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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2007
HARRIS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-3863
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34-0276860 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1025 West NASA Blvd., Melbourne, FL
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32919 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (321) 727-9100
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
After the close of business on May 8, 2007, Harris Corporation (Harris) entered into
an Enhanced Overnight Share Repurchase Agreement (the OSR Agreement) with Bank of
America, N.A. (Bank of America) pursuant to which Harris repurchased
3,440,599 shares of its common stock (the Common Stock) from Bank of America on May 9, 2007. The initial
purchase price per share was $49.41, which was the closing price of the Common Stock on May 8,
2007, for a total cost of about $170,000,000. Harris funded the repurchase from available cash on
hand. The repurchase is part of Harris newly-approved $600 million share repurchase program,
which replaced Harris prior share repurchase authorization, as announced in Harris press release
on May 1, 2007, a copy of which was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to Harris Current Report on Form
8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that same day.
Pursuant to the OSR Agreement, Harris agreed to repurchase the shares immediately from Bank of
America and the OSR Agreement provides that Bank of America will purchase an equivalent number of
shares of Common Stock in the open market over a period ending no later than June 29, 2007. At the end of that
period, Harris may receive from, or may be required to pay, Bank of America a settlement amount
determined based on the difference between $49.41 and the volume weighted average price for the
shares of Common Stock during the period of Bank of Americas purchases, less an agreed upon
discount. Such settlement amount may, at the option of Harris, be settled in shares of Common Stock or
cash. All of the shares repurchased by Harris under the OSR Agreement will be retired and
cancelled.
The foregoing description of the OSR Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full text of
the OSR Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
In the ordinary course of its businesses, Bank of America or its affiliates have or may have
various relationships with Harris and its subsidiaries involving the provision of a variety of
financial services, including cash management, commercial banking, investment banking, advisory or
other financial services, for which they received, or will receive, customary fees and expenses.
In addition, Harris and its subsidiaries may have entered into interest rate and foreign exchange
derivative arrangements with Bank of America or its affiliates.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
10.1 Enhanced Overnight Share Repurchase Agreement, dated May 8, 2007, between Harris
Corporation and Bank of America, N.A.
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