FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Mast Capital Management LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERNATIONAL WIRE GROUP INC [ITWG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 12/23/2008 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02116 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 1,463,825 I See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mast Capital Management LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET 51ST FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	Â	  X	Â	Â
Madison Christopher B C/O MAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	Â	  X	Â	Â
Steinberg David J. C/O MAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	Â	  X	Â	Â
Mast Credit Opportunities I Master Fund LTD C/O MAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	Â	  X	Â	Â
Mast OC I Master Fund L.P. C/O MAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET, 51ST FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ Christopher B. Madison, Manager of Mast Capital Management, LLC		12/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Christopher B. Madison		12/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ David J. Steinberg		12/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Christopher B. Madison, Director of Mast Credit Opportunities I Master Fund Limited		12/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Christopher B. Madison, Manager of Mast Capital Management, LLC, General Partner of Mast OC I Master Fund L.P.		12/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 473,125 shares held by Mast OC I Master Fund L.P. (the "LP") which were inadvertently reported as being held by Mast Credit Opportunities I Master Fund Limited (the "Fund") on the reporting persons' original Form 3. Also includes 990,000 shares held by the Fund. The Fund and the LP are the direct owners of 990,000 and 473,125 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, respectively. Mast Capital Management, LLC is the investment adviser to each of the Fund and the LP, and general partner of the LP, and Christopher B. Madison and David J. Steinberg are the managers of Mast Capital Management, LLC. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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