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                           UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
                                EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                     FORM 8-K
  
                               |X|   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 28, 1999
  
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                                 SYMMETRICOM, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
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           California                     0-2287                     No. 95-1906306
  (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                                     Identification No.)
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           2300 Orchard Parkway,
            San Jose, California                                        95131-1017
  (Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 943-9403
  
  
                                  Not Applicable
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5: Other Events
  
            On August 4, 1999, Symmetricom, Inc. ("the Company") announced the
  resignation of Roger A. Strauch, a Director of the Company. Mr. Strauch resigned
  effective July 28, 1999.
  
            Additionally on August 4, 1999, the Company announced that Richard N.
  Snyder had been appointed as a Director of the Company as of July 30, 1999.
  
  Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (c)      Exhibit
  
  99.5 Symmetricom, Inc.'s August 4, 1999 Press Release announcing Roger Strauch's
  resignation from the Board of Directors and Richard Snyder's appointment to the
  Board of Directors.
  
  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.
  
  
                                                  SYMMETRICOM, INC.
                                                       (Registrant)
  
  DATE:  August 18, 1999                          By: /s/ Thomas W. Steipp
  
  
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                                                  Thomas W. Steipp
                                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                                  and Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (for Registrant and as
                                                  Principal Financial
                                                  and Accounting Officer)
  
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                           UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
                                EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                               |X|   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 28, 1999
  
                          -------------------------------
  
                                 SYMMETRICOM, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  California                     0-2287                     No. 95-1906306
  (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                                     Identification No.)
  2300 Orchard Parkway,
            San Jose, California                                        95131-1017
  (Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 943-9403
  
                                  Not Applicable
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5: Other Events
  
            On August 4, 1999, Symmetricom, Inc. ("the Company") announced the
  resignation of Roger A. Strauch, a Director of the Company. Mr. Strauch resigned
  effective July 28, 1999.
  
            Additionally on August 4, 1999, the Company announced that Richard N.
  Snyder had been appointed as a Director of the Company as of July 30, 1999.
  
  Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (c)      Exhibit
  
  99.5 Symmetricom, Inc.'s August 4, 1999 Press Release announcing Roger Strauch's
  resignation from the Board of Directors and Richard Snyder's appointment to the
  Board of Directors.
  
  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.
  
                                                  SYMMETRICOM, INC.
                                                       (Registrant)
  
  DATE:  August 18, 1999                          By: /s/ Thomas W. Steipp
  
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Thomas W. Steipp
                                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                                  and Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (for Registrant and as
                                                  Principal Financial
                                                  and Accounting Officer)
  
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