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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
November 19, 1998
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
M-Wave, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-45499 36-3809819
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
216 Evergreen Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(630) 860-9542
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
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On November 19, 1998, M-Wave, Inc. announced that it has been notified
that First Chicago Equity Corporation, the beneficial owner of 694,464 shares of
the Company's common stock, intends to nominate Lawrence E. Fox and L.
Christopher Saenger III to stand for election as directors at the Company's
annual meeting of stockholders currently scheduled for December 9, 1998. The
full text of M-Wave, Inc.'s November 19, 1998 press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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(a) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by M-Wave, Inc. dated November 19, 1998.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 19, 1998
M-WAVE, INC.
By: /s/ PAUL S. SCHMITT
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Name: Paul S. Schmitt
Title: Controller; Chief Accounting
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued by M-Wave, Inc. dated November 19, 1998
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M-WAVE, INC. NOTIFIED OF
PROPOSAL TO NOMINATE DIRECTORS
BENSENVILLE, ILL., NOVEMBER 19, 1998 - M-Wave, Inc. (NASDAQ: MWAV), a
manufacturer of microwave printed circuit boards used in wireless
communications, announced today that it has been notified that First Chicago
Equity Corporation, the beneficial owner of 694,464 shares of the Company's
common stock, intends to nominate Lawrence E. Fox and L. Christopher Saenger III
to stand for election as directors at the Company's annual meeting of
stockholders currently scheduled for December 9, 1998.
Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville, Ill., M-Wave is a
manufacturer of microwave printed circuit boards worldwide through its wholly
owned subsidiaries, Poly Circuits and PC Dynamics. M-Wave's products are used in
a variety of industrial and military applications. The Company trades on the
Nasdaq SmallCap market under the symbol "MWAV".
