COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ — Regulatory Filings 2017

Mar 8, 2017

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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

March 8, 2017	0-7928
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	Commission File Number

(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)

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:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 8, 2017 , Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its second quarter ended January 31, 2017 and updated fiscal 2017 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 8, 2017 , the Company also announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable on May 19, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 19, 2017 .

A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning the foregoing is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01 (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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated March 8, 2017, reporting the financial results of the Company for its fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2017, and updated fiscal 2017 financial guidance (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 2.02).
99.2	Press Release, dated March 8, 2017, announcing that the Company’s Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 7.01).

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: March 8, 2017

By: /s/ Michael D. Porcelain Name: Michael D. Porcelain Title: Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer