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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMTL"
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company_name: "COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Comtech annual meeting elects six directors, approves say-on-pay, auditor, equity plan; CEO Ratigan resigned

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected: Traub (39.1M), Carpenter (35.7M), Crawford (39.1M), Hildebrandt (39.4M), Quinlan (37.6M), Waldman (35.9M) votes for.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 30.8M for, 8.1M against, 0.8M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor for FY2025 approved: 44.5M for, 315k against.
- Amendment to 2023 Equity Plan approved: 34.4M for, 5.2M against.
- John Ratigan resigned as CEO and director effective Jan 13, 2025; his candidacy was withdrawn.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000023197-25-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMTL
- cik: 0000023197
- company_name: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23197/000002319725000016/0000023197-25-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23197/000002319725000016/cmtl-20250113.htm

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