UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2013

STR Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (860) 758-7300

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

In connection with ongoing cost-reduction measures by STR Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), on October 15, 2013, the Company decided to eliminate the position of Chief Operating Officer. As a result, Barry A. Morris, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will continue to be employed by the Company through a transition period ending November 15, 2013.  The positions of Vice President of Human Resources, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Finance will also be eliminated effective November 15, 2013. The Company’s senior management team will be responsible for the duties of the separated officers. These cost-reduction actions are being implemented to better align the Company’s organization and cost-structure to the current level of business.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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