FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BARCLAYS PLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/03/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP [HITT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, CANARY WHARF 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LONDON, X0 E14 5HP 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 3,600,928 I By Barclays Plc Common Stock, $0.01 par value 3,600,928 I By Barclays Bank Plc Common Stock, $0.01 par value 3,278,300 I Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Common Stock, $0.01 par value 322,628 I Barclays Capital Derrivative Funding LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARCLAYS PLC 1 CHURCHILL PLACE CANARY WHARF LONDON, X0 E14 5HP	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

s/ Dirk Young, Managing Director, Head of Central Compliance		07/11/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
  Remarks: Name and addresses of reporting person (a) Name of Person Filing: (1) Barclays PLC (2) Barclays Bank PLC (controlled by Barclays Plc) (3) Barclays Capital Securities Limited (controlled by Barclays Bank Plc) (4) Barclays Capital Derivative Funding (controlled Barclays Bank Plc) (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: (1) Barclays PLC 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, England (2) Barclays Bank PLC 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, England (3) Barclays Capital Securities Limited 5 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London, E14 4BB, England (4) Barclays Capital Derivative Funding LLC c/o Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

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