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): October 28, 2013

HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-51448	04-2854672
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(978) 250-3343

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 28, 2013, we reorganized our executive management team. In connection with that reorganization, Norman G. Hildreth, Jr., one of the named executive officers identified in our proxy statement for our 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, stepped down from office as a Vice President of our company.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ William W. Boecke
		William W. Boecke
		Chief Financial Officer


Date: November 1, 2013