X0304 4 2012-02-17 0 0001130866 HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP HITT 0001331476 Hess Rick D C/O HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION 2 ELIZABETH DRIVE CHELMSFORD MA 01824 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2012-02-17 4 M 0 2500 17 A 9907 D Common Stock 2012-02-17 4 S 0 2500 58.089 D 7407 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 17 2012-02-17 4 M 0 2500 0 D 2015-07-22 Common Stock 2500 12500 D The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person. This price represents the weighted average sale price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices that ranged between $57.95 and $58.36. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer. The option vested in five equal annual installments of 5,000 shares beginning on April 28, 2006. /s/ Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Attorney-in-fact 2012-02-21