United States
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
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August 31, 2007 |
0-7928 |
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Date of Report |
Commission File Number |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Delaware |
11-2139466 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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68 South Service Road, Suite 230 |
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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.
On August 31, 2007, Comtech Telecommunications
Corp.’s subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation (“Mobile
Datacom”), entered into a $605.1 million indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity (“IDIQ”)
contract with the U.S. Army for its Movement Tracking System
(“MTS”).
Under the new fixed price
contract, Mobile
Datacom will provide
hardware, spares,
and satellite
bandwidth, as well as technical and professional services. MTS hardware includes
mobile satellite
transceivers, ruggedized and control station computers, and installation kits.
Technical and professional services include program management, engineering services,
field service support, satellite network bandwidth services and related infrastructure,
and year-round, 24/7 network
operations center
services and customer support.
The contract’s period of performance is from September 1, 2007 to July 12, 2010 and is subject to annual government funding, deployment and technology decisions.
Item
1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.
On August 31, 2007, Mobile Datacom also entered into a
$216.0 million IDIQ contract with the U.S. Army for its Force XXI Battle Command
Brigade and Below (also known as the Blue Force Tracking program).
Under the new fixed price contract, Mobile Datacom will provide mobile satellite
transceivers, satellite bandwidth, satellite network operations, engineering services
and program management.
The contract’s period of performance is from August 31, 2007 to December 31, 2011 and is subject to annual government funding, deployment and technology decisions.
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: September 7, 2007
By:
/s/ Michael D.
Porcelain
Name: Michael D.
Porcelain
Title: Senior Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer