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 7, 2009
SYMMETRICOM, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | | 000-02287 | | 95-1906306 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
2300 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California 95131-1017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(408) 433-0910
(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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 10, 2009, Symmetricom, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas W. Steipp, has informed the Board of Directors that he will retire from the Company on June 28, 2009. The Company also announced that it will initiate a search for a new CEO immediately. Upon his retirement, Mr. Steipp will also resign from the Company’s Board of Directors.
A copy of the press release relating to Mr. Steipp’s retirement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release, dated February 10, 2009 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 10, 2009 | SYMMETRICOM, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Justin Spencer |
| Name: | Justin Spencer |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated February 10, 2009 |
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