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    <periodOfReport>2009-11-17</periodOfReport>
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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000790818</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>X RITE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>XRIT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001447892</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OEPX, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ONE EQUITY PARTNERS</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>320 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001448688</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>One Equity Partners III, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>320 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001448689</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OEP General Partner III, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>320 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001266797</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OEP HOLDING CORP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>320 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-11-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>X</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4568527</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>33146266</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>77430</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Warrant (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.01</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-11-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>X</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2009-10-28</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2019-08-18</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4568527.88</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On November 17, 2009, OEPX, LLC (&quot;OEPX&quot;) exercised a warrant (the &quot;Warrant&quot;) to purchase 4,568,527.88 shares of Common Stock
 of X-Rite, Incorporated (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.  Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant, OEPX
 received cash in lieu of fractional shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On October 28, 2009, 3,155 shares of restricted common stock previously granted to each of David M. Cohen and Colin M. Farmer
 vested and were transferred from Mr. Cohen and Mr. Farmer to OEPX for no consideration.  Mr. Cohen and Mr. Farmer had
 previously held such securities for the benefit of OEP, and such securities were deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned
 by OEPX.  As a result of this transfer, such securities are now directly owned by OEPX.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These securities are held by OEPX. The managing member of OEPX is One Equity Partners III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
 partnership (&quot;OEP&quot;), of which the sole general partner is OEP General Partner III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
 partnership (&quot;OEP GP&quot;), of which the sole general partner is OEP Holding Corporation (&quot;OEP Holding&quot;), of which the sole
 stockholder is Bank One Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation, of which the sole stockholder is JP Morgan Capital
 Corporation, a Delaware corporation, of which the sole stockholder is Banc One Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability
 company, of which the sole member is JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., a Delaware corporation.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These securities consist of 38,715 shares of restricted stock granted to each of David M. Cohen and Colin M. Farmer.  Mr.
 Cohen and Mr. Farmer are officers of OEP Holding, which is the general partner of OEP GP, which is the general partner of
 OEP, which is the managing member of OEPX.  These securities were granted to Mr. Farmer and Mr. Cohen pursuant to the
 X-Rite, Incorporated 2008 Long Term Incentive Plan in consideration of their service on the Board of Directors of the
 Issuer, and Mr. Farmer and Mr. Cohen hold these shares for the benefit of OEP.</footnote>
    </footnotes>
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    <remarks>Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its
 pecuniary interest therein.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Colin Michael Farmer, Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
