BRIGHTPOINT INC
S-3/A, 1996-12-03
ELECTRONIC PARTS & EQUIPMENT, NEC
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                    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 1996
                                                                                      Registration No. 333-15663
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                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                              Washington, D.C. 20549

   
                                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1 to
                                                     FORM S-3
                                              REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                                      Under
                                            THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
    

                                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
                                 (Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                               6402 Corporate Drive                               35-1778566
(State or other jurisdiction                 Indianapolis, Indiana 46278                        (I.R.S. employer
    of incorporation or                         (317) 297-6100                                   identification
       organization)                      (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,        number)
                            including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                                            Robert J. Laikin, Chairman
                                                Brightpoint, Inc.
                                               6402 Corporate Drive
                                           Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
                                                  (317) 297-6100
                            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                                    including area code, of agent for service)

                                                    Copies to:

                                             Robert J. Mittman, Esq.
                                              Tenzer Greenblatt LLP
                                               405 Lexington Avenue
                                             New York, New York 10174
                                            Telephone: (212) 885-5000
                                            Telecopier: (212) 885-5001

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check the following box |_|

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box |X|

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number
of the earlier registration statement for the same offering. |_| ____

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration
statement for the same offering. |_| ____

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. |_|

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                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                      Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum         Amount
   Title of Shares                Amount to be         Offering Price     Aggregate Offering    of Registration   
  to be Registered                Registered(1)         Per Share(2)           Price(2)              Fee          
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Common Stock, $.01 par value     750,000 Shares(3)         $25.00            $18,750,000           $5,681.82(4)      
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(1)     For the account of selling stockholders.

(2)     Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee.
        Pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  (the
        "Act") the  registration  fee has been calculated based upon the average
        of the  high  and  low  sale  prices  as  reported  by  NASDAQ  for  the
        registrant's Common Stock on October 31, 1996.

   
(3)     Pursuant  to  Rule  416 of the  Act  there  are  also  being  registered
        hereunder  such  additional  shares  as may  be  issued  to the  selling
        stockholders  because of future stock  dividends , stock  distributions,
        stock  splits or similar  capital  readjustments  or, in the case of the
        holders of options  or  warrants,  the  operation  of the  anti-dilution
        provisions  thereof,  including,  but not limited  to, additional shares
        that may be issued as a result of the 3-2 split of the Company's  Common
        Stock to be  effected  in the form of a 50% stock  dividend,  payable on
        December 16, 1996 to holders of record on November 25, 1996.

(4)     The entire  filing fee of $5,681.82  was  previously  paid in connection
        with the initial filing of this Registration Statement.
    

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The Registrant hereby amends this  Registration  Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this Registration  Statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or until the  Registration  Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section
8(a), may determine.


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PROSPECTUS


                         750,000 Shares of Common Stock

                                Brightpoint, Inc.


   
This  Prospectus  relates  to an  offering  by  certain  persons  (the  "Selling
Stockholders")  of an  aggregate  of up to  750,000  shares of  Common  Stock of
Brightpoint,  Inc. (the  "Company").  This  Prospectus  also relates to up to an
additioal  375,000  shares of Common  Stock  which will be issued to the Selling
Stockholders  on December 16, 1996, the payment date for the Company's  recently
announced  3-2  Common  Stock  split to be  effected  in the form of a 50% stock
dividend.  See "Recent  Developments."  The Company  will not receive any of the
proceeds from the sale of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders.

The  Common  Stock is traded on the  NASDAQ  National  Market  under the  symbol
"CELL." On  December  2, 1996,  the  closing  sale price of the Common  Stock as
reported by NASDAQ was $36.50.
    

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              THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE CERTAIN RISKS.
                    SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 7.

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            THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY
               THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
                SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND
                   EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
                     COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
                        ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
                         REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
                             IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


   
                 The date of this Prospectus is December 6, 1996
    





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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     The Company is subject to the informational  requirements of the Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act") and,  in  accordance
therewith,  files  reports,  proxy  statements  and other  information  with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission").  Such reports,  proxy
statements  and other  information  filed by the  Company can be  inspected  and
copied at the public reference facilities of the Commission located at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's regional offices
at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7 World Trade
Center,  New York, New York 10048.  Copies of such material can also be obtained
from the Public Reference  Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,
Washington,  D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Commission maintains a Website
that contained reports,  proxy and information  statements and other information
regarding  registrants,  such as the Company,  that file electronically with the
Commission. The Commission's Website address is http://www.sec.gov.



                      INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     The  following  documents  filed by the  Company  with the  Commission  are
incorporated herein by reference:

     (a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995;

     (b)  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the three month  period ended March
31, 1996;

     (c) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended June 30,
1996;

     (d)  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the  three  month  period  ended
September 30, 1996;

     (e) Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 12, 1996; and

     (f)  The  description  of  the  Company's  Common  Stock  contained  in its
Registration Statement on Form 8-A.


     All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the  Exchange  Act after the date of this  Prospectus  and prior to the
termination  of the offering of the Common Stock offered  hereby shall be deemed
to be  incorporated  by reference  herein and to be a part hereof on the date of
filing of such documents.


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     The  Company  will  furnish  without  charge  to each  person  to whom this
Prospectus is delivered,  on the written or oral request of such person,  a copy
of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference,  except for the
exhibits to such  documents.  Requests  should be directed to Ms. Wendi  Craven,
Brightpoint, Inc., 6402 Corporate Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278, telephone:
(317) 297-6100.


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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

   
     The  following  summary is qualified  in its entirety by the more  detailed
information  and financial  statements,  including the notes thereto,  appearing
elsewhere in this  Prospectus  and contained in the  Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and the Company's  Current
Report  on Form 8-K dated  June 12,  1996,  incorporated  by  reference  in this
Prospectus.  Prospective  investors  are  urged to read this  Prospectus  in its
entirety.  All information in this Prospectus reflects the Company's acquisition
of the Allied Companies (as hereinafter  defined) in June 1996. Unless otherwise
noted,  information in this Prospectus has been adjusted to give effect to a 3-2
split of the  Company's  Common  Stock to be effected in the form of a 50% stock
dividend  payable on December 16, 1996 to stockholders of record on November 25,
1996. See "Recent Developments."
    

                                   The Company

     Brightpoint,  Inc. (the  "Company") is a leading  worldwide  distributor of
cellular telephones and accessories.  The Company offers products from prominent
manufacturers under brand names such as Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Audiovox, NEC
and AT&T, and has developed a global  customer base of more than 10,000 cellular
carriers,  agents,  resellers,  dealers  and  retailers.  The  Company has grown
rapidly,  with net sales  increasing from  approximately  $309.2 million for the
year ended December 31, 1994 to approximately  $419.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 1995, and with pro forma net income  increasing from  approximately
$4.6 million to approximately $7.3 million during the same period.

   
     The market for  cellular  products  and  services,  a major  segment of the
wireless  communications  industry,  has grown  substantially  and  continues to
expand.  The number of cellular  subscribers  in the United States has increased
from  approximately  300,000 in 1985 to more than 32 million in 1995, growing by
more than eight million, or approximately 33.3%, in 1995 alone. In addition, the
Company  expects that rapid growth in  international  markets will continue as a
result of low market  penetration,  economic growth and high population density.
The Company has been successful in expanding its  international  presence,  with
international  sales as a percentage of net sales increasing  significantly from
approximately  18.4% to 32.0% from the year ended  December 31, 1994 to the year
ended December 31, 1995.
    

     The  emergence of new wireless  communications  technologies  and services,
such as enhanced  specialized  mobile radio  ("ESMR"),  personal  communications
services ("PCS") and satellite  communications  systems, is expected to increase
the  wireless   communications   subscriber  base  upon  widespread   commercial
introduction  of  these  services.   The  Company  currently  provides  cellular
distribution  services for many of the leading  manufacturers and carriers which
are expected to  participate in these new and emerging  wireless  communications
markets.

     The Company  focuses on serving as an effective link between  manufacturers
and service providers in the wireless

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communications  industry. The Company's goals include (i) building upon its base
of  customers  by  providing  a  reliable,  timely and  cost-effective  means of
obtaining a broad range of brand name products and accessories, (ii) meeting the
increasing  outsourcing  demands  of  manufacturers  and  service  providers  by
offering  inventory  management  and  value-added  services,  (iii)  offering an
attractive  channel of distribution for its suppliers by providing an efficient,
low-cost method of accessing a large and diverse base of customers worldwide and
(iv) expanding sales of accessory products.

     The  Company  was  incorporated  under the laws of the State of  Indiana in
August 1989 under the name Wholesale Cellular USA, Inc. and reincorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware in March 1994. In September  1995, the Company
changed its name to Brightpoint,  Inc. The Company's principal executive offices
are  located at 6402  Corporate  Drive,  Indianapolis,  Indiana  46278,  and its
telephone number is (317) 297-6100.

                               Recent Developments

   
     In July  1996,  the  Company  entered  into an  agreement  with  Technology
Resources  International Ltd. ("TRI"), an international  distributor of wireless
communications  equipment  based in the United  Kingdom,  pursuant  to which the
parties formed Brightpoint International Ltd. ("Brightpoint  International"),  a
company owned equally by the Company and TRI. Brightpoint International conducts
all of the Company's sales and marketing  activities  outside of North and South
America.  In November  1996,  the Company  reached an  agreement in principle to
acquire  the 50% of  Brightpoint  International  it did  not  already  own.  The
purchase price for the remaining  equity interest  consists of 400,000 shares of
the  Company's  Common Stock and  $5,000,000  in cash.  The Company  expects the
transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 1996.

     In June 1996, the Company consummated a merger pursuant to an Agreement and
Plan of  Merger  dated  March 14,  1996 and as  amended  on April 29,  1996 (the
"Merger Agreement"),  by and among the Company,  Brightpoint  Acquisition,  Inc.
(the   "Subsidiary"),   a  wholly-owned   subsidiary  of  the  Company,   Allied
Communications,   Inc.,   Allied   Communications   of  Florida,   Inc.,  Allied
Communications of Georgia, Inc., Allied Communications of Illinois, Inc., Allied
Communications  of Puerto Rico,  Inc.  (collectively,  the "Allied  Companies"),
Robert Picow and Joseph Forer (together, the "Allied Stockholders"), pursuant to
which,  upon the  terms and  conditions  of the  Merger  Agreement,  the  Allied
Companies were merged with and into the  Subsidiary  and all of the  outstanding
shares of common stock of each of the Allied  Companies  were  converted into an
aggregate  of  2,025,000  (pre 3-2 split)  shares of Common Stock of the Company
(the "Merger").  Upon the  consummation of the Merger,  Messrs.  Picow and Forer
owned 1,741,500 shares and 283,500 shares (pre 3-2 split), respectively,  of the
Company's Common Stock, which currently represents approximately 15.8% and 2.6%,
respectively,  of  the  shares  outstanding.  The  Allied  Companies  distribute
wireless communications products throughout the United States and Latin America.
    


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     Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company,  simultaneously
with the Merger,  appointed  Robert  Picow as a director of the Company to serve
for a term of three years in the same Class as Robert J. Laikin, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  and appointed Joseph Forer as
a director  of the Company to serve for a term of two years in the same Class as
J. Mark  Howell,  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the  Company.  The
Company also entered into employment agreements with the Allied Stockholders. In
October 1996, Mr. Picow terminated his employment agreement with the Company and
entered  into a three year  consulting  agreement  with the Company  pursuant to
which Mr.  Picow will  receive  $10,000  per month.  The  Company  has agreed to
include up to 750,000  (pre 3-2 split) of the shares of Common Stock held by the
Allied Stockholders in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms
a part. See "Selling Stockholders and Plan of Distribution."

     On November  12, 1996 the Company  declared a 3-2 split of its Common Stock
to be effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend  payable on December 16, 1996
to  stockholders  of record on November  25, 1996.  Giving  effect to this stock
split,  fully-diluted  net income per share (on a pro-forma basis, as more fully
described in the  financial  statements  included in the report on Form 10-Q for
the three months ended September 30, 1996 incorporated  herein by reference) for
the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996  and  1995  was  $.48  and  $.37,
respectively,  based  on  weighted  average  number  of  shares  outstanding  of
16,754,000 and 13,289,000, respectively.
    


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                                  RISK FACTORS

     Prospective  investors should consider carefully the following risk factors
in evaluating an  investment in the Company and its business  before  purchasing
any shares of the Common Stock offered hereby.

     Future Operating Results. The Company's business operates on a high-volume,
low-margin basis. The Company's operating expenses have increased  significantly
and can be expected to continue to increase significantly in connection with the
Company's   expansion   activities  and,   accordingly,   the  Company's  future
profitability  will  depend  upon  corresponding   increases  in  revenues  from
operations.  Future events,  including unanticipated  expenses,  increased price
competition,  unfavorable  general  economic  conditions,  product  returns  and
recalls  and  uncollectible  accounts,  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on the
Company's  operating results.  There can be no assurance that the Company's rate
of revenue  growth  will  continue  in the future or that the  Company's  future
operations will be profitable.

     Risks Associated with Rapid  Expansion.  The Company has achieved rapid and
substantial  growth  which has placed and is  expected  to  continue  to place a
significant strain on its management, administrative, operational, financial and
other  resources.  The  Company's  success  will be largely  dependent  upon its
ability to hire additional qualified  management,  marketing and other personnel
to augment the Company's efforts in successfully managing such growth (including
monitoring  operations,  controlling costs and maintaining effective management,
inventory  and  credit  controls).   The  Company  has  limited   experience  in
effectuating rapid expansion and in managing a broader range of new services and
operations which are  geographically  dispersed.  There can be no assurance that
the Company will be able to continue to successfully manage its operations (both
in the United  States and  internationally)  or that any inability to do so will
not adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.

     Risks  Associated  with  Future  Growth  and  Acquisitions.  The  Company's
continued  expansion will be largely  dependent  upon,  among other things,  the
Company's  ability to secure an  adequate  supply of  competitive  products on a
timely  basis  and  on  commercially  reasonable  terms;  continually  turn  its
inventories  and collect its accounts  receivable;  and continue to successfully
develop and maintain key relationships  with carriers and leading  manufacturers
and  dealers of cellular  products.  The  Company's  growth  prospects  could be
adversely  affected  by  a  decline  in  the  wireless  communications  industry
generally or in particular  geographic  markets or market segments,  which could
result in reduction or deferral of  expenditures by prospective  customers.  The
Company  has and will  continue  to seek to expand  its  operations  in both the
United States and  international  markets through  acquisitions of businesses or
the establishment of strategic alliances which the

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Company  believes  are  compatible  with  its  business.  The  Company  recently
commenced  operations of Brightpoint  International  and  consummated the Merger
with the Allied  Companies.  There can be no assurance  that the Company will be
able to make  additional  acquisitions  or that it will be able to  successfully
integrate into its  operations any business which it may acquire  (including the
operations of Brightpoint International and the Allied Companies). Any inability
to do so,  particularly  in instances in which the Company has made  significant
capital investments, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

     Foreign  Trade  Risks.  Sales of cellular  products to customers in foreign
markets,  primarily in Latin America and the Middle East,  have accounted for an
increasing  portion of the Company's net sales. For the years ended December 31,
1994 and 1995 and the nine months ended  September  30, 1996,  sales of cellular
products to customers in foreign  markets  accounted  for  approximately  18.4%,
32.0% and  41.0%,  respectively,  of the  Company's  net sales.  The  Company is
seeking to continue to increase  product  sales in foreign  markets and believes
that such markets present significant opportunities.  There can be no assurance,
however,  that the Company  will be able to do so or that any such  markets will
ultimately  prove  to be  viable.  To the  extent  that the  Company  is able to
continue to successfully increase its foreign sales, it will become increasingly
subject to risks inherent in foreign  trade,  including  increased  credit risk,
customs duties and import quotas and other trade  restrictions,  fluctuations in
foreign  currency   exchange  rates,   shipping  delays,   failure  or  material
interruption  of cellular  systems and  services  and  international  political,
regulatory and economic developments, all of which, particularly in light of the
historical and political  instability of many countries in Latin America and the
Middle East, could have a material  adverse effect on the Company.  In addition,
to the extent  that the Company  establishes  operations  in foreign  countries,
there can be no  assurance  that  political,  regulatory,  economic  or military
developments,  over which the Company will have no control, will not subject the
Company to  increased  risk of loss of revenues and property due to, among other
things,   expropriation,   nationalization,   inflation,  currency  devaluation,
international  hostilities,  confiscatory taxation,  limitations on repatriation
and currency  controls.  Although a majority of foreign sales are currently made
in U.S. dollars the percentage of the Company's foreign sales made in currencies
other than the U.S.  dollar  has  increased  in recent  periods.  Therefore,  an
increase in the value of the dollar in relation to foreign  currencies  may have
an adverse effect on potential  demand for the Company's  products.  The Company
may also  experience  losses  as a result  of  future  fluctuations  in  foreign
currencies compared to the dollar.

     Dependence  on   Third-Party   Suppliers.   The  Company  is  dependent  on
third-party  equipment  manufacturers,  distributors  and dealers for all of its
supply of cellular telephones and accessories.  For the years ended December 31,
1994 and 1995 and the nine months

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ended September 30, 1996, the Company's four largest  suppliers in the aggregate
accounted for approximately  57.8%,  43.9% and 33.8%,  respectively,  of product
purchases.  For the year ended  December 31, 1995,  the  Company's  four largest
suppliers,  Nokia Mobile  Phones,  Inc.  ("Nokia"),  BellSouth  Cellular  Corp.,
Ericsson and Comcast,  accounted for approximately  19.7%,  9.9%, 8.6% and 5.7%,
respectively,  of product purchases, with Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, and Comcast
accounting for  approximately  17.2%,  7.1%,  5.5% and 4.09%,  respectively,  of
product  purchases for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996. The Company is
dependent on the ability of its  suppliers to provide  adequate  inventories  of
currently popular brand name products on a timely basis and on favorable pricing
terms.  As is typical in the  industry,  the Company does not have  exclusive or
long-term  agreements with any of its suppliers and generally purchases products
pursuant to purchase  orders placed from time to time in the ordinary  course of
business.  Although  the  Company  believes  that  its  relationships  with  its
suppliers  are  satisfactory,  the loss of  certain of the  Company's  principal
suppliers or substantial price increases  imposed by any such suppliers,  in the
absence  of  readily  available  alternative  sources  of  supply,  would have a
material adverse effect on the Company. There can be no assurance that suppliers
will  continue to offer  competitive  products to the Company,  that the Company
will be able to obtain accessory products on favorable terms or that the Company
will not be  subject  to the risk of price  fluctuations  and  periodic  delays.
Failure or delay by principal suppliers in supplying competitive products to the
Company on  favorable  terms would  materially  adversely  affect the  Company's
operating  margins and the Company's ability to obtain and deliver products on a
timely and competitive basis.

     Intense  Industry  Competition.  The markets for  cellular  telephones  and
accessories are characterized by intense price competition and significant price
erosion  over  the  life  of a  product.  The  Company  competes  with  numerous
well-established wholesale distributors and manufacturers of cellular equipment,
including  the  Company's  suppliers,  as  well as with  providers  of  cellular
services,  certain of which possess  greater  financial and other resources than
the Company.  Certain of these  competitors  may also market the same or similar
products  directly to the Company's  customers and have the financial  resources
necessary  to  enable  them  to  withstand  substantial  price  competition  and
implement extensive advertising and promotional programs,  both generally and in
response  to  efforts by  additional  competitors  to enter into new  markets or
introduce new products. The cellular distribution industry is also characterized
by low  barriers  to  entry  and  frequent  introduction  of new  products.  The
Company's ability to continue to compete  successfully will be largely dependent
on its ability to maintain its current vendor  relationships  and anticipate and
respond to various  competitive  factors  affecting the industry,  including new
products which may be introduced,  changes in consumer preferences,  demographic
trends,  international,  national,  regional and local  economic  conditions and
discount pricing and promotion

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strategies by  competitors.  There can be no assurance  that the Company will be
able to  continue to compete  successfully,  particularly  as domestic  cellular
markets  mature and the  Company  seeks to enter into new markets and market new
products.

     Inventory  Obsolescence and Technological  Change. The markets for wireless
communications  products are  characterized by rapidly  changing  technology and
evolving industry  standards,  often resulting in product  obsolescence or short
product life cycles.  Accordingly,  the Company's  success is dependent upon its
ability to anticipate  technological  changes in the industry and to continually
identify,  obtain and  successfully  market new products  that satisfy  evolving
industry and customer  requirements.  The Company has made increased commitments
of capital to purchase product inventories. Additional concentrations of capital
in inventory  increase the risk of loss from  possible  inventory  obsolescence.
There can be no assurance that competitors or manufacturers of cellular products
will not market  products  which have  perceived  advantages  over the Company's
products or which render the products  currently sold by the Company obsolete or
less marketable.  In addition,  the use of alternative  wireless  communications
technologies, including ESMR, PCS and satellite communications systems, with the
potential  to compete  with  cellular  systems,  may reduce  demand for existing
cellular  products.  The Company  expects that companies which have developed or
are developing  new  technologies  or products in related  market  segments will
commercialize   technologies   which  would  compete  with   existing   cellular
technology.   Certain  of  such   technologies,   upon   widespread   commercial
introduction,  could materially change the types of products sold by the Company
and its suppliers and result in significant price  competition.  There can be no
assurance  that the Company's  existing  customers or consumers will be willing,
for financial or other reasons,  to purchase new equipment  necessary to utilize
these  new  technologies  or  that  product  obsolescence  will  not  result  in
significantly  increased  inventories  of  unsold  products.  Moreover,  complex
hardware and software  contained in new cellular  phones could  contain  defects
which become  apparent  subsequent to widespread  commercial  use,  resulting in
product recalls and returns.

     Increasing  Sales  Concentration  and Accounts  Receivable;  Collection and
Credit Risks. An increasing  portion of the Company's net sales has been derived
from a  concentrated  customer  base.  For the years ended December 31, 1994 and
1995 and the nine months ended September 30, 1996, sales of cellular products to
the Company's five largest customers  accounted for approximately  17.7%,  17.2%
and 15.2%, respectively, of the Company's net sales. For the year ended December
31,  1995,  sales of  cellular  products  to  CellCom  Israel  Ltd.  ("CellCom")
accounted for  approximately  7.9% of the Company's net sales.  The loss of this
customer or other principal  customers  could have a material  adverse effect on
the  Company's  financial  condition  and results of  operations.  The Company's
accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts, at September 30, 1996
were approximately $78.1 million, as compared to

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approximately  $55.2  million,  at December 31, 1995. At September 30, 1996, the
Company's allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $1.0 million,  which
the  Company  believes  is  currently  adequate  for the size and  nature of its
receivables.  Nevertheless, delays in collection or uncollectibility of accounts
receivable could have a material  adverse effect on the Company's  liquidity and
working capital position.  In connection with the Company's continued expansion,
the Company intends to offer open account terms to additional  customers,  which
will subject the Company to increased  credit  risk,  particularly  in the event
that any such  receivables  represent  sales to a limited number of customers or
are  concentrated  in  foreign  markets,   and  could  require  the  Company  to
continually increase its allowance for doubtful accounts.

     Possible  Fluctuations  in Operating  Results;  Seasonality.  The Company's
operating  results  may vary from  period  to  period as a result of  purchasing
patterns of potential  customers,  the timing of introduction of new products by
the Company's  suppliers and  competitors,  variations in sales by  distribution
channels,  product  availability  and  pricing  and the  seasonal  nature of the
Company's  business.  Sales of the Company's  products are  seasonal,  with peak
product  shipments,  primarily in the United  States  occurring in the third and
fourth quarters.  Unanticipated  events,  including delays in securing  adequate
inventories  of competitive  products at the time of peak sales,  or significant
decreases in sales during such periods,  could have a material adverse effect on
the  Company.  There can be no  assurance  that the  foregoing  factors will not
result in significant fluctuations in operating results in the future.

     Significant   Outstanding   Indebtedness;   Loan   Covenants  and  Security
Interests.  In order to finance the Company's expanded operations,  in June 1996
and  October  1996,  the  Company  amended  its loan  agreement  with  Bank One,
Indianapolis, N.A., acting as agent for a group of banks (the "Bank"), providing
for  borrowings  under a line of credit of up to $75  million and  allowing  the
Company  to   guarantee   up  to  $25  million  of  bank  debt  of   Brightpoint
International.  At  September  30,  1996,  the Company had  approximately  $27.2
million  outstanding  under its  agreement  with the Bank.  All of the Company's
inventory and receivables are pledged to the Bank as collateral, and the Company
is prohibited from incurring additional indebtedness, which could, under certain
circumstances,  limit the  Company's  ability to  implement  its  expansion.  In
addition to certain net worth and other financial covenants,  the Company's loan
agreement  with the Bank limits or  prohibits  the  Company,  subject to certain
exceptions,   from   declaring  or  paying  cash   dividends,   making   capital
distributions or other payments to stockholders,  merging or consolidating  with
another  corporation or selling all or substantially  all of its assets.  In the
event  of a  violation  by the  Company  of any of its loan  covenants  or other
default by the Company on its obligations,  the Bank could declare the Company's
indebtedness  to be  immediately  due and payable and foreclose on the Company's
assets. At

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September 30, 1996, the Company was in compliance  with the terms of its line of
credit with the Bank. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
comply with the terms of its loan agreement with the Bank in the future.

     Dependence  on Key  Personnel.  The  success  of  the  Company  is  largely
dependent on the personal efforts of certain key personnel. Although the Company
has entered  into  employment  agreements  with its key  personnel,  the loss or
interruption  of the services of such  individuals or other key employees  could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and prospects.

     Classified Board of Directors;  Authorization and Discretionary Issuance of
Preferred Stock. The Company's  By-laws divide the Board of Directors into three
classes serving staggered three-year terms. The staggered Board of Directors may
make  it  more  difficult  for a  third  party  to  acquire,  or may  discourage
acquisition  bids for, the Company.  In addition,  the Company's  Certificate of
Incorporation authorizes the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock with such
designations,  rights and  preferences as may be determined from time to time by
the Board of  Directors.  Accordingly,  the  Board of  Directors  is  empowered,
without   stockholder   approval,   to  issue  preferred  stock  with  dividend,
liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the
voting power or other rights of the holders of the Company's  Common  Stock.  In
the event of issuance,  the  preferred  stock could be utilized,  under  certain
circumstances,  as a method of discouraging,  delaying or preventing a change in
control of the Company.












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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            Selected Financial Data
                 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)


   
     The statement of income data for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 1995 and the balance sheet data at December 31, 1994 and 1995
are derived from the audited  financial  statements  included  elsewhere in this
Prospectus.  The  statement of income data for each of the years in the two-year
period ended  December 31, 1992 and the balance sheet data at December 31, 1991,
1992 and 1993 are derived from audited financial statements not included in this
Prospectus.   The  financial   information   presented  below  gives  effect  to
adjustments  to the  Company's  historical  financial  statements to reflect the
acquisition  by the Company of the Allied  Companies in June 1996  pursuant to a
business  combination  accounted for using the pooling of interests method.  The
financial  information  also  has  been  adjusted,  where  applicable,  to  give
retroactive  effect to a 3-2 split of the Company's  Common Stock to be effected
in the form of a 50% stock  dividend  payable on December 16, 1996 to holders of
record on November 25, 1996.  This data should be read in  conjunction  with the
financial statements and notes thereto and "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" appearing elsewhere herein.
    

                                                                                  Year ended December 31
                                                          1991            1992            1993              1994            1995
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>      
Statement of Income Data:

Net sales                                              $  64,400       $  96,403        $ 151,315        $ 309,227        $ 419,149
Cost of sales                                             60,166          89,580          140,617          290,463          390,950
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross profit                                               4,234           6,823           10,698           18,764           28,199
Selling, general and
    administrative expenses                                2,867           4,944            7,418           11,095           14,813
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from operations                                     1,367           1,879            3,280            7,669           13,386
Interest income (expense), net                                 8             (38)            (103)            (164)          (1,383)
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                                 1,375           1,841            3,177            7,505           12,003
Income taxes (1)                                             116            --               --              1,623            3,838
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                             $   1,259       $   1,841        $   3,177        $   5,882        $   8,165
                                                       =============================================================================
Pro forma net income (1)                               $     830       $   1,114        $   1,928        $   4,555        $   7,307
                                                       =============================================================================
Fully diluted net income per share:
         Pro forma                                     $    0.10       $    0.14        $    0.24        $    0.40        $    0.53
                                                       =============================================================================

         Weighted average common
             shares outstanding                            7,913           7,913            7,913           11,421            13,781
                                                       =============================================================================
    
<CAPTION>

                                                                                         December 31
                                                            1991            1992             1993             1994             1995
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>      
   
Balance Sheet Data:
    

Working capital                                        $   1,560       $   3,072        $   7,039        $  20,960        $  62,219
Total assets                                               8,425          18,365           31,283           82,845          119,787
Total long-term debt,
    including current portion                              1,563           1,560            6,086            6,361            6,217
Total liabilities                                          7,173          16,029           27,799           62,562           54,930
Stockholders' equity                                       1,252           2,336            3,484           20,283           64,857

</TABLE>

(1) See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           Management's Discussion And
                       Analysis Of Financial Condition And
                              Results of Operations

     On June 7, 1996, the Company completed a merger with Allied Communications,
Inc., Allied Communications of Florida,  Inc., Allied Communications of Georgia,
Inc.,  Allied  Communications  of Illinois,  Inc. and Allied  Communications  of
Puerto Rico, Inc. ("the Allied  Companies"),  which are engaged in substantially
the same business as the Company.  The  transaction  was accounted for using the
pooling-of-interests   method  and  accordingly,   the  Company's   consolidated
financial  statements  have been  restated to reflect the  consolidated  balance
sheets and consolidated results of operations of both companies as if the merger
had been in effect for all periods presented. In connection with the merger, the
Company recorded a nonrecurring charge of $2,750,000  ($2,061,000 net of tax) in
the quarter  ended June 30, 1996 for  transaction  costs,  including  investment
banking, legal, and accounting fees, and for estimated costs associated with the
merger.

Results of Operations

     The following table sets forth for the periods  indicated the percentage of
net sales represented by certain items reflected in the Company's  statements of
income. The statements of income contained in the Company's financial statements
and the  following  table  for each of the  years  presented  include  pro forma
adjustments  for income taxes as such periods  preceded the  termination  of the
Company's or the Allied Companies' S corporation  election.  See Note 1 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Year to Year
                                                                                             Percentage
                                            Percentage of Net Sales                           Changes
                                 ---------------------------------------------     ------------------------------
                                            Year ended December 31,                     1993          1994
                                        1993          1994          1995               to 1994       to 1995
                                 ---------------------------------------------     ------------------------------

<S>                                      <C>           <C>           <C>                  <C>            <C>  
Net sales                                100.0%        100.0%        100.0%               104.4%         35.5%
Cost of sales                             92.9          93.9          93.3                106.6          34.6
Gross profit                               7.1           6.1           6.7                 75.4          50.3
Selling, general and
administrative expenses                    4.9           3.6           3.5                 49.6          33.5
Income from operations                     2.2           2.5           3.2                133.8          74.5
Net income                                 2.1           1.9           1.9                 85.1          38.8
Pro forma net income                       1.3           1.5           1.7                136.3          60.4

</TABLE>


Net Sales

     Net sales increased by approximately $109.9 million, or 35.5%, from 1994 to
1995 and by $157.9 million,  or 104.4%,  from 1993 to 1994. The increases in net
sales are  primarily  attributable  to  increased  sales in foreign  markets and
increased domestic unit


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volume,   offsetting  a  decrease  in  per  unit  prices.   Foreign  sales  were
approximately  18.4%  and  32.0% of the  Company's  net sales for 1994 and 1995,
respectively.  The  Company  anticipates  that sales of its  products in foreign
markets will continue to account for a  significant  portion of net sales in the
future.
    

Cost of Sales And Gross Profit

     Cost of sales increased by  approximately  $100.5 million,  or 34.6%,  from
1994 to 1995 and by $149.8 million,  or 106.6%,  from 1993 to 1994. Gross profit
increased by approximately $9.4 million, or 50.3%, from 1994 to 1995 and by $8.0
million,  or 75.4%, from 1993 to 1994. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales
increased  from 6.1% to 6.7% from 1994 to 1995 and  decreased  from 7.1% to 6.1%
from 1993 to 1994. The increases in absolute dollars are primarily  attributable
to the  increased  number  of units  sold.  The  increase  in gross  profit as a
percentage of net sales from 1994 to 1995 is due to an increase in international
sales and the  Company's  ability to maintain its per unit dollar  profit as per
unit phone prices have declined. In addition, a one-time promotional program was
run during 1994 whereby the Allied Companies sold products to a customer and its
agents at significantly  reduced margins in order to increase sales volume. This
reduced gross profit as a percentage of net sales in 1994. The decrease in gross
profit as a percentage of net sales from 1993 to 1994 is primarily  attributable
to the one-time  promotional  program discussed above. In future periods,  gross
profit may be affected by product,  freight and other costs,  price  competition
and by  changes  in the mix of  products  and  related  services  offered by the
Company.

Selling, General And Administrative Expenses

     Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  increased by approximately
$3.7 million,  or 33.5%,  from 1994 to 1995 but decreased as a percentage of net
sales  from  3.6%  to  3.5%  in  1995.  The  increase  in  absolute  dollars  is
attributable  to  the  Company's  expanded  level  of  operations  and  reflects
increases in compensation  expense,  rent expense,  travel costs associated with
the increased  international  sales and marketing efforts and an increase in the
allowance for doubtful accounts.  Selling,  general and administrative  expenses
increased  by  approximately  $3.7  million,  or  49.6%,  from  1993 to 1994 and
decreased as a percentage of net sales from 4.9% in 1993 to 3.6% in 1994.  These
increase in absolute  dollars is attributable  to the Company's  higher level of
business  activities,  including  significantly  increased marketing efforts and
compensation  to  additional  executive  and other  personnel.  The  decrease in
selling,  general and administrative  expenses as a percentage of net sales from
1993 to 1994 can be attributed  to the increased  sales volume in 1994 which was
primarily generated through reduced margins as opposed to significant  marketing
efforts.  While the Company  expects these expenses will continue to increase in
absolute dollars in connection with higher levels of


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sales, it is anticipated that selling,  general and administrative expenses as a
percentage of net sales will remain relatively constant.

Income From Operations

     Income from operations  increased by approximately $5.7 million,  or 74.5%,
from 1994 to 1995 and by $4.4 million, or 133.8%, from 1993 to 1994. Income from
operations as a percentage of net sales increased from 2.5% to 3.2% from 1994 to
1995 and increased from 2.2% to 2.5% from 1993 to 1994.  From 1994 to 1995, this
increase is primarily  attributable  to the  increase in gross profit  discussed
above,  partially offset by the increase in selling,  general and administrative
expenses.  From 1993 to 1994,  the  increase  is due to a decrease  in  selling,
general and administrative expense percentage, which was partially offset by the
decrease in gross profit percentage discussed above.

Net Income And Pro Forma Net Income

     Prior to April 14, 1994, the  stockholders of the Company and prior to June
7, 1996 the  stockholders of the Allied Companies had elected under Subchapter S
of the Internal  Revenue Code to include the income of their  companies in their
own income for tax purposes.  Accordingly, no corresponding provision for income
taxes was made in the historical  financial  statements  until those dates.  Net
income increased by approximately $2.3 million,  or 38.8%, from 1994 to 1995 and
remained  constant as a percentage  of net sales at 1.9% from 1994 to 1995.  The
increase in net income  resulted  from an  increase  in income from  operations,
partially offset by an increase in interest expense and income taxes. Net income
increased  by  approximately  $2.7  million,  or  85.1%,  from  1993 to 1994 but
decreased  as a  percentage  of net sales from 2.1% to 1.9%.  This  decrease was
primarily  attributable  to a provision  for income taxes in 1994 as a result of
the  termination  of the Company's S corporation  status while there was no such
provision in 1993. Pro forma net income increased by approximately  $2.8 million
or 60.4%, from 1994 to 1995 and increased as a percentage of net sales from 1.5%
to 1.7% from 1994 to 1995. Pro forma net income increased by approximately  $2.6
million,  or 136.3%,  from 1993 to 1994 and  increased  as a  percentage  of net
sales,  from  1.3% to 1.5%,  from  1993 to 1994.  These  increases  result  from
increases  in  income  from  operations  discussed  above  partially  offset  by
increases in interest expense.

Liquidity And Capital Resources

     The Company's  primary cash requirements have been to fund increased levels
of accounts receivable and inventories.  The Company has historically  satisfied
its working capital requirements  principally through cash flow from operations,
bank borrowings and the issuance of equity securities.



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     At December  31,  1995,  the Company had working  capital of  approximately
$62.2  million  compared to working  capital of  approximately  $21.0 million at
December 31, 1994. The increase in working capital was primarily attributable to
increased levels of accounts receivable and inventories,  proceeds from a public
offering  of Common  Stock in  October  1995 and the  issuance  of Common  Stock
through the exercise of options and warrants, partially offset by an increase in
accrued payroll and other liabilities.

     Net cash used by operating  activities was  approximately  $33.2 million in
1995,  as compared to  approximately  $11.0  million in 1994 and $3.9 million in
1993.  The  increases  in  cash  used by  operating  activities  were  primarily
attributable  to  increases  in accounts  receivable  (including  related  party
receivables)  and  inventories.  Net  cash  used  by  investing  activities  was
approximately  $2.8 million in 1995,  as compared to  approximately  $468,000 in
1994 and $113,000 in 1993.  The  increases in cash used by investing  activities
were primarily attributable to capital expenditures relating to the purchases of
information systems equipment and software and furniture and fixtures.  Net cash
provided by financing  activities  was  approximately  $36.3 million in 1995, as
compared to  approximately  $11.3 million in 1994 and $2.4 million in 1993.  The
increases  in  net  cash  provided  by  financing   activities   were  primarily
attributable  to proceeds from the Company's  initial public  offering of Common
Stock in April 1994,  exercises of options and  warrants,  a public  offering of
Common  Stock in October 1995 and advances  under the  Company's  line of credit
offset by S corporation distributions and debt repayments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $726,000.

     In June 1995, the Company entered into a credit  agreement (line of credit)
with Bank One,  Indianapolis,  NA, as agent for a group of banks  (the  "Bank"),
which provided for  borrowings  under a line of credit of up to $30.0 million at
December 31, 1995.  Advances  under the line of credit were based on a borrowing
formula  equal to 80% of the  Company's  eligible  accounts  receivable  (33% of
foreign  receivables),  85% of  confirmed  accounts  receivable  and  50% of the
Company's qualified inventories (subject to a limit on inventories of the lesser
of 50% of the  borrowing  base  or  $13.5  million).  Interest  accrued  on such
advances,  at the option of the Company,  either at the Bank's prime rate or the
30-day LIBOR rate plus 175 basis points, and is payable monthly. At December 31,
1995, there were no advances outstanding on the line of credit.

     In January 1996, the Company amended its credit  agreement with the Bank to
increase  available  borrowings on the line of credit to $50.0 million.  In June
1996, the Company  further  amended its credit  agreement to increase  available
borrowings on the line of credit to $75 million.  The amendment also  eliminated
all borrowing base limitations previously included in the agreement.  Borrowings
on the amended line of credit bear  interest at the bank's prime rate less up to
100 basis  points or at LIBOR  plus 75 to 175 basis  points  dependent  upon the
ratio of the Company's funded debt to


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capital.  Finally,  in October 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to
restate  various  covenants,  including  a  provision  to allow the  Company  to
guarantee bank debt of Brightpoint International Ltd. in an amount not to exceed
$25 million.

     Substantially  all of the Company's  assets,  including its inventories and
receivables,  are pledged to the Bank as  collateral.  In addition to  covenants
requiring the maintenance of certain financial ratios,  the Company's  agreement
with the Bank limits or prohibits  the Company,  subject to certain  exceptions,
from among other things, incurring additional indebtedness,  declaring or paying
cash dividends,  making capital distributions or other payments to stockholders,
merging or consolidating with another corporation, forming subsidiaries, selling
all or substantially all of its assets,  creating liens or security interests on
the  Company's  assets and  entering  into  transactions  with  affiliates.  The
Company's  inability  to incur  additional  indebtedness  could,  under  certain
circumstances, limit the Company's ability to expand its operations.

     The Allied  Companies  had a credit  agreement  with a separate  bank which
provided  for  additional  borrowings  up to  $15,000,000,  due on  demand  with
interest on the outstanding principal at the bank's prime rate (8.5% at December
31, 1995). During 1995, the total borrowings available under this line of credit
were increased by $5,000,000.  The line was  collateralized by substantially all
the assets of the Allied Companies.  The Allied Companies were allowed to borrow
up to  $2,000,000  over the line of  credit  limit,  with the  first  $1,000,000
personally  guaranteed  by the former  President of the Allied  Companies.  This
credit agreement was terminated as of June 7, 1996, effective with the merger of
the Allied Companies.

     At December 31, 1995 the Company was in  compliance  with the  covenants of
both credit agreements.

     The  Company  has  increasingly  emphasized  the sale of  products  on open
account terms and has purchased  increased  levels of  inventories to support an
expanding  customer base,  which has resulted in increased  accounts  receivable
days outstanding and a decrease in inventory turns.  During 1995,  approximately
20.7%  of  the  Company's  sales  were  made  on a  cash-on-delivery  basis  and
approximately  79.3% were made on open account terms. Trade accounts  receivable
averaged 47 days of sales in 1993, as compared to 36 days in 1994 and 42 days in
1995,  while inventory turns decreased from 15 days in 1993 to 12 in 1994 and to
9 in 1995.

     The  Company  seeks to  maintain  an  average of  approximately  30 days of
inventory  on hand in addition to making  opportunistic  spot buys.  The Company
takes a physical  inventory on a monthly basis.  On an annual basis,  cumulative
inventory  adjustments  have  accounted  for less than  1.0% of total  purchases
during the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995.



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At December 31, 1995, the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts was $691,000
which  the  Company  believes  is  adequate  for  the  size  and  nature  of its
receivables.  At December  31, 1994 and 1995,  accounts 90 or more days past due
were  approximately  4.2% and 5.9%,  respectively,  of aggregate  trade accounts
receivable.  Bad debt expense  accounted for less than 1.0% of the Company's net
sales  for 1993,  1994 and  1995.  Nevertheless,  delays  in  collection  or the
uncollectibility  of  accounts  receivable  could have an adverse  effect on the
Company's  liquidity  and  working  capital  position.  In  connection  with the
Company's  expanded  operations,  the Company has offered open account  terms to
additional  customers,  which  subjects  the Company to  increased  credit risk,
particularly in foreign markets.  The Company seeks to minimize losses on credit
sales by closely  monitoring its customers'  credit worthiness and by seeking to
obtain  letters of credit or similar  security in  connection  with certain open
account sales to customers located in foreign markets. Through 1995, all foreign
sales were made in U.S. dollars.

     Other  than  in  connection  with  implementing  the  Company's  management
information  system,  the  Company  had  no  material  commitments  for  capital
expenditures at December 31, 1995.

Inflation

     Inflation  historically  has not had a  material  effect  on the  Company's
operations.


                  SELLING STOCKHOLDERS AND PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   
     An aggregate of up to 750,000  shares of Common Stock may be sold  pursuant
to this Prospectus by the Selling  Stockholders.  This Prospectus also covers up
to an  additional  375,000  shares of Common  Stock  which will be issued to the
Selling  Stockholders  on December 16, 1996,  the payment date for the Company's
recently  announced  3-2 Common  Stock split to be effected in the form of a 50%
stock  dividend.  The Company has agreed to register the public offering of such
shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  (the "Act") and to pay all
expenses  in  connection  therewith.  The  shares  have  been  included  in  the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. Mr. Picow has been
a director of the Company  since June 1996 and is Vice  Chairman of the Company.
Prior thereto, Mr. Picow served as President of Allied Communications,  Inc. and
certain affiliated companies. Mr. Forer has been a director of the Company since
June 1996 and is  President  of  Brightpoint  Latin  America,  a division of the
Company.  Prior thereto, Mr. Forer served as President of Allied  Communications
of  Florida,   Inc.  In  June  1996,   Allied   Communications,   Inc.,   Allied
Communications  of Florida,  Inc. and certain  affiliated  companies were merged
with and into a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the Company.  The Company will not
receive  any of the  proceeds  from the sale of shares  of  Common  Stock by the
Selling  Stockholders.  The following table sets forth certain  information with
respect to the Selling  Stockholders  which information has not been adjusted to
reflect the 3-2 split of the  Company's  Common Stock to be effected in the form
of a 50% stock  dividend  payable on  December  16, 1996 to holders of record on
November 25, 1996..
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      Beneficial Ownership of
                      Shares of Common Stock           Shares to be Sold        Shares Owned After          Percentage of Shares
Selling Stockholder        Prior to Sale                in the Offering             the Offering          Owned After the Offering
- -------------------        -------------                ---------------             ------------          ------------------------
<S>                        <C>                             <C>                       <C>                            <C> 
Robert Picow               1,741,500                       645,000                   1,096,500                      9.9%
Joseph Forer                 283,500                       105,000                     178,500                      1.6%

</TABLE>

     The  Common  Stock  will be  offered  and sold  from time to time as market
conditions permit in the over-the-counter market, or


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<PAGE>

   
otherwise,  at prices  and terms  then  prevailing  or at prices  related to the
then-current  market price,  or in negotiated  transactions.  The shares offered
hereby may be sold by one or more of the following methods,  without limitation:
(a) a block  trade in which a broker or dealer so engaged  will  attempt to sell
the  shares  as agent but may  position  and  resell a  portion  of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;  (b) purchases by a broker or dealer as
principal  and resale by such broker or dealer for its account  pursuant to this
Prospectus;  (c) ordinary  brokerage  transactions and transactions in which the
broker solicits  purchasers;  and (d) face-to-face  transactions between sellers
and purchasers without a broker-dealer.  In effecting sales,  brokers or dealers
engaged by the Selling  Stockholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to
participate.  Such broker or dealers may receive  commissions  or discounts from
Selling  Stockholders in amounts to be negotiated.  Such brokers and dealers and
any other  participating  brokers or dealers may be deemed to be  "underwriters"
within the meaning of the Act, in  connection  with such sales.  Notwithstanding
the inclusion in this Prospectus of the 750,000 (pre 3-2 split) shares of Common
Stock being  offered by the Selling  Stockholders,  Mr. Picow and Mr. Forer have
agreed  with the  Company  that as to such  750,000  shares  they will not sell,
transfer, assign, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of, in the aggregate,
more than the number of shares which would be  permitted to be sold  pursuant to
the volume  limitations of Rule 144(e)  promulgated under the Act (calculated as
if such persons were acting in concert as described in Rule 144(e)).
    

                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     Section  145 of the  General  Corporation  Law of  the  State  of  Delaware
provides  for the  indemnification  of  officers  and  directors  under  certain
circumstances  against  expenses  incurred in successfully  defending  against a
claim and  authorized  Delaware  corporations  to indemnify  their  officers and
directors under certain  circumstances against expenses and liabilities incurred
in legal  proceedings  involving  such persons  because of their being or having
been an officer or director.

     Section 102(b) of the Delaware Corporation Law permits a corporation, by so
providing in its certificate of incorporation,  to eliminate or limit director's
liability to the corporation and its  stockholders  for monetary damages arising
out of certain  alleged  breaches of their  fiduciary  duty.  Section  102(b)(7)
provides that no such limitation of liability may affect a director's  liability
with respect to any of the  following:  (i) breaches of the  director's  duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;  (ii) acts or omissions not made
in good faith or which involve  intentional  misconduct of knowing violations of
law;  (iii)  liability for dividends  paid or stock  repurchased  or redeemed in
violation of the Delaware General  Corporation Law; or (iv) any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.  Section 102(b)(7) does
not  authorize  any  limitation  on  the  ability  of  the  corporation  or  its
stockholders  to  obtain  injunctive  relief,   specific  performance  or  other
equitable relief against directors.


                                      -20-
<PAGE>


     Article  Nine  of  the  Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and  the
Company's  By-Laws  provide  that all persons who the  Company is  empowered  to
indemnify  pursuant to the provisions of Section 145 of the General  Corporation
Law of the  State  of  Delaware  (or any  similar  provision  or  provisions  of
applicable  law at the time in effect),  shall be  indemnified by the Company to
the full extent permitted thereby. The foregoing right of indemnification  shall
not be  deemed  to be  exclusive  of any other  rights  to which  those  seeking
indemnification   may  be  entitled  under  any  by-law,   agreement,   vote  of
stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

     Article Ten of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation  provides that no
director  of the  Company  shall be  personally  liable  to the  Company  or its
stockholders  for any monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty of loyalty
to the Company or its stockholders  (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve  intentional  misconduct or a knowing  violation of law;  (iii)
under Section 174 of the General  Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware;  or
(iv) for any transaction  from which the director  derived an improper  personal
benefit.

     Insofar as  indemnification  for liabilities under the Act may be permitted
to  directors,  officers  or persons  controlling  the  Company  pursuant to the
foregoing  provisions,  the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission,  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.


                                  LEGAL MATTERS

     The legality of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Tenzer Greenblatt LLP, New York, New York.



                                     EXPERTS

     The consolidated  financial statements (including schedule) of Brightpoint,
Inc. at December  31, 1995 and 1994,  and for the years then ended  appearing in
this  Prospectus and  Registration  Statement have been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP,  independent  auditors,  as set  forth in their  report  thereon  appearing
elsewhere  herein which,  as to the years 1995 and 1994, is based in part on the
reports of Coopers & Lybrand  L.L.P.,  independent  auditors.  The  consolidated
financial  statements  (including  schedule) of  Brightpoint,  Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1993 appearing in this Prospectus and Registration  Statement
have been  audited,as to  combination  only,  by Ernst & Young LLP,  independent
auditors, as set forth in their


                                      -21-
<PAGE>



report thereon  appearing  elsewhere  herein.  These 1993  financial  statements
(including  schedule)  have  been  combined  from the  financial  statements  of
Brightpoint,  Inc. and the Allied  Companies,  which were audited by BDO Seidman
LLP and Weiss,  Freedman & Strouss PC, independent auditors,  respectively.  The
financial  statements  (including  schedule)  referred to above are  included in
reliance  upon such reports given upon the authority of such firms as experts in
accounting and auditing.


                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     The  Company  has  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission
("Commission") a Registration  Statement with respect to the Securities  offered
by this Prospectus.  This Prospectus omits certain information  contained in the
Registration  Statement  as  permitted  by  the  Rules  and  Regulations  of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  For further information,  reference is made
to the Registration Statement and to the Exhibits filed therewith,  which may be
examined without charge at the Commission's principal office in Washington, D.C.
or its regional  office in New York City,  and copies of all or any part thereof
may be obtained from the Commission  upon payment of certain fees  prescribed by
the  Commission.  Statements  contained in this Prospectus as to the contents of
any  contract  or other  document  referred to are not  complete  and where such
contract or other  document is an exhibit to the  Registration  Statement,  each
such  statement is deemed to be qualified in all respects by the  provisions  of
the exhibit.



                                      -22-
<PAGE>



                             Index to Financial Statements

                                                                            Page
                                                                            ----

Reports of Independent Auditors ......................................      F-2

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended
    December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 .................................      F-6

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 .........      F-7

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity  for the three
    years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 .....................      F-8

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended
    December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 .................................      F-9

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ...........................      F-10

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts .......................       F-21


                                       F-1

<PAGE>



                            Report of Independent Auditors


Board of Directors and Stockholders
Brightpoint, Inc.

We have audited the  accompanying  consolidated  balance sheets of  Brightpoint,
Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related  consolidated  statements
of income,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for the years then  ended.  Our
audits also  included  the  accompanying  financial  statement  schedule.  These
financial  statements  and  schedule  are the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements  and  schedule  based on our audits.  We did not audit the  financial
statements  of the Allied  Companies,  which are  included  in the  consolidated
financial statements,  which statements reflect total assets constituting 33% in
1995 and 58% in 1994, and net sales  constituting 36% in 1995 and 45% in 1994 of
the related consolidated totals. Those statements were audited by other auditors
whose report appears elsewhere herein, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to
data  included  for the Allied  Companies,  is based solely on the report of the
other auditors.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits and the report of other auditors provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our  opinion,  based on our  audits  and the  report of other  auditors,  the
financial  statements  and schedule  referred to above  present  fairly,  in all
material respects, the consolidated  financial position of Brightpoint,  Inc. at
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the  consolidated  results of its operations and
its cash  flows for the years  ended,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting  principles.  Also, in our opinion,  the related financial  statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole,  presents  fairly in all material  respects the  information  set forth
therein as it relates to 1995 and 1994.

We also have audited,  as to  combination  only, the  accompanying  consolidated
statements of income,  stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 1993. As described in Note 1 to such  statements,  these statements
have been combined from the consolidated  statements of the Allied Companies and
Brightpoint,  Inc. (which statements are not presented  separately herein).  The
reports of the other auditors who have audited these statements appear elsewhere
herein.  In our opinion,  the  accompanying  consolidated  statements of income,
stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1993 have
been properly combined on the basis described in Note 1.


Indianapolis, Indiana
January 25, 1996, except for Notes 1, 2, 3 and 9,
as to which the date is October 11, 1996                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP




                                       F-2

<PAGE>





Coopers                                       Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
& Lybrand



                                              A professional services firm





                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Shareholders
Allied Communications, Inc. and Affiliates


We have audited the combined balance sheets of Allied  Communications,  Inc. and
Affiliates as of December 31, 1994 and 1995, and the related combined statements
of  income,  stockholders'  equity  and cash flows for the years then ended (not
presented  herein).  These financial  statements are the  responsibility  of the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the combined  financial  statements  referred to above  present
fairly,  in all  material  respects the  combined  financial  position of Allied
Communications,  Inc.  and  Affiliates  as of December 31, 1994 and 1995 and the
combined  results  of their  operations  and their cash flows for the years then
ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

As described in Note 12, the 1995 combined financial statements were restated to
reflect an increase in cost of sales and accounts payable.


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 1996



Coopers  & Lybrand  L.L.P.  is a member of  Coopers & Lybrand  International,  a
limited liability association incorporated in Switzerland.



                                       F-3

<PAGE>


      Report of BDO Seidman, LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants



Board of Directors
Brightpoint, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


We have audited the  statements of income,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows
for Brightpoint,  Inc. (before restatement to reflect the accounts of the Allied
Companies pursuant to a business combination  accounted for using the pooling of
interests  method) for the year ended December 31, 1993 (not presented  herein).
These financial  statements are the responsibility of the Company's  management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based
on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit incudes examining,  on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as  evaluating  the overall  presentation  of the financial
statements.  We  believe  that our audit  provides  a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the results of operations and cash flows of Brightpoint,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1993, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.



                                    /s/BDO Seidman, LLP
                                    BDO Seidman, LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 15, 1994, except for
  the second paragraph of
  Note 6, as to which the
  date is August 31, 1995






                                       F-4

<PAGE>



WEISS, FREEEDMAN & STROUSS, P.C.
               CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





                             INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT



To the Board of Directors
Allied Communications, Inc. and Affiliates
Bensalem, Pennsylvania


We have audited the combined  balance sheet of Allied  Communications,  Inc. and
Affiliates  (S  corporations)  (the  Company) as of December 31,  1993,  and the
related combined  statements of operations and retained  earnings and cash flows
for the year  then  ended  (not  presented  herein).  These  combined  financial
statements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined  financial  statements
based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the combined  financial  statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit incudes examining,  on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements.  An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by  management,   as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall   financial   statement
presentation.  We believe  that our audit  provides a  reasonable  basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion,  the combined  financial  statements  referred to above  present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial  position of the Company as of
December 31, 1993,  and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
year then ended in conformity with generally accepted account principles.


/s/Weiss, Freedman & Strouss, P.C.

April 20, 1994, except for Note 12, as to which
  the date is April 3, 1995



                                       F-5

<PAGE>

                               Brightpoint, Inc.
                             Consolidated Statements
                                    Of Income
                  (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Year ended December 31
                                                                                 1993                   1994                   1995
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
   
<S>                                                                         <C>                    <C>                    <C>      
Net sales                                                                   $ 151,315              $ 309,227              $ 419,149
Cost of sales                                                                 140,617                290,463                390,950
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross profit                                                                   10,698                 18,764                 28,199


Selling, general and
    administrative expenses                                                     7,418                 11,095                 14,813
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
Income from operations                                                          3,280                  7,669                 13,386

Interest expense, net                                                            (103)                  (164)                (1,383)
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                                                      3,177                  7,505                 12,003
Income taxes (Note 5)                                                            --                    1,623                  3,838
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                                  $   3,177              $   5,882              $   8,165
                                                                ===================================================================


Pro forma data (Unaudited):
       Historical income before
           income taxes                                                     $   3,177              $   7,505              $  12,003
       Pro forma income taxes                                                   1,249                  2,950                  4,696
                                                                -------------------------------------------------------------------
       Pro forma net income                                                 $   1,928              $   4,555              $   7,307
                                                                ===================================================================

Net income per share:
       Primary:
           Pro forma                                                        $    0.24              $    0.41              $    0.53
                                                                ===================================================================

           Weighted average common
               shares outstanding                                               7,913                 11,139                 13,683
                                                                ===================================================================

       Fully diluted:
           Pro forma                                                        $    0.24              $    0.40              $    0.53
                                                                ===================================================================

           Weighted average common
               shares outstanding                                               7,913                 11,421                 13,781
                                                                ===================================================================
</TABLE>
    
See accompanying notes.

                                       F-6

<PAGE>


                                Brightpoint, Inc.
                                  Consolidated
                                 Balance Sheets
                             (Amounts in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               December 31
                                                                                                           1994                 1995
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                    <C>                       <C>
Assets
Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                                                                        $    441                  726
      Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful
          accounts of $450 in 1994 and $691 in 1995)                                                     41,512               55,153
      Accounts receivable, related parties (Note 8)                                                        --                  2,135
      Inventories                                                                                        39,219               56,313
      Other current assets                                                                                1,004                2,220
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
Total current assets                                                                                     82,176              116,547

Property and equipment:
      Equipment                                                                                             329                  744
      Information systems equipment and software                                                            320                1,985
      Furniture and fixtures                                                                                112                  220
      Leasehold improvements                                                                                161                  240
      Construction in progress                                                                             --                    255
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            922                3,444
      Less accumulated depreciation                                                                         292                  510
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            630                2,934

Other assets                                                                                                 39                  306
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                                                           $ 82,845             $119,787
                                                                                     ===============================================


Liabilities and stockholders' equity 
Current liabilities:                                                                                   
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                            $ 56,201             $ 48,665
      Notes payable                                                                                       5,015                5,663
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities                                                                                61,216               54,328

Deferred taxes (Note 5)                                                                                    --                     48

Stockholder loans (Note 8)                                                                                1,346                  554

   
Stockholders' equity (Note 4): 
      Preferred stock, $.01 par value: 
        Authorized shares - 1,000                                                                          --                   --
        No shares issued or outstanding
      Common stock, $.01 par value:
        Authorized shares - 18,038
        Issued and outstanding shares - 12,225 in 1994
           and 15,915 in 1995                                                                               122                  159
      Additional paid-in capital                                                                         13,040               50,777
      Retained earnings                                                                                   7,121               13,921
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                                                               20,283               64,857
                                                                                     -----------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' 
equity                                                                                                 $ 82,845             $119,787
                                                                                     ===============================================
    

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.


                                      F-7

<PAGE>



                               Brightpoint, Inc.
                                  Consolidated
                                  Statements Of
                              Stockholders' Equity
                             (Amounts in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                  Common Stock           Additional
                                                 ----------------------------------        Paid-in        Retained
                                                           Shares            Amount        Capital        Earnings          Total
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                         <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>              <C>     
Balance at January 1, 1993                                   7,913        $   79          $   --          $  2,259         $  2,338
          S corporation dividends                             --              --              --            (2,030)          (2,030)
          Net income                                          --              --              --             3,177            3,177
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1993                                 7,913            79              --             3,406            3,485
          S corporation dividends                             --              --              --            (1,161)          (1,161)
          Transfer of Brightpoint, Inc. 
              undistributed S corporat-
              ion earnings                                    --              --             1,006          (1,006)            --
          Issuance of common stock                           4,312            43            12,034            --             12,077
          Net income                                          --              --              --             5,882            5,882
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1994                                12,225           122            13,040           7,121           20,283
          S corporation dividends                             --              --              --            (1,365)          (1,365)
          Issuance of common stock                           2,892            29            33,517            --             33,546
          Exercise of stock
              options and warrants                             798             8             2,944            --              2,952
          Tax benefit of exercise
              of stock options                                --              --             1,276            --              1,276
          Net income                                          --              --              --             8,165            8,165
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at December 31, 1995                                15,915        $  159         $  50,777        $ 13,921         $ 64,857
                                                 ===================================================================================
    
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

                                      F-8

<PAGE>


                                           Brightpoint, Inc.
                                        Consolidated Statements
                                             Of Cash Flows
                                        (Amounts in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                Year ended December 31
                                                                                     1993                 1994                 1995
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>                  <C>                  <C>     
Operating activities
Net income                                                                       $  3,177             $  5,882             $  8,165
Adjustments to reconcile net income
    to net cash used by operating
    activities:
        Depreciation                                                                  104                  151                  217
        Changes in operating assets
            and liabilities:
               Accounts receivable                                                 (9,541)             (22,214)             (13,641)
               Accounts receivable,
                   related parties                                                   (429)                 566               (2,135)
               Inventories                                                         (4,423)             (28,993)             (17,094)
               Other current assets                                                   (66)                (867)              (1,176)
               Accounts payable and
                  accrued expenses                                                  7,237               34,497               (7,536)
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used by operating activities                                              (3,941)             (10,978)             (33,200)

Investing activities
Capital expenditures                                                                 (113)                (468)              (2,521)
Other assets                                                                         --                   --                   (259)
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used by investing activities                                                (113)                (468)              (2,780)

Financing activities
Proceeds from stock offerings                                                        --                 12,189               33,546
Proceeds from exercise of
    stock options and warrants                                                       --                   --                  2,952
Tax benefit of exercise of stock options                                             --                   --                  1,276
Proceeds from notes payable                                                         1,567                3,448                  648
Net payments on notes payable                                                        (500)                --                   --
Proceeds from long-term debt                                                        4,009                 --                   --
Payments on long-term debt                                                             (5)              (4,015)                --
Proceeds from (payments on)
    stockholder loans                                                                (586)                 842                 (792)
Increase in other assets                                                             (112)                --                   --
S corporation distributions                                                        (2,022)              (1,169)              (1,365)
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                           2,351               11,295               36,265
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and
    cash equivalents                                                               (1,703)                (151)                 285
Cash and cash equivalents at
    beginning of year                                                               2,295                  592                  441
                                                                         ----------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                         $    592             $    441             $    726
                                                                         ==========================================================
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes.

                                      F-9

<PAGE>


                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Brightpoint,  Inc. (the Company) is a leading worldwide  distributor of wireless
communication  equipment and accessories.  The Company  distributes its products
through a global  customer  network of  cellular  carriers,  agents,  resellers,
dealers  and  retailers  throughout  the world.  The  Company's  operations  are
conducted within one business segment.

Principles of Consolidation

On June 7, 1996,  the Company  completed  a merger  with Allied  Communications,
Inc., Allied Communications of Florida,  Inc., Allied Communications of Georgia,
Inc.,  Allied  Communications  of Illinois,  Inc. and Allied  Communications  of
Puerto Rico, Inc. (the "Allied  Companies"),  which are engaged in substantially
the same business as the Company.  The  transaction  was accounted for using the
pooling-of-interests method and accordingly,  the Company's financial statements
have been restated to reflect the  consolidated  balance sheets and consolidated
results of operations of both  companies as if the merger had been in effect for
all periods presented.

   
Pro forma net income  per share for all  periods  presented  is  computed  after
taking into  consideration the 2,025,000 shares (restated to 3,037,500 shares as
a result of the  three-for-two  stock split  discussed in Note 9. --  Subsequent
Events)  of the  Company's  common  stock  that  was  exchanged  for  all of the
outstanding common stock of the Allied Companies. Further information pertaining
to the merger is presented in the Note 2 - Merger with the Allied Companies.
    

There are no material differences between the accounting policies of the Company
and the Allied Companies.  Certain amounts in the Allied  Companies'  historical
combined financial statements were reclassified to conform with the presentation
used by the Company.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the financial  statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents

All highly  liquid  investments  with  maturities  of three  months or less when
purchased are considered to be cash equivalents.


                                      F-10


<PAGE>

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Accounts Receivable

The Company extends credit to a substantial number of its customers and performs
ongoing  credit  evaluations  of those  customers'  financial  condition  while,
generally, requiring no collateral. Customers that have not been extended credit
by the Company are on a cash-on-delivery basis only.

The Company's trade accounts receivables are exposed to concentrations of credit
risk.  The trade  receivables  balances,  reflecting  the  Company's  sources of
revenue from wireless service  providers,  national retailers and agent dealers,
are dispersed  throughout the United States,  Latin America and the Middle East.
The Company provides credit,  in the normal course of business to a large number
of customers.  The Company performs ongoing credit  evaluations of its customers
and maintains  allowances  for potential  credit  losses.  Such losses have been
within management's expectations.

Inventories

Inventories consist of cellular telephones and accessories and are stated at the
lower of cost (first-in,  first-out method) or market.  Certain of the Company's
vendors have subordinated security interests in the Company's inventories.

Property and Equipment

Property and  equipment are stated at cost and  depreciation  is computed by the
straight-line  method using the estimated useful lives of the assets,  generally
five to twelve  years.  Maintenance  and  repairs  are  charged  to  expense  as
incurred.

Income Taxes

Prior to April 14,  1994,  the  stockholders  of the Company  had elected  under
Subchapter S of the  Internal  Revenue Code to include the income of the Company
in their own income for tax purposes.  Accordingly,  the Company was not subject
to federal and state income taxes until that date.

Effective April 14, 1994, the Company's  election under Subchapter S terminated.
Concurrent  with the  termination,  the Company  adopted  Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 109,  "Accounting  for Income  Taxes",  which requires
recognition  of  deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  based on the  difference
between the financial  statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities.  These
deferred taxes are measured by applying current tax laws. The effect on 1994 net
income of adopting the Statement was not material.

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             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The Allied Companies had also elected under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue
Code to include the income of the  Companies  in their own income for income tax
purposes  and had provided  for current  income taxes in its combined  financial
statements  only  for  jurisdictions   which  do  not  recognize   Subchapter  S
corporations.

Pro Forma Disclosures

The pro forma income tax amounts presented in the statements of income represent
an estimate of the income taxes that the Company and the Allied  Companies would
have incurred had they been tax paying entities for all periods presented. These
income tax amounts do not represent the amounts that would have resulted had the
Company and the Allied  Companies filed  consolidated  income tax returns during
the periods  presented.  Net income per share  amounts are based on the weighted
average  number of common stock and  dilutive  common  stock  equivalent  shares
outstanding during each year. Common stock equivalents include outstanding stock
options and stock warrants.

Historical  net  income  per  share  amounts  are  not  presented  because  such
information is not meaningful.

Stock Options

In October 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued  Statement of
Financial   Accounting   Standards   No.  123,   "Accounting   for   Stock-Based
Compensation".  Companies are required to adopt the provisions of this Statement
for fiscal years  beginning  after  December  15, 1995.  The Company has not yet
adopted  the new rules  and,  upon  adoption  next  year,  presently  intends to
continue to measure compensation cost using Accounting  Principles Board Opinion
No. 25,  "Accounting  for Stock  Issued to  Employees",  as permitted by the new
statement.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the 1993 and 1994 financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to the 1995 presentation.



                                      F-12

<PAGE>



             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2.  Merger with the Allied Companies

   
On June 7, 1996,  the  Company  completed  a merger  with the  Allied  Companies
through the exchange of  2,025,000  shares  (restated  to 3,037,500  shares as a
result of the  three-for-two  stock  split  discussed  in Note 9. --  Subsequent
Events)  of  newly-issued  Company  common  stock  in  exchange  for  all of the
outstanding  shares  of the  Allied  Companies  common  stock.  The  merger  was
structured  as a  tax-free  reorganization  and  was  accounted  for  using  the
pooling-of-interests  method of accounting.  In connection with the merger,  the
Company recorded a nonrecurring charge of $2,750,000  ($2,061,000 net of tax) in
the quarter  ended June 30, 1996 for  transaction  costs,  including  investment
banking, legal, and accounting fees, and for estimated costs associated with the
merger.  Net sales and net income for the Company and the Allied Companies prior
to the combination, are as follows (in thousands):
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                              Year ended December 31,
                                                  1993                  1994                 1995
                                            ----------------      ----------------      ---------------
<S>                                               <C>                   <C>                  <C>     
Net sales
   Brightpoint, Inc.                              $ 76,750              $169,268             $269,359
   Allied Companies                                 74,565               139,959              149,790
                                            ----------------      ----------------      ---------------
      Combined                                    $151,315              $309,227             $419,149
                                            ================      ================      ===============

Net income
   Brightpoint, Inc. (pro forma,
      except 1995)                                $  1,214              $  2,843             $  5,706
   Allied Companies (pro forma)                        714                 1,712                1,601
                                            ----------------      ----------------      ---------------
      Combined                                    $  1,928              $  4,555             $  7,307
                                            ================      ================      ===============
</TABLE>


3. Credit Arrangements

At December 31, 1995,  the Company had a $30 million credit  agreement  (line of
credit) with Bank One, Indianapolis, NA, as agent for a group of banks. Advances
on this line of credit were based on a  borrowing  base  determined  by eligible
accounts  receivable  and  inventories.  Borrowings  on the line of credit  bore
interest  at the  bank's  prime  rate (8.5% at  December  31,  1995) or at LIBOR
(5.875% at December 31, 1995) plus 175 basis points.



                                      F-13


<PAGE>

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

3. Credit Arrangements (continued)

On January 19,  1996,  the  Company  amended  its credit  agreement  to increase
available  borrowings on the line of credit to $50 million. On June 7, 1996, the
Company further amended its credit agreement to increase available borrowings on
the line of credit to $75 million.  The latter  amendment  also  eliminated  all
borrowing base limitations  previously included in the agreement.  Borrowings on
the amended line of credit bear interest at the bank's prime rate less up to 100
basis points or at LIBOR plus 75 to 175 basis points dependent upon the ratio of
the Company's funded debt to capital.  Finally, on October 11, 1996, the Company
amended its credit agreement to restate various covenants, including a provision
to allow the Company to guarantee  bank debt of Brightpoint  International  Ltd.
(see Note 9) in an amount not to exceed $25 million.

Substantially  all  of the  Company's  assets,  including  its  inventories  and
receivables,  are pledged to the Bank as  collateral.  In addition to  covenants
requiring the maintenance of certain financial ratios,  the Company's  agreement
with the Bank limits or prohibits  the Company,  subject to certain  exceptions,
from among other things, incurring additional indebtedness,  declaring or paying
cash dividends,  making capital distributions or other payments to stockholders,
merging or consolidating with another corporation, forming subsidiaries, selling
all or substantially all of its assets,  creating liens or security interests on
the Company's assets and entering into transactions with affiliates.

The Allied  Companies had a credit agreement with a separate bank which provided
for additional borrowings up to $15,000,000,  due on demand with interest on the
outstanding  principal  at the bank's  prime rate (8.5% at December  31,  1995).
During  1995,  the total  borrowings  available  under this line of credit  were
increased by $5,000,000.  The line was  collateralized  by substantially all the
assets of the Allied  Companies.  The Allied Companies were allowed to borrow up
to  $2,000,000  over  the  line of  credit  limit,  with  the  first  $1,000,000
personally  guaranteed  by the former  President of the Allied  Companies.  This
credit agreement was terminated as of June 7, 1996, effective with the merger of
the Allied Companies.

At December 31, 1995 the Company was in  compliance  with the  covenants on both
credit agreements.  Interest payments for 1993, 1994 and 1995 were approximately
$70,000, $277,000 and $1,525,000, respectively.


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<PAGE>


             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

4. Stockholders' Equity

   
On April 14, 1994 the Company consummated the sale of 3,750,000 shares of common
stock for $3.3334 per share in an initial public  offering.  On April 29 and May
2, 1994,  the Company sold an aggregate of 562,500  additional  shares of common
stock pursuant to the exercise of the  underwriter's  over-allotment  option. In
connection  with the initial  public  offering and the conversion of the Company
from an S corporation to a C corporation,  the  undistributed  retained earnings
generated while an S corporation were transferred to additional  paid-in capital
effective April 14, 1994.
    

On August 31, 1995 the Company declared a five-for-four  stock split effected in
the form of a dividend payable upon September 20, 1995 to stockholders of record
on September 11, 1995.  Accordingly,  all references in the financial statements
related  to per  share  amounts,  average  shares  outstanding  and  information
concerning  Stock Option Plans have been adjusted  retroactively  to reflect the
stock split.

   
On October 31,  1995 the Company  consummated  the sale of  2,891,250  shares of
common stock (including the sale of 416,250 shares pursuant to the underwriters'
over-allotment  option) at a price of $12.67 per share in a public offering. The
Company  received net  proceeds,  after  deducting  underwriting  discounts  and
commissions and expenses of the offering, of $33,546,000.  The net proceeds were
used to repay all amounts outstanding under its line of credit ($10,315,000) and
for working capital and general corporate purposes.

On June 7, 1996,  the Company  issued  2,025,000  shares  (restated to 3,037,500
shares as a result of the  three-for-two  stock  split  discussed  in Note 9. --
Subsequent  Events)  of  common  stock  that  were  exchanged  for  all  of  the
outstanding common stock of the Allied Companies (see Note 2).
    

The Company has  authorized  1,000,000  shares of  preferred  stock which remain
unissued.  The  Board  of  Directors  has not yet  determined  the  preferences,
qualifications,  relative  voting or other  rights of the  authorized  shares of
preferred stock.

1994 Stock Option Plan

   
In March 1994, the Company adopted the 1994 Stock Option Plan whereby  employees
of the Company and others are eligible to be granted  incentive stock options or
non-qualified  stock options. A total of 750,000 common shares were reserved for
grant under the plan. During 1995, an amendment was approved which authorized an
increase in shares  reserved for issuance  under the plan from 750,000 shares to
1,687,500  shares. A committee of the Board of Directors  determines the time or
times at which the options will be granted,  selects the  employees or others to
whom options will be granted and determines the number of shares covered by each
option, purchase price, time of exercise.
    

                                      F-15


<PAGE>



             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

4.  Stockholders' Equity (continued)

(not to exceed  five  years from the date of the  grant)  and other  terms.  The
exercise price of the options granted may not be less than the fair market value
of a share of common stock on the date of the grant.  Options become exercisable
in periods ranging from one to three years.

Information  with respect to options granted under the 1994 Stock Option Plan is
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1994                  1995
                                                  ------------------------------------------
   
<S>                                                  <C>                    <C>     
Outstanding at beginning of year                               --               734,063
  Granted                                                 740,625               614,063
  Exercised                                                    --               428,507
  Canceled                                                  6,562                 6,251
                                                  --------------------  --------------------
Outstanding at end of year                                734,063               913,368
                                                  ====================  ====================

Price range of grants                                $3.33 - $6.60       $ 7.53 - $11.13
                                                  ====================  ====================

Price range of options exercised                                         $ 3.33 - $ 6.60
                                                                        ====================

Exercisable at end of year                                                      373,251
                                                                        ====================

Available for grant at December 31, 1995                                        345,626
                                                                        ====================
    

</TABLE>

Non-employee Directors' Stock Option Plan

   
In March 1994, the Company adopted the Non-employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
whereby  non-employee  directors are eligible to be granted  non-qualified stock
options.  A total of 187,500  shares  were  reserved  for grant  under the plan.
During 1995,  an amendment was approved  which  authorized an increase in shares
reserved for  issuance  under the plan from  187,500  shares to 375,000  shares.
Options to purchase  18,750  shares of common  stock were  granted to each newly
elected  non-employee  director  and,  on the  first  day  of  each  year,  each
individual elected and continuing as a non-employee  director receives an option
to purchase  6,000 shares of common  stock.  The  exercise  price of the options
granted is the fair market  value of a share of common  stock on the date of the
grant.  The options are  exercisable one year after the date of grant and expire
five years after the date of the grant.
    


                                      F-16


<PAGE>



             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

4. Stockholders' Equity (continued)

Information  with respect to options granted under the  Non-employee  Directors'
Stock Option Plan is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1994                  1995
                                                  ------------------------------------------
   
<S>                                                  <C>                      <C>     
Outstanding at beginning of year                               --                93,750
  Granted                                                  93,750                37,500
  Exercised                                                    --                46,875
  Canceled                                                     --                    --
                                                  --------------------  --------------------
Outstanding at end of year                                 93,750                84,375
                                                  ====================  ====================

Price range of grants                                $3.33 - $3.47          $ 8.70 - $ 9.73
                                                  ====================  ====================

Price of options exercised                                                       $3.33
                                                                        ====================

Exercisable at end of year                                                       46,875
                                                                        ====================

Available for grant at December 31, 1995                                        243,750
                                                                        ====================
    
</TABLE>

Stock Warrants

   
In connection with the initial public  offering,  the Company issued warrants to
purchase up to 375,000 shares of common stock initially exercisable at $4.13 per
share.  The  exercise  price may be  adjusted  downward  if future  sales by the
Company  of its  common  stock are at a price per share  less than the  original
exercise  price of $4.13 per  share.  In 1995,  324,000 of these  warrants  were
exercised at an average per share price of $4.13.  At December 31, 1995,  51,000
of these  warrants were  outstanding  and are  exercisable by the holders at any
time until April 7, 1999.

In January 1995, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 477,144 shares of
common stock at  $8.70 per share in connection with an agreement with HSN Direct
Joint Venture.  At December 31, 1995,  all of these  warrants were  outstanding.
During 1996,  420,519 of the warrants were  exercised at market  prices  ranging
from  $14.33 to  $15.67  per  share.  The  remaining  outstanding  warrants  are
exercisable by the holders at any time until January 16, 2000.
    



                                      F-17


<PAGE>



             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

5. Income Taxes

Significant  components  of the  historical  and pro forma  provision for income
taxes are as follows (in thousands):


                                Pro forma (Unaudited)             Historical
                            -----------------------------    -------------------
                              1993       1994       1995       1994       1995
                            -----------------------------    -------------------
 Current:
        Federal             $ 1,052    $ 2,590    $ 3,763    $ 1,357    $ 3,028
        State                   286        642      1,017        410        978
                            -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
                              1,338      3,232      4,780      1,767      4,006

Deferred:
       Federal                  (72)      (227)       (73)      (116)      (146)
       State                    (17)       (55)       (11)       (28)       (22)
                            -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
                                (89)      (282)       (84)      (144)      (168)
                            -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
                            $ 1,249    $ 2,950    $ 4,696    $ 1,623    $ 3,838
                            =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

The pro forma provision for income taxes  represents the estimated  income taxes
that would have been  reported  had the Company been subject to income taxes for
each of the years presented.

The pro forma income tax expense is comprised of a provision for federal  income
taxes at the statutory  rate plus a state income tax  provision,  net of federal
income tax benefit.  No other items  materially  impact the pro forma income tax
expense.  Due to the  significance  of the  Subchapter  S earnings  (of both the
Company and the Allied Companies)  within the years presented,  a reconciliation
of historical income tax expense is not presented as it would not be meaningful.

Components of the Company's deferred taxes are as follows (in thousands):

                                                      December 31
                                                  1994            1995
                                             ------------------------------

  Deferred tax assets:
    Capitalization of inventory costs        $         88    $        204
    Allowance for doubtful accounts                    56             156
                                             --------------  --------------
                                                      144             360
  Deferred tax liabilities:
    Depreciation                                        -             (48)
                                             --------------  --------------
                                             $        144    $        312
                                             ==============  ==============

Income  tax  payments  were   $1,976,000  and  $1,931,000  for  1994  and  1995,
respectively.

                                      F-18


<PAGE>


             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

6. Lease Arrangements

The Company has operating leases for its office and warehouse/distribution space
through  2006.  Rent  expense  incurred  by the Company  amounted  to  $351,000,
$446,000 and $540,000 for 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively.

The  aggregate  future  minimum  payments on the above leases are as follows (in
thousands):



        Year ending December 31

               1996                               $1,017

               1997                                  837

               1998                                  736

               1999                                  639

               2000                                  604

               Thereafter                          2,534
                                           -------------------

                                                  $6,367
                                           ===================

7. Export Sales

Sales to unaffiliated  foreign  customers,  principally in Latin America and the
Middle  East,  aggregated  approximately  18% and 28% of net  sales for 1994 and
1995, respectively.

8. Related Party Transactions

During  1993,  1994 and  1995,  the  Company  sold  merchandise  of  $1,282,000,
$2,445,000  and  $5,987,000,  respectively,  to  an  affiliate.  Sales  to  this
affiliate were made at the Company's  approximate cost in 1993 and at prevailing
market prices in 1994 and 1995.  The net amounts  receivable  from the affiliate
are personally guaranteed by an officer of the Company.

In March 1994, the Company assigned a note, without recourse, evidencing a trade
receivable  due  from a  customer  located  in  Brazil  to two  officers  for an
aggregate  consideration of approximately  $493,000,  representing the principal
amount outstanding under the note.

Stockholder loans outstanding at December 31, 1994 and 1995 total $1,346,000 and
$554,000,  respectively,  and bear  interest at 6%.  Subsequent  to December 31,
1995, the loans were retired.

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<PAGE>


             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


   
9.  Subsequent  Events - (Unaudited)

Brightpoint International
- -------------------------

On August 1, 1996,  the Company  completed the formation of a joint venture with
Technology  Resources  International  Ltd. (TRI).  The newly formed  Brightpoint
International Ltd. is owned 50 percent by the Company and 50 percent by TRI.

In November 1996,  The Company  reached an agreement in principle to acquire the
50% of Brightpoint  International it did not already own. The purchase price for
the remaining  equity  interest will consist of 400,000  shares of the Company's
Common Stock and  $5,000,000 in cash.  The Company  expects the  transaction  to
close in the fourth quarter of 1996.

Stock Split
- -----------

On November 12, 1996,  the Company  declared a  three-for-two  stock split to be
effected in the form of a 50% stock  dividend  payable on  December  16, 1996 to
holders of record of its common stock on November 25, 1996. The ex-dividend date
for the Company's  stock will be December 17, 1996. All share and per share data
have been restated to reflect the split.
    

10. Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations

The  unaudited  quarterly  results of operations  are as follows (in  thousands,
except per share data):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
1995                                         First          Second           Third          Fourth
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>       
Net sales                                $  97,181       $  91,921      $  100,915      $  129,132
Gross profit                                 6,205           6,036           6,822           9,136
Pro forma net income                         1,631           1,724           1,583           2,369
Pro forma net income per share                0.13            0.13            0.12            0.15

1994                                         First          Second           Third          Fourth
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net sales                                $  50,519       $  62,002       $  81,929      $  114,777
Gross profit                                 3,249           3,928           4,595           6,992
Pro forma net income                           681             812           1,157           1,905
Pro forma net income per share                0.09            0.07            0.09            0.15

    
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>


                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

                 SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       COL. A                                              COL. B               COL. C       COL. D        COL. E
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                               ADDITIONS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          Balance at   Charged to  Charged to              Balance 
                                                                          Beginning    Costs and   Other                   at End
                     DESCRIPTION                                          of Period    Expenses    Accounts   Deductions   of Period
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                        <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>            <C>     
Year ended December 31, 1995: 
  Deducted from asset accounts:
      Allowance for doubtful accounts .................................    $450,000    $927,000    $ --      $686,000(1)    $691,000
                                                                          ----------------------------------------------------------
        Total .........................................................    $450,000    $927,000    $ --      $686,000       $691,000
                                                                          ==========================================================
Year ended December 31, 1994:
  Deducted from asset accounts:
      Allowance for doubtful accounts .................................    $328,000    $905,000    $ --      $783,000(1)    $450,000
                                                                          ----------------------------------------------------------
        Total .........................................................    $328,000    $905,000    $ --      $783,000       $450,000
                                                                          ==========================================================
Year ended December 31, 1993: 
  Deducted from asset accounts:
      Allowance for doubtful accounts .................................    $   --      $328,000    $ --      $   --         $328,000
                                                                          ----------------------------------------------------------
        Total .........................................................    $   --      $328,000    $ --      $   --         $328,000
                                                                          ==========================================================
</TABLE>


(1) Uncollectible accounts written off.

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================================================================================

        No dealer,  salesperson or other person has been  authorized to give any
information or to make any  representations  other than those  contained in this
Prospectus,  and if given or made, such information or representations  must not
be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company, any Selling Stockholder
or any other person. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation  of an offer to buy any security  other than the shares  offered by
this  Prospectus,  or an offer to sell or a solicitation  of an offer to buy any
security by any person in any  jurisdiction  in which such offer or solicitation
would be  unlawful.  Neither the delivery of this  Prospectus  nor any sale made
hereunder  shall,  under any  circumstances,  imply that the information in this
Prospectus is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this Prospectus.


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                                                                            Page
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Available Information .....................................................    2
Information Incorporated by Reference .....................................    2
Prospectus Summary ........................................................    4
Risk Factors ..............................................................    7
Selected Financial Data ...................................................   13
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
   Financial Condition and Results
   of Operations ..........................................................   14
Selling Stockholders and Plan of
   Distribution ...........................................................   19
Indemnification ...........................................................   20
Legal Matters .............................................................   21
Experts ...................................................................   21
Additional Information ....................................................   22
Index to Financial Statements .............................................  F-1





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                               750,000 Shares of

                                  Common Stock

                            
                            -----------------------
                       
                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

                            -----------------------
                       
                                   PROSPECTUS

                            -----------------------






   
                                December 6, 1996
    

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<PAGE>


                PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

     Expenses  payable in connection  with the issuance and  distribution of the
securities  being  registered (estimated  except in the case of the registration
fee) are as follows:

                                                                       Amount
                                                                       ------

Registration Fee                                                   $    5,681.82

Printing                                                                1,000.00

Accounting Fees and Expenses                                           20,000.00

Legal Fees and Expenses                                                25,000.00

Transfer Agents and Registrars Fees                                     1,000.00

Miscellaneous                                                           7,318.18
                                                                   -------------
        TOTAL                                                      $   60,000.00
                                                                   =============

The above fees will be paid by the Company.

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Section  145 of the  General  Corporation  Law of  the  State  of  Delaware
provides  for the  indemnification  of  officers  and  directors  under  certain
circumstances  against  expenses  incurred in successfully  defending  against a
claim and  authorized  Delaware  corporations  to indemnify  their  officers and
directors under certain  circumstances against expenses and liabilities incurred
in legal  proceedings  involving  such persons  because of their being or having
been an officer or director.

     Section 102(b) of the Delaware Corporation Law permits a corporation, by so
providing in its certificate of incorporation,  to eliminate or limit director's
liability to the corporation and its  stockholders  for monetary damages arising
out of certain  alleged  breaches of their  fiduciary  duty.  Section  102(b)(7)
provides that no such limitation of liability may affect a director's  liability
with respect to any of the  following:  (i) breaches of the  director's  duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;  (ii) acts or omissions not made
in good faith or which involve  intentional  misconduct of knowing violations of
law;  (iii)  liability for dividends  paid or stock  repurchased  or redeemed in
violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) any

                                      II-1

<PAGE>



transaction  from which the  director  derived  an  improper  personal  benefit.
Section  102(b)(7)  does not  authorize  any  limitation  on the  ability of the
corporation  or  its  stockholders  to  obtain   injunctive   relief,   specific
performance or other equitable relief against directors.

     Article  Nine  of  the  Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and  the
Company's  By-Laws  provide  that all persons who the  Company is  empowered  to
indemnify  pursuant to the provisions of Section 145 of the General  Corporation
Law of the  State  of  Delaware  (or any  similar  provision  or  provisions  of
applicable  law at the time in effect),  shall be  indemnified by the Company to
the full extent permitted thereby. The foregoing right of indemnification  shall
not be  deemed  to be  exclusive  of any other  rights  to which  those  seeking
indemnification   may  be  entitled  under  any  by-law,   agreement,   vote  of
stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

     Article Ten of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation  provides that no
director  of the  Company  shall be  personally  liable  to the  Company  or its
stockholders  for any monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty of loyalty
to the Company or its stockholders  (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve  intentional  misconduct or a knowing  violation of law;  (iii)
under Section 174 of the General  Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware;  or
(iv) for any transaction  from which the director  derived an improper  personal
benefit.

     Insofar as  indemnification  for liabilities under the Act may be permitted
to  directors,  officers  or persons  controlling  the  Company  pursuant to the
foregoing  provisions,  the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the
Commission,  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 16. Exhibits

(a)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.

4       Form of  certificate  evidencing  Common Stock,  $.01 par value,  of the
        Company,   incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Company's  Registration
        Statement  on Form  S-1 as  declared  effective  by the  Securities  and
        Exchange Commission on April 7, 1994.

5       Opinion of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP regarding legality of securities  being
        registered.

11.1    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
        
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.


                                      II-2


<PAGE>


23.2    Consent of Coopers & Lybrand LLP.

23.3    Consent of BDO Seidman LLP

23.4    Consent of Weiss, Freedman & Strouss, PC

23.5    Consent of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

24      Power of Attorney (included in the signature page).

   
27.1    Amended and Restated Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).

27.2    Amended and Restated Financial Data Schedule as of and for the 
        three months ended March 31, 1996 (for SEC use only).
    
                                      II-3




<PAGE>



Item 17.  Undertakings

        The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1)  To file, during any period in which it offers or
        sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this
        registration statement;

               (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section
        10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

               (ii) To reflect  in the  Prospectus  any facts or events  arising
        after the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the most
        recent post-effective  amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the
        aggregate,  represent a fundamental  change in the information set forth
        in the registration statement; and

               (iii) To include any  material  information  with  respect to the
        plan  of  distribution  not  previously  disclosed  in the  registration
        statement or any material change to such information in the registration
        statement.

               (2) For the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
        Securities  Act,  each  post-effective  amendment  shall be deemed a new
        registration  statement relating to the securities offered therein,  and
        the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed the initial
        bona fide offering thereof.

               (3) To remove by means of a  post-effective  amendment any of the
        securities  being  registered  which remain unsold at the termination of
        the offering.

               (4) For the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under  the
        Securities  Act,  each  filing of an annual  report  pursuant to Section
        13(a)  or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (and,  where
        applicable,  each filing of an employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report
        pursuant to Section  15(d)) that is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
        registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  new  registration
        statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering
        of such  securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
        fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers, and controlling persons of the
small business issuer pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the
small business issuer has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange  Commission such  indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.


                                      II-4




<PAGE>



     In the event  that a claim for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities
(other than the  payment by the small  business  issuer of expenses  incurred or
paid by a director,  officer, or controlling person of the small business issuer
in the  successful  defense of any action,  suit, or  proceeding) is asserted by
such director,  officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities
being  registered,  the small business issuer will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court
of appropriate  jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.



                                      II-5




<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

   
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements of filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  in the  City  of
Indianapolis, State of Indiana, on the 2nd day of December, 1996.
    

                                            BRIGHTPOINT, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Robert J. Laikin
                                                -----------------------
                                                Robert J. Laikin,
                                                Chief Executive Officer

     KNOWN ALL  PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each  person  whose  signature
appears  below  constitutes  and  appoints  Robert J. Laikin and J. Mark Howell,
jointly and severally,  as his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact and agent, each
will full  power of  substitution  and  resubstitution  for him and in his name,
place  and  stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all  amendments
(including  post-effective  amendments) to this Registration  Statement,  and to
file the same,  with all  exhibits  thereto and other  documents  in  connection
therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  hereby  ratifying and
confirming all that each said  attorney-in-fact  or agent or substitute lawfully
does or causes to be done by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
this  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

        Signature                       Title                          Date
        ---------                       -----                          ----

   
<S>                             <C>                              <C>
/s/ Robert J. Laikin            Chairman of the                  December 2, 1996
- ----------------------          Board, Chief Executive 
Robert J. Laikin                Officer (Principal     
                                Executive Officer) and 
                                Director               

/s/ J. Mark Howell              President, Chief                 December 2, 1996
- ----------------------          Operating Officer  
J. Mark Howell                  and Director       

/s/ Phillip A. Bounsall         Executive Vice President         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------          Chief Financial Officer      
Phillip A. Bounsall             (Principal Financial Officer)
                                
/s/ T. Scott Housefield         Executive Vice President,        December 2, 1996
- ----------------------          Marketing, Sales and     
T. Scott Housefield             Development and Director 
                                

/s/ John P. Delaney             Vice President, Corporate        December 2, 1996
- ----------------------          Controller (Principal 
John P. Delaney                 Accounting Officer)   
                                

/s/ Robert Picow                Director                         December 2, 1996
- ---------------------                                                          
Robert Picow

/s/ Joseph Forer                Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
Joseph Forer

/s/ John W. Adams               Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
John W. Adams

/s/ Robert F. Wagner            Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
Robert F. Wagner

/s/ Stephen H. Simon            Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
Stephen H. Simon

/s/ Rollin M. Dick              Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
Rollin M. Dick

/s/ Steven B. Sands             Director                         December 2, 1996
- ----------------------         
Steven B. Sands
    
</TABLE>

                                            II-6


<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description                                          Page
- -----------           -----------                                          ----

4              Form of certificate evidencing Common Stock, $.01 par
               value, of the Company, incorporated by reference to
               the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as
               declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
               Commission on April 7, 1994.

5              Opinion of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP regarding legality of
               securities being registered.

11.1           Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

23.1           Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.2           Consent of Coopers & Lybrand LLP.

23.3           Consent of BDO Seidman LLP.

23.4           Consent of Weiss, Freedman & Strouss, PC

23.5           Consent of Tenzer Greenblatt LLP (included in Exhibit 5).

24             Power of Attorney (included in Signature Page).

   
27.1           Amended and Restated Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).

27.2           Amended and Restated Financial Data Schedule as of and for the 
               three months ended March 31, 1996 (for SEC use only).
    


   
                                                                December 3, 1996
    

Brightpoint, Inc.
6402 Corporate Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278

Gentlemen:

   
     You have  requested  our opinion  with respect to the offer and sale by the
Selling   Stockholders  of  Brightpoint,   Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"),  pursuant to a Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement")
on Form S-3 (No.  333-15663)  under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"),  of up to 750,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock,  par value $.01
per share,  of the Company as well as up to 375,000  shares of Common Stock (the
"Dividend  Shares")  which  will  be  issued  to  the  Selling  Stockholders  in
connection with a 3-2 split of the Company's  Common Stock to be effected in the
form of a 50% stock dividend (the "Stock Dividend") payable on December 16, 1996
to stockholders of record on November 25, 1996.
    

     We have examined originals,  or copies certified or otherwise identified to
our satisfaction,  of such documents and corporate and public records as we deem
necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. With respect to such
examination,  we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures appearing on all
documents  presented to us as originals,  and the conformity to the originals of
all documents  presented to us as conformed or reproduced copies.  Where factual
matters  relevant to such opinion were not  independently  established,  we have
relied upon  certificates of executive  officers and  responsible  employees and
agents of the Company.

   
     Based  upon the  foregoing,  it is our  opinion  that the  Shares  are duly
authorized,  validly  issued and fully paid and  non-assessable.  It is also our
opinion  that the  Dividend  Shares,  when issued in  connection  with the Stock
Dividend, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable.

     We  hereby  consent  to  the  use  of  this  opinion  as  Exhibit  5 to the
Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as your counsel in connection
with the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus forming a part thereof. In
giving  this  consent,  we do not  thereby  concede  that  we  come  within  the
categories  of persons whose consent is required by the Act or the General Rules
and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
    

                                         Very truly yours,


                                         /s/ TENZER GREENBLATT LLP

                                         TENZER GREENBLATT LLP





                                  EXHIBIT 11.1

                                BRIGHTPOINT, INC.
                 Statement Re: Computation Of Per Share Earnings

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Year Ended December 31
                                                                                          ---------------------------------
                                                                                            1993        1994         1995
                                                                                          -------      -------      -------
                                                                                        (in thousands, except per share data)
   
<S>                                                                                       <C>          <C>          <C>    
Primary:
     Average shares outstanding                                                             7,913       10,982       13,151
     Net effect of dilutive stock options and
          warrants issued after April 7, 1994 --
          based on the treasury stock method
          using average market price                                                         --            157          532
                                                                                          -------      -------      -------
     Total                                                                                  7,913       11,139       13,683
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======

     Historical income before income taxes                                                $ 3,177      $ 7,505      $12,003
     Deduct pro forma income taxes                                                          1,249        2,950        4,696
                                                                                          -------      -------      -------
     Pro forma net income                                                                 $ 1,928      $ 4,555      $ 7,307
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======
     Per share amount                                                                     $  0.24      $  0.41      $  0.53
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======

Fully diluted:
     Average shares outstanding                                                             7,913       10,982      13,151
     Net effect of dilutive stock options and
          warrants issued after April 7, 1994 -- 
          based on the treasury stock method
          using the greater of the year end market
          price or the average market price                                                  --            439          630
                                                                                          -------      -------      -------
     Total                                                                                  7,913       11,421       13,781
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======

     Historical income before income taxes                                                $ 3,177      $ 7,505      $12,003
     Deduct pro forma income taxes                                                          1,249        2,950        4,696
                                                                                          -------      -------      -------
     Pro forma net income                                                                 $ 1,928      $ 4,555      $ 7,307
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======
     Per share amount                                                                     $  0.24      $  0.40      $  0.53
                                                                                          =======      =======      =======
    
</TABLE>





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


   
We consent to the  reference to our firm under the caption  "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated  January 25, 1996 (except for Notes 1, 2, 3 and 9, as to
which the date is  October  11,  1996) in  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No.  333-15663) and related  Prospectus for the registration
of 750,000 shares of common stock of Brightpoint, Inc.
    


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP

   
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 3, 1996
    




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the  inclusion  in this  Registration  on Statement on Form S-3 of
Brightpoint,  Inc. of our report on Allied  Communications,  Inc. and Affiliates
dated  February  23, 1996 on our audits of the  financial  statements  of Allied
Communications,  Inc. and  Affiliates.  We also consent to the  reference to our
Firm under the caption "Experts."


/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

   
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 3, 1996
    



                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Brightpoint, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana

We  hereby  consent  to the use in the  Prospectus  constituting  a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated March 15, 1994, except for the second
paragraph  of Note 6, as to which the date is August 31,  1995,  relating to the
financial  statements of Brightpoint,  Inc.  (before  restatement to reflect the
accounts of the Allied Companies  pursuant to a business  combination  accounted
for  using  the  pooling  of  interests  method),  which  is  contained  in that
Prospectus,  and to the  incorporation  in the  Prospectus  by  reference of our
report  dated March 15, 1994,  except for the second  paragraph of Note 3, as to
which the date is August 31,  1995,  relating to the  financial  statements  and
schedule of Brightpoint,  Inc.  appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

We also  consent  to the  reference  to us under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Prospectus.



                                                   /s/ BDO Seidman LLP

                                                   BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


   
Chicago, Illinois
December 3, 1996
    




                              Consent of Independent Accountants


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-3 of  Brightpoint,  Inc. of our report dated April 20,  1994,  except for
Note 12, as to which the date is April 3, 1995,  of our  audits of the  combined
financial  statements  of  Allied  Communications,  Inc.  and  Affiliates  as of
December  31, 1993 and for the year then ended which report is  incorporated  by
reference  herein.  We also  consent to the  references  to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.


                                    /s/     WEISS, FREEDMAN & STROUSS, PC



   
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 3, 1996
    


<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
          This  Amended  and  Restated   Schedule   contains  summary  financial
          information  extracted  from  the  consolidated  financial  statements
          included in the  registrant's  Registration  Statement  on Form S-3 of
          which this  schedule  is an exhibit  thereto and is  qualified  in its
          entirety by reference to such financial statements <F1>


</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                    1,000
       
<S>                             <C>               <C>               <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR              YEAR              YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1993       DEC-31-1994       DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-31-1993       DEC-31-1994       DEC-31-1995
<CASH>                                    0<F1>           441               726
<SECURITIES>                              0<F1>             0                 0
<RECEIVABLES>                             0<F1>        41,962            55,844
<ALLOWANCES>                              0<F1>           450               691
<INVENTORY>                               0<F1>        39,219            56,313
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                          0<F1>        82,176           116,547
<PP&E>                                    0<F1>           922             3,444
<DEPRECIATION>                            0<F1>           292               510
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            0<F1>        82,845           119,787
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                     0<F1>        61,216            54,328
<BONDS>                                   0<F1>             0                 0
                     0<F1>             0                 0
                               0<F1>             0                 0
<COMMON>                                  0<F1>           122               159
<OTHER-SE>                                0<F1>        20,161            64,698
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              0<F1>        82,845           119,787
<SALES>                             151,315           309,227           419,149
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                    151,315           309,227           419,149
<CGS>                               140,617           290,463           390,950
<TOTAL-COSTS>                       140,617           290,463           390,950
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          0                 0                 0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0                 0                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      103               164             1,383
<INCOME-PRETAX>                       3,177             7,505            12,003
<INCOME-TAX>                              0             1,623             3,838
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                   3,177             5,882             8,165
<DISCONTINUED>                            0                 0                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0                 0                 0
<CHANGES>                                 0                 0                 0
<NET-INCOME>                          3,177             5,882             8,165
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             0<F2>             0<F2>             0<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                             0<F2>             0<F2>             0<F2>
        

<FN>
<F1> The  data  included  in this Schedule includes information derived from the
Consolidated  Balance Sheets and the  Consolidated  Statements of Income for all
financial   statement  periods   presented  in  the  accompanying   Registration
Statement.  The financial statements included in the Registration Statement have
been  restated  to  reflect  the  acquisition  by the  registrant  of the Allied
Companies in June 1996  pursuant to a business  combination  accounted for using
the pooling of interests  method.  Historical  balance sheet  information  as of
December 31, 1993 is not included in this  Schedule  since a balance sheet as of
such date is not  presented  in the  accompanying  Registration  Statement.  The
financial statements have also been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to
give effect to the  Company's 3-2 stock split of its Common Stock to be effected
in the form of a 50% stock dividend payable on December 16, 1996 to stockholders
of record on November 25, 1996.

<F2> Historical net income per share amounts are not presented because such
information  is not  meaningful  as the Company was not a tax paying entity on a
consolidated  basis for all periods  presented.  Pro forma primary  earnings per
share  amounts  that  include  estimates  of income tax amounts that the Company
would have incurred had they been a tax paying entity are $0.24, $0.41 and $0.53
for the three years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively.  Fully
diluted  earnings  per share  amounts  are $0.24,  $0.40 and $0.53 for the three
years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, respectively.
</FN>

</TABLE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This Amended and Restated Schedule  contains summary financial  information
     extracted from the consolidated  financial statements of Brightpoint,  Inc.
     (the  "Company")  as of,  and for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1996
     included  in the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10Q for the  Quarter
     ended  March  31,  1996 as  adjusted  to  give  effect  to the  transaction
     referenced  in  footnote  1  below  and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by
     reference to such financial statements and such adjustments <F1>

</LEGEND>
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                               3,000
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   78,262,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                     48,400,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               129,036,000
<PP&E>                                           4,278,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                           0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 134,843,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           66,564,000
<BONDS>                                                  0
                                    0
                                              0
<COMMON>                                          106,000
<OTHER-SE>                                      67,785,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   134,843,000
<SALES>                                        112,960,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               112,960,000
<CGS>                                          105,032,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  105,032,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                         0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 184,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  4,067,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,165,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              2,902,000
<DISCONTINUED>                                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                          0
<CHANGES>                                                0
<NET-INCOME>                                     2,902,000
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                            0<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                            0<F2>
        

<FN>
<F1> The  data  included in  this Schedule includes information derived from the
Consolidated  Balance Sheets and the Consolidated  Statements of Income from the
Company's  historical  financial  statement  periods presented in it's Quarterly
Report  on Form  10Q  for the  Quarter  Ended  March  31,  1996.  The  financial
information  included  in this  financial  data  schedule  has been  restated to
reflect  the  acquisition  by the Company of the Allied  Companies  in June 1996
pursuant to a business combination  accounted for using the pooling of interests
method.  The  financial  information  contained in this  schedule  also has been
adjusted  retroactively,  where applicable,  to give effect to the Company's 3-2
stock  split of its  Common  Stock  to be  effected  in the form of a 50%  stock
dividend  payable on December 16, 1996 to stockholders of record on November 25,
1996.

<F2> Historical  restated  net income  amounts  are not  presented  because such
information  is not  meaningful  as the Company was not a taxpaying  entity on a
consolidated basis for the period presented.  Pro form primary and fully diluted
earnings per share  amounts that includes an estimate of income tax amounts that
the Company would have  incurred had they been a taxpaying  entity are $0.15 and
$0.15, respectively.
</FN>

</TABLE>


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