SEC FORM 4/A SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SKALABRIN MARK F

(Last) (First) (Middle)
175 CRANE NECK ROAD

(Street)
WEST NEWBURY MA 01985

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC [ MRCY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP, OEM Solutions Group
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/13/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
07/14/2006
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/13/2006 M 480 A $2 53,510 D
Common Stock 07/13/2006 M 11,200 A $2 64,710(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) $2 07/13/2006 M 480 07/30/2000 07/30/2006 Common 480 $0.00(2) 0 D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) $2 07/13/2006 M 11,200 09/09/2001 09/09/2006 Common 11,200 $0.00(2) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 436 shares and 807 shares purchased through the Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. employee stock purchase plan in December 2005 and June 2006 respectively.
2. Field N/A to this transaction but was completed to allow for electronic filing only.
Craig Barrows, Attorney-in-fact 07/17/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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