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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): December 16, 2005
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-51448 04-2854672
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 250-3343
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below).
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On December 16, 2005, Hittite Microwave Corporation (the "Registrant") issued a
press release announcing that Stephen G. Daly, President and Chief Executive
Officer and a Director of the company, has been elected to the additional office
of Chairman of the Board. The full text of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated December 16, 2005
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SIGNATURES
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.
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
By: /s/ William W. Boecke
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William W. Boecke
Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 16, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated December 16, 2005
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