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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2020

 

 

 

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-7928   11-2139466

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

68 South Service Road, Suite 230
Melville, New York 11747

(Address of principal executive offices, including 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 5.02 Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

On January 29, 2020, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the “Company”) announced that Michael Porcelain, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted and will assume the additional role of President.

 

A copy of the Company’s press release relating to this announcement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits 

     

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

     
99.1   Press Release, dated January 29, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.  
       
       
Date: January 29, 2020 By: /s/ Michael A. Bondi  
  Name: Michael A. Bondi  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Promotes Michael Porcelain to President

 

MELVILLE, N.Y., January 29, 2020 -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) (“Comtech”) announced today that its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) Michael Porcelain has been promoted and will assume the additional role of President.

 

Fred Kornberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech, said, “Since Michael’s appointment to COO in October 2018, he has not only demonstrated strong leadership qualities and excellent management skills, but he has also been a key-driver of Comtech’s business strategies which have yielded significant shareholder value. He is abundantly qualified to assume this role. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I commend him for his accomplishments to date and congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion.”

 

Mr. Porcelain has been with Comtech since 2002. From March 2006 through October 2018, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO. From February 2002 through March 2006, he was Vice President of Finance and Internal Audit. Prior to joining Comtech, Mr. Porcelain was Director of Corporate Profit and Business Planning for Symbol Technologies, a mobile wireless information solutions company, where he was employed from 1998 to 2002. Previously, he spent five years in public accounting holding various positions, including Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets.

 

Certain information in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

  

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PCMTL

  

Media Contact:

Michael D. Porcelain, President and Chief Operating Officer

631-962-7000

info@comtechtel.com