8-K

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 (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): March 31, 2008

Plantronics, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	1-12696	77-0207692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

345 Encinal Street

Santa Cruz, California 95060

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(831) 426-5858

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

N/A

(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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SECTION 5 — Corporate Governance and Management.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On April 1, 2008 Plantronics, Inc. (“Plantronics”) announced the appointment of Brian Dexheimer to the Plantronics Board of Directors.  Mr. Dexheimer will also serve on the Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Dexheimer was formally elected to the Plantronics Board of Directors effective March 31, 2008.      In connection with his election to the Board of Directors, Mr. Dexheimer was granted options to purchase 12,000 shares of Plantronics common stock at a price of $19.31 per share, pursuant to the 2003 Stock Plan.   A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Plantronics, Inc. dated April 1, 2008, entitled “Brian Dexheimer Joins Plantronics Board of Directors”.

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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.

	PLANTRONICS, INC.
Date: April 1, 2008	By:	/s/ Barbara Scherer
		Barbara Scherer
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

BrianDexheimerJoins Plantronics Board of Directors

Seagate Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Brings Mix of Enterprise and Consumer Expertise to Plantronics’ Board

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dan Race Plantronics, Inc. 831-458-7005 dan.race@plantronics.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2008

SANTA CRUZ, CA–April 1, 2008 – Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) today strengthened its Board of Directors with the addition of Brian Dexheimer, chief sales and marketing officer at Seagate.

“Brian has a strong balance of enterprise and consumer expertise and a proven track record in helping companies grow their customer bases by anticipating future needs,” said Ken Kannappan, president and CEO of Plantronics. “His guidance and judgment in these areas will be very valuable to Plantronics.”

Promoted to chief marketing and sales officer in 2006, Dexheimer is responsible for the direction and management of Seagate’s five market-facing business units: Enterprise Storage, Personal Storage, Consumer Electronics Storage, Branded Solutions and New Business Initiatives. Prior to his current role, Dexheimer was the executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, where he helped Seagate grow its business in core markets and also expand to new markets with significant revenue opportunities.

A 22-year veteran of Seagate, Dexheimer has held a variety of leadership positions, including vice president and general manager of Seagate Removable Storage Solutions; senior vice president, Marketing and Product Line Management for Desktop disk drives; and senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing.

“Plantronics is at a very exciting stage in its 47-year history as trends in both the enterprise and consumer markets are increasing the value of the company’s offerings for the customer,” said Dexheimer. “I’m very pleased to join the Board of Directors and look forward to helping the company achieve its long-term business goals.”

Dexheimer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of Portland and a Masters of Science degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

About Plantronics

In 1969, a Plantronics headset carried the historic first words from the moon: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”  Since then, Plantronics has become the headset of choice for mission-critical applications such as air traffic control, 911 dispatch, and the New York Stock Exchange.  Today, this history of Sound Innovation™ is the basis for every product we build for the office, contact center, personal mobile, entertainment and residential markets. The Plantronics family of brands includes Plantronics, Altec Lansing and Clarity, For more information, go to www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.

Altec Lansing, Clarity, Plantronics, and Sound Innovation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc.

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PLANTRONICS, INC. / 345 Encinal Street / P.O. Box1802/ Santa Cruz, California95061-1802

831-426-6060 / Fax 831-426-6098

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