UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2009

 

 

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts		000-23599		04-2741391
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

199 Riverneck Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts		01824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-1300

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 4, 2009, Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) repurchased $119,688,000 (face value) aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) from the holder of such Notes. The Company repurchased the Notes for aggregate consideration equal to the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest. The Company paid the consideration for the Notes from a combination of cash on hand and the proceeds from the sale of certain U.S. Treasury securities held by the Company. The Company originally sold $125,000,000 principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes in April 2004.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 4, 2009		MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
		By:		/s/    Alex A. Van Adzin
				Alex A. Van Adzin
				Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporation Secretary