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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES, INC.
(NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)
MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES, INC.
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
59517M103
(CUSIP NUMBER OF COMMON STOCK)
ALFRED WEBER
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES, INC.
49 WIRELESS BOULEVARD
HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788-3935
(631) 231-1400
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PERSON(S) FILING STATEMENT)
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WITH A COPY TO
STEPHEN W. RUBIN, ESQ.
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
(212) 969-3000
[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment supplements and amends as Amendment No. 2 to the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, originally filed on
October 20, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended (the
"Schedule 14D-9") by Microwave Power Devices, Inc. (the "Company"), relating to
the tender offer being made by Ericsson MPD Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson Inc., a Delaware
corporation, disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, dated October
20, 2000, as amended (the "Schedule TO") and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, to purchase all the outstanding Shares at a price of $8.70
per Share, net to the sellers in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes),
without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase, dated October 20, 2000, and the related Letter of Transmittal
(and any amendments or supplements thereto), included in the Schedule TO.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
in the Schedule 14D-9.
The Company hereby amends Item 8. to the Schedule 14D-9 as herein set
forth:
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Item 8. beginning on page 13 to the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended by
adding the following paragraph after the last paragraph of such Item:
"On November 20 2000, Ericsson issued a press release announcing the
extension of the Offer by Purchaser to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
Monday, November 27, 2000, unless the Offer is further extended. The Offer had
previously been scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
Friday, November 17, 2000. Ericsson also announced that it had been advised by
the ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., the Depositary, that as of 5:30
p.m. New York City time on Friday, November 17, 2000, approximately 10,167,721
Shares had been tendered into the Offer and not withdrawn."
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
MICROWAVE POWER DEVICES, INC.
By: /s/ ALFRED WEBER
Name: Alfred Weber
Title: Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 20, 2000
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