Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Quinlan Mark R. (Last) (First) (Middle) 520 MADISON AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ [ CMTL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/13/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Conv Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock)	(1)	12/13/2023		D			20,000	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	946,349(4)	(5)	0	I	See footnote(6)
Series A-1 Conv Preferred Stock (Series A-1 Preferred Stock)	(7)	12/13/2023		A		20,000		(8)	(9)	Common Stock	946,349(4)	(5)	20,000	I	See footnote(6)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Conversion price of $23.97. The original Conversion Price of $24.50 was adjusted pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A CoD") to $23.97.

2. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock had the right to convert their shares of Series A Preferred Stock at or following the earlier to occur of (x) the later of (A) October 19, 2022 and (B) the date of the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 (or if the Company was not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the date the Issuer reported the Fiscal 2022 Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Series A CoD) to holders of Series A Preferred Stock) and (y) immediately prior to (and conditioned upon) the consummation of a Change of Control (as defined in the Series A CoD). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Series A CoD, the Issuer had the right to designate any business day after October 19, 2024 as a conversion date for all or any portion that is a whole number of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

3. The Series A Preferred Stock had no expiration date.

4. Includes accumulated dividends through September 30, 2023.

5. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock were exchanged for the shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock on a one-for-one basis.

6. The securities reported herein are held by a fund managed by White Hat Capital Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "WH Investment Manager"). Mr. Mark R. Quinlan (the "Reporting Person") serves as the co-managing member of the general partner of the WH Investment Manager. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

7. Conversion price of $23.97, subject to adjustments as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock (the "Series A-1 CoD").

8. Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock have the right to convert their shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at any time. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Series A-1 CoD, the Issuer has the right to designate any business day after October 19, 2024 as a conversion date for all or any portion that is a whole number of the outstanding shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock.

9. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

	/s/ Mark R. Quinlan	12/15/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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