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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      Form 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
  
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
                                  March 27, 2002
                 Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
  
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                                 SYMMETRICOM, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
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         Delaware                    0-2887                    951906306
  (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)
  
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               2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California 95131-1017
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
  
                                  (408) 428-7813
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events
  
           On March 27, 2002 Symmetricom, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the
  "Registrant") agreed to acquire TrueTime, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
  provider of precision time and frequency products for government and commercial
  applications. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, the Registrant will provide
  2.6 million shares of common stock and $5 million dollars in cash (subject to
  possible adjustment in association with transaction costs) for the purchase of
  outstanding shares of TrueTime. TrueTime will become a wholly owned subsidiary
  of the Registrant. A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 27,
  2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition, Inc., and Symmetricom, Inc.
  is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1. A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant on March 27, 2002 concerning the foregoing transaction is filed
  herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
  
           (a) Financial Statements.
               Not applicable.
  
           (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
               Not applicable.
  
           (c) Exhibits:
  
           2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated
               March 27, 2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition,
               Inc., and Symmetricom, Inc. Schedules and other similar
               attachments, listed at page iii of the Merger Agreement, are not
               included with this exhibit, but will be provided to the SEC upon
               request.
  
          99.1 Press Release dated March 27, 2002 relating to the acquisition of
               TrueTime.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                 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.
  
  
                                             By: /s/ William Slater
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                                                   William Slater
                                               Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date: March 28, 2002
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                       EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number                          Description of Document
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  2.1       Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated March 27,
            2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition, and Symmetricom,
            Inc. Schedules and other similar attachments, listed at page iii of
            the Merger Agreement, are not included with this exhibit, but will be
            provided to the SEC upon request.
  
  99.1      Press Release of Registrant, dated March 27, 2002, announcing
            Registrant's agreement to acquire TrueTime, Inc.
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text: 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
  
                                  March 27, 2002
                 Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
  
                                ------------------
  
                                 SYMMETRICOM, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                  ---------------
  
         Delaware                    0-2887                    951906306
  (State of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)
  
                                  ---------------
  
               2300 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California 95131-1017
           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
                                  (408) 428-7813
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events
  
           On March 27, 2002 Symmetricom, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the
  "Registrant") agreed to acquire TrueTime, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
  provider of precision time and frequency products for government and commercial
  applications. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, the Registrant will provide
  2.6 million shares of common stock and $5 million dollars in cash (subject to
  possible adjustment in association with transaction costs) for the purchase of
  outstanding shares of TrueTime. TrueTime will become a wholly owned subsidiary
  of the Registrant. A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 27,
  2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition, Inc., and Symmetricom, Inc.
  is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1. A copy of the press release issued by the
  Registrant on March 27, 2002 concerning the foregoing transaction is filed
  herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
  
           (a) Financial Statements.
               Not applicable.
  
           (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
               Not applicable.
  
           (c) Exhibits:
  
           2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated
               March 27, 2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition,
               Inc., and Symmetricom, Inc. Schedules and other similar
               attachments, listed at page iii of the Merger Agreement, are not
               included with this exhibit, but will be provided to the SEC upon
               request.
  
          99.1 Press Release dated March 27, 2002 relating to the acquisition of
               TrueTime.
  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.
  
                                             By: /s/ William Slater
                                              ------------------------------------
                                                   William Slater
                                               Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date: March 28, 2002
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number                          Description of Document
  ------    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  2.1       Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated March 27,
            2002, between TrueTime, Inc., SCO TRT Acquisition, and Symmetricom,
            Inc. Schedules and other similar attachments, listed at page iii of
            the Merger Agreement, are not included with this exhibit, but will be
            provided to the SEC upon request.
  
  99.1      Press Release of Registrant, dated March 27, 2002, announcing
            Registrant's agreement to acquire TrueTime, Inc.