Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Wactlar Edward
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP. [ARX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AEROFLEX INCORPORATED, 35 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2013
(Street)

PLAINVIEW, NY 11803		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/01/2013   M   9,690 (1) A $ 0 24,919 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 07/01/2013   F   3,582 (1) D $ 7.89 21,337 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share               65,000 I See Note (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (3) 07/01/2013   M     9,690   (4)   (4) Common Stock 9,690 $ 0 19,380 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Wactlar Edward
C/O AEROFLEX INCORPORATED
35 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
PLAINVIEW, NY 11803		       Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.  

Signatures

 /s/ Edward S. Wactlar   07/02/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents 9,690 shares acquired as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units awarded on November 21, 2011 and 3,582 shares withheld to satisfy Reporting Person's tax withholding obligation.
(2) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by VGG Holding LLC ("VGG") and are owned indirectly by the Reporting Person by virtue of the Reporting Person's Class B-1 membership interests in VGG. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company operating agreement governing VGG, the holders of Class B-1 membership interests are entitled to receive a percentage of all distributions, if any, made by VGG after (x) the holders of Class A membership interests in VGG have received a return of their invested capital plus a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually) on their invested capital, and (y) certain members of Aeroflex Holding Corp.'s management that received Class A interests in VGG for their capital contributions to VGG have received a special distribution in the aggregate amount of approximately $3.2 million, together with a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually).
(3) Each restricted stock unit granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(4) As previously reported, on November 21, 2011, the reporting person was granted 48,450 restricted stock units ("RSUs"), 20% of which vested on each of November 21, 2011, July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013 (the "Third Vesting Date") (as reflected in Table I above). The RSUs shall continue to vest to the extent of 20% of the RSUs on each of the next two anniversaries of the Third Vesting Date, subject to the reporting person's continued employment in good standing with the Issuer.

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