Form 8-K

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Date: May 23, 2011

/s/ THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick

Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-11-147794.txt : 20110523 0001193125-11-147794.hdr.sgml : 20110523 20110523160546 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-147794 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110518 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20110523 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110523 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Iridium Communications Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001418819 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669] IRS NUMBER: 221344998 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33963 FILM NUMBER: 11865106 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1400 CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22102 BUSINESS PHONE: 301-571-6200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 1400 CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GHL Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071119 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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) May 18, 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)

(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)

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 18, 2011, Cynthia C. Cann, Vice President and Controller, Iridium Satellite LLC, who acts as the registrant’s Principal Accounting Officer, announced her intention to resign to pursue other opportunities. The resignation will be effective as of June 8, 2011.

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.