UNITED STATES
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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 17, 2003

 

3COM CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-12867

 

94-2605794

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, Massachusetts
01752

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 323-5000

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

ITEM 7.                                              Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)                                  Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

99.1

Text of Press Release, dated December 17, 2003, titled “3Com Reports Fiscal Q2 Results: Company Reports Revenue of $182 Million, an Increase of 12 Percent Sequentially”

 

ITEM 12.                                       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On December 17, 2003, 3Com Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended November 28, 2003.  The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

3COM CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date:   December 17, 2003

By:

/s/ MARK SLAVEN

 

 

 

Mark Slaven
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1                           Text of Press Release, dated December 17, 2003, titled “3Com Reports Fiscal Q2 Results: Company Reports Revenue of $182 Million, an Increase of 12 Percent Sequentially”

 

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