United
States
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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February
13, 2009
(February 10, 2009)
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0-7928
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Date
of Report
(Date
of earliest event reported)
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Commission
File Number
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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11-2139466
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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68
South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville,
New York 11747
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(631)
962-7000
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Item
8.01
Other Events.
On February
13, 2009, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press
release reporting that as a result of its notice of redemption of all of its
outstanding $105.0 million principal amount 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due
2024 (the “Senior Notes”) as of February 12, 2009 (the Redemption Date”), all of
the Senior Notes were converted by the noteholders to shares of Comtech common
stock.
The
foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety to the
press release, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by
reference herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit Number Description
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. |
| Dated: February 13, 2009 | |
| By: | /s/ Michael D. Porcelain |
| Name: Michael D. Porcelain | |
| Title: Senior Vice President | |
| and Chief Financial Officer |