UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 8, 2009
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 000-23599 | 04-2741391 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Riverneck Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 256-1300
Not Applicable
(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 September 8, 2009, Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Rear Admiral (retired) J. Michael Johnson, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Recon Optical, Inc., as President of the Company’s Mercury Federal Systems, Inc. (“MFS”) subsidiary. Mr. Johnson, a current member of the MFS Board of Directors, will assume the role of President on an interim basis as the Company searches for a replacement for Terry Ryan, MFS’s former President. A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Johnson and the departure of Mr. Ryan is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued by Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. on September 8, 2009. |
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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.
| Dated: September 8, 2009 | MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Alex A. Van Adzin | |||
| Alex A. Van Adzin | ||||
| Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporation Secretary | ||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued by Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. on September 8, 2009. |
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