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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;11, 2009
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-__________
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 22pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Massachusetts</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>04-2295040</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Identification Number)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>100 Domino Drive, Concord, Massachusetts 01742</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2005 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Carl H. Guild, Jr.</B><BR>
President &#038; Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Technical Communications Corporation<BR>
100 Domino Drive<BR>
Concord, Massachusetts 01742<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(978)&nbsp;287-5100</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">offering price</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed maximum aggregate</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">to be registered</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">be registered<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">per share<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">offering price<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">registration fee<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
$.10 par value<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">50,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5.15</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">257,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">14.37</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock
as may become issuable pursuant to stock splits or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price per share and maximum aggregate offering price have been
estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c)&nbsp;solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, based upon the average of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on
the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board on August&nbsp;7, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Includes rights to purchase Common Stock of the Registrant attached to the Common Stock
pursuant to a Rights Agreement entered into on August&nbsp;6, 2004 in connection with the
Registrant&#146;s Shareholder Rights Plan, whereby one right is deemed to be delivered with each
share of Common Stock issued by the Registrant. Such rights currently are not separately
transferable apart from the Common Stock, and they are not exercisable until the occurrence of
certain events. Accordingly, no independent value has been attributed to such rights.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U></A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004"><U>Exhibit&nbsp;Index</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b76779exv5.htm">EX-5 Opinion of White White & Van Etten PC</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="b76779exv10w2.htm">EX-10.2 Amendment to Technical Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 are an additional 50,000 shares of the
common stock, $.10 par value, of the Registrant authorized for issuance under the Technical
Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
Following the registration of the additional 50,000 shares under this Registration Statement, a
total of 200,000 shares will be registered under the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by
reference the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-127447) as
filed on August&nbsp;11, 2005 relating to the registration of 100,000 shares issuable under the Plan and
the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-139737) as filed on
December&nbsp;29, 2006 relating to the registration of an additional 50,000 shares issuable under the
Plan, as such Registration Statement was amended by the Registrant&#146;s Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1
filed December&nbsp;18, 2007.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8:
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September&nbsp;27, 2008;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above;
and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The descriptions of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock ($.10 par
value) contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statements filed under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to such time as the Registrant files a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all of such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Concord,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 11th day of August, 2009.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Carl H. Guild, Jr., President&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>NAME</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>DATE</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Carl H. Guild, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">and Chairman of the Board<br>
(Principal executive officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael P. Malone
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael P. Malone
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal financial and accounting officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mitchell B. Briskin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mitchell B. Briskin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;11, 2009</TD>
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Robert T. Lessard
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Thomas E. Peoples
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reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-QSB for the quarter
ended March&nbsp;26, 2005 as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2005.)</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2009
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
04-2295040
(I.R.S. Identification Number)
100 Domino Drive, Concord, Massachusetts 01742
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2005 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Carl H. Guild, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Technical Communications Corporation
100 Domino Drive
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(978) 287-5100
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to
offering price
Proposed maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
be registered
(1)
per share
(2)
offering price
(2)
registration fee
(2)
Common Stock,
$.10 par value
(3)
50,000
$
5.15
$
257,500
$
14.37
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock
as may become issuable pursuant to stock splits or similar transactions.
(2)
The proposed maximum offering price per share and maximum aggregate offering price have been
estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c) solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee, based upon the average of the bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on
the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board on August 7, 2009.
(3)
Includes rights to purchase Common Stock of the Registrant attached to the Common Stock
pursuant to a Rights Agreement entered into on August 6, 2004 in connection with the
Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan, whereby one right is deemed to be delivered with each
share of Common Stock issued by the Registrant. Such rights currently are not separately
transferable apart from the Common Stock, and they are not exercisable until the occurrence of
certain events. Accordingly, no independent value has been attributed to such rights.
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PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 8.
Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EX-5 Opinion of White White & Van Etten PC
EX-10.2 Amendment to Technical Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan
EX-23.1 Consent of Caturano and Company, P.C.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Included in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 are an additional 50,000 shares of the
common stock, $.10 par value, of the Registrant authorized for issuance under the Technical
Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
Following the registration of the additional 50,000 shares under this Registration Statement, a
total of 200,000 shares will be registered under the Plan.
STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement incorporates by
reference the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-127447) as
filed on August 11, 2005 relating to the registration of 100,000 shares issuable under the Plan and
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-139737) as filed on
December 29, 2006 relating to the registration of an additional 50,000 shares issuable under the
Plan, as such Registration Statement was amended by the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
filed December 18, 2007.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8:
1.
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 27, 2008;
2.
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a) above;
and
3.
The descriptions of the Registrant's Common Stock ($.10 par
value) contained in the Registrant's registration statements filed under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to such time as the Registrant files a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all of such securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 8.
Exhibits
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Concord,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 11th day of August, 2009.
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.
Carl H. Guild, Jr., President
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
NAME
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.
President, Chief Executive Officer
August 11, 2009
Carl H. Guild, Jr.
and Chairman of the Board
(Principal executive officer)
/s/ Michael P. Malone
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
August 11, 2009
Michael P. Malone
(Principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Mitchell B. Briskin
Mitchell B. Briskin
Director
August 11, 2009
/s/ Robert T. Lessard
Robert T. Lessard
Director
August 11, 2009
/s/ Thomas E. Peoples
Thomas E. Peoples
Director
August 11, 2009
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
5*
Opinion of White White & Van Etten PC
10.1
Technical Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter
ended March 26, 2005 as filed with the Commission on May 10, 2005.)
10.2*
Amendment to Technical Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan
23.1*
Consent of Caturano and Company, P.C.
23.2*
Consent of White White & Van Etten PC (included in Exhibit 5)
*
Filed herewith.