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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Grimes Benjamin R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVOCENT CORP [AVCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2009 (Street) HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 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 07/01/2009   F   511 (4) D $ 14.02 46,783 (1) D   Common Stock 07/14/2009   F   1,933 (5) D $ 13.67 44,850 (6) D

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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

Performance-share Award with Market Conditions

$ 0

02/19/2008(2)

06/06/2018

Common Stock

7,313

7,313

D

Performance-share award with Market Conditions

$ 0

06/26/2009(3)

06/26/2019

Common Stock

31,250

31,250

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Grimes Benjamin R 4991 CORPORATE DRIVE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805			Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

Richard K Hempstead Attorney-in-Fact for Benjamin R Grimes		07/16/2009
**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)	Includes 40,915 time-based and performance-based (now deemed earned). 20,125 shares vest in 2010, 12,457 shares vest in 2011, and 8,333 shares vest in 2012.
(2)	Grant date; These are performance-shares awards with market conditions tied to company stock price to be earned over a two year period. If earned, the shares will vest over a three year period beginning January 1, 2009.
(3)	Grant date; These are performance-shares awards with market conditions tied to company stock price to be earned over a two year period. If earned, the shares will vest over a three year period beginning February 8, 2010.
(4)	511 shares were withheld as payment for taxes at the release of 1,584 restricted shares on July 1, 2009.
(5)	1,933 shares were withheld as payment for taxes at the release of 4,875restricted shares on July 14, 2009.
(6)	Includes 34,915 time-based and performance-based (now deemed earned). 14,125 shares vest in 2010, 12,457 shares vest in 2011, and 8,333 shares vest in 2012.

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