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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>July 16, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>UniTek
Global Services, Inc.<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></P>

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</B>(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation)</TD>
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</B>(Commission File Number)</TD>
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</B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><B>1777 Sentry Parkway West, Blue Bell, PA <BR>
</B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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</B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</P>

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following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">On July 16, 2012, Rocco Romanella
entered into an agreement to become the Chief Executive Officer of UniTek Global Services, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;). Mr.
Romanella, 55, comes to the Company following a 36-year career </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">at United Parcel Service
(UPS), where he </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">most recently served as </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">President
of Retail and Residential Operations</FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Under his employment agreement, Mr. Romanella will receive an
annual base salary of $400,000, which shall be prorated for the remainder of 2012. He is eligible to receive annual incentive compensation
of up to one times his base salary, provided that for 2012, he is eligible to receive a target bonus of two times the pro-rated
portion of his base salary payable for service in 2012, to be earned based on the achievement of certain financial and operational
targets as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and its Compensation Committee. Any such Bonus earned shall be paid
by the Company to Mr. Romanella in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive bonus program. Beginning in 2013, Mr.
Romanella shall be eligible to participate in long-term cash and equity incentive programs established by the Company for its senior
level executives generally, at levels determined by the Board, with target long-term incentive compensation equal to one times
his base salary. Mr. Romanella will also receive a one-time signing bonus of $100,000. A copy of Mr. Romanella&rsquo;s employment
agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition, Mr. Romanella will be granted 192,307 restricted
shares of the common stock of the Company, which are subject to service-based vesting in four equal annual installments on the
dates that are 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following the grant date, subject to automatic acceleration upon the occurrence of a Change
of Control as defined in the Company&rsquo;s 2009 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. A copy of the restricted grant
award agreement evidencing this grant is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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other executive officer or director of the Company, and there is no arrangement or understanding under which he was appointed.
There are no transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Romanella has a material
interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Romanella&rsquo;s
appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">UNITEK GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date: July 16, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Ronald J. Lejman&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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    <TD>Ronald J. Lejman&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt">Press Release dated July 16, 2012</TD></TR>
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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):
July 16, 2012
UniTek
Global Services, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-28579
(Commission File Number)
75-2233445
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1777 Sentry Parkway West, Blue Bell, PA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
19422
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(267) 464-1700
Not applicable
(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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02.        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 16, 2012, Rocco Romanella
entered into an agreement to become the Chief Executive Officer of UniTek Global Services, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr.
Romanella, 55, comes to the Company following a 36-year career
at United Parcel Service
(UPS), where he
most recently served as
President
of Retail and Residential Operations
.
Under his employment agreement, Mr. Romanella will receive an
annual base salary of $400,000, which shall be prorated for the remainder of 2012. He is eligible to receive annual incentive compensation
of up to one times his base salary, provided that for 2012, he is eligible to receive a target bonus of two times the pro-rated
portion of his base salary payable for service in 2012, to be earned based on the achievement of certain financial and operational
targets as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and its Compensation Committee. Any such Bonus earned shall be paid
by the Company to Mr. Romanella in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive bonus program. Beginning in 2013, Mr.
Romanella shall be eligible to participate in long-term cash and equity incentive programs established by the Company for its senior
level executives generally, at levels determined by the Board, with target long-term incentive compensation equal to one times
his base salary. Mr. Romanella will also receive a one-time signing bonus of $100,000. A copy of Mr. Romanella's employment
agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
In addition, Mr. Romanella will be granted 192,307 restricted
shares of the common stock of the Company, which are subject to service-based vesting in four equal annual installments on the
dates that are 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following the grant date, subject to automatic acceleration upon the occurrence of a Change
of Control as defined in the Company's 2009 Omnibus Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. A copy of the restricted grant
award agreement evidencing this grant is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Romanella and any
other executive officer or director of the Company, and there is no arrangement or understanding under which he was appointed.
There are no transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Romanella has a material
interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Romanella's
appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto.
Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2012.
99.2
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2012.
99.3
Press Release dated July 16, 2012
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.
UNITEK GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
Date: July 16, 2012
By:
/s/ Ronald J. Lejman
Ronald J. Lejman
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
EXHIBIT LIST
99.1
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2012.
99.2
Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2012.
99.3
Press Release dated July 16, 2012