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) February 1, 2007
TELLABS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-9692 | | 36-3831568 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission file number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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One Tellabs Center, 1415 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois | | 60563 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 798-8800
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Tellabs Board of Directors has authorized a one-year extension of its stock repurchase program originally authorized in January 2006 under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. The 10b5-1 program is in addition to the two previously announced $300 million stock repurchase programs (one of which was exhausted in 2006). The 10b5-1 program uses proceeds from employee stock option exercises to repurchase company shares on the open market. The Company anticipates amending its current program to implement the one year extension during the first quarter of 2007 during an open trading window and when the Company does not possess material non-public information. For more details, see the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. | | Description | | |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Tellabs, Inc., dated February 1, 2007 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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TELLABS, INC. (Registrant) |
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/s/ James A. Dite |
James A. Dite Vice President and Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release of Tellabs, Inc., dated February 1, 2007. |
