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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
Date of Report: June 12, 1998
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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-8588 04-2295040
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Domino Drive, Concord, Massachusetts 01742
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 287-5100
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORM 8-K
June 12, 1998
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Item 5. Other Events
Technical Communications Corporation ("TCC") announced the results of
an action filed on May 22, 1998, by Mr. M. Mahmud Awan and Mr. Philip
A. Phalon against TCC and its directors in the Massachusetts Superior
Court, Middlesex County, entitled Philip A. Phalon and M. Mahmud Awan
v. Technical Communications Corporation, et al., Civil Action No.
98-2553. In the action, the plaintiffs make a variety of allegations
relating to actions of the Board including improper denial of access to
stockholder information. The complaint also challenges the
effectiveness of certain actions taken by TCC's Board of Directors on
April 30, 1998 in creating staggered terms for the Board.
The Company denies the allegations in the action and is vigorously
defending the matter.
On June 10, 1998, the Superior Court issued a decision and order. The
Court denied the plaintiffs' request for shareholder information, but
ordered the Company to distribute plaintiffs' proxy materials, but only
at plaintiffs' expense. The Court also enjoined the effectiveness of
the Board's revocation of its earlier vote to exempt the Company from
the provisions of Massachusetts Law creating staggered terms for boards
of directors. The Company is appealing some or all of this order.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Technical Communications Corporation
Dated: June 12, 1998 By:/s/ Dale G. Peterson
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Dale G. Peterson
President
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