U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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 28, 2008


GREATBATCH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (716) 759-5600

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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Item 2.05.     Costs Associated With Exit or Disposal Activities

As part of its continuing efforts to decrease its cost structure and improve manufacturing efficiencies, on October 28, 2008, management of Greatbatch, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a plan for the closure of its Teterboro New Jersey, Blaine Minnesota and Exton Pennsylvania facilities. The operations at these facilities will be moved to existing facilities of the Company with excess capacity.  On October 31, 2008, the Company issued a press release to announce its consolidation plans. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The total cost for these facility consolidations is estimated to be between $5.7 million and $7.0 million. The major categories of costs include the following:

a.  Severance and retention - $2.1 million to $2.5 million;
b.  Production inefficiencies and revalidation - $0.3 million to $0.5 million;
c.  Accelerated depreciation and asset write-offs - $1.5 million to $1.7 million;
d.  Personnel - $1.2 million to $1.4 million; and
e.  Other - $0.6 million to $0.9 million.

All categories of costs are considered to be cash expenditures, except accelerated depreciation and asset write-offs.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 99.1 Press Release dated October 31, 2008.

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.