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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):
February 28, 2008
3COM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  0-12867
(Commission
File Number)
  94-2605794
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, Massachusetts
01752
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 323-1000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1 Press Release dated February 28, 2008


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ITEM 8.01   Other Events
     On February 28, 2008, 3Com Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company plans to adjourn the shareholders’ meeting currently scheduled for Friday, February 29, 2008 without taking a vote on the pending merger transaction. The shareholders’ meeting will be reconvened on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:00 a.m., local time, at the Company’s headquarters located at 350 Campus Drive, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752-3064. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The release is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.
ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits
         
Exhibit Number   Description
       
 
  99.1    
Text of Press Release, dated February 28, 2008, titled “3Com Announces Plans to Adjourn Shareholders’ Meeting to Continue Discussions with Bain Capital Partners”

 


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SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  3COM CORPORATION
 
 
Date:  February 28, 2008  By:   /s/ Neal D. Goldman    
    Neal D. Goldman   
    Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer and Secretary   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit Number   Description
       
 
  99.1    
Text of Press Release, dated February 28, 2008, titled “3Com Announces Plans to Adjourn Shareholders’ Meeting to Continue Discussions with Bain Capital Partners”