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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 19, 2024
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Iridium Communications Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-33963 | 26-1344998 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1400
McLean, VA 22102
(Address of principal executive offices)
703-287-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading
Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange
on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | | IRDM | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 ☐
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 19, 2024, Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program of up to $500.0 million in shares of its common stock through December 31, 2027, in addition to its previously announced share repurchase program. The authorization does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount of its shares. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and herein are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit Number | | Description | |
| 99.1 | | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).* |
* Submitted electronically with this Report in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S-T
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.
Date: September 19, 2024 By: /s/ Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Name: Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Title: Chief Financial Officer
DocumentFOR RELEASE Thursday, September 19, 2024
Press Contact: Investor Contact:
Jordan Hassin
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (703) 287-7421
jordan.hassin@iridium.com
Kenneth Levy
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (703) 287-7570
ken.levy@iridium.com
Iridium Board of Directors Approves Additional $500 Million Share Repurchase Program; Since Inception Authorizations Now Total $1.5 Billion
MCLEAN, Va., – Sept. 19, 2024 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $500 million of Iridium common stock through December 31, 2027. This is the fourth stock repurchase authorization from the Board of Directors in the past four years and brings the total value of the program to $1.5 billion. This $500 million authorization is also the largest ever approved by the Board of Directors, underscoring the strength of Iridium’s business.
Iridium began its share repurchase program with an authorization of $300 million in February of 2021, a second $300 million authorization in March of 2022, and a third authorization of $400 million in July of 2023. Similar to each previous authorization, share repurchases will be executed with the aim of maximizing return on investment for investors. As updated in its second quarter 2024 earnings release, Iridium continues to target net leverage below 4.0 times through 2026 and falling below 2.0 times operational EBITDA by the end of the decade, including the ongoing effects of this repurchase program.
“With the completion of the Iridium® NEXT program, Iridium began generating meaningful free cash flow and committed to implementing shareholder-friendly activities,” said Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium. “In the last few years, we have already returned over a billion dollars through share repurchases and dividends, and this authorization continues the trend, making us one of the most shareholder-friendly companies, not just in Space, but throughout the tech and telecom industries as well.”
The Company repurchase timeframe can be extended or shortened by the Board of Directors, with any potential transactions being made on the open market at prevailing prices or in negotiated transactions off the market.
About Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium® is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations, and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2024, Iridium acquired Satelles, Inc. and announced the Iridium Satellite Time and Location service. Iridium
Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium products, services, and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Iridium’s expectations with respect to the amount and timing of share repurchases and target leverage levels. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “to be” and other expressions that are predictions or indicate future events, trends or prospects. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Iridium to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties regarding customer demand for Iridium’s products and services, including demand from the U.S. government; Iridium’s ability to maintain the health, capacity and content of its satellite constellation, and the development of and market for Iridium’s products and services, as well as general industry and economic conditions, and competitive, legal, governmental and technological factors. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include those factors listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 15, 2024, and the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on July 23, 2024, as well as other filings Iridium makes with the SEC from time to time. There is no assurance that Iridium’s expectations will be realized. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Iridium’s underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Iridium’s forward-looking statements are based on information available to it as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release, and Iridium undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.
