COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ — Earnings Release 2020

Mar 4, 2020

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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 4, 2020	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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: — Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	CMTL	NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.10 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 4, 2020 , Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its second quarter ended January 31, 2020 and updated its fiscal 2020 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 4, 2020 , 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 15, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2020 .

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 4, 2020, reporting the financial results of the Company for its fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2020, and updating its fiscal 2020 financial guidance (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 2.02).
99.2	Press Release, dated March 4, 2020, 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 4, 2020

By: /s/ Michael A. Bondi Name: Michael A. Bondi Title: Chief Financial Officer