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):

March 18, 2004

 

3COM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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 March 18, 2004, titled “3Com Reports Fiscal Q3 Results”

 

ITEM 12                Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On March 18, 2004, 3Com Corporation issued a press release regarding its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended February 27, 2004.  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:  March 18, 2004	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 March 18, 2004, titled “3Com Reports Fiscal Q3 Results”

 

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