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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: August 18, 2005
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: August 18, 2005
COMMSCOPE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-12929 36-4135495
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification Number)
incorporation)
1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE
P.O. BOX 339
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA 28602
(Address of principal executive offices)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (828) 324-2200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On August 18, 2005, the Compensation Committee of CommScope, Inc. (the
"Company") approved the provision of relocation benefits to Randall W.
Crenshaw, our Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise, in
connection with his relocation from North Carolina to Texas at the request
of the Company. The relocation benefits consist of: (a) Mr. Crenshaw's
right to sell his North Carolina home to the Company, for a purchase price
of $500,000, and the payment of all closing costs; (b) the payment of a
home sale bonus of 2% of the sale price (net of closing costs), if Mr.
Crenshaw sells his North Carolina home to a buyer other than the Company;
(c) a payment of $25,000 to cover temporary living expenses; (d) the
payment of moving expenses for Mr. Crenshaw and his family; and (e) a tax
gross-up to the extent that any of the relocation benefits (excluding the
home sale bonus, if any) are taxable.
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 18, 2005
COMMSCOPE, INC.
By: /s/ Frank B. Wyatt, II
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Frank B. Wyatt, II
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary