/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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