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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July
21, 2008
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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 July
21, 2008, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Registrant”) issued a press
release announcing that it acquired the network backhaul assets and the
NetPerformer and AccessGate product lines of Verso Technologies for
approximately $3.9 million. The acquired assets and product lines
cater to enterprises and mobile carriers, and will be merged with Comtech EF
Data’s subsidiary, Memotec, Inc.
Attached
hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of such
press release.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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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: July 21, 2008 | |
| By: | /s/ Michael D. Porcelain |
| Name: Michael D. Porcelain | |
| Title: Senior Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer |