-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KlKDNcLdpuAANLR6kWLxRJVbo0f4/HBYLckn4g32d/vjLg6SkeQXAkO1UPnN3DNC NkNejzg4RTh4LveG5yzM9w== 0000950136-06-009580.txt : 20061115 0000950136-06-009580.hdr.sgml : 20061115 20061115164343 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-06-009580 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061115 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061115 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061115 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: L 3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001056239 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 133937434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14141 FILM NUMBER: 061220388 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 34TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126971111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 34TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: L 3 COMMUNICATIONS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001039101 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 133937436 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-46983 FILM NUMBER: 061220389 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 34TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 BUSINESS PHONE: 1216971111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 34TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10016 8-K 1 file1.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): November 15, 2006


L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
L-3 Communications Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-14141
333-46983
13-3937434
13-3937436
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 697-1111
(Registrants' 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):

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[X]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13.e-4(c))



Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01    Other Events.

Offer to Amend Certain Options

On November 15, 2006, Michael T. Strianese, the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, issued a letter to employees regarding the Company's contemplated offer to amend certain options granted under its 1999 Long Term Performance Plan. A copy of this letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

This press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of the Exchange Act.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1    Letter dated November 15, 2006




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 hereunto duly authorized.


  L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
  By: /s/ Christopher C. Cambria
    Name: Christopher C. Cambria
    Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Dated: November 15, 2006




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.  Exhibit
99.1  Letter dated November 15, 2006



EX-99.1 2 file2.htm LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Exhibit 99.1

Dear Employee,

Within the next few days , you will be receiving materials relating to L-3's offer to amend certain options granted under L-3's 1999 Long Term Performance Plan. This offer is in response to recently enacted tax legislation and proposed tax regulations (together, ‘‘Section 409A’’) which could impose certain adverse tax consequences (including early income recognition, an additional 20% tax and interest charge) on stock options that were granted at a discount from the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the option grant date.

L-3 has determined that certain of your stock options may be affected by Section 409A. The offer will provide you with the opportunity to avoid the adverse tax consequences described above by increasing the exercise price of certain of your options and paying you in cash the difference between that amended exercise price and the original exercise price of each such option, less applicable tax withholding.

You will only be eligible to participate in this offer if you have outstanding options that were granted at less than fair market value and which became exercisable after December 31, 2004. If you do exercise, or already have exercised, any of these options, such options will not be eligible for amendment and you will not be entitled to receive any payments with respect to such options. Therefore, you may wish to consult your personal financial adviser to discuss whether or not the exercise of any of your options is advisable for you at this time.

The offer materials will explain the terms and conditions of the offer, the procedures for electing to participate in the offer, the amendments to be made to options subject to the offer, and the cash payments to be made in connection with the offer. The offer materials will also include a section that seeks to answer questions you are likely to have about the offer.

Finally, we'll be giving a presentation via teleconference on Monday, November 27, 2006 from 12:00p to 1:00p ET to answer specific questons concerning the tax implications of the offer. You are encouraged to participate in this call. Dial-in instructions will be sent to you separately with the offer materials.

Your participation in the offer is entirely voluntary.

* * *

This communication is not an offer by or on behalf of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (L-3) to amend or exchange your stock options. When the offer is commenced, L-3 will file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a Statement on Schedule TO and other relevant documents with respect to the offer. EMPLOYEES ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE TO AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFER. You may obtain free copies of the Statement on Schedule TO, as well as other relevant documents filed with the SEC, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, at the L-3 website at www.l-3com.com, or by contacting Human Resources of L-3 at (212)805-5416.




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