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):
October 27, 2005

INGRAM MICRO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State of Incorporation
or organization)
1-12203
(Commission File
Number)
62-1644402
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1600 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92799-5125

(Address, including zip code of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 566-1000

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 27, 2005, Ingram Micro Inc. (“Ingram Micro”) issued a press release announcing Ingram Micro’s financial results for the period ended October 1, 2005 and an outlook for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release, together with the related financial schedules, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the text of which are incorporated under Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K by reference herein. This press release, together with the related financial schedules, are not to be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing, or to form a part of Ingram Micro’s public disclosure in the United States or otherwise.

     Financial results excluding major-program costs associated with Ingram Micro’s outsourcing and optimization plan in North America and integration of the Tech Pacific acquisition, as well as loss related to redemption of Ingram Micro’s senior subordinated notes and termination of related interest-rate swap agreements are presented as supplemental information to enhance the public’s understanding of, and highlight trends in, the company’s financial results excluding such costs. Ingram Micro’s management utilizes these non-GAAP financial measures, along with primary GAAP measures, in analyzing and measuring the performance of the company’s core operations from period to period.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1      Press Release dated October 27, 2005 and related financial schedules.
 

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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.

INGRAM MICRO INC. 
     
By: /s/ Larry C. Boyd 
 
  Name: Larry C. Boyd 
  Title: Senior Vice President, 
    Secretary and General Counsel 

Date: October 27, 2005

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