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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14D-101)
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
|X| Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1. Joint Press Release, dated October 13, 2000, issued by Ericsson
and Microwave Power Devices, Inc.
