UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 9, 2013 | 0-7928 | |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | Commission File Number | |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 11-2139466 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
68 South Service Road, Suite 230 Melville, New York 11747 | ||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||
(631) 962-7000 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 9, 2013, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its first quarter ended October 31, 2013 and updated its fiscal 2014 financial guidance.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02 (including the exhibit hereto) relating to this announcement shall not be deemed filed under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 9, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) took the following actions: (i) raised its annual target dividend from $1.10 per share to $1.20 per share, (ii) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share payable on February 19, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 17, 2014; and (iii) authorized an increase to its existing stock repurchase program from $50.0 million to $100.0 million.
A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing Board actions is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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: December 9, 2013
By: | /s/ Michael D. Porcelain Name: Michael D. Porcelain Title: Senior Vice President and |
Chief Financial Officer