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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Iridium Communications Inc. | dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
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): June 16, 2011
Iridium Communications Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33963 | 26-1344998 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1400
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 287-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, Including area code)
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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 16, 2011, Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the extension of the Company’s previously announced tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) from June 15, 2011 to June 22, 2011 and announcing preliminary results of the number of $11.50 warrants exchanged in the Tender Offer as of June 15, 2011. A copy of the press release announcing the extension and preliminary results of the Tender Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and the press release are being furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibits be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 16, 2011, issued by Iridium Communications Inc. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK | |
| Name: | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: June 16, 2011