UNITED STATES
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October 9, 2006
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
0-7928
Commission File Number |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
11-2139466
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
68 South Service
Road, Suite 230
Melville, New York 11747 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (631) 962-7000
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.On October 9, 2006, the Executive Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (the Company) approved fiscal 2007 performance measures and bonus goals for certain executive officers. In the case of Fred Kornberg, the Companys Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Robert G. Rouse, the Companys Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Committee approved performance measures based on a percentage of the Companys fiscal 2007 pre-tax profit, adjusted for certain items. The fiscal 2007 bonus goals for the other executive officers are based on a percentage of the relevant subsidiarys or subsidiaries pre-tax profits and the attainment of various performance measures. The fiscal 2007 performance measures and related weightings for these other executive officers are as set forth in the chart below: |
Fiscal 2007 Performance Measures (1) | ||||||||||||
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Operating Profit |
New Orders |
Cash Flow |
Personal Goals |
Total | ||||||||
Robert L. McCollum | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 100 | % | ||
Richard L. Burt | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 100 | % | ||
Daniel S. Wood | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 100 | % |
(1) | The fiscal 2007 bonus goals associated with each performance measure are not disclosed in this report because these amounts are confidential business information, the disclosure of which could have an adverse effect on the Company. The percentages in the above table represent the percentage of the total cash bonus goal related to each performance measure. Except for personal goals, the percentage factor for each performance measure can be decreased or increased proportionally as a function of each goal achievement from a minimum of 70% up to a maximum of 150%. Achievement of less than 70% of any goal results in that percentage factor being reduced to zero. |
In addition, the Committee and the Board unanimously approved an amendment and restatement, subject to stockholder approval, of the Companys 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the Amended Plan). This amendment, which will be more fully described in the Companys 2006 Proxy Statement that is to be mailed to shareholders on or about November 1, 2006, is intended to permit the Company to claim tax deductions for cash incentive awards earned and paid under the Amended Plan pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The performance measures and bonus goals relating to Messrs. Kornberg, Rouse and McCollum are intended to qualify as performance-based under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
SIGNATUREPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
Dated: October 12, 2006 |
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. By: /s/ Michael D. Porcelain Name: Michael D. Porcelain Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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