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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-05-001754.txt : 20050119
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050118181751
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-05-001754
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050119
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050118

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			UTSTARCOM INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001030471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669]
		IRS NUMBER:				521782500
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-29661
		FILM NUMBER:		05534633

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5108648800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1275 HARBOR BAY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		STE 100
		CITY:			ALAMEDA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94502
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM
8-K</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT
REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">January 17,
2005</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM,
INC.</font></b></p>

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as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">52-1782500</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation)</font></p>
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  Harbor Bay Parkway</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alameda,
  California 94502</font></b></p>
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  864-8800</font></b></p>
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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

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under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors
or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective January 17, 2005, Jeff Clarke was appointed
to serve as a Class III member of the board of directors of UTStarcom, Inc.
(the &#147;Board&#148;). Mr. Clarke will also serve as a member of the audit committee of
the Board.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with his appointment to the Board,
effective January 17, 2005 Mr. Clarke was granted an option to purchase 80,000
shares of common stock&#160; pursuant to the
Company&#146;s 2001 Director Stock Option Plan at a price of $16.96 per share. The
shares subject to this option vest in equal installments of 25% per year on
each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;8.01 Other
Events.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 13, 2005, UTStarcom, Inc. issued a
press release entitled &#147;</font><font face="Times New Roman">UTStarcom Names Jeff Clarke to Board of
Directors</font><font face="Times New Roman">.&#148;&nbsp; A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) Exhibits</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1 Press release entitled &#147;UTStarcom Names Jeff
Clarke to Board of Directors,&#148; dated January 13, 2005.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM,
  INC.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: January
  18, 2005</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.0%;">
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UTSTARCOM NAMES JEFF CLARKE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS</font></b></p>

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<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Clarke Brings Vast Experience in Operations Management and<br>
Organizational Realignment</font></i></b></h1>

<h1 align="center" style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></h1>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ALAMEDA,
Calif., Jan. 13, 2005 &#151; UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), a global leader in
IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, today announced that
Jeff Clarke, chief operating officer at Computer Associates and a 20-year
veteran of the information technology industry, has accepted a position on the
company&#146;s board of directors effective January 17, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Jeff&#146;s
expertise in finance, operations, and supply chain management, coupled with his
work leading integration teams during corporate mergers and acquisitions, made
him the ideal candidate to add to our board of directors,&#148; said Hong Lu, chief
executive officer of UTStarcom, Inc. &#147;As UTStarcom continues to emerge as a
leading worldwide vendor of networking and telecommunications equipment, we
believe Jeff&#146;s experience leading companies during high-growth periods will
prove to be invaluable to our company as we continue to grow.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prior
to joining Computer Associates in 2004, Clarke served as the executive vice
president of global operations at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he was
responsible for management of the company&#146;s worldwide supply chain with
procurement spending of $50 billion. From 1998 to 2002, Clarke worked at Compaq
Computer Corporation, where he served as chief financial officer until the
company&#146;s merger with Hewlett Packard. In 2002, Clarke was integral in the
planning, negotiations and execution of the merger of Compaq and Hewlett
Packard, serving as executive vice president of merger integration with
responsibility for merger integration planning and implementation. From 1985 to
1998, Clarke worked at Digital Equipment Corporation in various finance and
operations-oriented roles. He is a graduate of State University of New York
with a bachelor of science degree in economics and holds a masters of business
administration from Northeastern University.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;UTStarcom
is a company that is transforming itself from a single technology, single
country focus to one of a global provider of diversified </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom
Inc.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1275 Harbor Bay
Parkway</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alameda, CA&#160; 94502</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">telecommunications
and networking solutions and services to carriers worldwide,&#148; Clarke said. &#147;I
plan to leverage my experience and expertise in the areas of finance and
operations management from working with companies undergoing similar
transitions to help drive UTStarcom&#146;s future success.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About UTStarcom, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom
is a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and
international service and support.&#160; The
company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to
operators in both fast growth and established telecommunications markets around
the world.&#160; UTStarcom enables its
customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their
existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient
end-to-end IP networks. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California,
the company has research and design operations in New Jersey, China, and India.
UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000 company.</font></p>

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<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For more information about UTStarcom, visit the
company&#146;s Web site at www.utstar.com.</font></h2>

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<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></b></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
foregoing statements regarding, without limitation, UTStarcom&#146;s anticipated
continuing growth, emergence into a leading worldwide vendor of networking and
telecommunications equipment, transformation into a global provider of
diversified telecommunications and networking solutions and services to
carriers worldwide, and ability to benefit from the experience and expertise of
a member of the Company&#146;s board of directors are forward-looking in nature and
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties.&#160;
These factors include rapidly changing technology, the changing nature
of the telecommunications markets worldwide, the termination of new contracts,
partnerships or alliances and other uncertainties, such as changes in
government regulation and licensing requirements and economic and political
stability in the markets in which the Company operates.</font></p>

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<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Company Contact</font></b></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chesha
Kamieniecki</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior
Manager of Investor Relations</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UTStarcom,
Inc.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(510)
749-1560</font></p>

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<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Press Contact</font></b></h2>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stephanie
Gallagher</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Engage
PR</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(510)
748-8200, x213</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">stephanie@engagepr.com</font></p>

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