UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(x) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Barington Capital Group, L.P.
888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10019
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
03/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (x) Other
See Explanation of Responses (1)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(x) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock, par value |03/11/| | | | | | | | |
$.10 | 98 | S | | 10,000 | D | $77,500 | 156,215 | D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Reporting Person and certain other persons may consult with each other
from time to time concerning the Issuer, but they have not agreed to act
together for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the
securities referred to herein and, as such, such persons do not concede that
they constitute a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or that by filing this statement
they are subject to Section 16(a) of such act.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.
BY: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner
By: /s/James A. Mitarotonda
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Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
DATE
05/06/98
