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): April 30, 2020

 


 

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

1‑14180

87‑0748324

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

600 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY

 

10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 697‑1105

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


 

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Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Voting Common Stock

LORL

Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ◻

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01  Other Events

On April 30, 2020, Loral Space & Communications Inc. (“Loral”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $5.50 per share for an aggregate dividend of approximately $170.5 million. The dividend is payable on May 28, 2020 to holders of record of Loral voting and non-voting common stock as of the close of business on May 14, 2020. As of April 29, 2020, there were outstanding 21,427,078 shares of Loral voting common stock, 9,505,673 shares of Loral non-voting common stock and 75,262 restricted stock units.

 

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.

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date:  April 30, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Avi Katz

 

 

 

Avi Katz

 

 

 

President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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