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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date of Report: October 4, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Date of earliest event reported)
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SYMMETRICOM, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="44%"
  COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>of Incorporation)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>0-02287</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="94%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>95-1906306</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="94%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>95131-1017</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(408) 233-0910 </B></FONT></DIV>
  <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>including area code) </B></FONT></DIV>
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</U> </B></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On October 4, 2002, a wholly owned subsidiary of Symmetricom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Symmetricom&#148;), merged
  (the &#147;Merger&#148;) with and into TrueTime, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;TrueTime&#148;), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002 and amended as of June 26, 2002 (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), by and
  among Symmetricom, TrueTime and Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Sco-TRT&#148;). As a result of the Merger, TrueTime became a wholly owned subsidiary of Symmetricom. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of TrueTime common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.43697 share of Symmetricom common stock and an
  amount in cash equal to $0.84. No fractional shares of Symmetricom common stock will be issued and in lieu thereof former TrueTime stockholders otherwise entitled to a fractional share will receive a cash payment in the amount of the proceeds from
  the sale of such fractional share in the market. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified
  in its entirety to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item
  7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</U> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial
  statements of businesses acquired.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements required by Item
  7(a) are not included in this report. Symmetricom expects that such financial statements will be filed within the 60-day period provided by Item 7(a)(4). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Pro forma financial information.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements required by Item 7(b) are not included in this report. Symmetricom expects that such financial statements will be filed within the 60-day period provided by Item 7(a)(4).
  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="6%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002, among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
  Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="6%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="100%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex B
  to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Symmetricom has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;October 7,
  2002 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">SYMMETRICOM, INC.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T<SMALL>HOMAS</SMALL> W.
  S<SMALL>TEIPP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Thomas W. Steipp</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President and Chief
  Executive Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="98%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description</B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="2" NOSHADE WIDTH="65" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="98%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002, among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
  Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="10%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2</FONT></DIV> </TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="98%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex B to
  the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  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: October 4, 2002
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  SYMMETRICOM, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  0-02287
  (Commission File Number)
  95-1906306
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification Number)
  2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  95131-1017
  (Zip Code)
  (408) 233-0910
  (Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code)
  Item 2.
  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  On October 4, 2002, a wholly owned subsidiary of Symmetricom, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Symmetricom"), merged
  (the "Merger") with and into TrueTime, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TrueTime"), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002 and amended as of June 26, 2002 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and
  among Symmetricom, TrueTime and Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Sco-TRT"). As a result of the Merger, TrueTime became a wholly owned subsidiary of Symmetricom.
  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of TrueTime common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.43697 share of Symmetricom common stock and an
  amount in cash equal to $0.84. No fractional shares of Symmetricom common stock will be issued and in lieu thereof former TrueTime stockholders otherwise entitled to a fractional share will receive a cash payment in the amount of the proceeds from
  the sale of such fractional share in the market.
  The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified
  in its entirety to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item
  7.
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (a)
  Financial
  statements of businesses acquired.
  In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements required by Item
  7(a) are not included in this report. Symmetricom expects that such financial statements will be filed within the 60-day period provided by Item 7(a)(4).
  (b)
  Pro forma financial information.
  In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements required by Item 7(b) are not included in this report. Symmetricom expects that such financial statements will be filed within the 60-day period provided by Item 7(a)(4).
  (c)
  Exhibits.
  2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002, among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
  Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).
  2.2
  First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex B
  to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).
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  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Symmetricom has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.
  Dated:    October 7,
  2002
  SYMMETRICOM, INC.
  By:
  /s/    T
  HOMAS
  W.
  S
  TEIPP
  Thomas W. Steipp
  President and Chief
  Executive Officer
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 27, 2002, among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
  Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).
  2.2
  First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger among Symmetricom, Inc., Sco-TRT Acquisition Inc. and TrueTime, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex B to
  the proxy statement/prospectus, dated September 4, 2002, that forms a part of Symmetricom, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on August 30, 2002 (File No. 333-923992)).
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