Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Graff Michael	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Polypore International, Inc. [ PPO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) C/O POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 11430 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 350	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/10/2011
(Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28277 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ⁽¹⁾	8/10/2011		A		365	A	$ 0	17838	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

( 1)

The shares of restricted stock were granted to the reporting person under the terms of the Polypore International, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (amended and restated effective as of May 12, 2011) on August 10, 2011 pursuant to Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. One-third of these 365 shares will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, respectively, subject to certain conditions.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24--Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Graff Michael C/O POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 11430 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 350 CHARLOTTE, NC 28277	X

Signatures
/s/ Alba-Justina Secrist, Attorney-in-Fact		8/12/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Phillip E. Bryson, Christopher J. McKee, R. Douglas Harmon, John C. Jaye and Alba-Justina Secrist, or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact (each, individually, an “Attorney-in-Fact” and collectively, the “Attorneys-in-Fact”) to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of Polypore International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, including filing and applying for any accession, CCC, and CIK filing codes (including filing SEC Form ID (or any similar form)), completing and executing any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely filing any such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar regulatory authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such Attorney-in-Fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such Attorney-in-Fact may approve in such Attorney-in-Fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such Attorney-in-Fact, or such Attorney-in-Fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing Attorneys-in-Fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing Attorneys-in-Fact.

This Power of Attorney revokes any currently existing power of attorney solely to the extent any such currently existing power of attorney gives the agent(s) designated therein the power or authority to do or perform any act or thing in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power specifically refers to this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of July , 2010.

/s/ Michael Graff

Michael Graff