MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2016-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of up to $100 million of shares of its common stock, subject to market conditions. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Comtech. Comtech intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $15 million of shares of its common stock for sale in the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the common stock offering to repay borrowings under its Secured Credit Facility and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The offering is being made through an underwriting group led by Citigroup and Jefferies LLC who are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering. BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. are acting as additional book-running managers for the offering. Northland Securities, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., Noble International Investments, Inc. and Santander Investment Securities Inc. are acting as co-managers.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Comtech

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets.