UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 11, 1995 (October 10, 1995)
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 0-11201 22-1642321
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
41 Fairfield Place, West Caldwell, New Jersey 07007-0986
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 575-1300
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5. Other Events.
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Registrant's press release dated October 10, 1995 is filed
herewith as Exhibit 20 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
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20. Press release of Registrant dated October 10, 1995.
This Current Report shall not be construed as a waiver of the
right to contest the validity or scope of any or all of the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under the Constitution of the United States, or
the validity of any rule or regulation made or to be made under such Act.
SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Registrant)
By Eugene W. Niemiec
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Eugene W. Niemiec
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: October 11, 1995
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20. Press release of Registrant dated
October 10, 1995.
[Letterhead of Merrimac Industries, Inc.]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Jersey, October 10, 1995: MERRIMAC ANNOUNCES ITS
PURCHASE OF 90,000
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The Board of Directors of Merrimac Industries, Inc. announced today that the
Company purchased 90,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per
share from Dr. Victor Terranova, a former director of the Company, in a private
transaction. The 90,000 shares of Common Stock represented approximately 5.3%
of the Company's outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to the purchase.
The shares of Common Stock will be held by the Company as treasury stock.
As a result of the purchase there are now approximately 1,625,000 shares of
Common Stock outstanding.
The Company has been advised by the Terranova family that they are selling
60,000 shares of Merrimac Common Stock to an institutional investor.
Merrimac Industries, Inc., is located in West Caldwell, New Jersey, where it
employs approximately 120 people in the manufacture of high performance signal
processing components for communications, defense and aerospace.
Contact: Eugene W. Niemiec, President and CEO 201-575-1300
