SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): August 22,
2008
COMMSCOPE,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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1-12929
(Commission File
Number)
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36-4135495
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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1100
CommScope Place, SE
P.O.
Box 339
Hickory,
North Carolina 28602
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(828) 324-2200
Check the
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
CommScope,
Inc. (“CommScope”) permits its directors and officers to enter into stock
trading plans with respect to CommScope common stock which are intended to
qualify for the safe harbor under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (“Rule 10b5-1”), provided that such plans comply with
CommScope’s applicable guidelines and insider trading policies.
On August
22, 2008, Marvin S. Edwards, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Manager,
Wireless Network Solutions, of CommScope, entered into a stock trading plan,
intended to qualify for the safe harbor under Rule 10b5-1. Under the
plan, Mr. Edwards authorized the sale of up to 10,260 shares of CommScope common
stock payable to Mr. Edwards on December 14, 2008 upon the vesting of his
performance share awards. The performance goals to which these
performance share awards have been granted have already been
satisfied. The plan provides for the sale of up to the specified
numbers of shares at a specified price, subject to certain
limitations. Sales pursuant to this plan may occur from October 1,
2008 through October 1, 2009 and are intended to be disclosed publicly through
Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
required.
Except as
may be required by law, CommScope does not undertake to report future stock
trading plans by its officers or directors, nor to report modifications,
terminations, transactions or other activities under the stock trading plan of
Mr. Edwards or of any other officer or director.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: August
25, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Frank B. Wyatt, II |
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Name:
Frank B. Wyatt, II |
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Title:
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary |
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