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   <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><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="4"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>the 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>December 2, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="17%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. </B></FONT></DIV> <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 ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>000-30615</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>77-0073042</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <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="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="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>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>522 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>(408) 616-5400 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>N/A </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events. </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 December 2, 2002, Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Asset
  Purchase Agreement&#148;) by and among the Company, Olin Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (&#147;Acquisition Sub&#148;), and Vari-L Company, Inc., a Colorado corporation
  (&#147;Vari-L&#148;). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, Acquisition Sub will acquire substantially all of the assets of Vari-L and assume specified liabilities of Vari-L for approximately $13.6 million in Company common stock and cash and
  forgiveness of $1.4 million in secured bridge loans currently owed to the Company by Vari-L (the &#147;Acquisition&#148;). The aggregate Company common stock and cash proceeds noted above are subject to adjustment based on certain Vari-L working
  capital changes between September 30, 2002 and the closing date, and will be adjusted downward for any additional funds drawn by Vari-L on its existing secured bridge loan facility with the Company. The net proceeds payable to Vari-L under the Asset
  Purchase Agreement will be paid in a ratio of fifty-five percent (55%) Company common stock (valued at $1.44 per share) and forty-five percent (45%) cash. The Acquisition is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2003. It is also contemplated
  that Vari-L will wind up its operating business (the &#147;Wind-Up&#148;) following closing of the Acquisition. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement is subject to the approval of the stockholders of
  Vari-L, the effectiveness of a registration statement of the Company on Form S-4 as declared by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other customary closing conditions. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Concurrently with the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the directors and certain senior members of Vari-L&#146;s management have entered into stockholder support
  agreements with Acquisition Sub and Vari-L, dated as of December 2, 2002 (the &#147;Support Agreements&#148;), and have delivered irrevocable proxies to Acquisition Sub, pursuant to which they have agreed to vote their Vari-L shares in favor of the
  approval and adoption of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Wind-Up and related matters contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
  SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The summary of the transactions described above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase Agreement and the form of Support Agreement, which are attached as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference
  herein. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the possible inability to complete the
  Acquisition as scheduled, or at all, and to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those described in this Report. For more information about the Company and risks arising when
  investing in or holding shares of the Company, investors are directed to the Company&#146;s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </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;Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></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;Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="88%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 2, 2002, by and among Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Olin Acquisition Corporation and Vari-L Company, Inc.
  (Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the exhibits and schedules to the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted. Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. agrees to furnish such exhibits supplementally to the Commission upon the request of the
  Commission.)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="88%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2002, among Olin Acquisition Corporation, Vari-L Company, Inc., and certain stockholders of
  Vari-L Company, Inc.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;December 6, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G<SMALL>ERALD</SMALL> L. Q<SMALL>UINNELL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> <HR
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Gerald L. Quinnell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Executive Vice President, Business Development</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="7%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">2.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 2, 2002, by and among Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Olin Acquisition Corporation and Vari-L Company,
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="92%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Form of Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2002, among Olin Acquisition Corporation, Vari-L Company, Inc., and certain stockholders of
  Vari-L Company, Inc.</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
  December 2, 2002
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  Sirenza Microdevices, Inc.
  (Exact name of
  Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  000-30615
  77-0073042
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of
  incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification
  Number)
  522 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  (408) 616-5400
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  N/A
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 5.    Other Events.
  On December 2, 2002, Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset
  Purchase Agreement") by and among the Company, Olin Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Acquisition Sub"), and Vari-L Company, Inc., a Colorado corporation
  ("Vari-L"). Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, Acquisition Sub will acquire substantially all of the assets of Vari-L and assume specified liabilities of Vari-L for approximately $13.6 million in Company common stock and cash and
  forgiveness of $1.4 million in secured bridge loans currently owed to the Company by Vari-L (the "Acquisition"). The aggregate Company common stock and cash proceeds noted above are subject to adjustment based on certain Vari-L working
  capital changes between September 30, 2002 and the closing date, and will be adjusted downward for any additional funds drawn by Vari-L on its existing secured bridge loan facility with the Company. The net proceeds payable to Vari-L under the Asset
  Purchase Agreement will be paid in a ratio of fifty-five percent (55%) Company common stock (valued at $1.44 per share) and forty-five percent (45%) cash. The Acquisition is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2003. It is also contemplated
  that Vari-L will wind up its operating business (the "Wind-Up") following closing of the Acquisition. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement is subject to the approval of the stockholders of
  Vari-L, the effectiveness of a registration statement of the Company on Form S-4 as declared by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other customary closing conditions.
  Concurrently with the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the directors and certain senior members of Vari-L's management have entered into stockholder support
  agreements with Acquisition Sub and Vari-L, dated as of December 2, 2002 (the "Support Agreements"), and have delivered irrevocable proxies to Acquisition Sub, pursuant to which they have agreed to vote their Vari-L shares in favor of the
  approval and adoption of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Wind-Up and related matters contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement.
  The summary of the transactions described above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Asset Purchase Agreement and the form of Support Agreement, which are attached as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference
  herein.
  This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the possible inability to complete the
  Acquisition as scheduled, or at all, and to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those described in this Report. For more information about the Company and risks arising when
  investing in or holding shares of the Company, investors are directed to the Company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (c)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith.
  2.1
  Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 2, 2002, by and among Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Olin Acquisition Corporation and Vari-L Company, Inc.
  (Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the exhibits and schedules to the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted. Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. agrees to furnish such exhibits supplementally to the Commission upon the request of the
  Commission.)
  2.2
  Form of Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2002, among Olin Acquisition Corporation, Vari-L Company, Inc., and certain stockholders of
  Vari-L Company, Inc.
  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.
  Date:  December 6, 2002
  SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC.
  By:
  /
  S
  /    G
  ERALD
  L. Q
  UINNELL
  Gerald L. Quinnell
  Executive Vice President, Business Development
  SIRENZA MICRODEVICES, INC.
  EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  2.1
  Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 2, 2002, by and among Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., Olin Acquisition Corporation and Vari-L Company,
  Inc.
  2.2
  Form of Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2002, among Olin Acquisition Corporation, Vari-L Company, Inc., and certain stockholders of
  Vari-L Company, Inc.