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) October 5, 2009
MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-11201 | 22-1642321 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
41 Fairfield Place, West Caldwell, New Jersey | 07006 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 575-1300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 October 5, 2009, Merrimac Industries, Inc. issued a press release announcing a quarterly record of $12.5 million in new orders received during the third quarter of 2009. The entire text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press release dated October 5, 2009 issued by Merrimac Industries, Inc. |
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.
| MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ J. Robert Patterson | |
| | Name: | J. Robert Patterson | |
| | Title: | Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
Date: October 6, 2009