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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December
15, 2008
(December 12,
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
1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment to Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2008 (the “Amendment”), amending the Rights
Agreement dated as of December 15, 1998 (the “Rights Agreement”) between the
Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as rights
agent. The amendment extends the term of the Rights Agreement and
final expiration date of the Company’s outstanding rights thereunder, which
would otherwise have expired as of the close of business on December 15, 2008,
until the close of business on December 15, 2009.
Item
3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
See the
description set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive
Agreement” which is incorporated herein by reference.
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 15, 2008 | |
| By: | /s/ Michael D. Porcelain |
| Name: Michael D. Porcelain | |
| Title: Senior Vice President | |
| and Chief Financial Officer |