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):  May 15, 2012

HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Hittite Microwave Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 15, 2012, at which three proposals were submitted to, and approved by, our shareholders. The holders of 29,413,204 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The proposals are described in detail in our definitive proxy statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2012. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.

(a)           At the annual meeting, each of Stephen G. Daly, Ernest L. Godshalk, Rick D. Hess, Adrienne M. Markham, Brian P. McAloon, Cosmo S. Trapani and Franklin Weigold was elected as a director of the Company, to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The votes cast in the election of directors were as follows:

(b)           At the annual meeting, our stockholders voted to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. The votes cast on this proposal were as follows:

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(c)           At the annual meeting, our stockholders also approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The votes cast on this proposal were as follows:

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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.

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