Item 8.01. Other Events.

Effective February 27, 2009, Philip A. Harding, who is 76 years-old and currently serves as the chairman of the board of Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (the "Company"), established a trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Company's insider trading policy.

Mr. Harding's plan allows for transactions to take place between March and July 2009. According to the plan, during this period, he will exercise options, which are set to expire July 11, 2009, covering 156,134 shares and sell the resulting shares, during certain specified time periods during the plan. In addition to the options subject to his trading plan, Mr. Harding holds options covering 115,000 shares, restricted stock units covering 28,334 shares, and owns 298,263 shares of the Company's common stock.

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