10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-33963

Iridium Communications Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	26-1344998
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, Virginia	22102
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

703-287-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	x		Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨
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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No   ☒

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of October 23, 2017 was 97,970,911.

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item No.		Page
Part I. Financial Information
	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
ITEM  2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	17
ITEM  3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	31
ITEM  4.	Controls and Procedures.	31
Part II. Other Information
ITEM  1.	Legal Proceedings.	32
ITEM  1A.	Risk Factors.	32
ITEM  2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.	32
ITEM  3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
ITEM  4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	32
ITEM  5.	Other Information	32
ITEM  6.	Exhibits	33
	Signatures	34

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PART I.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	330,061		$	371,167
Marketable securities	20,300			39,328
Accounts receivable, net	61,032			57,373
Inventory	17,531			18,204
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,840			30,698
Total current assets	452,764			516,770
Property and equipment, net	3,170,074			2,813,084
Restricted cash	102,061			113,139
Other assets	9,307			10,836
Intangible assets, net	50,383			45,796
Total assets	$	3,784,589		$	3,499,625
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	54,973		$	11,131
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,867			23,840
Interest payable	36,157			14,136
Deferred revenue	40,048			34,087
Total current liabilities	163,045			83,194
Accrued satellite operations and maintenance expense, net
of current portion	—			13,138
Credit facility, net	1,695,832			1,657,145
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	400,462			361,656
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	43,956			36,417
Other long-term liabilities	32,331			4,317
Total liabilities	2,335,626			2,155,867
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Series A preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding	—			—
Series B preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 500 shares
authorized, issued and outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 97,957
and 95,879 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	98			96
Additional paid-in capital	1,075,535			1,060,311
Retained earnings	376,916			288,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3,586		)	(5,446		)
Total stockholders' equity	1,448,963			1,343,758
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,784,589		$	3,499,625

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Iridium Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Revenue:
Services	$	89,902		$	87,316		$	258,298		$	250,625
Subscriber equipment	21,784			19,900			57,742			57,822
Engineering and support services	4,861			5,578			16,537			17,744
Total revenue	116,547			112,794			332,577			326,191
Operating expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization)	20,883			15,936			59,209			48,287
Cost of subscriber equipment	12,186			11,476			33,158			33,798
Research and development	3,981			5,038			10,222			11,610
Selling, general and administrative	18,471			18,767			58,099			60,133
Depreciation and amortization	22,944			11,809			56,652			37,588
Total operating expenses	78,465			63,026			217,340			191,416
Gain on Boeing transaction	—			—			14,189			—
Operating income	38,082			49,768			129,426			134,775
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,246			700			2,911			2,258
Undrawn credit facility fees	—			(305		)	(25		)	(1,176		)
Other income (expense), net	(20		)	39			(138		)	359
Total other income, net	1,226			434			2,748			1,441
Income before income taxes	39,308			50,202			132,174			136,216
Provision for income taxes	(10,055		)	(18,647		)	(40,195		)	(49,287		)
Net income	29,253			31,555			91,979			86,929
Series A preferred stock dividends, declared and paid	—			1,750			1,750			5,250
Series B preferred stock dividends, declared and paid	—			2,109			2,109			6,327
Series A preferred stock dividends, undeclared	1,750			—			3,500			—
Series B preferred stock dividends, undeclared	2,109			—			4,218			—
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	25,394		$	27,696		$	80,402		$	75,352
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	98,290			96,067			97,716			95,890
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	127,188			123,690			126,839			123,408
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - basic	$	0.26		$	0.29		$	0.82		$	0.79
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - diluted	$	0.23		$	0.26		$	0.72		$	0.70
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	29,253		$	31,555		$	91,979		$	86,929
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	1,059			222			1,858			3,157
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax	8			(108		)	1			159
Comprehensive income	$	30,320		$	31,669		$	93,838		$	90,245

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Iridium Communications Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	203,218		$	164,559
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(290,712		)	(231,791		)
Purchases of marketable securities	(4,991		)	(19,865		)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	23,903			170,290
Net cash used in investing activities	(271,800		)	(81,366		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under the Credit Facility	22,207			148,050
Payment of deferred financing fees	(3,412		)	(9,608		)
Restricted cash refunds (deposits), net	11,079			(21,989		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,127			390
Tax payment upon settlement of stock awards	(1,805		)	(606		)
Payment of Series A preferred stock dividends	(1,750		)	(5,250		)
Payment of Series B preferred stock dividends	(2,109		)	(6,327		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	27,337			104,660
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	139			488
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(41,106		)	188,341
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	371,167			185,665
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	330,061		$	374,006
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	42,458		$	10,985
Income taxes paid, net	$	1,664		$	1,002
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Property and equipment received but not paid for yet	$	80,138		$	31,018
Interest capitalized but not paid	$	36,157		$	33,110
Capitalized amortization of deferred financing costs	$	18,992		$	19,569
Capitalized paid-in-kind interest	$	253		$	25,136
Capitalized stock-based compensation	$	2,227		$	1,926
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Dividends accrued on Series A preferred stock	$	292		$	292
Dividends accrued on Series B preferred stock	$	352		$	352

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Iridium Communications Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) the Company, (ii) its wholly owned subsidiaries, and (iii) all less than wholly owned subsidiaries that the Company controls. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary for the fair presentation of its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods covered, and of the financial position of the Company at the date of the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the entire year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to instructions, rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-9, Compensation – Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-9”). ASU 2016-9 addresses multiple changes that are primarily focused on income taxes and the presentation of taxes related to stock compensation, but also provides an option for two methods to account for forfeitures. The Company applied the new guidance effective January 1, 2017, as required. The requirements resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 will be accounted for on a prospective basis.

• The Company made an accounting policy election to continue estimating the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited, consistent with the Company’s prior practice.

• The Company excluded the excess tax benefits and deficiencies component from the treasury stock method in the diluted earnings per share calculation. The change had an immaterial impact on the Company’s reported diluted earnings per share.

• The Company recorded current excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax benefit (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The change resulted in an excess tax expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and excess tax benefit of $0.9 million recorded in the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

• The Company will present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Prior periods have not been adjusted.

There were no additional impacts on the Company’s financial statements, resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 that required a retrospective or modified retrospective approach.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventory measured using last-in, first-out and retail inventory method are excluded from this new guidance. When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is less than its cost, the Company will recognize the difference as a loss in earnings in the period the measurement occurs. This ASU replaces the concept of market with the single measurement of net realizable value and is intended to create efficiencies for preparers and more closely aligns U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Company applied the new guidance prospectively effective January 1, 2017, as required. The adoption had an immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted 

In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard, ASU No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-9”), that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity

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expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has issued several amendments to the standard including clarification on accounting for licenses of intellectual property, identifying performance obligations, and most recently, technical corrections on the interpretation of the new guidance. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-9 for public entities to be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption would be permitted no earlier than the original effective date beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-9 becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the Company anticipates adopting the standard using the full retrospective method, which will result in the presentation of prior reporting periods in a manner consistent with 2018. The cumulative effect of the standard will be recognized at the earliest reporting period shown.

The Company has established a project team in order to analyze the effect of the standard on its contracts by reviewing its current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences which would result from applying the requirements of the new standard to its revenue contracts. The Company has aggregated its contracts into homogeneous revenue streams and is continuing to assess all potential effects of the standard. The Company anticipates a change to the recognition pattern of its prepaid revenue from expiration.  The Company currently recognizes unused prepaid revenue at the date the right to access the prepaid service has expired.  Under the new standard, the Company will estimate the expected revenue that will expire unused and recognize this revenue over the prepaid term. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on revenue from estimating prepaid revenue upon expiration and changing the term over which this revenue is recognized. The Company has not yet completed its review of the effect of this guidance on all revenue streams and, as a result, other changes from current U.S. GAAP may be identified.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-2, Leases (“ASU 2016-2”). ASU 2016-2 requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted and reporting organizations are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-2 may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but a lease liability and related right-of-use asset will be recognized for operating lease arrangements where the Company is the lessee.  

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 will reduce diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, and reporting organizations are required to use a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-18 may have on its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures, but recognizing transfers between restricted and unrestricted cash accounts will not be reported as a cash flow.

Warranty Expense

The Company provides the first end-user purchaser of its subscriber equipment a warranty for one to five years from the date of purchase by such first end-user, depending on the product. The Company maintains a warranty reserve based on historical experience of warranty costs and expected occurrences of warranty claims on equipment. Costs associated with warranties, including equipment replacement, repairs, freight and program administration, are recorded as cost of subscriber equipment in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company evaluates assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring and non-recurring basis to determine the appropriate level to classify them for each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made by management of the Company. The instruments identified as subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis are cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability assuming an orderly transaction in the most advantageous market at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following tiers:

• Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

• Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

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• Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying values of short-term financial instruments (primarily cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s investments in money market funds approximates its carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company’s investments in commercial paper and short-term U.S. agency securities with original maturities of less than ninety days approximates their carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 2 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in fixed-income debt securities and commercial paper with original maturities of greater than ninety days are obtained using similar investments traded on active securities exchanges and are classified as Level 2 and are included in marketable securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For fixed income securities that do not have quoted prices in active markets, the Company uses third-party vendors to price its debt securities resulting in classification as Level 2.

Depreciation and Amortization

The Company calculates depreciation expense using the straight line method and evaluates the appropriateness of the useful life used on a quarterly basis or as events occur that require additional assessment. Throughout 2017 and 2016, the Company updated its estimate of the first-generation satellites’ remaining useful lives based on the continued refinement of the launch schedule, health of the first-generation constellation, and deployment plan for the Company’s next-generation satellite constellation (“Iridium NEXT”). As a result, the estimated useful lives of the satellites within the first-generation constellation were extended and are consistent with the expected deployment of Iridium NEXT. The Company will continue to evaluate the useful lives of its first-generation satellites on an ongoing basis through the full deployment of Iridium NEXT, which is expected to occur in 2018. The changes in estimate will also have an effect on future periods through the deployment of Iridium NEXT. The $11.1 million and $19.1 million increases in depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year are primarily attributable to the addition of new assets, including Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 and assets related to the Russian gateway completed at the end of 2016, partially offset by the continued refinement in the estimated useful lives of the first-generation satellites.

3. Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of ninety days or less to be cash equivalents. These investments, along with cash deposited in institutional money market funds, commercial paper, regular interest bearing and non-interest bearing depository accounts, are classified as cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash and cash equivalents:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	140,957	$	102,194
Money market funds	181,524		266,478		Level 1
Commercial paper	7,580		2,495		Level 2
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	330,061	$	371,167

Restricted Cash

The Company is required to maintain a minimum cash reserve for debt service related to its $1.8 billion loan facility (as amended to date, the “Credit Facility”) (see Note 4). As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s restricted cash balance, which includes a minimum cash reserve for debt service related to the Credit Facility and the interest earned on these amounts, was $102.1 million and $113.1 million, respectively.

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities consist of fixed-income debt securities and commercial paper with an original maturity in excess of ninety days. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are included in marketable securities within current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. All investments are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, are reported as a component of other comprehensive income or loss. The specific identification method

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is used to determine the cost basis of the marketable securities sold. There were no material realized gains or losses on the sale of marketable securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The Company regularly monitors and evaluates the fair value of its investments to identify other-than-temporary declines in value. The Company determined that the decline in fair value of its investments is temporary at September 30, 2017 as the Company does not intend to sell these securities, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

The following tables summarize the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	18,042	$	17	$	(5	)	$	18,054	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	2,249		—		(3		)	2,246		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	20,291	$	17	$	(8	)	$	20,300

	As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	30,037	$	14	$	(11	)	$	30,040	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	9,283		7		(2		)	9,288		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	39,320	$	21	$	(13	)	$	39,328

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017				As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Mature within one year	$	20,041	$	20,051	$	32,776	$	32,788
Mature after one year and within three years	250		249		6,544		6,540
Total	$	20,291	$	20,300	$	39,320	$	39,328

4. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Thales

In June 2010, the Company executed a primarily fixed-price full-scale development contract (the “FSD”) with Thales Alenia Space France (“Thales”) for the design and build of satellites for Iridium NEXT. The total price under the FSD is $2.3 billion, and the Company expects payment obligations under the FSD to extend through 2018, subject to payments using bills of exchange as described below. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $1.9 billion to Thales, of which $1.5 billion was financed from borrowings under the Credit Facility, and which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Credit Facility was fully drawn in February 2017. Prior to the Credit Facility being fully drawn, the Company used the Credit Facility to pay 85% of each invoice received from Thales under the FSD, with the remaining 15% funded from cash on hand. The Company currently pays 100% of each invoice received from Thales from cash and marketable securities on hand or the issuance of a bill of exchange, a French law instrument of indebtedness similar to a promissory note.

On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into Amendments 28 and 29 to its FSD contract.  The Company signed Amendment 28 on May 18, 2017, but effectiveness was conditioned on the effectiveness of Amendment 29.  Amendment 28 revised the liquidated damages and other cost provisions regarding delays to the Iridium NEXT program.  Under Amendment 28, the Company agreed with Thales that liquidated damages for Thales production delays to date would be $30.0 million, with this amount to be used only to offset costs otherwise payable by the Company to Thales under the FSD with respect to past and future delays to the launch schedule from causes other than Thales, at agreed upon rates. Any portion of the $30.0 million remaining at the completion of the launch campaign will be forgiven.  Liquidated damages owed to the Company from any future delays caused by Thales will remain payable in cash. Similarly, costs payable by the Company to Thales for non-Thales

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delays exceeding the $30.0 million will be payable in cash.  Unless there are substantial future delays to the Iridium NEXT program, the Company expects this arrangement will result in no cash payments due to delays by either party.

Amendment 29 provides for the deferral of approximately $100.0 million in milestone payments by the Company under the FSD for milestones that the Company expects to be completed in 2017 and 2018.  Under Amendment 29, the Company will make these milestone payments using bills of exchange due in March 2019, with interest at a specified base rate (LIBOR or SWAP, depending on the term of the bill of exchange) plus 1.4%, with the bills of exchange guaranteed by Bpifrance Assurance Export S.A.S. (“BPIAE”).  As of September 30, 2017, the milestone payments related to the Thales bills of exchange totaled an aggregate amount of $28.9 million, including $0.9 million of deferred financing costs. The net balance of $28.0 million is recorded as long-term debt within other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amendment 29 also requires that the Company pay Thales for the BPIAE premium on the guarantee in the amount of $1.0 million in cash at signing (which was recorded as original issue discount) plus 1.62%, to be paid by bills of exchange on the same terms as stated above, on each bill of exchange to be issued.

The Company’s obligations to Thales that are currently scheduled to be paid, including the long-term bills of exchange, during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 and 2019 are in the amounts of $247.2 million and $105.6 million, respectively, exclusive of fees and related interest. The timing of the Company’s obligations to Thales is based on current expectations regarding Thales’s manufacturing schedule and the targeted Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

SpaceX

In March 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure SpaceX as the primary launch services provider for Iridium NEXT (as amended to date, the “SpaceX Agreement”). The total price under the SpaceX Agreement for seven launches and a reflight option in the event of a launch failure is $453.1 million. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is configured to carry ten Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit for each of these seven launches. In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for an additional launch with SpaceX to launch five additional satellites and share the launch services with GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (“GFZ”). The total price under this additional agreement with SpaceX for the shared launch is $67.9 million. GFZ will pay Iridium $31.8 million to share the launch services to launch NASA’s two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On satellites. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $447.4 million to SpaceX, which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, the Company received $28.6 million from GFZ as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s obligations to SpaceX that are currently scheduled to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 and 2019 are in the amounts of $63.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively. The timing of the Company’s obligations to SpaceX is based on the targeted SpaceX launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

Kosmotras

In June 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with International Space Company Kosmotras (“Kosmotras”) as a supplemental launch service provider for Iridium NEXT (the “Kosmotras Agreement”). In June 2013, the Company exercised an option for one launch to carry two Iridium NEXT satellites. If the Company does not exercise any additional options, the total cost under the contract including this single launch will be $51.8 million. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $36.8 million to Kosmotras, which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. In June 2015, the Company agreed with Kosmotras to replace the remaining options with a new set of options to purchase up to six dedicated launches. Kosmotras has to date been unable to obtain permission to launch the Company’s satellites. If permission is not obtained, the Company may be unable to recover the amounts already paid to Kosmotras. The Company’s obligations to Kosmotras that are currently scheduled to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2019 are $15.0 million, based on the earliest date the Company may include Kosmotras in its launch schedule.

Iridium NEXT Launch and In-Orbit Insurance

The Credit Facility requires the Company to obtain insurance covering the launch and first 12 months of operation of the Iridium NEXT satellites. The launch and in-orbit insurance the Company has obtained contains elements, consistent with the terms of the Credit Facility, of self-insurance and deductibles, providing reimbursement only after a specified number of satellite failures. As a result, a failure of one or more of the Company’s NEXT satellites, or the occurrence of equipment failures and other related problems, could constitute an uninsured loss or require the payment of additional premiums and could harm the Company’s financial condition. Furthermore, launch and in-orbit insurance does not cover lost revenue. The total premium for the Company’s current launch and in-orbit insurance is $118.2 million; as of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate premium payments of $63.5 million. The Company’s insurance premium obligations to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 are $54.7 million. The timing of the majority of the Company's obligations to the insurers is based on the targeted SpaceX launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

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Credit Facility

The Company estimates the aggregate costs associated with the design, build and launch of Iridium NEXT and related infrastructure upgrades through 2018 to be approximately $3 billion. In October 2010, the Company entered into a $1.8 billion credit facility with a syndicate of bank lenders (as amended to date, the “Credit Facility”). As of September 30, 2017, the Company reported an aggregate total of $1.8 billion in borrowings, including $104.2 million of deferred financing costs, for a net balance of $1,695.8 million in borrowings from the Credit Facility in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Pursuant to the Credit Facility, the Company maintains a minimum cash reserve for debt repayment in a debt service reserve account (the “DSRA”). As of September 30, 2017, the minimum required cash reserve balance was $102.0 million, which is classified as restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

On July 26, 2017, the Company amended and restated the Credit Facility by a supplemental agreement.  The Credit Facility delays $54.0 million of the Company’s DSRA contributions previously scheduled to be made in 2017, refunded to the Company $33.0 million in contributions made to date, and provides for a refund to the Company of an additional $11.0 million in contributions made to date in the event that the Company’s projected Available Cash (as defined in the Credit Facility) falls below $35.0 million on a three-month forward-looking basis through March 2019.  The delay and refunds are effective through the end of March 2019, at which time the DSRA must be fully funded to the previously agreed amount of $189.0 million.  The Credit Facility also requires that the Company establish a new restricted account to receive payment of hosting fees from the Company's primary hosted payload customer, Aireon LLC.  Up to $50.0 million of hosting fees received from Aireon will be placed in the restricted account, which the Company could access should the Company’s projected Available Cash fall below the $35.0 million three-month forward-looking Available Cash threshold described above. Aireon hosting fees received in excess of $50.0 million will be used to replenish the DSRA and to secure the payment of the Thales bills of exchange described above. 

The Credit Facility does not require the Company to raise additional equity, but it does require the Company to temporarily suspend dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock for five quarters.  As previously announced, in anticipation of this requirement, the Company began this suspension with the dividend payments payable on June 15, 2017.

Prior to the Credit Facility being fully drawn, the Company paid interest on the outstanding principal balance under the Credit Facility on a semi-annual basis in April and October through a combination of a cash payment and a deemed additional loan. The Credit Facility was fully drawn in February 2017, and beginning in April 2017, interest is being paid in cash.  Interest costs incurred under the Credit Facility were $21.9 million and $64.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $19.8 million and $57.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Scheduled semi-annual principal repayments will begin on March 31, 2018. During this repayment period, interest will be paid on the same date as the principal repayments. All interest costs incurred related to the Credit Facility have been capitalized during the construction period of the Iridium NEXT assets.  

The funding plan for the $3 billion in costs includes the substantial majority of the funds drawn under the Credit Facility, together with cash and marketable securities on hand, and internally generated cash flows, including contracted cash flows from hosted payloads.

There can be no assurance that internally generated cash flows, including those from hosting and data services on the Iridium NEXT satellites, will meet the Company’s current expectations. If sufficient cash flows are not generated, or if the cost of implementing Iridium NEXT or the other elements of the Company’s business plan are higher than anticipated, the Company may need further external funding. The ability to obtain additional funding may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including global economic conditions, and such funding may not be available on reasonable terms or at all. If the Company is not able to secure such funding in a timely manner, the ability to maintain the network, to design, build and launch Iridium NEXT and related ground infrastructure, products and services, and to pursue additional growth opportunities will be impaired, and the Company would likely need to delay some elements of the Iridium NEXT development. The Company’s liquidity and the ability to fund its liquidity requirements also depend on the Company’s future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial, regulatory and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control.

The Company believes that its liquidity sources will provide sufficient funds for it to meet its liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months.

Contingencies

From time to time, in the normal course of business, the Company is party to various pending claims and lawsuits. The Company is not aware of any such actions that it would expect to have a material adverse impact on its business, financial results or financial condition.

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5. Boeing Insourcing Agreement

On November 28, 2016, the Company entered into an Insourcing Agreement with Boeing for the Company to hire, effective January 3, 2017, the majority of Boeing employees and third party contractors who were responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Company’s satellite constellation and ground infrastructure. Pursuant to the Insourcing Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Boeing $5.5 million, of which $2.75 million was paid in December 2016 and the remaining $2.75 million will be paid in December 2017. Concurrent with the hiring of the assembled workforce on January 3, 2017, the Company and Boeing terminated their previous Operations and Maintenance Agreement (“O&M Agreement”) and Iridium NEXT Support Service Agreement and entered into a new Development Services Agreement (“DSA”) with a $6.0 million minimum annual commitment through 2021. As a result of these agreement terminations, Boeing no longer has a unilateral right to commence the de-orbit of the Company’s first-generation satellites. The assembled workforce was recorded as a definite-lived intangible asset in January 2017 and is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 7 years. Additionally, by terminating the O&M Agreement, the Company recognized a $14.2 million gain from the derecognition of a purchase accounting liability created from GHL Acquisition Corp.’s acquisition of Iridium in 2009 related to the fair value of the contractual arrangement with Boeing as of that date and the remainder of a credit resulting from the July 2010 Boeing O&M contract amendment.

6. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation at fair value. The fair value of stock options is determined at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is equal to the closing price of the underlying common stock on the grant date. The fair value of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service or performance period and is classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income in a manner consistent with the classification of the recipient’s compensation. The expected vesting of the Company’s performance-based RSUs is based upon the likelihood that the Company achieves the defined performance goals. The level of achievement of performance goals, if any, is determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Stock-based awards to non-employee consultants are expensed at their fair value as services are provided according to the terms of their agreements and are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

In May 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) to provide stock-based awards, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock and other equity securities, as incentives and rewards for employees, consultants and non-employee directors. In May 2017, the Company’s stockholders amended and restated the 2015 Plan (the “Amended 2015 Plan”), primarily to increase the number of shares available under the plan by 8.0 million shares.  All grants in June 2017 or later were made under the Amended 2015 Plan, which continues to permit the grant of stock-based awards, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock and other equity securities to employees, consultants and non-employee directors.  Members of the Company’s board of directors have received a portion of their annual compensation in the form of equity awards under the 2015 Plan. An aggregate amount of approximately 96,000 and 126,000 RSUs were granted in January 2017 and 2016, respectively. These RSUs vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to the directors in January 2017 and 2016 was $1.0 million for each year.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted approximately 209,000 and 249,000 stock options, respectively, to its employees, with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $0.9 million for each year. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 964,000 and 573,000 service-based RSUs, respectively, to its employees, with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $8.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Employee stock options and service-based RSUs generally vest over a four-year service period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting ratably on a quarterly basis thereafter.

In March 2017 and 2016, the Company awarded approximately 1,190,000 and 1,335,000 performance-based RSUs to the Company’s executives and employees (the “Bonus RSUs”). The Company records stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period related to performance-based RSUs when it is considered probable that the performance conditions will be met. Vesting of the March 2017 and 2016 Bonus RSUs is and was dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over a one-year period (fiscal year 2017 for the March 2017 Bonus RSUs and fiscal year 2016 for the March 2016 Bonus RSUs). Management believes it is probable that certain of the March 2017 Bonus RSUs will vest. The level of achievement, if any, of performance goals will be determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and, if such goals are achieved, the March 2017 Bonus RSUs will vest, subject to continued employment, through March 2018. Certain of the March 2016 Bonus RSUs vested in March 2017. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the March 2017 and 2016 Bonus RSUs was $10.5 million and $9.4 million, respectively.

Additionally, in March 2017 and 2016, the Company awarded approximately 173,000 and 119,000 performance-based RSUs, respectively, to the Company’s executives (the “Performance RSUs”).  Vesting of the 2017 and 2016 Performance RSUs is and was dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over a two-year period (fiscal years 2017 and 2018 for the Performance RSUs granted in 2017 and fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for the Performance RSUs granted in 2016). Management believes it is probable that certain of the Performance RSUs will vest. The number of Performance RSUs that will

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ultimately vest may range from 0% to 150% of the original grant based on the level of achievement of the performance goals. If the Company achieves the performance goals, 50% of the Performance RSUs will vest in March in the year after the performance period ends and the remaining 50% will vest in March of the third year after grant, in each case subject to the executive’s continued service as of the vesting date. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the Performance RSUs was $1.5 million for the 2017 grants and $0.8 million for the 2016 grants.

In June 2017 and June 2016, the Company granted approximately 8,000 and 35,000 RSUs, respectively, to non-employee consultants. The RSUs are generally subject to service-based vesting. The RSUs will vest 50% in June of the year after the grant and the remaining 50% will vest quarterly thereafter. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to non-employee consultants during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

7. Equity Transactions and Instruments

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 2.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As described below, the Company issued 1.0 million shares of preferred stock in the fourth quarter of 2012 and $0.5 million shares of preferred stock in the second quarter of 2014. The remaining 0.5 million authorized shares of preferred stock remain undesignated and unissued as of September 30, 2017.

Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company issued 1.0 million shares of its 7.00% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) in a private offering. The Company received proceeds of $96.5 million from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock, net of the aggregate $3.5 million in initial purchaser discount and offering costs. The net proceeds of this offering were used to partially fund the construction and deployment of Iridium NEXT and for other general corporate purposes.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 7.00% per annum of the $100 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $7.00 per share). Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and pari passu with the Company’s 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive) and in other specified circumstances. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding Series A Preferred Stock at an initial conversion rate of 10.6022 shares of common stock per $100 liquidation preference, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.43 per share of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain events).

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company began a five-quarter deferral of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. No cash dividends were declared or paid during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and no dividends were accrued. During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.8 million to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. During the three and nine months September 30, 2016, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively, to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

On or after October 3, 2017, the Company may, at its option, convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock into the number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-applicable conversion rate, subject to specified conditions, including a stock price of at least $12.26 per share and payment of the accrued dividends. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock had a special right to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock, which expired on October 3, 2017. Any suspended dividends are required to be paid prior to conversion by the Company.

Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock

In May 2014, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $250 per share. The purchase price received by the Company, equal to $242.50 per share, reflected an underwriting discount of $7.50 per share. The Company received proceeds of $120.8 million from the sale of the Series B Preferred Stock, net of the $3.8 million underwriter discount and $0.4 million of offering costs. The net proceeds of this offering are being used to partially fund the construction and deployment of Iridium NEXT and for other general corporate purposes.

As of September 30, 2017, there were 499,955 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 6.75% per annum of the $250 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $16.875 per share). Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The Series B Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any

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sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and pari passu with respect to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive) and in other specified circumstances. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding Series B Preferred Stock at an initial conversion rate of 33.456 shares of common stock per $250 liquidation preference, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $7.47 per share of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain events).

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company began a five-quarter deferral of dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock. No cash dividends were declared or paid during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and no dividends were accrued. During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $2.1 million to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company paid cash dividends of $2.1 million and $6.3 million, respectively, to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

On or after May 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, convert some or all of the Series B Preferred Stock into the number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-applicable conversion rate, subject to specified conditions. In the event of certain specified fundamental changes, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to convert some or all of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock into the greater of (i) a number of shares of the Company’s common stock as subject to adjustment plus the make-whole premium, if any, and (ii) a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the lesser of (a) the liquidation preference divided by the market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of such fundamental change and (b) 81.9672 (subject to adjustment). In certain circumstances, the Company may elect to cash settle any conversions in connection with a fundamental change. Any suspended dividends are required to be paid prior to conversion by the Company.

8. Net Income Per Share

The Company calculates basic net income per share by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share takes into account the effect of potential dilutive common shares when the effect is dilutive. The effect of potential dilutive common shares, including common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, is computed using the treasury stock method. The effect of potential dilutive common shares from the conversion of outstanding convertible preferred securities is computed using the as-if converted method at the stated conversion rate. The RSUs granted to members of the Company’s board of directors contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and therefore are considered to be participating securities in periods of net income. As a result, the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share excludes net income attributable to the unvested RSUs granted to the Company’s board of directors from the numerator and excludes the impact of the unvested RSUs granted to the Company’s board of directors from the denominator.

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The computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	25,394		$	27,696
Net income allocated to participating securities	(25		)	(36		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	25,369			27,660
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	1,750			1,750
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	2,109			2,109
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	29,228		$	31,519
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	98,290			96,067
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,515			293
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	54			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	127,188			123,690
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.26		$	0.29
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.23		$	0.26

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, $1.8 million and $2.1 million in cumulative unpaid dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, were not declared or accrued as a result of all cash dividends being suspended in connection with the amendments described in Note 4, but such amounts were deducted to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders.  For the three months ended September 30, 2017, 1.7 million unvested non-performance-based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 0.1 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, options to purchase 2.8 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, 1.4 million unvested non-performance based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic net income per share and excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 1.7 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	80,402		$	75,352
Net income allocated to participating securities	(79		)	(97		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	80,323			75,255
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	5,250			5,250
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	6,327			6,327
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	91,900		$	86,832
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	97,716			95,890
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,407			188
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	387			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	126,839			123,408
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.82		$	0.79
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.72		$	0.70

For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, $3.5 million and $4.2 million in cumulative unpaid dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, were not declared or accrued as a result of all cash dividends being suspended in connection with the amendments described in Note 4, but such amounts were deducted to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders.  For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, options to purchase 0.1 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, 1.6 million unvested non-performance-based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 0.4 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2016, options to purchase 4.0 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2016, 1.4 million unvested non-performance based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 1.5 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

You should read the following discussion along with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed on February 23, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, as well as our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingencies, goals, targets or future development or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events, and they are subject to risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. The important factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 filed on February 23, 2017, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements made herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview of Our Business

We are engaged primarily in providing mobile voice and data communications services using a constellation of orbiting satellites. We are the second largest provider of satellite-based mobile voice and data communications services based on revenue, and the only commercial provider of communications services offering true global coverage. Our satellite network provides communications services to regions of the world where wireless or wireline networks do not exist or are limited, including remote land areas, open oceans, airways, the polar regions, and regions where the telecommunications infrastructure has been affected by political conflicts or natural disasters.

We provide voice and data communications services to businesses, the U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations and consumers via our satellite network, which has an architecture of 66 in-orbit satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. We utilize an interlinked mesh architecture to route traffic across our satellite constellation using radio frequency crosslinks between satellites. This unique architecture minimizes the need for local ground facilities to support the constellation, which facilitates the global reach of our services and allows us to offer services in countries and regions where we have no physical presence.

We sell our products and services to commercial end-users through a wholesale distribution network, encompassing approximately 70 service providers, approximately 200 value-added resellers, or VARs, and approximately 70 value-added manufacturers, or VAMs, which create and sell technology that uses the Iridium^® network either directly to the end user or indirectly through other service providers, VARs or dealers. These distributors often integrate our products and services with other complementary hardware and software and have developed a broad suite of applications using our products and services to target specific lines of business. We expect that demand for our services will increase as more applications are developed and deployed that utilize our technology.

At September 30, 2017, we had over 949,000 billable subscribers worldwide, representing an increase of 13% from approximately 838,000 billable subscribers at September 30, 2016. We have a diverse customer base, with end users in the following lines of business: land-based handset; machine-to-machine, or M2M; maritime; aviation; and government.

We recognize revenue from both the sale of equipment and the provision of services. We expect a higher proportion of our future revenue will be derived from service revenue, including revenue from hosting and data services. Revenues from providing voice and data service historically have generated higher gross margins than sales of subscriber equipment.

We began launching our new Iridium NEXT satellite constellation in January 2017, which we expect to complete in 2018, and which will replace our first-generation satellite network with the same interlinked mesh architecture of our first-generation constellation, with 66 operational satellites, as well as in-orbit and ground spares. Of the 30 Iridium NEXT satellites we have launched so far in 2017, 13 have been placed into service, seven are being drifted to adjacent planes, and 10 are undergoing on-orbit testing.

We have contracted with Thales Alenia Space France, or Thales, to construct the Iridium NEXT satellites, which are compatible with our first-generation constellation and current end-user equipment, so that as we launch Iridium NEXT satellites, we will replace the first-generation satellites in our constellation without affecting the service to our end users. We plan to deploy 75 satellites on seven dedicated Falcon 9 rockets and one shared Falcon 9 rocket launched by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX.  We estimate the costs associated with the design, build and launch of Iridium NEXT and related ground infrastructure upgrades through 2018 to be approximately $3 billion. Our funding plan for these costs includes the substantial majority of the funds drawn under our $1.8 billion credit facility, or the Credit Facility, which was fully drawn as of February 2017, together with cash on hand and internally generated cash flows, including contracted cash flows from hosted payloads.

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The Iridium NEXT constellation will also host the Aireon^SM system to provide a global air traffic surveillance service through a series of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, or ADS-B, receivers on the Iridium NEXT satellites. We formed Aireon LLC in 2011, with subsequent investments from the air navigation service providers, or ANSPs, of Canada, Italy, Denmark and Ireland, to develop and market this service.  Aireon has contracted to provide the service to our co-investors in Aireon, as well as NATS (En Route) PLC, the ANSP of the United Kingdom, and other ANSPs. Aireon also plans to offer the service to other customers worldwide, including the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA. Aireon has contracted to pay us a fee to host the ADS-B receivers on Iridium NEXT, and has begun paying us data service fees for the delivery of the air traffic surveillance data over the Iridium NEXT system on a per satellite basis, which will increase with the number of Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service. In addition, we have entered into an agreement with Harris Corporation, the manufacturer of the Aireon hosted payload, pursuant to which Harris pays us fees to allocate the remaining hosted payload capacity to its customers; Harris also pays us data service fees on behalf of these customers.

Recent Developments

Iridium NEXT

As described above, we have begun launching Iridium NEXT. As a result of delays in the original Iridium NEXT launch schedule, we updated the estimated useful lives of the current satellites and extended the lives to be consistent with the expected deployment of Iridium NEXT in 2018. We will continue to evaluate the useful lives of our current satellites through the full deployment of Iridium NEXT as the satellites are placed into service.

Our insurance program includes our ground spares and a prepaid relaunch right with SpaceX to self-insure a portion of our launch and in-orbit risks, as permitted under the Credit Facility. While we believe this has enabled us to obtain insurance at a substantially lower cost than would have been possible without the spares and relaunch right, if we use our spares to replace lost satellites, we will likely choose to purchase additional satellites to maintain a backup supply of spares. The cost of such additional spares is not included in the $3 billion estimated cost for the design, build and launch of Iridium NEXT and related infrastructure upgrades through 2018.

Amendments to Credit Facility and FSD

As described below under “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” on July 26, 2017, we amended and restated the Credit Facility by a supplemental agreement. As amended to date, the Credit Facility delays, until March 2019, $54.0 million in contributions that we were previously scheduled to make during 2017 to the debt service reserve account, or DSRA, that we are required to maintain under the Credit Facility, and we were refunded $33.0 million of the contributions to the DSRA that we have made to date.  In addition, in the event that our projected Available Cash (as defined in the Credit Facility) falls below $35.0 million on a three-month forward-looking basis between now and March 2019, we will receive a refund of an additional $11.0 million in contributions made to date.  The Credit Facility also requires that we establish a new restricted account to receive hosting fees from Aireon. The first $50.0 million in hosting fees from Aireon would be kept in the restricted account and we could access these funds in the event that we fall below the same $35.0 million three-month forward-looking Available Cash threshold through March 2019 described above.  Hosting fees from Aireon in excess of $50.0 million would be distributed pro rata to replenish the DSRA and to secure the payment of the bills of exchange to Thales described below.

The Credit Facility does not require us to raise additional equity but requires that we suspend the payment of dividends on our 7% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock and our 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock for five quarters.  As previously announced, in anticipation of this requirement, we began this suspension with the dividend payments payable on June 15, 2017. The Credit Facility also includes revised financial covenant levels to reflect changing business conditions.

Also on July 26, 2017, we entered into Amendments 28 and 29 to our Full Scale Development Contract with Thales Alenia Space France SAS, or Thales, for the Iridium NEXT System, which we refer to as the FSD.  We signed Amendment 28 on May 18, 2017, but effectiveness was conditioned on the effectiveness of Amendment 29.  Amendment 28 revised the liquidated damages and other cost provisions regarding delays to the Iridium NEXT program.  Under Amendment 28, we agreed with Thales that liquidated damages for Thales production delays to date would be set at $30.0 million, with this amount to be used only to offset costs otherwise payable by us to Thales under the FSD with respect to past and future delays to the launch schedule from causes other than Thales, at agreed upon rates.  Any portion of the $30.0 million remaining at the completion of the launch campaign will be forgiven.  Liquidated damages owed to us from any future delays caused by Thales would remain payable in cash.  Similarly, costs payable by us to Thales for non-Thales delays exceeding the $30.0 million would be payable in cash.  Unless there are substantial future delays to the Iridium NEXT program, we expect this arrangement will result in no cash payments by either party due to delays.

Amendment 29 provides for the deferral of approximately $100.0 million in milestone payments by us under the FSD for milestones that we expect to be completed in 2017 and 2018.  Under Amendment 29, we will make these milestone payments using bills of exchange due in March 2019, with interest at a specified base rate (LIBOR or SWAP, depending on the term of the bill of exchange) plus 1.4%, with the bills of exchange guaranteed by Bpifrance Assurance Export S.A.S., which we refer to as BPIAE.  Amendment 29 also required that we pay Thales for the BPIAE premium on the guarantee in the amount of $1.0

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million in cash at signing plus 1.62%, to be paid by bills of exchange on the same terms as stated above, on each bill of exchange to be issued.

Material Trends and Uncertainties

Our industry and customer base has historically grown as a result of:

• demand for remote and reliable mobile communications services;

• increased demand for communications services by disaster and relief agencies, and emergency first responders;

• a broad wholesale distribution network with access to diverse and geographically dispersed niche markets;

• a growing number of new products and services and related applications;

• improved data transmission speeds for mobile satellite service offerings;

• regulatory mandates requiring the use of mobile satellite services;

• a general reduction in prices of mobile satellite services and subscriber equipment; and

• geographic market expansion through the ability to offer our services in additional countries.

Nonetheless, we face a number of challenges and uncertainties in operating our business, including:

• our ability to continue to manufacture and launch Iridium NEXT and successfully transfer service from our first-generation satellites to our Iridium NEXT satellites;

• our ability to develop new and innovative products and services for Iridium NEXT, including Iridium Certus^SM;

• our ability to generate sufficient internal cash flows, including contracted cash flows from hosted payloads, to fund a portion of the remaining costs associated with Iridium NEXT and to support our ongoing business;

• Aireon LLC’s ability to successfully deploy and market its space-based ADS-B global aviation monitoring service, which is carried as a hosted payload on the Iridium NEXT system;

• Aireon’s ability to raise sufficient funds to pay hosting fees to us or our ability to seek alternative financing arrangements in the event that Aireon is unable to pay such hosting fees to us;

• our ability to maintain the health, capacity, control and level of service of our first-generation satellites through the completion of Iridium NEXT;

• changes in general economic, business and industry conditions, including the effects of currency exchange rates;

• our reliance on a single primary commercial gateway and a primary satellite network operations center;

• competition from other mobile satellite service providers and, to a lesser extent, from the expansion of terrestrial-based cellular phone systems and related pricing pressures;

• market acceptance of our products;

• regulatory requirements in existing and new geographic markets;

• rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry;

• reliance on our wholesale distribution network to market and sell our products, services and applications effectively;

• reliance on single-source suppliers for the manufacture of most of our subscriber equipment and for some of the components required in the manufacture of our end-user subscriber equipment and our ability to purchase parts that are periodically subject to shortages resulting from surges in demand, natural disasters or other events; and

• reliance on a few significant customers, particularly agencies of the U.S. government, for a substantial portion of our revenue, as a result of which the loss or decline in business with any of these customers may negatively impact our revenue, and risk of collectability of accounts receivable is more concentrated.

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Comparison of Our Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

	Three Months Ended September 30,
				% of Total					% of Total		Change
($ in thousands)	2017			Revenue		2016			Revenue		Dollars			Percent
Revenue:
Services	$	89,902		77	%	$	87,316		77	%	$	2,586		3	%
Subscriber equipment	21,784			19	%	19,900			18	%	1,884			9	%
Engineering and support services	4,861			4	%	5,578			5	%	(717		)	(13	)%
Total revenue	116,547			100	%	112,794			100	%	3,753			3	%
Operating expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization)	20,883			18	%	15,936			14	%	4,947			31	%
Cost of subscriber equipment	12,186			10	%	11,476			10	%	710			6	%
Research and development	3,981			3	%	5,038			4	%	(1,057		)	(21	)%
Selling, general and administrative	18,471			16	%	18,767			17	%	(296		)	(2	)%
Depreciation and amortization	22,944			20	%	11,809			10	%	11,135			94	%
Total operating expenses	78,465			67	%	63,026			55	%	15,439			24	%
Operating income	38,082			33	%	49,768			45	%	(11,686		)	(23	)%
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,246			1	%	700			1	%	546			78	%
Undrawn credit facility fees	—			—	%	(305		)	—	%	305			(100	)%
Other income (expense), net	(20		)	—	%	39			—	%	(59		)	(151	)%
Total other income, net	1,226			1	%	434			1	%	792			182	%
Income before income taxes	39,308			34	%	50,202			46	%	(10,894		)	(22	)%
Provision for income taxes	(10,055		)	(9	)%	(18,647		)	(17	)%	8,592			(46	)%
Net income	$	29,253		25	%	$	31,555		29	%	$	(2,302	)	(7	)%

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Revenue

Commercial Service Revenue 

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2017					September 30, 2016					Change
	(Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands)
	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	ARPU (2)		Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	ARPU (2)		Revenue		Billable Subscribers	ARPU
Commercial voice and data	$	48.2	368	$	43	$	48.0	358	$	44	$	0.2	10	$	(1	)
Commercial M2M data	19.7		486	13		17.3		398	15		2.4		88	(2		)
Total Commercial	$	67.9	854			$	65.3	756			$	2.6	98

(1) Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.

(2) Average monthly revenue per unit, or ARPU, is calculated by dividing revenue in the respective period by the average of the number of billable subscribers at the beginning of the period and the number of billable subscribers at the end of the period and then dividing the result by the number of months in the period. ARPU excludes revenue from our non-subscriber satellite, timing, and location service that was launched in the second quarter of 2016 and revenue from data fees collected as part of the hosted payload service that became available with Iridium NEXT in the first quarter of 2017.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, commercial voice and data revenue increased slightly from the prior year period primarily due to the increase in hosting and data services, offset by continued declines in telephony airtime usage.

We anticipate revenue from our hosting and data services to increase as more Iridium NEXT satellites are placed into service over the launch campaign, which is expected to be completed in 2018.  Hosting and data services for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were immaterial.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, commercial M2M data revenue increased $2.4 million, or 14%, from the prior year period primarily due to a 22% increase in commercial M2M data billable subscribers, partially offset by a decline in the related ARPU due to the growth in subscribers using lower data usage plans.

We anticipate continued growth in billable commercial subscribers for the remainder of 2017.

Government Service Revenue 

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			Change
	(Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands)
	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	Revenue		Billable Subscribers
Government service revenue	$	22.0	95	$	22.0	82	$	—	13

(1) Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.

Government service revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 did not change from the prior year period as a result of the final contractual price increase having taken place in October 2015 under the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services, or EMSS, contract with the U.S. government’s Defense Information Systems Agency. Under this contract, revenue is a fixed monthly amount and is not based on subscribers or usage, allowing an unlimited number of users access to existing services. The EMSS contract expires in October 2018, at which time pricing will be subject to renegotiation.

Subscriber Equipment Revenue

Subscriber equipment revenue increased $1.9 million, or 9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to higher handset sales concentrated in areas affected by recent hurricane activity.

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Engineering and Support Service Revenue

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016		Change
	(Revenue in millions)
Government	$	4.1	$	4.9	$	(0.8	)
Commercial	0.8		0.7		0.1
Total	$	4.9	$	5.6	$	(0.7	)

Engineering and support service revenue decreased by $0.7 million, or 13%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period primarily as a result of decreased revenue for a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, or DoD, to adapt the Iridium Extreme^® handset for DoD applications, which is near completion.

Operating Expenses

Cost of Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) includes the cost of network engineering and operations staff, including contractors, software maintenance, product support services and cost of services for government and commercial engineering and support service revenue.

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $4.9 million, or 31%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from the prior year period, primarily as a result of insurance costs from Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during 2017.

We expect our insurance expenses to increase as we place Iridium NEXT satellites into service throughout the launch campaign, which is expected to be complete in 2018.

Cost of Subscriber Equipment

Cost of subscriber equipment includes the direct costs of equipment sold, which consist of manufacturing costs, allocation of overhead, and warranty costs.

Cost of subscriber equipment increased by $0.7 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period. This increase is primarily due to a higher volume of handset sales.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 21%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period due to decreased spend on Iridium NEXT projects.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses that are not directly attributable to the sale of services or products include sales and marketing costs as well as employee-related expenses (such as salaries, wages, and benefits), legal, finance, information technology, facilities, billing and customer care expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.3 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in employee-related expenses related to the reclassification of expenses associated with the Boeing Insourcing Agreement and a decrease in professional fees.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $11.1 million, or 94%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the addition of new assets, including Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during 2017 and assets related to the Russian gateway completed at the end of 2016.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, our income tax provision was $10.1 million, compared to $18.6 million for the prior year period.  The decrease in the income tax provision is primarily related to a decrease in our income before taxes as well as a decrease in our effective tax rate related to lower state taxes in the current year compared to the prior year. If our current estimates change in future periods, the impact on the deferred tax assets and liabilities may change correspondingly.

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Net Income

Net income was $29.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $2.3 million from the prior year period. This decrease in net income was primarily driven by the increases in depreciation expense and insurance costs as described above, partially offset by the decrease in the provision for income taxes as described above. 

Comparison of Our Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
				% of Total					% of Total		Change
($ in thousands)	2017			Revenue		2016			Revenue		Dollars			Percent
Revenue:
Services	$	258,298		78	%	$	250,625		77	%	$	7,673		3	%
Subscriber equipment	57,742			17	%	57,822			18	%	(80		)	—	%
Engineering and support services	16,537			5	%	17,744			5	%	(1,207		)	(7	)%
Total revenue	332,577			100	%	326,191			100	%	6,386			2	%
Operating expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization)	59,209			18	%	48,287			15	%	10,922			23	%
Cost of subscriber equipment	33,158			10	%	33,798			10	%	(640		)	(2	)%
Research and development	10,222			3	%	11,610			4	%	(1,388		)	(12	)%
Selling, general and administrative	58,099			17	%	60,133			18	%	(2,034		)	(3	)%
Depreciation and amortization	56,652			17	%	37,588			12	%	19,064			51	%
Total operating expenses	217,340			65	%	191,416			59	%	25,924			14	%
Gain on Boeing transaction	14,189			4	%	—			—	%	14,189			100	%
Operating income	129,426			39	%	134,775			41	%	(5,349		)	(4	)%
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	2,911			1	%	2,258			1	%	653			29	%
Undrawn credit facility fees	(25		)	—	%	(1,176		)	—	%	1,151			(98	)%
Other income (expense), net	(138		)	—	%	359			—	%	(497		)	(138	)%
Total other income, net	2,748			1	%	1,441			1	%	1,307			91	%
Income before income taxes	132,174			40	%	136,216			42	%	(4,042		)	(3	)%
Provision for income taxes	(40,195		)	(12	)%	(49,287		)	(15	)%	9,092			(18	)%
Net income	$	91,979		28	%	$	86,929		27	%	$	5,050		6	%

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Commercial Service Revenue

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017					September 30, 2016					Change
	(Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands)
	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	ARPU (2)		Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	ARPU (2)		Revenue		Billable Subscribers	ARPU
Commercial voice and data	$	136.3	368	$	41	$	135.8	358	$	42	$	0.5	10	$	(1	)
Commercial M2M data	56.0		486	13		48.8		398	14		7.2		88	(1		)
Total Commercial	$	192.3	854			$	184.6	756			$	7.7	98

(1) Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.

(2) Average monthly revenue per unit, or ARPU, is calculated by dividing revenue in the respective period by the average of the number of billable subscribers at the beginning of the period and the number of billable subscribers at the end of the period and then dividing the result by the number of months in the period. ARPU excludes revenue from our non-subscriber satellite, timing, and location service that was launched in the second quarter of 2016 and revenue from data fees collected as part of the hosted payload service that became available with Iridium NEXT in the first quarter of 2017.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, commercial voice and data revenue increased slightly compared to the prior year period primarily due to increases in hosting and data services and Iridium OpenPort^® services, partially offset by continued declines in telephony airtime usage.

We anticipate revenue from our hosting and data services to increase as more Iridium NEXT satellites are placed into service over the launch campaign, which is expected to be completed in 2018.  Hosting and data services for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were immaterial.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, commercial M2M data revenue increased $7.2 million, or 15%, from the prior year period primarily due to a 22% increase in commercial M2M data billable subscribers.

We anticipate continued growth in billable commercial subscribers for the remainder of 2017.

Government Service Revenue 

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			Change
	(Revenue in millions and subscribers in thousands)
	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	Revenue		Billable Subscribers (1)	Revenue		Billable Subscribers
Government service revenue	$	66.0	95	$	66.0	82	$	—	13

(1) Billable subscriber numbers shown are at the end of the respective period.

Government service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 did not change from the prior year period as a result of the final contractual price increase having taken place in October 2015 under the EMSS contract as described above.

Engineering and Support Service Revenue

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016		Change
	(Revenue in millions)
Government	$	14.5	$	15.9	$	(1.4	)
Commercial	2.0		1.8		0.2
Total	$	16.5	$	17.7	$	(1.2	)

Engineering and support service revenue decreased by $1.2 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period primarily as a result of decreased revenue for a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, or DoD, to adapt the Iridium Extreme handset for DoD applications, which is near completion, offset by increased engineering for the U.S. government’s gateway modernization effort.

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Operating Expenses

Cost of Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $10.9 million, or 23%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the prior year period, primarily as a result of insurance costs from Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and costs associated with operating our new gateway in Russia that was completed at the end of 2016.

We expect our insurance expenses to increase as we place Iridium NEXT satellites into service throughout the launch campaign, which is expected to be complete in 2018.

Cost of Subscriber Equipment

Cost of subscriber equipment decreased by $0.6 million, or 2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period. This decrease is primarily due to a lower volume of handset sales, partially offset by increased Iridium L-Band transceivers.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses decreased by $1.4 million, or 12%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period due to decreased spend on Iridium NEXT projects.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $2.0 million, or 3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to decreases in employee-related expenses related to the reclassification of expenses associated with the Boeing Insourcing Agreement.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $19.1 million, or 51%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the addition of new assets, including Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 and assets related to the Russian gateway completed at the end of 2016.

Gain on Boeing Transaction

On November 28, 2016, we entered into an Insourcing Agreement with Boeing for us to hire, effective as of January 3, 2017, the majority of Boeing employees and third party contractors who were responsible for the operations and maintenance of our satellite constellation and ground infrastructure. As a result, we and Boeing terminated our previous Operations and Maintenance Agreement, or O&M Agreement, and our previous Iridium NEXT Support Service Agreement and entered into a new Development Services Agreement, or DSA, with a $6.0 million annual take-or-pay commitment through 2021.

We recognized a $14.2 million gain in the first quarter of 2017, consisting of (1) the derecognition of a purchase accounting liability of $11.0 million created when GHL Acquisition Corp. acquired Iridium in 2009 related to the fair value of the contractual arrangement with Boeing as of that date and (2) the remainder of a credit, $3.2 million, resulting from an O&M Agreement amendment in July 2010.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our income tax provision was $40.2 million, compared to $49.3 million for the prior year period.  The decrease in the income tax provision is primarily related to a decrease in our effective tax rate related to lower state taxes in the current year compared to the prior year as well as a decrease in our income before income taxes. If our current estimates change in future periods, the impact on the deferred tax assets and liabilities may change correspondingly.

Net Income

Net income was $92.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $5.1 million, or 6%, from the prior year period. This increase in net income was primarily driven by the $14.2 million gain on the Boeing transaction, the decrease in the provision for income taxes, and the increase in commercial M2M data service revenue, as described above. This increase was partially offset by the $25.9 million increase in total operating expenses driven by increased depreciation and Iridium NEXT insurance as noted above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2017, our total cash and cash equivalents balance was $330.1 million, and our marketable securities balance was $20.3 million. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, as well as internally generated cash flows, including contracted cash flows from hosted payloads. Our Credit Facility was fully drawn as of February 2017. Our principal liquidity requirements are to meet capital expenditure needs, principally the launch and deployment of Iridium NEXT, as well as for working capital, interest and future principal payments on the Credit Facility and bills of exchange to Thales, as described below, and future dividend payments on our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock.

On July 26, 2017, we amended and restated the Credit Facility by a supplemental agreement.  As described above, the Credit Facility delays $54.0 million of our previously scheduled 2017 DSRA contributions and also provided a refund of $33.0 million in DSRA contributions we have made to date. The Credit Facility also provides for a refund of an additional $11.0 million in DSRA contributions we have made to date in the event that our projected Available Cash (as defined in the Credit Facility) falls below $35.0 million on a three-month forward-looking basis through March 2019.  The delay and refunds are effective through the end of March 2019, at which time the DSRA must be fully funded to the previously agreed amount of $189.0 million.  The Credit Facility also requires that we establish a new restricted account to receive payments of hosting fees from Aireon. Hosting fees of up to $50.0 million would be kept in the account and could be drawn by us based on the same $35.0 million three-month forward-looking Available Cash threshold described above.  Aireon hosting fees in excess of the first $50.0 million would be distributed pro rata to replenish the DSRA and to secure the payment of the bills of exchange to Thales described below.

The Credit Facility does not include any requirements that we raise additional equity but requires that we suspend the payment of dividends on our 7% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock and our 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock for five quarters.  As previously announced, in anticipation of this requirement, we began this suspension with the dividend payments payable on June 15, 2017.  

Also on July 26, 2017, we entered into Amendment 29 to our FSD with Thales, which provides for the deferral of approximately $100.0 million in expected milestone payments by us in 2017 and 2018.  We will pay these milestones using bills of exchange due in March 2019, with interest at a specified base rate (LIBOR or SWAP, depending on the term of the bill of exchange) plus 1.4%, with the bills of exchange guaranteed by BPIAE.  We must pay Thales for the BPIAE premium on the guarantee in the amount of $1.0 million in cash at signing plus 1.62%, to be paid by bills of exchange on the same terms as stated above, on each bill of exchange to be issued. In connection with these arrangements, we also agreed with Thales as to the amount of liquidated damages Thales owes us for manufacturing delays to date and the additional costs we must pay Thales for launch delays. Unless there are substantial future delays to the Iridium NEXT program, we expect this arrangement to result in no cash payments due to delays by either party.  

While the contracted cash flows from our primary hosted payload customer, Aireon, are interest-bearing if not paid on time, we expect those hosted payload payments will continue to be delayed. Aireon is working to secure contracts with ANSPs, including the FAA, for the sale of Aireon’s space-based ADS-B services. Aireon is currently seeking to raise the capital it will need to fund its continued operations and a portion of our hosted payload payments. Its ability to fund our hosted payload payments in the previously anticipated timeframe has been adversely affected by delays in its sales efforts to these ANSPs, which we believe in part results from delays in the development, construction and launch of the Iridium NEXT system. 

There can be no assurance that our internally generated cash flows, including those from hosting and data services on our Iridium NEXT satellites, will meet our current expectations. If we do not generate sufficient cash flows, or if the cost of implementing Iridium NEXT or the other elements of our business plan are higher than anticipated, we may need further external funding. Our ability to obtain additional funding may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including global economic conditions, and such funding may not be available on reasonable terms or at all. If we are not able to secure such funding in a timely manner, our ability to maintain our network, to design, build and launch Iridium NEXT and related ground infrastructure, products and services, and to pursue additional growth opportunities will be impaired, and we would likely need to delay some elements of our Iridium NEXT deployment. Our liquidity and our ability to fund our liquidity requirements also depend on our future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of $7.00 and $16.875 per share, respectively. Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. For each full quarter that the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, is outstanding, and assuming that no shares have been converted into common stock, we are required to pay cash dividends of $1.75 million and $2.1 million, respectively, per quarter. If and when we resume payment of the dividends following the five-quarter suspension described above, we expect that we will satisfy dividend requirements, if and when declared, from internally generated cash flows.

As of September 30, 2017, we reported $1,695.8 million in borrowings under the Credit Facility in our condensed consolidated balance sheet, net of $104.2 million of deferred financing costs, for an aggregate balance of $1.8 billion outstanding under the

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Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2017, the DSRA balance was $102.0 million, which is classified as restricted cash in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The DSRA requirement is scheduled to increase to $189.0 million in March 2019. In addition to the minimum debt service levels, financial covenants under the Credit Facility include:

• an available cash balance of at least $25 million;

• a debt-to-equity ratio, which is calculated as the ratio of total net debt to the aggregate of total net debt and total stockholders’ equity, of no more than 0.7 to 1, measured each June 30 and December 31;

• specified maximum levels of annual capital expenditures (excluding expenditures on the construction of Iridium NEXT satellites) through the year ending December 31, 2024;

• specified minimum levels of consolidated operational earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or operational EBITDA, for the 12-month periods ending June 30 and December 31, 2017;

• specified minimum cumulative cash flow requirements from customers who have hosted payloads on our satellites, measured each June 30 and December 31 through June 30, 2019;

• a debt service coverage ratio, measured during the repayment period, of not less than 1 to 1.5; and

• specified maximum leverage levels during the repayment period that decline from a ratio of 7.53 to 1 for the twelve months ending June 30, 2018 to a ratio of 2.36 to 1 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2024.

Our available cash balance, as defined by the Credit Facility, was $336.0 million as of September 30, 2017. Our debt-to-equity ratio was 0.51 to 1 as of June 30, 2017, the last point at which it was required to be measured. We were also in compliance with the operational EBITDA and hosted payload cash flow covenants set forth above as of June 30, 2017, the last point at which they were required to be measured, and with the annual capital expenditure covenant as of December 31, 2016, the last point at which it was required to be measured.

The covenants regarding capital expenditures, operational EBITDA and hosted payload cash flows are calculated in connection with a measurement, which we refer to as available cure amount, that is derived using a complex calculation based on overall cash flows, as adjusted by numerous measures specified in the Credit Facility. In a period in which our capital expenditures exceed, or our operational EBITDA or hosted payload cash flows fall short of, the amount specified in the respective covenant, we would be permitted to allocate available cure amount, if any, to prevent a breach of the applicable covenant. As of June 30, 2017, the last point at which it was measured, we had no available cure amount, although it was not necessary for us to apply any available cure amount to maintain compliance with the covenants. The available cure amount has fluctuated significantly from one measurement period to the next, and we expect that it will continue to do so.

The covenants also place limitations on our ability and that of our subsidiaries to carry out mergers and acquisitions, dispose of assets, grant security interests, declare, make or pay dividends, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur additional indebtedness, or make loans, guarantees or indemnities. If we are not in compliance with the financial covenants under the Credit Facility, after any opportunity to cure such non-compliance, or we otherwise experience an event of default under the Credit Facility, the lenders may require repayment in full of all principal and interest outstanding under the Credit Facility. It is unlikely we would have adequate funds to repay such amounts prior to the scheduled maturity of the Credit Facility. If we fail to repay such amounts, the lenders may foreclose on the assets we have pledged under the Credit Facility, which include substantially all of our assets and those of our domestic subsidiaries.

We believe that our liquidity sources will provide sufficient funds for us to meet our liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			Change
	(in thousands)
Cash provided by operating activities	$	203,218		$	164,559		$	38,659
Cash used in investing activities	$	(271,800	)	$	(81,366	)	$	(190,434	)
Cash provided by financing activities	$	27,337		$	104,660		$	(77,323	)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased by $38.7 million from the prior year period principally due to changes in working capital requirements compared to the prior period.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased by $190.4 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to a $131.5 million decrease in net sales of marketable securities and a $58.9 million increase in capital expenditures primarily related to Iridium NEXT.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $77.3 million from the prior year period primarily due to the decrease in borrowings under our credit facility in 2017, as it was fully drawn in February 2017, offset by the refund of restricted cash.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table summarizes our outstanding contractual obligations as of September 30, 2017 (in millions), as well as the impact of contract amendments through the date of filing:

	Less than						More than
Contractual Obligations	1 year		1-3 Years		3-5 years		5 years		Total
Payment obligations:
Thales (1)	$	247.2	$	100.0	$	—	$	—	$	347.2
Thales related interest	—		5.6		—		—		5.6
SpaceX(2)	63.4		10.2		—		—		73.6
Launch and in-orbit insurers(3)	54.7		—		—		—		54.7
Kosmotras (4)	—		15.0		—		—		15.0
Boeing (5)	7.3		12.0		7.5		—		26.8
Debt obligations: (6)
Principal	85.5		490.5		748.2		475.8		1,800.0
Contractual interest	122.2		147.1		86.0		22.6		377.9
Operating lease obligations (7)	3.7		7.3		7.3		9.7		28.0
Uncertain tax positions (8)	—		—		—		—		1.0
Unconditional purchase obligations (9)	13.1		4.1		1.0		—		18.2
Total	$	597.1	$	791.8	$	850.0	$	508.1	$	2,748.0

(1) Thales obligations consist of commitments under the FSD for the design and manufacture of satellites for Iridium NEXT. We previously used the Credit Facility to pay 85% of each invoice received from Thales under the FSD with the remaining 15% funded from cash on hand. The Credit Facility was fully drawn in February 2017, and as a result, we now pay 100% of each invoice received from Thales from cash and marketable securities on hand or the issuance of up to $100.0 million in bills of exchange due in March 2019. As of September 30, 2017, we had made aggregate payments of $1,909.0 million to Thales. The timing of a portion of the contractual obligation payments to Thales shown in the table above is based on current expectations regarding Thales’s manufacturing schedule and SpaceX’s targeted launch schedule.

(2) SpaceX obligations consist of remaining payments to secure SpaceX as the primary launch services provider for Iridium NEXT. The total price for seven launches and a reflight option in the event of launch failure is $453.1 million. In November 2016, we entered into an agreement for an eighth launch with SpaceX to launch five spare satellites and share the services with GFZ, the German Research Centre for Geosciences. The total price under our agreement with SpaceX for the eighth launch is $67.9 million. As of September 30, 2017, we had made aggregate payments of $447.4 million to SpaceX. The timing of a portion of the contractual obligation payments to SpaceX shown in the table above is based on SpaceX’s targeted launch schedule.

(3) The total insurance premium is $118.2 million, and as of September 30, 2017, we had made aggregate payments of $63.5 million. The timing of the majority of the contractual obligation payments shown in the table above is based on SpaceX’s targeted launch schedule.

(4) Kosmotras obligations consist of remaining payments to purchase one launch. In June 2013, we exercised an option for one launch to carry two Iridium NEXT satellites. If we do not exercise any additional options, the total cost under the contract including this single launch will be $51.8 million. As of September 30, 2017, we had made aggregate payments of $36.8 million to Kosmotras. The timing of the contractual obligation payments to Kosmotras shown in the table above is based on the earliest date we may include Kosmotras in our launch schedule.

(5) Boeing obligations represent a new five-year take-or-pay commitment with the execution of the Development Services Agreement and the final payment for the acquisition of the assembled workforce due in December 2017.

(6) Debt obligations include repayment of the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017. We have included interest payments to be made on our fixed and variable rate tranches of the Credit Facility. Interest payments for variable rate debt have been estimated based on the six-month LIBOR forward contracts. We did not include any scheduled increases in the DSRA, which is classified as restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The repayment schedule includes $120.0 million that we expect to receive upon the Aireon redemption of our equity interest in Aireon and Aireon dividends that must be used to prepay the Credit Facility based on our current expectations regarding Aireon's ability to obtain funding.

(7) Operating lease obligations do not include payments to landlords covering real estate taxes, common area maintenance and other charges, as such fees are not determinable based upon the provisions of our lease agreements.

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(8) As of September 30, 2017, we estimated our uncertain tax positions to be $1.0 million, including penalties and interest. However, we are unable to reasonably estimate the period of the possible future payments for the remaining balance, and therefore the remaining balance has not been reflected in a specified period.

(9) Unconditional purchase obligations include our agreement with a supplier for the manufacturing of our devices and various commitments with other vendors that are enforceable, legally binding and have specified terms, including fixed or minimum quantities, minimum or variable price provisions, and a fixed timeline. Unconditional purchase obligations do not include agreements that are cancelable by us without penalty.

The contractual obligations table does not include future payments of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends when, as and if declared from, and including, the date of original issue at a rate of 7.00% per annum of the $100 liquidation preference per share, which is equivalent to an annual rate of $7.00 per share. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends when, as and if declared from, and including, the date of original issue at a rate of 6.75% per annum of the $250 liquidation preference per share, which is equivalent to an annual rate of $16.875 per share. Dividends on both the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears, on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, although we have temporarily suspended dividend payments as noted above. Neither the Series A Preferred Stock nor the Series B Preferred stock has a stated maturity date. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding shares to common stock at the stated conversion rate. We may at our option cause some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into shares of common stock at the then prevailing conversion rate if specified conditions, principally, a stock price of $12.26 and payment of the accrued dividends, are satisfied. On or after May 15, 2019, we may, at our option, convert some or all of the Series B Preferred Stock into the number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-applicable conversion rate, subject to specified conditions. We cannot forecast the conversions, if any, of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock to common stock and thus cannot forecast with certainty the amounts of future dividend payments on outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. As of September 30, 2017, there were 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 499,955 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, that have or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.

Seasonality

Our results of operations have been subject to seasonal usage changes for commercial customers, and we expect that our results will be affected by similar seasonality effects in the future. March through October are typically the peak months for commercial voice services revenue and related subscriber equipment sales. Commercial M2M revenue has been less subject to seasonal usage changes, and revenue from our fixed-price U.S. government contract is not subject to seasonal fluctuations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, collectability of accounts receivable, useful lives of property and equipment, long-lived assets and other intangible assets, inventory, internally developed software, deferred financing costs, asset retirement obligations, income taxes, stock-based compensation, warranty expenses, loss contingencies, and other estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  During the three months ended September 30, 2017, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and use of estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements and recently adopted pronouncements.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

The fixed price under the FSD with Thales is denominated in U.S. dollars. As a result, we do not bear any foreign currency exchange risk under the FSD.

We have borrowed an aggregate $1.8 billion under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017. A portion of the draws we made under the Credit Facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 1.95% and will, accordingly, subject us to interest rate fluctuations in future periods. Had the currently outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility been outstanding throughout the three months ended September 30, 2017, a one-half percentage point increase or decrease in the LIBOR would not have had a material impact on our interest cost for the period.

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable. At times we maintain cash and cash equivalent deposit balances in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits, and we may have marketable securities balances in excess of Securities Investment Protection Corporation limits. However, we maintain our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities with financial institutions with high credit ratings. The majority of our cash is swept nightly into funds that invest in or are collateralized by U.S. government-backed securities. We invest in marketable securities consisting of U.S. treasury notes, fixed income debt instruments and commercial paper debt instruments with fixed interest rates and maturity dates within three years of original purchase. Due to the credit quality and nature of these debt instruments, we do not believe there has been a significant change in our market risk exposure since December 31, 2016. Accounts receivable are due from both domestic and international customers. We perform credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and record reserves to provide for estimated credit losses. Accounts payable are owed to both domestic and international vendors.

We also currently hold marketable securities consisting of commercial paper and fixed-income debt securities. As of September 30, 2017, a 100 basis point change in interest rates would not have had a material impact on the fair value of our marketable securities.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer, who is our principal executive officer, and our chief financial officer, who is our principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. In evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. In addition, the design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Our business is subject to risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our securities. In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors described in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2017. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in the annual report.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

The following list of exhibits includes exhibits submitted with this Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exhibit	Description
10.1†	Supplemental Agreement dated as of July 26, 2017 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Société Générale, as BPIAE Agent, amending and restating the Second Amended and Restated BPIAE (formerly COFACE) Facility Agreement among Iridium Satellite LLC, the Registrant, Iridium Holdings LLC, SE Licensing LLC, Iridium Carrier Holdings LLC, Iridium Carrier Services LLC, Syncom-Iridium Holdings Corp., Iridium Constellation LLC and Iridium Government Services LLC; Deutsche Bank AG (Paris Branch), Banco Santander SA, Société Générale, Natixis, Mediobanca International (Luxembourg) S.A., BNP Paribas, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Paris Branch) and Unicredit Bank Austria AG; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the security agent and U.S. collateral agent; and Société Générale as the BPIAE agent, dated as of October 4, 2010, as amended and restated on August 1, 2012 and May 2, 2014, and as further amended on May 7, 2015, November 24, 2015, December 31, 2015, February 24, 2016, July 18, 2016 and February 10, 2017.
10.2†	Amendment No. 28 to the Full Scale System Development Contact No. IS-10-021 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium NEXT System, dated May 18, 2017.
10.3†	Amendment No. 29 to the Full Scale System Development Contact No. IS-10-021 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium NEXT System, dated July 26, 2017.
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*	Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial information from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i)   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016; (ii)  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

†

Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions omitted from this exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Confidential portions of this exhibit have been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

*

These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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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.

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
	Chief Financial Officer (as duly authorized officer and as principal financial officer of the registrant)

 Date: October 26, 2017

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

DATED  26 JULY 2017

BETWEEN

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

as Parent

and

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

as Borrower

and

THE GUARANTORS

and

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

formerly the COFACE Agent and, with effect from the Effective Date, the BPIAE Agent

relating to a COFACE Facility Agreement

dated 4 October 2010

as amended from time to time

and as further amended and restated on the Effective Date (as defined herein)

Allen & Overy LLP

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE

COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

CONTENTS

Clause		Page
1.	Interpretation	3
2.	BPIAE	3
3.	Amendments and Consents	4
4.	Representations	4
5.	Costs and Expenses	6
6.	Consents	6
7.	Security	6
8.	Miscellaneous	6
9.	Governing law	7
10.	Enforcement	7

Schedule
1.	Amended and Restated Facility Agreement	9

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE

COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

THIS AGREEMENT is dated _____26 July______ 2017

BETWEEN:

(1) IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (the Parent);

(2) IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the Borrower);

(3) THE GUARANTORS under and as defined in the Facility Agreement (defined below); and

(4) SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE as agent of the other Finance Parties (in this capacity the BPIAE Agent).

BACKGROUND

(A) We refer to the Facility Agreement.

(B) BPIAE and the Lenders have consented to the amendments to the Facility Agreement contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, the BPIAE Agent is authorised to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Finance Parties.

IT IS AGREED as follows:

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

(a) In this Agreement:

Amended and Restated Facility Agreement means the Facility Agreement as amended and restated by this Agreement and attached hereto as Schedule 1 (Amended and Restated Facility Agreement).

Facility Agreement means the Facility Agreement between among others the Parent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and the BPIAE Agent dated 4 October 2010.

Effective Date means the date on which this Agreement is signed by all parties hereto.

(b) Capitalised terms defined in the Facility Agreement have, unless expressly defined in this Agreement, the same meaning in this Agreement.

1.2 Construction

The principles of construction set out in clause 1.2 of the Facility Agreement will have effect as if set out in this Agreement.

2. BPIAE

With effect from 31 December 2016, all guarantees issued by COFACE were transferred to and assumed by the French State and are now managed on behalf, in the name and under the control of the French State by

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE

COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

Bpifrance Assurance Export in accordance with article L. 432-2 of the French insurance code (in such capacity, BPIAE). The COFACE guarantees so transferred include the COFACE Insurance Policy issued by COFACE in relation to the Finance Documents. Accordingly, for the purpose of the Finance Documents:

(a) the French State will be the “successor in title” to COFACE;

(b) BPIAE will be the “agent” of the French State;

(c) all references to COFACE in the Finance Documents should be construed as references to the French State and/or to BPIAE, as the context may require;

(d) all rights currently accruing to COFACE under or in connection with the Finance Documents will accrue to the French State and/or to BPIAE, as the context may require;

(e) any request for consent or other notice or communication to be sent to the French State (as the "successor in title" to COFACE) should be sent to BPIAE; and

(f) any consent or other notice or communication received from BPIAE should be construed as having been sent with the full consent and authority of the French State.

3. AMENDMENTS AND CONSENTS

(a) The Facility Agreement will be amended from the Effective Date so that it reads as if it were restated in the form set out in Schedule 1 (Amended and Restated Facility Agreement).

(b) The BPIAE Agent hereby confirms that the Lenders have consented to:

(i) the entry into of Amendment Agreement No. 29 to the Satellite Supply Contract by the Borrower and TAS in the agreed form (Amendment 29); and

(ii) the entry into of the Security and Intercreditor Agreement by the Borrower, TAS, the BPIAE Agent and the Security Agent in the agreed form,

and the Borrower undertakes to enter into such documents (and to procure that TAS enters into such documents) on the date of this Agreement.

(c) The Borrower hereby confirms that all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment 29 have been satisfied and that, immediately upon execution thereof, Amendment 29 shall be in full force and effect and effective in accordance with its terms.

4. REPRESENTATIONS

4.1 Representations

The representations set out in this Clause are made by each Obligor on the date of this Agreement to each Finance Party.

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4.2 Powers and authority

It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise the entry into, performance and delivery of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.3 Legal validity

Subject to the Legal Reservations, the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Agreement to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations.

4.4 Non-conflict

The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with:

(a) any law or regulation applicable to it;

(b) its constitutional documents; or

(c) any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its assets or constitute a default of termination event (however described) under any such agreement or instrument where such circumstance has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.5 Authorisations

All authorisations required by it in connection with the entry into, performance, validity and enforceability of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect.

4.6 Governing law and enforcement

(a) Subject to the Legal Reservations, the choice of governing law of this Agreement will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

(b) Subject to the Legal Reservations, any judgment obtained in relation to this Agreement will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

4.7 Credit Agreement

Unless a representation and warranty set out in clause 20 (Representations) of the Facility Agreement is expressed to be given at a specific date, each Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in clause 20 (Representations) of the Facility Agreement (other than the representations and warranties in clauses 20.14(a), (b) and (c) (Original Financial Statements), 20.18 (Taxation) and 20.24 (Shares and Material Companies) of the Facility Agreement) on the date of this Agreement and on the Effective Date, in each case as if references to the Facility Agreement are references to the Facility Agreement, as amended and restated by this Agreement, with reference to the facts and circumstances

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then existing, provided that, in the case of those representations and warranties contained in clause 20.13 (No misleading information) of the Facility Agreement, such representations and warranties are made with respect to any information delivered under or in connection with this Agreement.

5. COSTS AND EXPENSES

The Borrower must on the date of this Agreement, pay to the BPIAE Agent all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the BPIAE Agent in relation to this Agreement.

6. CONSENTS

Each Obligor:

(a) agrees to the amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement as contemplated by this Agreement; and

(b) with effect from the Effective Date, confirms that any guarantee or security given by it or created under a Finance Document will:

(i) continue in full force and effect; and

(ii) extend to the liabilities and obligations of the Obligors to the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents as amended by this Agreement.

7. SECURITY

(a) On the Effective Date, each Obligor confirms that:

(i) any Security (as defined in the Transaction Security Documents) in favour of the Secured Parties created by it under the Transaction Security Documents extends to the obligations of the Obligors under the Finance Documents (including the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement) subject to any limitations set out in the Transaction Security Documents;

(ii) the obligations of the Obligors arising under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement are included in the Secured Liabilities (as defined in the Transaction Security Documents) subject to any limitations set out in the Transaction Security Documents; and

(iii) the Security (as defined in the Transaction Security Documents) in favour of the Secured Parties created under the Transaction Security Documents continue in full force and effect on the terms of the respective Transaction Security Documents.

(b) No part of this Agreement will create, creates or is intended to create, a registrable Security (as defined in the Transaction Security Documents).

8. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Each of this Agreement and the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement is a Finance Document.

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(b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Facility Agreement will remain in full force and effect and, from the Effective Date, the Facility Agreement and this Agreement will be read and construed as one document.

(c) Except to the extent expressly stated in this Agreement, no waiver is given by this Agreement, and the Finance Parties expressly reserve all their rights and remedies in respect of any breach of, or other Default under, a Finance Document.

(d) Each Finance Party reserves any other right or remedy it may have now or subsequently. This Agreement does not constitute a waiver of any right or remedy other than in relation to the specific waiver expressly given under this Agreement.

(e) Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights of any Finance Party in respect of the occurrence of any other Default or Event of Default which is continuing and which has not been remedied or waived in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents or which arises on or after the date of this Agreement.

9. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

10. ENFORCEMENT

10.1 Jurisdiction of English courts

(a) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement) (a Dispute).

(b) The Parties agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue to the contrary.

(c) This Clause 10.1 is for the benefit of the Finance Parties and Secured Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party or Secured Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties and Secured Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

10.2 Arbitration

(a) Notwithstanding the above terms of this Clause, if the BPIAE Agent so elects in writing, any dispute, difference, claim or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration Rules (for the purposes of this Subclause, the Rules).

(b) The Rules are incorporated by reference into this Clause and capitalised terms used in this Clause which are not otherwise defined in this Agreement, have the meaning given to them in the Rules. Any requirement in the Rules to take account of the nationality of a person considered for appointment as an arbitrator shall be disapplied and a person shall be nominated or appointed as an arbitrator (including as Chairman) regardless of his or her nationality.

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(c) The number of arbitrators shall be three. The parties agree that the London Court of International Arbitration shall appoint the Arbitral Tribunal without regard to any party's nomination.

(d) Each Obligor and each Finance Party:

(i) expressly agrees and consents to this procedure for nominating and appointing the Arbitral Tribunal; and

(ii) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to choose its own arbitrator.

(e) The seat, or legal place of arbitration, shall be London. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

10.3 Waiver of trial by jury

Each party waives any right it may have to a jury trial of any claim or cause of action in connection with any finance document or any transaction contemplated by any finance document. This agreement may be filed as a written consent to trial by the court.

This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

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SCHEDULE 1

AMENDED AND RESTATED BPIAE FACILITY AGREEMENT

BPIAE FACILITY AGREEMENT

DATED 4 OCTOBER 2010

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME
AND ON THE FIFTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

for

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

arranged by

DEUTSCHE BANK AG (PARIS BRANCH)

BANCO SANTANDER SA

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

NATIXIS

MEDIOBANCA INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.

as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

and

BNP PARIBAS

CRÉDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (PARIS BRANCH)

UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG

as Lead Arrangers

with

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

as BPIAE Agent

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

as Security Agent and U.S. Collateral Agent

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CONTENTS

Clause		Page
1.	Definitions and Interpretation	4
2.	The Facility	53
3.	Purpose	57
4.	Conditions of Utilisation	57
5.	Utilisation – Loans	59
6.	Repayment	60
7.	Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation	62
8.	Mandatory Prepayment	64
9.	Restrictions	68
10.	Interest	69
11.	Interest Periods	71
12.	Changes to the Calculation of Interest	71
13.	Fees	73
14.	Tax Gross Up and Indemnities	74
15.	Increased Costs	77
16.	Other Indemnities	78
17.	Mitigation by the Lenders	80
18.	Costs and Expenses	80
19.	Guarantee and Indemnity	82
20.	Representations	86
21.	Information Undertakings	95
22.	Financial Covenants	101
23.	General Undertakings	106
24.	Events of Default	123
25.	Changes to the Lenders	130
26.	Changes to the Obligors	134
27.	Role of the Administrative Parties	134
28.	Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties	142
29.	Sharing Among the Finance Parties	142
30.	Payment Mechanics	144
31.	Set-Off	146
32.	Notices	146
33.	Calculations and Certificates	149
34.	Partial Invalidity	150
35.	Remedies and Waivers	150
36.	Amendments and Waivers	150
37.	Confidentiality	152
38.	Counterparts	156
39.	Governing Law	156
40.	Enforcement	156
41.	Complete agreement	157
42.	USA Patriot Act	157

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Schedules			Page
1.	The Original Parties		159
	Part 1	The Original Obligors	159
	Part 2	The Original Lenders	160
2.	Conditions Precedent		161
	Part 1	Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation	161
	Part 2	Conditions Precedent required to be delivered by an Additional Guarantor	166
3.	Requests and Notices		167
	Part 1	Form of Reimbursement Request	167
	Part 2	Form of Supplier's Confirmation	170
	Part 3	Form of Disbursement Request	172
	Part 4	Form of Supplier's Confirmation	174
4.	Form of Budget		176
5.	Form of Promissory Notes		183
6.	Form of Joint Interest Mandate		184
7.	Mandatory Cost Formula		187
8.	Form of Transfer Certificate		190
9.	Form of Assignment Agreement		193
10.	Form of Accession Deed		196
11.	Form of Resignation Letter		198
12.	Form of Compliance Certificate		199
13.	Form of Auditors' Report		201
14.	LMA Form of Confidentiality Undertaking		202
15.	Timetables		207
16.	Existing Guarantees		208
17.	Existing Liens		209
18.	Communications Licenses		210
19.	Existing Financial Indebtedness		211
20.	Group Structure Chart		212
21.	Insurance		213
22.	Back-Up Launch Strategy		230
23.	Secondary Payload Heads of Terms		231
24.	Milestones		232
25.	Shares and Material Companies		233
26.	Form of Secondary Payload Status Report		234
27.	Existing Joint Ventures		235
28.	Security Agent		236
Signatories			244

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THIS AGREEMENT is dated 4 October 2010, as amended and restated on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and made

BETWEEN:

(1) IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation (the Parent);

(2) IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the Borrower);

(3) THE SUBSIDIARIES of the Parent listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 as original guarantors (together with the Parent, the Original Guarantors);

(4) DEUTSCHE BANK AG (PARIS BRANCH), BANCO SANTANDER SA, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, NATIXIS, and MEDIOBANCA INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners (the Mandated LeadArrangers and Bookrunners);

(5) BNP PARIBAS, CRÉDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL, INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (PARIS BRANCH) and UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG as lead arrangers (the LeadArrangers);

(6) THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1 as lenders (the Original Lenders);

(7) SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE as agent of the other Finance Parties (the BPIAE Agent); and

(8) DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS as security agent and trustee for the Secured Parties (in this capacity the Security Agent) and as agent for the Finance Parties under the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement (in this capacity the U.S. Collateral Agent).

IT IS AGREED as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

Acceptable Bank means:

(a) a bank or financial institution which has a rating for its long-term unsecured and non credit-enhanced debt obligations of A- or higher by Standard & Poor's Rating Services or Fitch Ratings Ltd or A3 or higher by Moody's Investor Services Limited or a comparable rating from an internationally recognised credit rating agency; or

(b) any other bank or financial institution approved by the BPIAE Agent.

Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal has the meaning given in Clause 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds).

Accession Deed means a document substantially in the form set out in Schedule 10 (Form of Accession Deed).

Account Bank means the Security Agent in its capacity as account bank for the Finance Parties.

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Accounting Principles means GAAP.

Accounting Reference Date means 31 December of any given year.

Additional Cost Rate has the meaning given to it in Schedule 7 (Mandatory Cost Formula).

Additional Guarantor means any Material Company which becomes an Additional Guarantor in accordance with Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors).

Administrative Party means any Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, any Lead Arranger and any Agent.

Adviser means the Technical Adviser, the Insurance Adviser or any other adviser appointed under this Agreement.

Affiliate means, in relation to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person; and for purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a person shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of such securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agent means the BPIAE Agent, the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent.

Aireon Equity Injection means (i) an investment in an aggregate amount of no more than $12,500,000 (whether in cash, tangible or intangible property) in the Excluded Company made by any member of the NEXT Group, by way of an issuance of Aireon Equity Instruments by the Excluded Company to such member of the NEXT Group, (ii) any other investment in an aggregate amount of no more than $15,000,000 in the Excluded Company made by any member of the NEXT Group by way of issuance of Aireon Equity Instruments to such member of the NEXT Group, made with the proceeds of a Capital Raising specifically for that purpose and (iii) an investment in the Excluded Company made by any member of the NEXT Group, by way of issuance of Aireon Equity Instruments by the Excluded Company to such member of the NEXT Group in exchange for a corresponding value of no more than $[***] of Airtime Credits pursuant to and in accordance with the Airtime Credits Agreement.

Aireon Equity Instruments means equity-linked instruments, capital stock, shares or other equivalent instruments, subordinated debt or other securities issued by the Excluded Company to any member of the NEXT Group including any additional contribution made in respect of such instruments, subordinated debt or other securities, which are subject to Transaction Security (until disposed of in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) in favour of the Security Agent.

Aireon Investment Agreement means that certain investment agreement to be entered into among the Excluded Company, the Borrower and the other investors in the Excluded Company with respect to each of their investments in the Excluded Company.

Aireon Proceeds means all dividends, charges, fees, distributions or other proceeds received in cash by any member of the NEXT Group from time to time solely in respect of any Aireon Equity Instruments, including any Disposal Proceeds (in each case, after deducting any reasonable expenses incurred by any member of the

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NEXT Group in connection with such proceeds or Taxes paid or incurred by any member of the NEXT Group in connection with such proceeds or the ownership of such Aireon Equity Instruments).

Aireon System Debt means any Financial Indebtedness incurred by the Excluded Company in connection with the Aireon System Project (including any transaction incidental and in support of the Aireon System Project) provided that the provider of the Financial Indebtedness to the Excluded Company has (and has confirmed in writing to the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent that it has) no recourse against any member of the NEXT Group or any of the NEXT Group's assets.

Aireon System Document means:

(a) the Secondary Payload Contracts (including the hosting agreement, the data services agreement and the hosted payload operations center agreement) to be entered into between the Excluded Company and the Borrower;

(b) the management services contract to be entered into between the Excluded Company and the Borrower or any other NEXT Group member;

(c) the Airtime Credits Agreement;

(d) the Aireon Investment Agreement; and

(e) any agreement, document or instrument incidental to any of the documents listed in clauses (a) to (d) above and notified to the BPIAE Agent by the Borrower.

Aireon System Project means the design, financing, construction, deployment and operation of a satellite-based global aviation monitoring system, which uses Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast technology for the purposes of providing secondary payload services in connection and compliance with the NEXT System.

Airtime Credit means a credit (valued at an arm’s-length rate) for airtime minutes, data fees, access fees or licensing fees with respect to services on Block One or the NEXT Constellation and associated ground infrastructure.

Airtime Credits Agreement means any agreement or arrangement entered into between the Excluded Company and any member of the NEXT Group pursuant to which such member of the NEXT Group has agreed, in exchange for Aireon Equity Instruments, to provide and make available to the Excluded Company from time to time Airtime Credits, in an aggregate amount of up to $[***], for application as discharge of the Aireon System Debt owed to Harris Corporation by the Excluded Company, provided that, under no circumstances will Harris Corporation have any recourse to any member of the NEXT Group or any of the NEXT Group's assets in respect of such Aireon System Debt.

Ancillary Cashflows means, for any Calculation Date, the aggregate (without double-counting) (adding (if positive) or deducting (if negative)) of:

(a) an amount equal to the aggregate of (i) the net cash proceeds from the exercise of the Existing Warrants received by the Parent, and (ii) all Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds (other than in respect of the Non Eligible Capital Raising) received by the Parent (or of a newly-formed subsidiary of the Parent

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which is not a shareholder of any member of the Group) and allocated for such purpose (and not previously utilised for any other purpose), in each case on or prior to that Calculation Date; and

(b) the difference (positive or negative) between:

(i) Cumulative Cashflow for that Calculation Date, and

(ii) the Cumulative Cashflow level in the Base Case for that Calculation Date (without taking into account any amounts of Capital Expenditure in respect of the Satellite Supply Contract, the Launch Services Contract or the Launch Insurance premia projected in the Base Case to be paid prior to such Calculation Date, but not actually paid, due to a delay or postponement under the Satellite Supply Contract, the Launch Services Contract or the Launch Insurance premia (as the case may be)); and

(c) the difference (positive or negative) between:

(i) the cumulative Secondary Payload Cashflows received (directly or indirectly) by any Obligor on or prior to that Calculation Date, and

(ii) the cumulative level of Secondary Payload Cashflows in the Base Case at that Calculation Date,

(provided that the amount of any positive difference to be taken into account for any Calculation Date may not exceed the amount (if any) by which the total amount of committed Secondary Payload Cashflows payable to the Obligors pursuant to binding Secondary Payload Contracts as at that Calculation Date exceeds $[***] million).

Annual Financial Statements means the financial statements for a Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a) of Clause 21.1 (Financial statements).

Assignment Agreement means an agreement substantially in the form set out in Schedule 9 (Form of Assignment Agreement) or any other form agreed between the relevant assignor and assignee.

Auditors means one of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP or Deloitte & Touche LLP or any other firm approved in advance by the BPIAE Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Authorisation means an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation or registration (including each Communications Licence).

Authorization to Proceed means the Authorization to Proceed between the Borrower and TAS dated 1 June 2010.

Availability Period means the period from the Initial CP Satisfaction Date until the earlier of:

(a) the date falling 5 months after the In-Orbit Acceptance in respect of the [***] Satellite (as confirmed by the Technical Adviser); and

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(b) the Longstop Availability Date.

Available Cash means, at any time, (i) cash in hand or at bank and (in the latter case) credited to an account with an Acceptable Bank in the name of a member of the NEXT Group and to which a member of the NEXT Group is alone (or together with other members of the NEXT Group) beneficially entitled and for so long as:

(a) that cash is repayable on demand within 10 days after the relevant date of calculation;

(b) repayment of that cash is not contingent on the prior discharge of any other indebtedness of any member of the NEXT Group or of any other person whatsoever or on the satisfaction of any other condition;

(c) there is no security over that cash except for liens granted or permitted under the Finance Documents or other security constituted by a netting or set-off arrangement entered into by members of the NEXT Group in the ordinary course of their banking arrangements; and

(d) the cash is freely available to be applied in repayment or prepayment of the Facility as and when due and payable,

and (ii) Cash Equivalent Investments (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account).

Available Commitment means, in relation to a Tranche, a Lender's Commitment under that Tranche minus (subject as set out below):

(a) its participation in any outstanding Utilisations under that Tranche; and

(b) in relation to any proposed Utilisation under that Tranche, its participation in any other Utilisations under that Tranche that are due to be made on or before the proposed Utilisation Date.

Available Cure Amount means, in respect of a Calculation Date:

(a) the amount of Ancillary Cashflows at such Calculation Date (without double counting and without giving effect to the Available Cure Amount in respect of the then current Calculation Date),

minus:

(b) in respect of each election by the Borrower to allocate the Available Cure Amount to a Relevant Financial Covenant in accordance with Clause 22.1(a)(iii) (22.1(a)(iii) (Capital Expenditure), (b)(i) (Consolidated Operational EBITDA) or (b)(ii) (Secondary Payload Cashflows), the aggregate of all amounts previously required to meet the relevant levels in the Base Case at each Calculation Date in respect of which the Borrower elected to allocate an Available Cure Amount to a Relevant Financial Covenant,

in each case, as certified in the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered in accordance with Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) (and provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that any Available Cure Amount or portion thereof that has been allocated to cure a Relevant Financial Covenant may not be allocated to cure another Relevant Financial Covenant);

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provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time the calculation of the Available Cure Amount results in a negative number, the Available Cure Amount shall be deemed to equal zero.

Available Facility means the aggregate for the time being of each Lender's Available Commitment.

Average Call Establishment Rate means, at any time, an up to date [***] day average of the call establishment rate as measured by an autodialer located at the SNOC (in continuous operation) using [***] call attempts with a [***] wait time between each successful call and where such call establishment rate is calculated by dividing (i) the number of Calls Connected by (ii) the number of Call Attempts.

The [***] day average will be measured based upon the previous [***] contiguous days. A complete data set, including each call record providing each Call Attempt and Call Connected for that [***] day period, if requested, will be supplied by the Borrower to the Technical Adviser. This data set may (or, if otherwise reasonably requested by the Borrower, shall) be reviewed by the Technical Adviser in order to identify and acknowledge any issues or incidents that are not indicative of the Iridium system performance (including but not limited to any power failures of the “Iridium Subscriber Unit” phone, anomalies attributable to autodialer resets, SNOC information technology issues and severe weather conditions) (any such issues or incidents, collectively, the Non-Iridium System Performance Issues). The Non-Iridium System Performance Issues will be removed from the data set upon the mutual concurrence of the Technical Adviser and the BPIAE Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders), in consultation with the Borrower.

Base Case means the base case financial model for the NEXT System in an agreed form showing the projected operating results and cash flow for the period commencing on the Signing Date and ending on the Final Maturity Date, reviewed and approved by the Lenders prior to the Signing Date, as updated by the BPIAE Agent within 10 Business Days after the Initial CP Satisfaction Date using the USD/EUR exchange rate confirmed to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph 21 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) to give effect to the final USD value of the Satellite Supply Contract and notified to the Borrower and the Original Lenders, as further amended, reviewed and approved by the Lenders prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

Base Rate means:

(a) in respect of Tranche A, CIRR; and

(b) in respect of Tranche B, LIBOR.

Base Reference Bank Rate means the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) as supplied to the BPIAE Agent at its request by the Base Reference Banks as the rate at which the relevant Base Reference Bank could borrow funds in the Relevant Interbank Market in the relevant currency and for the relevant period, were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers for deposits in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period.

Base Reference Banks means the principal London offices of Société Générale, Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas or such other banks as may be appointed by the BPIAE Agent in consultation with the Borrower.

Block One means the NEXT Group’s existing mobile satellite telecommunications system including a constellation of 66 satellites plus spares (at the date of this Agreement).

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BOA Revenue Account means the Borrower's revenue account held with Bank of America with account number [***] into which the Borrower's main revenues are paid (and any replacement account of such account).

Boeing means The Boeing Company.

Boeing O&M Agreement means the amended and restated operations and maintenance agreement between ICLLC and Boeing dated 28 May 2010.

Borrower shall have the meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

BPIAE means Bpifrance Assurance Export S.A.S., with a capital of €30,000,000 and registered number 815 276 308 RCS Créteil and VAT FR 29 815 276 308 with registered office at 27-31, avenue du Général Leclerc, 94710 Maisons-Alfort Cedex (being the entity responsible for managing government export guarantees on behalf of, and acting for the account of and under the control of, the French State (as the case may be) by way of article L. 432-2 of the French insurance code, as successor to COFACE) and any successor entity to BPIAE appointed by the French State pursuant to article L. 432-2 of the French insurance code.

BPIAE Agent shall have meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

BPIAE Eligible Content means the part of the Satellite Supply Contract and the Authorization to Proceed which is eligible for cover under the BPIAE Insurance Policy and is therefore recognised as being eligible by the French Authorities to be financed by this Agreement.

BPIAE Insurance Policy means the export credit insurance policy granted by BPIAE in favour of the Lenders covering 95 per cent. of the commercial and political risk in respect of the Facility, executed by BPIAE, the BPIAE Agent and the Original Lenders and delivered pursuant to ‎Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent).

BPIAE Premium means the premium payable to BPIAE pursuant to the BPIAE Insurance Policy.

BPIAE Premium Letter means the letter dated on or around the date of this Agreement from the BPIAE Agent to the Borrower setting out the amount of the BPIAE Premium and the BPIAE Premium Percentage.

BPIAE Premium Percentage has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.5 (BPIAE Premium).

BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount has the meaning given to that term in Clause 2.5 (BPIAE Premium).

Break Costs means the amount (if any) by which:

(a) the interest which a Lender should have received for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in a Loan or Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in respect of that Loan or Unpaid Sum, had the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received been paid on the last day of that Interest Period;

exceeds:

(b) the amount which that Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received by it on deposit with a leading bank in the Relevant Interbank Market

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for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery and ending on the last day of the current Interest Period.

Budget means any budget delivered by the Borrower to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to Clause 21.4 (Budget and Business Plan).

Business Acquisition means the acquisition or incorporation of a company or any shares or securities or a business or undertaking (or, in each case, any interest in any of them).

Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks and trust institutions are open for general business in London, Paris and New York.

Business Plan means each Business Plan delivered by the Borrower to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to Clause 21.4 (Budget and Business Plan).

Calculation Date means each 30 June and 31 December.

Calculation Period means each period of 12 months ending or commencing (as applicable) on each Calculation Date.

Call Attempts means the number of calls made by an autodialer located at the SNOC (using [***] second calls with a [***] wait time between each successful call) to dial a call to the Tempe Gateway digital answering system.

Calls Connected means the number of calls that have been “connected” and where “connected” is determined by (i) the Tempe Gateway digital answering system answering the call, (ii) the “Iridium Subscriber Unit” phone receiving an acknowledgment of the call connected from the Tempe Gateway digital answering system, and (iii) the autodialers receiving an acknowledgment of the call connected from the “Iridium Subscriber Unit” phone.

Capital Expenditure means any expenditure or obligation in respect of expenditure which, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, is treated as capital expenditure (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include NEXT Expenses and the Aireon Equity Injection made solely pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, whether treated as capital expenditure or operational expenditure) and including the capital element of any expenditure or obligation incurred in connection with a Finance Lease, but excluding any capitalised interest.

Capital Raising means any capital increase, issue of equity-linked instruments (excluding the Existing Warrants), capital stock, shares or other equivalent instruments, subordinated debt or other securities by any member of the NEXT Group to any person other than a member of the Group.

Capital Raising Proceeds means the consideration receivable by any member of the NEXT Group for any Capital Raising made by any member of the NEXT Group after deducting any reasonable expenses which are incurred by any member of the NEXT Group with respect to that Capital Raising to persons who are not members of the Group.

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Cash Available for Debt Service means, for each Calculation Period:

(a) Cashflow in respect of that Calculation Period;

plus:

(b) Available Cash on balance sheet on the first day of such Calculation Period.

Cash Equivalent Investments means at any time:

(a) certificates of deposit maturing within one year after the relevant date of calculation and issued by an Acceptable Bank;

(b) any investment in marketable debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, any member state of the European Economic Area or any Participating Member State or by an instrumentality or agency of any of them having an equivalent credit rating, maturing within one year after the relevant date of calculation and not convertible or exchangeable to any other security;

(c) commercial paper not convertible or exchangeable to any other security:

(i) for which a recognised trading market exists;

(ii) issued by an issuer incorporated in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, any member state of the European Economic Area or any Participating Member State;

(iii) which matures within one year after the relevant date of calculation; and

(iv) which has a credit rating of either A-1 or higher by Standard & Poor's Rating Services or F1 or higher by Fitch Ratings Ltd or P-1 or higher by Moody's Investor Services Limited, or, if no rating is available in respect of the commercial paper, the issuer of which has, in respect of its long-term unsecured and non-credit enhanced debt obligations, an equivalent rating;

(d) any investment in money market funds which (i) have a credit rating of either A-1 or higher by Standard & Poor's Rating Services or F1 or higher by Fitch Ratings Ltd or P-1 or higher by Moody's Investor Services Limited, and (ii) which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in paragraphs (a) to (c) above; or

(e) any other debt security approved by the Majority Lenders,

in each case, denominated in Dollars and which can be turned into cash on not more than 30 days' notice and to which any Obligor is alone (or together with other Obligors beneficially entitled at that time and which is not issued or guaranteed by any member of the NEXT Group or subject to any Security (other than Security arising under the Transaction Security Documents).

Cashflow means, in respect of any Calculation Period, Consolidated Operational EBITDA for that Calculation Period after:

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(a) adding the amount of any decrease (and deducting the amount of any increase) in Working Capital for that Calculation Period;

(b) adding the amount of any cash receipts during that Calculation Period in respect of any Tax rebates or credits and deducting the amount actually paid or due and payable in respect of Taxes during that Calculation Period by any member of the NEXT Group (in each case, to the extent not taken into account in paragraph (a) above);

(c) adding (to the extent not already taken into account in determining EBITDA) the amount of any dividends or other profit distributions received in cash by any member of the NEXT Group during that Calculation Period from any entity which is itself not a member of the NEXT Group and deducting (to the extent not already deducted in determining EBITDA) the amount of any dividends paid in cash during the Calculation Period to minority shareholders in members of the NEXT Group;

(d) deducting:

(i) the amount of any Capital Expenditure actually made during that Calculation Period by any member of the NEXT Group (not including any amount of such Capital Expenditure financed with Utilisations under the Facility); and

(ii) the aggregate of any cash consideration paid for, or the cash cost of, any Business Acquisitions and the amount of any Joint Venture investments in cash,

except (in each case) to the extent funded from Relevant Proceeds; and

(e) deducting the amount of any other cash items during that Calculation Period to the extent not taken into account in establishing Consolidated Operational EBITDA (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any dividends or other distributions paid in cash by the Parent during that Calculation Period),

and so that no amount shall be added (or deducted) more than once.

Change of Control means:

(a) any "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Rule 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the related rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) gains the right to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Parent, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; or

(b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any other "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Rule 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the related rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), of equity interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests in the Parent; or

(c) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Parent by persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Parent or a committee thereof nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or

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(d) except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law (or pursuant to local requirements in the ordinary course of business) in the case of a Local Partner Entity, the Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity interests and voting rights in each Obligor.

For the purposes of this definition, equity interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

Charged Property means all of the assets of the Obligors which from time to time are, or are expressed to be, the subject of the Transaction Security.

CIRR means 3.56 (three point five six) per cent. per annum, being the commercial interest reference rate determined according to articles 15 to 17 of the OECD Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits and notified by BPIAE to the BPIAE Agent.

Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

COFACE means the Compagnie Française d’Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur, a French société anonyme with a share capital of one hundred and eighteen million three hundred and six thousand and fifty-six Euros and ninety-nine cents (€118,306,056.99), whose registered office is at La Défense, 10-12 Cours Michelet, 92800, Puteaux, France and which is registered with the Registre du Commerce et des Societés of Nanterre under number 552 069 791.

Commitment means a Tranche A Commitment or a Tranche B Commitment.

Communications Act means the United States Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151, et seq.).

Communications Licences means all Material Communications Licences and any other licences, permits, authorisations or certificates (including those for special temporary authority under the Communications Act) to construct, own, operate or promote the telecommunications business of the NEXT Group (including, without limitation, the launch and operation of Satellites and the operation of Gateways) as granted by the FCC (and any other Governmental Authority), and all extensions, additions and renewals thereto or thereof.

Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 12 (Form of Compliance Certificate).

Confidential Information means all information relating to the Parent, any Obligor, the Group, the NEXT System, the Finance Documents or the Facility of which a Finance Party becomes aware in its capacity as, or for the purpose of becoming, a Finance Party or which is received by a Finance Party in relation to, or for the purpose of becoming a Finance Party under, the Finance Documents or the Facility from either:

(a) any member of the Group, or any of its advisers; or

(b) another Finance Party, if the information was obtained by that Finance Party directly or indirectly from any member of the Group or any of its advisers,

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in whatever form, and includes information given orally and any document, electronic file or any other way of representing or recording information which contains or is derived or copied from such information but excludes information that:

(i) is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by that Finance Party of Clause 37 (Confidentiality); or

(ii) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by any member of the Group or any of its advisers; or

(iii) is known by that Finance Party before the date the information is disclosed to it in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) above or is lawfully obtained by that Finance Party after that date, from a source which is, as far as that Finance Party is aware, unconnected with the Group and which, in either case, as far as that Finance Party is aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality.

Confidentiality Undertaking means a confidentiality undertaking substantially in a recommended form of the LMA as set out in Schedule 14 (LMA Form of Confidentiality Undertaking) or in any other form agreed between the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent.

Consolidated EBITDA means, in relation to a Calculation Period, EBIT for that Calculation Period after adding back any depreciation and amortisation and taking no account of any charge for impairment or any reversal of any previous impairment charge made in the period.

Consolidated Operational EBITDA means Consolidated EBITDA excluding NEXT Expenses and any Aireon Equity Injection, stock-based compensation expenses, transaction expenses associated with the acquisition by the Parent of Iridium Holdings LLC, impact of purchase accounting adjustments, change in the fair value of warrants, and other standard non-cash items determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles.

Contract Amount means the total amount payable by the Borrower in Dollars to the Supplier under the Satellite Supply Contract (including, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts payable under the Authorization to Proceed) (being an amount in aggregate of up to $2,297,529,385, where the final amount shall be calculated using the USD/EUR exchange rate confirmed to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) and notified by the BPIAE Agent to the Original Lenders) excluding all amounts payable by the Borrower to the Supplier on behalf of third parties under the Satellite Supply Contract (including, without limitation, in respect of hosted payloads), except amounts paid by the Borrower to the Supplier on behalf of such third parties to the extent the Borrower has not received the corresponding amounts from such third parties.

Cumulative Cashflow means, at any Calculation Date, the aggregate (without double-counting) of all Cashflow for each Calculation Period ending on or prior to that Calculation Date.

Current Assets means amounts reported as such in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) but excluding amounts in respect of:

(a) Exceptional Items and other non-operating items;

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(b) insurance claims to the extent relating to non-current assets; and

(c) any interest owing to any member of the NEXT Group.

Current Liabilities means amounts reported as such in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) but excluding amounts in respect of:

(a) liabilities for Financial Indebtedness and Finance Charges;

(b) Exceptional Items and other non-operating items;

(c) liabilities to the extent covered by insurance claims; and

(d) liabilities in relation to dividends declared but not paid by the Parent or by a member of the NEXT Group in favour of a person which is not a member of the NEXT Group.

Debt Service means, in respect of any Calculation Period, the aggregate of:

(a) Finance Charges for that Calculation Period;

(b) the aggregate of all scheduled repayments of Financial Indebtedness falling due during that Calculation Period but excluding:

(i) any amounts falling due under any overdraft or revolving facility and which were available for simultaneous redrawing according to the terms of that facility;

(ii) any such obligations owed to any member of the NEXT Group; and

(c) the amount of the capital element of any payments in respect of that Calculation Period payable under any Finance Lease entered into by any member of the NEXT Group,

and so that no amount shall be included more than once.

Debt Service Cover Ratio or DSCR means, in respect of a Calculation Period ending on a Calculation Date, the ratio of:

(a) Cash Available for Debt Service in respect of that Calculation Period;

to

(b) Debt Service falling due in that Calculation Period.

Debt Service Reserve Account means the non-interest-bearing account designated as such:

(a) held by the Borrower with the Account Bank;

(b) subject to Security in favour of the Security Agent which Security is in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent and Security Agent; and

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(c) from which no withdrawals may be made by any members of the NEXT Group except as contemplated by this Agreement,

(as the same may be redesignated, substituted or replaced from time to time).

Debt to Equity Ratio means, in respect of a Calculation Period, the ratio of Total Net Debt to the aggregate of Total Net Debt and Shareholders' Equity, as reported in the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) on the last day of that Calculation Period.

Default means an Event of Default or any event or circumstance specified in Clause 24 (Events of Default) which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default.

Delegate means any delegate, agent, attorney or co-trustee appointed by the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent.

Delisting means the Parent ceasing to have all of its common stock listed on the NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange or any successor thereof.

Designated Aireon Receivable means the aggregate amount not exceeding $200,000,000 required to be paid by the Excluded Company to the Borrower pursuant to section 4.1 and exhibit B of the Hosting Cost Reimbursement Agreement No. IS-12-033 of 19 November 2012, in accordance with section 4.4 thereof.

Designated Aireon Receivable Account means the account held in the name of the Borrower with Capital One Bank as the account bank named “[***]” having account number [***].

Disbursement Request means a disbursement request signed by the Borrower, substantially in the form set out in Part 3 of Schedule 3 (Requests and Notices).

Disposal means a sale, lease, licence, transfer, loan or other disposal by a person of any asset, undertaking or business (whether by a voluntary or involuntary single transaction or series of transactions).

Disposal Proceeds means the consideration receivable by any member of the NEXT Group for the Disposal of Aireon Equity Instruments made by any member of the NEXT Group to persons who are not members of the NEXT Group.

Disruption Event means either or both of:

(a) a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Facility (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or

(b) the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:

(i) from performing its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; or

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(ii) from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents,

and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the Party whose operations are disrupted.

Dollars, $ or U.S. Dollars means the lawful currency of the United States.

Down Payment means, in relation to any Utilisation, the first fifteen per cent. (15%) of the aggregate amount payable by the Borrower to the Supplier pursuant to the invoices under the Satellite Supply Contract or the Authorization to Proceed which are to be financed (or, in the case of the Authorization to Proceed, of which the reimbursement to the Borrower is to be financed) with that Utilisation.

EBIT means, in respect of any Calculation Period, the consolidated operating profit from continuing operations of the NEXT Group as reported in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements):

(a) before deducting any income tax provision or adding any income tax benefit;

(b) before deducting any interest, commission, fees, discounts, prepayment fees, premiums or charges and other finance payments whether paid, payable or capitalised by any member of the NEXT Group (calculated on a consolidated basis) in respect of that Calculation Period;

(c) not including any amount of Secondary Payload Cashflows;

(d) not including any interest expense during that Calculation Period owing to any member of the NEXT Group;

(e) before taking into account any Exceptional Items;

(f) after deducting the amount of any profit (or adding back the amount of any loss) of any member of the NEXT Group which is attributable to minority interests;

(g) (after deducting the amount of any profit of any Joint Venture to the extent that the amount of the profit included in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) exceeds the amount actually received in cash by members of the NEXT Group through distributions by the Joint Venture); and

(h) before taking into account any gain or loss arising from an upward or downward revaluation of any other asset at any time after the date as at which the latest financial statements of the Group were prepared,

in each case, to the extent added, deducted or taken into account, as the case may be, for the purposes of determining operating profits of the NEXT Group before taxation.

Environment means humans, animals, plants and all other living organisms including the ecological systems of which they form part and the following media:

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(a) air (including, without limitation, air within natural or man-made structures, whether above or below ground);

(b) water (including, without limitation, territorial, coastal and inland waters, water under or within land and water in drains and sewers); and

(c) land (including, without limitation, land under water).

Environmental Claim means any claim, action, proceeding, formal notice or investigation by any person in respect of any Environmental Law.

Environmental Law means any applicable law or regulation which relates to:

(a) the pollution or protection of the Environment;

(b) the conditions of the workplace; or

(c) the generation, handling, storage, use, release or spillage of any substance which, alone or in combination with any other, is capable of causing harm to the Environment, including, without limitation, any waste.

Environmental Permits means any permit and other Authorisation and the filing of any notification, registration, report or assessment required under any Environmental Law for the operation of the business of any member of the NEXT Group conducted on or from the properties owned or used by any member of the NEXT Group.

ERISA means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISAAffiliate means any person treated as a single employer with any Obligor for the purpose of section 414 of the Code.

European Economic Area means the member states of the European Union together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

Event of Default means any event or circumstance specified as such in Clause 24 (Events of Default).

Exceptional Items means extraordinary items as defined by the Accounting Principles and reported as such in the consolidated statement of operations of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) and those items arising on:

(a) the restructuring of the activities of an entity and reversals of any provisions for the cost of restructuring;

(b) disposals, revaluations or impairment of non-current assets; and

(c) disposals of assets associated with discontinued operations.

Excess Launch Insurance Proceeds has the meaning given in Clause 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds).

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Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds means:

(a) at any time prior to the Repayment Period, any Capital Raising Proceeds in respect of a Capital Raising by the Parent (or of a newly-formed subsidiary of the Parent which is not a shareholder of any member of the Group); and

(b) at any time during the Repayment Period, Capital Raising Proceeds in respect of a Capital Raising by the Parent (or of a newly-formed subsidiary of the Parent which is not a shareholder of any member of the Group) which (i) the Borrower notifies the BPIAE Agent it is committed to apply and are applied within 12 months of receipt in payment of Capital Expenditure in respect of the NEXT System, or (ii) which the Borrower elects to allocate to a Relevant Financial Covenant in accordance with Clause 22.1(a)(iii) (Capital Expenditure), (b)(i) (Consolidated Operational EBITDA) or (b)(ii) (Secondary Payload Cashflows).

Excluded Company means Aireon LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor entity thereto, provided that it is and remains at all times:

(a) a Ring Fenced Company and, so long as it is a Subsidiary of a member of the NEXT Group, does not own by itself or together with any member of the NEXT Group any Subsidiaries;

(b) a bankruptcy remote, single purpose vehicle whose sole business comprises the Aireon System Project and any transaction incidental to and in support of such project; and

(c) has no Financial Indebtedness other than the Aireon System Debt.

Excluded Insurance Proceeds means (i) any Launch Insurance Proceeds, and (ii) any other Insurance Proceeds which the Borrower notifies the BPIAE Agent it is committed to apply:

(a) to meet a third party claim;

(b) to cover operating losses in respect of which the relevant insurance claim was made; or

(c) in the replacement, reinstatement and/or repair of the assets or otherwise in amelioration of the loss in respect of which the relevant insurance claim was made,

in each case as soon as possible (but in any event within 12 months, or such longer period as the Majority Lenders may agree) after receipt.

Existing Warrants means the Parent's 13.6 million of $7.00 warrants and 14.4 million of $11.50 warrants exercisable until February 2013 and February 2015, respectively, with ticker symbols IRDMW and IRDMZ.

Expropriation means any seizure, expropriation, nationalisation, intervention or other similar action by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or other person in relation to any Obligor or Material Company or any of its assets, or the nationalisation, confiscation or requisitioning of all or any part of the assets comprising the NEXT System.

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Expropriation Proceeds means all value (whether in the form of money, securities, property or otherwise) paid by any Governmental Authority or other person to any member of NEXT Group as compensation for or in respect of an Expropriation.

External Local Partner shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of Local Partner Entity.

Facility means the term loan facility made available under this Agreement in two Tranches as described in Clause 2.1 (The Facility).

Facility Office means:

(a) in respect of a Lender, the office or offices notified by that Lender to the BPIAE Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days' written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement; or

(b) in respect of any other Finance Party, the office in the jurisdiction in which it is resident for tax purposes.

FCC means the United States Federal Communications Commission.

FCC Licenses means any authorisation, order, license or permit issued by the FCC.

Fee Letter means:

(a) any letter or letters dated on or about the date of this Agreement between any Administrative Party and the Borrower) setting out any of the fees referred to in Clause 13 (Fees); and

(b) any agreement setting out fees payable to a Finance Party under any other Finance Document.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date has the meaning ascribed to the term Effective Date in the Fifth Supplemental Agreement.

Fifth Supplemental Agreement means the supplemental agreement dated 26 July 2017 between the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower relating to certain amendments and waivers to this Agreement.

Final Maturity Date means the date falling 7 years after the Starting Point of Repayment.

Finance Charges means, for any Calculation Period, the aggregate amount of the accrued interest, commission, fees, discounts, prepayment fees, premiums or charges and other finance payments in respect of Financial Indebtedness whether paid or payable by any member of the NEXT Group (calculated on a consolidated basis) in respect of that Calculation Period:

(a) including any upfront fees or costs;

(b) including the interest (but not the capital) element of payments in respect of Finance Leases;

(c) including any commission, fees, discounts and other finance payments payable by (and deducting any such amounts payable to) any member of the NEXT Group under any interest rate hedging arrangement; and

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(d) taking no account of any unrealised gains or losses on any derivative instruments other than any derivative instruments which are accounted for on a hedge accounting basis,

and so that no amount shall be added (or deducted) more than once.

Finance Document means:

(a) this Agreement;

(b) any Accession Deed;

(c) any Fee Letter;

(d) any Subordination Agreement;

(e) any Resignation Letter;

(f) the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement;

(g) the BPIAE Insurance Policy;

(h) the BPIAE Premium Letter;

(i) any Promissory Note;

(j) any Transaction Security Document;

and any other document designated as a "Finance Document" by the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower.

Finance Lease means any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with the Accounting Principles, be treated as a finance or capital lease.

Finance Party means an Administrative Party or a Lender.

Financial Covenant means each of the covenants set out in Clause 22.1 (Financial condition).

Financial Indebtedness means any indebtedness for or in respect of:

(a) moneys borrowed and debit balances at banks or other financial institutions;

(b) any acceptance under any acceptance credit or bill discounting facility (or dematerialised equivalent);

(c) any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds (but not Trade Instruments), notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;

(d) the amount of any liability in respect of Finance Leases;

(e) receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis and meet any requirement for de-recognition under the Accounting Principles);

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(f) any Treasury Transaction (and, when calculating the value of that Treasury Transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that Treasury Transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);

(g) any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution in respect of an underlying liability (but not, in any case, Trade Instruments) of an entity which is not a member of the NEXT Group which liability would fall within one of the other paragraphs of this definition;

(h) any amount raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are redeemable (other than at the option of the issuer) before the Final Maturity Date or are otherwise classified as Financial Indebtedness under the Accounting Principles);

(i) any amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement if (i) one of the primary reasons behind entering into the agreement is to raise finance or to finance the acquisition or construction of the asset or service in question or (ii) the agreement is in respect of the supply of assets or services and payment is due more than 90 days after the date of supply;

(j) any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase, sale and sale back or sale and leaseback agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing or otherwise classified as Financial Indebtedness under the Accounting Principles; and

(k) the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (j) above.

Financial Quarter means the period commencing on the day after one Quarter Date and ending on the next Quarter Date.

Financial Year means the annual accounting period of the Group ending on or about 31 December in each year.

First Amendment Effective Date has the meaning ascribed to the term Effective Date in the First Supplemental Agreement.

First Repayment Date means the date falling six (6) months after the Starting Point of Repayment.

First Supplemental Agreement means the supplemental agreement dated 1 August 2012 between the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower relating to certain amendments and waivers to this Agreement.

First Utilisation Date means the date on which the first Loan under the Facility is made by the Lenders to the Borrower.

Foreign Transferee Subsidiary means any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Parent:

(i) that is a member of the NEXT Group and is incorporated or organized (as applicable) under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory thereof and is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code); and

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(ii)     where one or more of its direct shareholders is an Obligor or are Obligors which has or have:

(A) granted Transaction Security over no less than 65% in aggregate of the outstanding shares or other ownership interests in such wholly owned Subsidiary;

(B) delivered to the BPIAE Agent the Transaction Security Documents duly executed by it and the Security Agent (together with all such notices, documents, instruments or filings set forth in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) (as if references to an ‘Additional Guarantor’ were references to such direct shareholder(s) and references to ‘Accession Deed’ were references to the Transaction Security Documents and provided further that, but subject to paragraph (ii)(A) above, the proviso in paragraph 11 shall not apply)) as are required by the BPIAE Agent to be given, executed, made or delivered; and

(C) taken all such action that is necessary to protect, perfect or give priority to such Transaction Security.

For the avoidance of doubt, such wholly owned Subsidiary will become a Foreign Transferee Subsidiary on the date the BPIAE Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in (ii) (A), (B) and (C) above, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it. The BPIAE Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders promptly upon being so satisfied.

French Authority means:

(a) the Direction générale du Trésor et de la politique économique of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, any successors thereto, and

(b) any legislative, administrative or other governmental agency, department, commission, board, bureau or any other regulatory authority or, instrumentality thereof and any governmental authorities of the Republic of France having jurisdiction over and responsibility for the provision, management or regulation of their terms, conditions and issuance of export credits in or for the Republic of France including, inter alia, such entities to whom authority in respect of extension or administration of export financing matters have been delegated.

GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

Gateway means any earth station (gateway) licenced for operation by the FCC or by a Governmental Authority outside the United States that performs or is predominantly used for voice or data call processing operations, connecting subscriber communications to the public switched telephone network, supporting subscriber billing or information functions and is owned and operated by a member of the NEXT Group (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any facilities used solely for telemetry, tracking and command).

Good Faith Contest means, with respect to the payment of Taxes or any related claims or liabilities by any person, the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (i) the validity, timing or amount thereof is being diligently contested in good faith by such person by appropriate proceedings timely instituted, (ii) in the case of Taxes or related claims and liabilities of the Borrower, the Borrower has established adequate cash reserves with respect to the contested items in accordance with the Accounting Principles applicable to it, and (iii) such

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contest or proceedings and any resultant failure to pay or discharge the claimed or assessed amount do not and would not otherwise reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Government Revenue Contract means that certain Airtime Contract, dated as of March 31, 2008, by and between Iridium Government Services LLC and the Defense Information Systems Agency, as such contract may have been amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Governmental Authority means any agency, authority, central bank, court, department, government, legislature, minister, ministry, official or public person (whether autonomous or not and whether or not local or regional) of, or of the government of, any state or supranational organisation.

Group means the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries from time to time.

Group Structure Chart means the group structure chart as set out in Schedule 20 (Group Structure Chart).

Guarantor means an Original Guarantor or an Additional Guarantor, unless it has ceased to be a Guarantor in accordance with Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors).

ICLLC means Iridium Constellation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

IDC means the IDC Component interest capitalised during construction in accordance with Clause 10.3 (Capitalisation during construction).

IDC Component means:

(a) in respect of Tranche A, CIRR; and

(b) in respect of Tranche B, the sum of LIBOR plus 0.55 per cent. per annum.

Indemnification Contract means that certain Indemnification Contract, dated as of December 5, 2000, by and among the Borrower, Boeing, Motorola and the United States.

Independent Director means a director of the Excluded Company, whose vote is separate and independent from that of any board member of the NEXT Group members and whose vote is needed before the filing of any insolvency, reorganization case or proceeding to consolidate or merge the Excluded Company with or into any member of the NEXT Group or sell all or substantially all of its assets or to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or to have the Excluded Company be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, to seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, or consent to the filing or the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Excluded Company or file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Excluded Company under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, to seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian (or other similar official) of or for the Excluded Company or a substantial part of its property, or make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Excluded Company, or admit in writing the Excluded Company's inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

In-Orbit Acceptance means, with respect to a Satellite, the acceptance of that Satellite (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any provisional qualified acceptance of that Satellite, but not including any deemed

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acceptance resulting from the loss or constructive loss of that Satellite on or after the launch thereof) in orbit by the Borrower in accordance with the Satellite Supply Contract has occurred.

Initial CP Satisfaction Date means the date on which the BPIAE Agent gives the notification under Clause 4.1.

Insurance means the insurance cover effected or maintained by the Borrower pursuant to Schedule 21 (Insurance).

Insurance Adviser means Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ltd or any replacement thereof.

Insurance Proceeds means the proceeds of any insurance claim under any insurance maintained by any member of the NEXT Group and after deducting any reasonable expenses in relation to that claim which are incurred by any member of the NEXT Group to persons who are not members of the NEXT Group.

Intellectual Property means:

(a) any patents, trade marks, service marks, designs, business names, copyrights, database rights, design rights, domain names, moral rights, inventions, confidential information, knowhow and other intellectual property rights and interests (which may now or in the future subsist), whether registered or unregistered; and

(b) the benefit of all applications and rights to use such assets of each member of the NEXT Group (which may now or in the future subsist).

Interest Payment Date means:

(a) prior to the date falling six months after the Starting Point of Repayment (being the First Repayment Date), each date falling at six (6) month intervals from the First Utilisation Date; and

(b) the First Repayment Date; and

(c) after the First Repayment Date, each date falling at six (6) month intervals from the First Repayment Date.

Interest Period means, in relation to a Loan, each period determined in accordance with Clause 11 (Interest Periods) and, in relation to an Unpaid Sum, each period determined in accordance with Clause 10.4 (Default interest).

Iridium Group Partner shall have the meaning given to it in the definition of Local Partner Entity.

IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joint Interest Mandate means the mandate granted by the Borrower to the BPIAE Agent substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Joint Interest Mandate).

Joint Venture means any joint venture entity that is not a Subsidiary of any member of the NEXT Group, whether a company, unincorporated firm, undertaking, association, joint venture or partnership or any other

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entity in which any member or members of the NEXT Group controls or owns less than or equal to 50% of voting rights or share capital.

Key Assets means assets which are necessary and required in order to carry out the business and operations of the NEXT Group as a whole in all material respects in accordance with the Base Case (including, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors), all equity interests in each Material Company).

Launch Insurance means the insurance to be procured by the Borrower and/or any other Obligors in respect of claims relating to the launch of the Satellites as and to the extent set out in Schedule 21 (Insurance).

Launch Insurance Proceeds means the proceeds of any insurance claim under any Launch Insurance maintained by any member of the NEXT Group after deducting any reasonable expenses in relation to that claim which are incurred by any member of the NEXT Group to persons who are not members of the NEXT Group.

Launch Services Contract means:

(a) the SpaceX Launch Contract; and

(b) any other launch services contract with an alternative launch services provider (including any committed fixed price proposal and/or any option in respect of such launch services contract) to be provided or entered into pursuant to Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy).

Launch Services Provider means SpaceX or any other launch services provider party to a Launch Services Contract.

Lead Arrangers shall have the meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

Legal Opinion means any legal opinion delivered to the BPIAE Agent under Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent).

Legal Reservations means:

(a) the principle that equitable remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of a court and the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to insolvency, reorganisation and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors;

(b) the time barring of claims under the Limitation Acts, the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for or indemnify a person against non-payment of UK stamp duty may be void and defences of set-off or counterclaim;

(c) similar principles, rights and defences under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction; and

(d) any other matters which are set out as qualifications or reservations as to matters of law of general application in the Legal Opinions.

Lender means:

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(a) any Original Lender; and

(b) any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become a Party as a Lender in accordance with Clause 25 (Changes to the Lenders),

which in each case has not ceased to be a Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Lenders’ Environmental and Social Policies and Guidelines means the International Finance Corporation's Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, dated April 30, 2006 (other than Performance Standard 1 - Social Impact and Environmental Assessment and Management Systems specified therein), that are applicable to the NEXT Group and which are valid and in force as at the Signing Date and required by the Lenders.

Leverage means, in respect of any Calculation Period, the ratio of Total Net Debt on the last day of that Calculation Period to Consolidated Operational EBITDA in respect of that Calculation Period.

LIBOR means, in relation to any Loan:

(a) the applicable Screen Rate; or

(b) (if no Screen Rate is available for the currency or Interest Period of that Loan) the Base Reference Bank Rate,

as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for the currency of that Loan and a period comparable to the Interest Period of that Loan, provided that, if the period from the beginning of the Interest Period or from the date of Utilisation until the end of the Interest Period is:

(i) a period shorter than one (1) Month, the reference shall be one (1) Month; or

(ii) a period longer than one (1) Month and which does not correspond to an exact number of Months, the relevant rate shall be determined by using a linear interpolation of the LIBOR according to usual practice in the international monetary market.

Limitation Acts means the Limitation Act 1980 and the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984.

LMA means the Loan Market Association.

Loan means a Tranche A Loan or a Tranche B Loan.

Local Partner Entity means a Subsidiary of, or a Joint Venture with, a member of the NEXT Group (the Iridium Group Partner) where such Subsidiary or Joint Venture is organised or carrying on business in a jurisdiction where applicable law (or local requirements in the ordinary course of business) requires a proportion of the ownership interests and/or control of such Subsidiary or Joint Venture to be held by a person or persons (each an ExternalLocal Partner) resident, domiciled or incorporated (or the equivalent) in that jurisdiction.

Lock-Up Period means any period after NEXT System Completion during which:

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(a) the DSCR for either of the last two Calculation Periods (as set out in the two most recent Compliance Certificates) is less than [***] (or would be less than [***] based on a pro forma calculation taking into account the proposed dividend or distribution in the determination of Cash Available for Debt Service); or

(b) Leverage (as set out in the most recent Compliance Certificate) is greater than [***] (or would be greater than [***] based on a pro forma calculation taking into account the proposed dividend or distribution); or

(c) the amount standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account is less than the Required DSRA Balance; or

(d) the Average Call Establishment Rate is below [***] per cent.

Longstop Availability Date means [***].

Majority Lenders means a Lender or Lenders whose Commitments (drawn and undrawn) aggregate more than 66⅔% of the Total Commitments (or, if the Total Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than 66⅔% of the Total Commitments immediately prior to that reduction).

Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners shall have meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

Mandatory Cost means the percentage rate per annum calculated by the BPIAE Agent in accordance with Schedule 7 (Mandatory Cost Formula).

Mandatory Prepayment Account means the non-interest-bearing account:

(a) held by the Borrower with the Account Bank;

(b) subject to Security in favour of the Security Agent which Security is in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent and Security Agent; and

(c) from which no withdrawals may be made by any members of the Group except as contemplated by this Agreement,

(as the same may be redesignated, substituted or replaced from time to time).

Margin means:

(a) in relation to Tranche A, 1.40 (one point four zero) per cent. per annum; and

(b) in relation to Tranche B, 1.95 (one point nine five) per cent. per annum.

Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on:

(a) the business, operations, property, liabilities or financial condition of (i) the Borrower, or (ii) the Obligors or the NEXT Group taken as a whole;

(b) the economic or technical viability of the NEXT System;

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(c) the ability of any member of the NEXT Group to perform or comply with any material obligation under any NEXT System Document to which it is party;

(d) the ability of any Obligor to perform or comply with its payment or other material obligations under any Finance Document;

(e) the validity or enforceability of, or the material rights or remedies of the Finance Parties under any relevant Finance Document; or

(f) the validity, priority or enforceability of any security created purported to be created by the Transaction Security Documents.

Material Communications Licence means (i) the FCC space station authorisation granted to Motorola Satellite Communications Inc. on 31 January 1995 and assigned to the Borrower (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any renewal or replacement thereof), (ii) each Communications Licence in respect of any Gateway and (iii) any other Communications Licence where the loss, revocation, modification, non-renewal, suspension or termination of such Communications Licence has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, each of the licences set forth on Schedule 18 (Communications Licences)).

Material Company means, at any time:

(a) a member of the NEXT Group that holds shares in an Obligor or one or more Material Communications Licences or Key Assets;

(b) a Subsidiary, other than the Excluded Company, of the Parent which has earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation calculated on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA representing 5% or more of Consolidated EBITDA, or has gross assets, net assets or turnover (excluding intra-group items) representing 5%, or more of the gross assets, net assets or turnover of the Group, calculated on a consolidated basis; or

(c) any Foreign Transferee Subsidiary.

Compliance with the conditions set out in paragraph (b) shall be determined by reference to the most recent Compliance Certificate supplied by the Borrower and/or the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Group. However, if a Subsidiary has been acquired since the date as at which the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Group were prepared, the financial statements shall be adjusted to give pro forma effect to the acquisition of that Subsidiary (that adjustment being certified by an authorized officer of the Borrower as representing an accurate reflection of the revised Consolidated EBITDA, gross assets, net assets or turnover of the NEXT Group).

If there is a dispute as to whether a Subsidiary is or is not a Material Company, a determination by the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably) shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.

Material NEXT System Documents means:

(a) the Satellite Supply Contract and the Authorization to Proceed;

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(b) any Launch Services Contract;

(c) the Boeing O&M Agreement;

(d) the NEXT Support Services Agreement;

(e) the Motorola Settlement and Release;

(f) the Motorola IP Rights Agreement; and

(g) any Re-Launch Contract.

Material Transaction Party means:

(a) the Supplier; and

(b) each Launch Services Provider.

Milestone means each milestone set out in Schedule 24 (Milestones).

Month means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that:

(a) if the numerically corresponding day is not a Business Day, that period shall end on the next Business Day in that calendar month in which that period is to end if there is one, or if there is not, on the immediately preceding Business Day; and

(b) if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that calendar month.

The above rules will only apply to the last Month of any period.

Motorola means Motorola, Inc.

Motorola Intercreditor Agreement means that certain priority and collateral agency agreement dated as of 30 September 2010 by and among the Borrower, Motorola and the U.S. Collateral Agent, and to which the BPIAE Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) is to accede as a party.

Motorola IP Rights Agreement means the Intellectual Property Rights Agreement between the Borrower and Motorola dated 11 December 2000 (including as amended by that certain System Intellectual Property Rights Amendment and Agreement, dated as of 30 September 2010, by and between Motorola and the Borrower).

Motorola Settlement Agreements means:

(a) that certain Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, dated as of 30 September 2010, by and among Motorola, the Borrower, Iridium Holdings LLC and the Parent (the Motorola Settlement and Release);

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(b) that certain Supplemental Subscriber Equipment Technology Amendment and Agreement, dated as of 30 September 2010, by and between Motorola and the Borrower; and

(c) the Transition Services Agreement.

NEXT Constellation means the LEO constellation of 66 Satellites and 6 in-orbit spare Satellites to be procured and launched under the NEXT System Documents and the 9 ground spare Satellites to be procured under the NEXT System Documents.

NEXT Expenses means expenses incurred in connection with the development, procurement, financing and launch of the NEXT System which are treated as capital expenditure under and in accordance with the Base Case, regardless of treatment as a capital expenditure or an operational expenditure pursuant to the Accounting Principles.

NEXT Group means the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries from time to time excluding the Excluded Company.

NEXT Support Services Agreement means that certain agreement, dated as of 28 May 2010, by and between the Borrower and Boeing relating to the operations and maintenance of the NEXT Constellation.

NEXT System means the development, procurement, launch and operation of the NEXT Constellation and associated ground infrastructure.

NEXT System Completion means:

(a) the In-Orbit Acceptance of [***] Satellites under the Satellite Supply Contract has occurred; and

(b) all costs and expenses (identified in the Base Case) incurred or payable by the NEXT Group in implementing the NEXT System that are then due and owing under the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contract have been paid.

NEXT System Completion Longstop Date means [***].

NEXT System Documents means:

(a) each Material NEXT System Document;

(b) the Motorola Settlement Agreements;

(c) each Gateway and/or TTAC ground station operation and maintenance agreement;

(d) each Secondary Payload Contract;

(e) the Aireon System Documents; and

(f) any other material contract, licence or authorisation entered into by any member of the NEXT Group in respect of the NEXT System and designated as such by the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent.

Non Eligible Capital Raising means:

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(a) the Permitted PIYC Capital Raising; and

(b) any other Capital Raising, the proceeds of which are invested in the Excluded Company (for the avoidance of doubt, this will include any investment described in paragraph (i) and (ii) of the definition of Aireon Equity Injection).

Obligor means the Borrower or a Guarantor.

OECD Common Approaches means the OECD Revised Council Recommendation on Common Approaches on the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits (TAD/ECG (2007) 9) dated 12 June 2007.

Original Financial Statements means the Parent’s audited financial statements for its Financial Year ended 31 December 2009.

Original Guarantors shall have meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

Original Lenders shall have meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

Original Obligor means the Borrower or an Original Guarantor.

Participating Member State means any member state of the European Communities that adopts or had adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.

Party means a party to this Agreement.

Permitted Acquisition/Investment means:

(a) acquisitions of assets, inventory/stock in trade, investments in debt securities or money market funds or other similar instruments for cash management purposes and the holding of investments in Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Ventures in existence on the Signing Date, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(b) the incorporation or formation of a company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity (in each case with limited liability) which on incorporation or formation is wholly-owned by a member of the Group; and

(c) an acquisition of (i) at least 50% of the ownership interests of a company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity (in each case with limited liability), or (ii) a Permitted Joint Venture, or (iii) a business or undertaking carried on as a going concern where:

(i) no Default is continuing on the closing date for the acquisition/investment or would occur as a result of the acquisition/investment; and

(ii) the company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity, business or undertaking is:

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(A) cash-flow positive (or, if the EBITDA of the company, business or undertaking is negative, the aggregate negative EBITDA of all such acquired companies, businesses or undertakings does not exceed $2,000,000 on the date of acquisition); and

(B) (if acquired prior to NEXT System Completion) free of debt; and

(C) engaged in a Permitted Business or a component thereof;

(iii) the consideration (including associated costs and expenses for the acquisition and any Financial Indebtedness or other assumed actual or contingent liability, in each case remaining in the acquired company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity (or any such business)) at the date of acquisition (when aggregated with the consideration for any other Permitted Acquisition/Investment) does not exceed in aggregate:

(A) $[***] or its equivalent in any Financial Year of the Parent prior to NEXT System Completion; or

(B) $[***] or its equivalent in total (excluding acquisitions/investments made after NEXT System Completion and funded with proceeds of share issues by the Parent in an aggregate amount not exceeding $[***]); and

(iv) based on a pro forma calculation taking into account the proposed acquisition, the Financial Covenants would be complied with for the following 12-month period (taking into account any reasonably expected synergies); and

(d) the incorporation or formation of the Excluded Company and any investment in the Excluded Company made by way of an Aireon Equity Injection in connection with the Aireon System Project (including any transaction incidental and in support of the Aireon System Project).

Permitted Business means the provision of telecommunications services via mobile satellite services (and not geostationary satellites) and related terrestrial infrastructure, and any other business reasonably incidental thereto (including (without duplication of the foregoing) any complementary terrestrial telecommunication services and the operation, sale, purchase, lease, manufacture, design or procurement of associated equipment, technology, services and applications used directly or indirectly in connection with the provision of telecommunications services) and any other business of the NEXT Group existing as of the date hereof; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any member of the NEXT Group, the ownership of any equity interests in the Excluded Company, the holding of any Aireon Equity Instruments, the entering into and consummation of the Aireon System Documents by such member of the NEXT Group and any other transactions incidental to the foregoing shall be considered a Permitted Business.

Permitted Carry Forward Amount has the meaning given to it in Clause 22.1 (Financial condition).

Permitted Disposal means any sale, lease, licence, transfer or other disposal which, except in the case of paragraph (b) and paragraph (m), is on arm's length terms:

(a) of inventory, trading stock or cash made by any member of the NEXT Group in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity;

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(b) of any asset by a member of the NEXT Group (the Disposing Company) to another member of the NEXT Group (the Acquiring Company), but if:

(i) the Disposing Company is an Obligor, the Acquiring Company must also be an Obligor, or if the Disposing Company is a Foreign Transferee Subsidiary, the Acquiring Company must also be a Foreign Transferee Subsidiary or an Obligor;

(ii) the Disposing Company had given Security over the asset, the Acquiring Company must give equivalent Security over that asset; and

(iii) the Disposing Company is a Guarantor, the Acquiring Company must be a Guarantor guaranteeing at all times an amount no less than that guaranteed by the Disposing Company;

(c) of any shares of a member of the NEXT Group (other than an Obligor or Material Company) which is to become a Local Partner Entity to a person that is to become an External Local Partner, but only up to the minimum extent required by the applicable law (or local requirements in the ordinary course of business) of the relevant jurisdiction, and provided, where the Iridium Group Partner will hold less than 50% of the shares and voting rights, the Iridium Group Partner uses its best efforts to retain de facto economic and management control (including by way of non-voting shares or call options), to the extent permitted by the applicable law (or local requirements in the ordinary course of business) of the relevant jurisdiction;

(d) of assets in exchange for other assets comparable or superior as to type, value and quality in the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity;

(e) of obsolete or redundant vehicles, plant and equipment;

(f) of investments in listed shares, debt securities, money market funds or other similar instruments for cash or in exchange for other similar investments;

(g) to a Permitted Joint Venture, to the extent permitted by Clause 23.9 (Joint Ventures);

(h) arising as a result of any Permitted Security;

(i) the sale or discount without recourse of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of trading in connection with the compromise or settlement thereof;

(j) any lease, sub-licence, sale or exchange of unused spectrum or (in the case of an exchange) used spectrum subject to a Communications Licence, in each case on arms' length terms to the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms of the relevant Communications Licence and provided such arrangement could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(k) of assets (other than shares in a Material Company or an Obligor) for cash where the higher of the book value and net consideration receivable (when aggregated with the higher of the book value and net consideration receivable for any other sale, lease, licence, transfer or other disposal not allowed under the preceding paragraphs or as a Permitted Transaction) does not exceed $15,000,000 (or its equivalent) in total during the term of this Agreement and does not exceed $5,000,000 (or its equivalent) in any Financial Year of the Parent;

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(l) subject to clause 23.33 (Aireon Transaction) of any Aireon Equity Instrument by a member of the NEXT Group; and

(m) of any equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) by any Obligor or Foreign Transferee Subsidiary to any Foreign Transferee Subsidiary or an Obligor as a capital contribution, for cash consideration or otherwise to the extent permitted by the Finance Documents; provided that:

(i) such equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) was developed and/or acquired for the purposes of, or in connection with, operating and maintaining, upgrading, improving or otherwise enhancing the Borrower’s global network (including, without limitation, any ground stations, TTACs and other associated ground infrastructure) and/or in connection with or related to the geographic expansion and growth of the Borrower’s Permitted Business; and

(ii) with respect to each Financial Year specified in column 1 below, the aggregate book value at the time of disposal (as determined according to the Accounting Principles) of such equipment or assets (including, without limitation, any Gateway, or upgrades to ground systems or services in connection thereto) sold, leased, licensed, transferred or otherwise disposed of during such Financial Year pursuant to this paragraph (m) does not exceed the amount specified in column 2 below opposite such Financial Year (in the aggregate and on a cumulative basis):

Column 1 Financial Year Ending	Column 2 Permitted Disposal Amount
12/31/2013	$50,000,000
12/31/2014	$60,000,000
12/31/2015	$70,000,000
12/31/2016	$80,000,000
12/31/2017	$90,000,000
12/31/2018	$100,000,000

Permitted Distribution means:

(a) the payment of a dividend by any member of the NEXT Group to the Parent or to any of the Parent’s direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

(b) the payment by any Local Partner Entity of a dividend out of distributable profits to its External Local Partner(s) (where the proportional share is paid simultaneously to the Iridium Group Partner) but in an amount not exceeding $[***] in respect of each External Local Partner in the aggregate in any given year; and

(c) the payment by the Parent of dividends or other distributions on share capital or Permitted PIK Debt or repayment of shareholder loans, provided that:

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(A) (d)    subject to paragraph (2) below, such payment does not occur prior to NEXT System Completion (and the BPIAE Agent has received Compliance Certificates for the first two Calculation Periods following the First Repayment Date) or during any Lock-Up Period thereafter; or

(1) such payment is of dividends in respect of the Permitted PIYC Capital Raising, provided that, prior to such payment: (x) a Budget in effect for the fiscal year during which the payment is to be made shall have projected the availability of funds for, and included the making of, such dividend payments without a breach of the then-applicable Financial Covenants , and (y) an authorised officer of the Parent shall have, no later than 2 Business Days prior to the date of declaration of such dividends, delivered a certificate to the BPIAE Agent certifying compliance with each of the Financial Covenants as at the latest Calculation Date and each Calculation Date falling in the next 12 month period on a pro forma basis taking into account the payment of such dividends, such payment to be made prior to the next Calculation Date; and

(B) no Default is outstanding (or would result from the payment of such dividends).

Permitted Financial Indebtedness means Financial Indebtedness:

(a) arising under a Permitted Treasury Transaction;

(b) arising under a Permitted Loan or a Permitted Guarantee;

(c) incurred under the Finance Documents;

(d) of the Parent (or of a newly-formed subsidiary of the Parent which is not a shareholder of any member of the NEXT Group) which:

(i) does not fall due for repayment (in whole or in part), or, require payment of interest in cash, prior to NEXT System Completion; and

(ii) is fully subordinated to the indebtedness under the Finance Documents (structurally and/or contractually pursuant to a Subordination Agreement); and

(iii) has an average life higher than the residual average life of the BPIAE Facility (tested at the date such debt is issued or incurred),

in each case, with a maturity date falling at least 12 months after the Final Maturity Date, and where, based on a pro forma calculation (including an updated Business Plan) taking into account the proposed indebtedness, the Financial Covenants would be complied with (such Financial Indebtedness, Permitted PIK Debt);

(e) in respect of amounts due to trade creditors, in each case arising in the ordinary and customary course of business being not more than 90 days past due (unless disputed in good faith) and not to exceed, at any time, in aggregate $[***] (or its equivalent in other currencies);

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(f) of any member of the NEXT Group to any other member of the NEXT Group which is fully subordinated to the indebtedness under the Finance Documents pursuant to a Subordination Agreement (and, where the debtor of such Financial Indebtedness is not an Obligor, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $15,000,000 (including an aggregate amount of not more than $5,000,000 in respect of Financial Indebtedness incurred after the Signing Date));

(g) outstanding on the Signing Date as set out in Schedule 19 (Existing Financial Indebtedness);

(h) on an unsecured basis for working capital / treasury purposes and debt assumed pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition/Investment, in aggregate not exceeding $100,000,000;

(i) of the Borrower in respect of the TAS Payment Instruments; and

(j) such other indebtedness specifically approved by the Majority Lenders in writing.

Permitted Guarantee means:

(a) the endorsement of negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of trade;

(b) any performance guarantee, including any Trade Instrument or similar bond, guaranteeing performance by a member of the NEXT Group under any contract or license entered into in the ordinary course of trade;

(c) to the extent required to provide an unqualified auditors opinion, any shareholder support to maintain the solvency of a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent which is not a Material Company in respect of obligations owed by that Subsidiary to a member of the NEXT Group;

(d) any guarantee of a Permitted Joint Venture to the extent permitted by Clause 23.9 (Joint Ventures);

(e) any guarantee permitted under Clause 23.22 (Financial Indebtedness);

(f) any guarantee given in respect of the netting or set-off arrangements permitted pursuant to paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Security;

(g) any indemnity given in the ordinary course of the documentation of an acquisition or disposal transaction which is a Permitted Acquisition/Investment or Permitted Disposal where the indemnity is in a customary form and subject to customary limitations;

(h) any guarantee given by the Parent or Iridium Holdings LLC in favor of Motorola pursuant to the Motorola Settlement Agreements and the debt and security documents related thereto; and

(i) any guarantee outstanding on the Signing Date as set out on Schedule 16 (Existing Guarantees).

Permitted Joint Venture means:

(a) any investment in any Joint Venture (other than the Excluded Company) where:

(i) the Joint Venture is a company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity (in each case where, to the extent such Joint Venture is not an entity with limited liability, the member of

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the NEXT Group making such investment is a newly-formed company, corporation, partnership or other similar entity with limited liability, whose sole purpose is to make such investment and whose sole asset is such investment, and which is otherwise appropriately ring-fenced) engaged in a Permitted Business or a component thereof; and

(ii) in any financial year of the Borrower, the aggregate (the Joint Venture Investment) of:

(A) all amounts subscribed for shares in, lent to, or invested in all such Joint Ventures by any member of the NEXT Group;

(B) the contingent liabilities of any member of the NEXT Group under any guarantee given in respect of the liabilities of any such Joint Venture; and

(C) the book value of any assets transferred by any member of the NEXT Group to any such Joint Venture,

when aggregated with the total purchase price in respect of other Permitted Acquisitions/Investments in that Financial Year permitted pursuant to paragraph (c)(iii) of the definition of Permitted Acquisition/Investment does not exceed the thresholds set out therein;

(b) any Joint Venture in existence on the Signing Date as set out on Schedule 27 (Existing Joint Ventures); and

(c) to the extent constituting a Joint Venture, the Excluded Company and any investment in the Excluded Company made by way of an Aireon Equity Injection.

Permitted Loan means:

(a) any trade credit extended by any member of the NEXT Group to its customers on normal commercial terms and in the ordinary course of its trading activities;

(b) Financial Indebtedness which is referred to in the definition of, or otherwise constitutes, Permitted Financial Indebtedness (except under paragraph (b) of that definition);

(c) a loan made to a Permitted Joint Venture to the extent permitted under Clause 23.9 (Joint Ventures);

(d) a loan made by a member of the NEXT Group to an employee or director of any member of the NEXT Group if the amount of that loan when aggregated with the amount of all loans to employees and directors by members of the NEXT Group does not exceed $1,000,000 (or its equivalent) at any time;

(e) a loan made by a member of the NEXT Group to another member of the NEXT Group (and, where the debtor of such Loan is not an Obligor, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $15,000,000 (including an aggregate amount of not more than $5,000,000 in respect of loans made available after the Signing Date); and

(f) to the extent considered a loan, including pursuant to a subordinated loan, an Aireon Equity Injection made by a member of the NEXT Group.

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Permitted PIK Debt has the meaning given in the definition of Permitted Financial Indebtedness.

Permitted PIYC Capital Raising means the Capital Raisings by the Parent in an aggregate amount up to (but not exceeding) $250,000,000 (including the Additional Permitted PIYC Capital Raising) in the form of perpetual preferred equity instruments, provided that:

(a) such Capital Raising does not lead to a Change of Control of the Parent (on a diluted or undiluted basis or on a converted or non-converted basis);

(b) the rate of distributions payable on such Capital Raising does not exceed [***] per cent per annum;

(c) the preferred equity instruments used in such Capital Raising do not [***] and, for the avoidance of doubt, [***]; and

(d) [***] in respect of such Capital Raising are [***] subject to and in accordance with Delaware law.

Permitted Security means:

(a) any lien arising by operation of law and in the ordinary course of trading and not as a result of any default or omission by any member of the NEXT Group;

(b) any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by any member of the NEXT Group in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances of members of the NEXT Group but only so long as (i) such arrangement does not permit credit balances of Obligors to be netted or set off against debit balances of members of the NEXT Group which are not Obligors and (ii) such arrangement does not give rise to other Security over the assets of Obligors in support of liabilities of members of the NEXT Group which are not Obligors;

(c) any payment or close out netting or set-off arrangement pursuant to any Treasury Transaction or foreign exchange transaction entered into by a member of the NEXT Group which constitutes Permitted Financial Indebtedness, excluding any Security or Quasi-Security under a credit support arrangement;

(d) any Security or Quasi-Security arising under any retention of title, hire purchase or conditional sale arrangement or arrangements having similar effect in respect of goods supplied to a member of the NEXT Group in the ordinary course of trading and on the supplier's standard or usual terms and not arising as a result of any default or omission by any member of the NEXT Group;

(e) any Quasi-Security arising as a result of a disposal which is a Permitted Disposal;

(f) the "Motorola Collateral" (subject to and as defined in the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement);

(g) any cash collateral granted in the ordinary course of business in support of the obligations of any member of the NEXT Group in respect of any Trade Instrument;

(h) the Security and/or Quasi-Security granted under the TAS Security and Intercreditor Agreement in favour of TAS; or

(i) outstanding on the Signing Date as set out in Schedule 17 (Existing Liens).

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Permitted Share Issue means:

(a) the issue of shares by the Parent to a third party (including any person that is not a member of the Group), paid for in full in cash upon issue or as consideration for a Permitted Acquisition/Investment, and which by their terms are not redeemable and where such issue does not lead to a Change of Control of the Parent;

(b) the Permitted PIYC Capital Raising;

(c) the issue of shares by a member of the NEXT Group which is a Subsidiary to its parent where (if the existing shares of the Subsidiary are the subject of the Transaction Security) the newly-issued shares also become subject to the Transaction Security on the same or equivalent terms; or

(d) the issue of shares by a member of the NEXT Group (other than an Obligor or Material Company) which is to become a Local Partner Entity to a person that is to become an External Local Partner, but only up to the minimum extent required by the applicable law (or local requirements in the ordinary course of business) of the relevant jurisdiction, and provided, where the Iridium Group Partner will hold less than 50% of the shares and voting rights, the Iridium Group Partner uses its best efforts to retain de facto economic and management control (including by way of non-voting shares or call options), to the extent permitted by the applicable law (or local requirements in the ordinary course of business) of the relevant jurisdiction.

Permitted Transaction means:

(a) any disposal required, Financial Indebtedness incurred, guarantee, indemnity or Security or Quasi-Security given, or other transaction arising, under the Finance Documents;

(b) the solvent liquidation or reorganisation of any member of the NEXT Group which is not an Obligor so long as any payments or assets distributed as a result of such liquidation or reorganisation are distributed to other members of the NEXT Group;

(c) the capitalisation of Financial Indebtedness owing by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent which is not a Material Company to a member of the NEXT Group in order to maintain the solvency of that Subsidiary;

(d) any merger or consolidation by any member of the NEXT Group with or into any other member of the NEXT Group (provided that in the case of any merger or consolidation by an Obligor with or into any other member of the NEXT Group that is not an Obligor, the Obligor shall be the surviving entity, and the BPIAE Agent receives such evidence and/or legal opinions as is reasonably satisfactory to it that the Obligor is the surviving entity and that notwithstanding such amalgamation, demerger, merger or reconstruction, the Finance Documents to which it is party shall remain at all times its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms and the amalgamation, demerger, merger or reconstruction shall not adversely affect any Transaction Security granted by the Obligor);

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(e) transactions (other than (i) any sale, lease, license, transfer or other disposal and (ii) the granting or creation of Security or the incurring or permitting to subsist of Financial Indebtedness) conducted in the ordinary course of trading on arm's length terms.

Permitted Treasury Transaction means:

(a) any Treasury Transaction to be entered into by the Borrower for the purpose of protecting against interest rate fluctuations with respect to Tranche B of the Facility; and

(b) any Treasury Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes to hedge or mitigate risks to which any Obligor or any member of the NEXT Group is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities.

Plan means an employee benefit plan as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA:

(a) maintained by any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate; or

(b) to which any Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate is required to make any payment or contribution.

Promissory Notes means the Promissory Notes of Principal and the Promissory Notes of Interest.

Promissory Notes of Interest mean the promissory notes on account of interest issued or to be issued by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Clause 6.2 (Promissory Notes) in the form set out in Schedule 5 (Form of Promissory Notes).

Promissory Notes of Principal mean the promissory notes on account of principal issued or to be issued by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Clause 6.2 (Promissory Notes) in the form set out in Schedule 5 (Form of Promissory Notes).

Protected Party means a Finance Party which is or will be subject to any liability or required to make any payment for or on account of Tax in relation to a sum received or receivable (or any sum deemed for the purposes of Tax to be received or receivable) under a Finance Document.

Qualifying Lender has the meaning given to that term in Clause 14 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities).

Quarter Date means each of 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.

Quarterly Financial Statements means the financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraph (b)(i) of Clause 21.1 (Financial statements).

Quasi-Security has the meaning given to that term in Clause 23.15 (Negative pledge).

Quotation Day means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined, two Business Days before the first day of that period, unless market practice differs in the Relevant Interbank Market for a currency, in which case the Quotation Day for that currency will be determined by the BPIAE Agent in accordance with market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given

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by leading banks in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of those days).

Receiver means a receiver or receiver and manager or administrative receiver of the whole or any part of the Charged Property.

Reimbursement Request means a reimbursement request signed by the Borrower, substantially in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (Requests and Notices).

Re-Launch Contracts has the meaning given in Clause 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds).

Relevant Financial Covenant means each of the Financial Covenants described in paragraphs 22.1(a)(iii) (Capital Expenditure), (b)(i) (Consolidated Operational EBITDA) or (b)(ii) (Secondary Payload Cashflows).

Relevant Interbank Market means the London interbank market.

Relevant Jurisdiction means, in relation to an Obligor:

(a) its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; and

(b) any jurisdiction relevant for the granting or perfection of a security interest over any asset subject to or intended to be subject to the Transaction Security.

Relevant Launch Insurance Proceeds has the meaning given in Clause 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds).

Relevant Proceeds means Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds or Excluded Insurance Proceeds.

Reliance Parties means each Administrative Party, each Original Lender, BPIAE, and each person which becomes a Lender.

Repayment Date means each of:

(a) the First Repayment Date;

(b) after the First Repayment Date but prior to the Final Maturity Date, each date falling six (6) months after the preceding Repayment Date; and

(c) the Final Maturity Date.

Repayment Instalment means each scheduled instalment for repayment of the Loans.

Repayment Period means the period from the First Repayment Date until the Final Maturity Date.

Repeating Representations means each of the representations set out in Clause 20.2 (Status) to Clause 20.5 (Power and authority), Clause 20.9 (Governing law and enforcement), paragraph (a) of Clause 20.12 (No default), Clause 20.13 (No misleading information), Clause 20.14 (Original Financial Statements), paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 20.16 (No breach of laws), Clause 20.21 (Good title to assets) to Clause 20.23 (Legal and beneficial ownership), and Clause 20.28 (Compliance with United States laws).

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Reportable Event means:

(a) an event specified as such in section 4043 of ERISA or any related regulation, other than an event in relation to which the requirement to give notice of that event is waived by any regulation; or

(b) a failure to meet the minimum funding standard under section 412 of the Code or section 302 of ERISA, whether or not there has been any waiver of notice or waiver of the minimum funding standard under section 412 of the Code.

Representative means any delegate, agent, manager, administrator, nominee, attorney, trustee or custodian.

Required DSRA Balance has the meaning given to it in Clause 23.28(a) (Debt Service Reserve Account).

Resignation Letter means a letter substantially in the form set out in Schedule 11 (Form of Resignation Letter).

Revenue Accounts means (i) the BOA Revenue Account, or any replacement of such account with an Acceptable Bank in the U.S., and (ii) such other revenue accounts of the Obligors as are subject to the Transaction Security which, when taken together with the BOA Revenue Account, constitute the accounts into which the consolidated revenues of the NEXT Group are received in accordance with Clause 23.27 (Revenue Accounts).

Ring Fenced Company means a company that:

(a) has a limited business purpose;

(b) is of limited liability;

(c) does not carry on any trade with, or otherwise contract or deal with a member of the NEXT Group other than the Aireon System Documents and any other arms-length transaction, undertaken in good faith for its bona fide business purposes;

(d) except for any other arms-length transactions, does not make any loan to or grant any financial accommodation to any member of the NEXT Group;

(e) does not incur any Financial Indebtedness from, or have any other liability to, any member of the NEXT Group, other than the Aireon Equity Injection ,the Aireon System Documents or any other arms-length transactions;

(f) except for the Aireon System Documents or any other arms-length transactions, no member of the NEXT Group sells, transfers, leases out, lends or otherwise disposes of any assets to it;

(g) does not benefit from any guarantee or Security or participation or purchase arrangements from any member of the NEXT Group in relation to any of its obligations;

(h) has separate insurance and is not named as a loss payee with respect to the insurances effected or procured by any member of the NEXT Group;

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(i) is a separate entity, at all times holds itself out to the public and all other members of the NEXT Group as a legal entity separate from the members of the NEXT Group and corrects any known material misunderstanding as to its separate identity;

(j) maintains books, records and bank accounts separate from the members of the NEXT Group;

(k) except for any consolidation with the NEXT Group as may be required by the Accounting Principles, maintains separate financial statements showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any members of the NEXT Group;

(l) files its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under applicable law;

(m) conducts its business in its own name and complies with all formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence;

(n) pays its own liabilities and expenses out of its own funds including the proceeds of the Aireon Equity Injection;

(o) observes all organisational formalities including all material formalities as an entity separate and distinct from the members of the NEXT Group;

(p) maintains arm's-length relationships with the members of the NEXT Group;

(q) does not guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any members of the NEXT Group or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of members of the NEXT Group;

(r) does not grant Security over its assets for the benefit of any member of the NEXT Group;

(s) without prejudice to paragraph (x) below, does not commingle assets with those of the members of the NEXT Group;

(t) uses separate stationery, invoices and checks;

(u) maintains a sufficient number of employees or contractors in light of its contemplated business operations;

(v) maintains adequate capital in light of its then contemplated business operations;

(w) on and following the date falling three (3) months after the First Amendment Effective Date, has a board of directors that at all times has at least 2 (two) Independent Directors; and

(x) on and following the date falling three (3) months after the First Amendment Effective Date, allocates fairly and reasonably on an arm's length basis any overhead for shared office space and employees with the members of the NEXT Group, including any overhead and employees shared from the First Amendment Effective Date.

Satellite Supply Contract means the Full Scale System Development Contract between TAS and the Borrower dated 1 June 2010.

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Satellites means the satellites supplied or to be supplied by TAS under the Satellite Supply Contract (whether or not delivered or in orbit).

Scheduled Completion Date means [***].

Screen Rate means, in relation to LIBOR, the British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rate for the relevant currency and period displayed on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen. If the agreed page is replaced or service ceases to be available, the BPIAE Agent may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders.

Secondary Payload Cashflows means all cash proceeds (net of tax) payable to any member of the NEXT Group under the Secondary Payload Contracts (to the extent such proceeds are non-refundable) (but excluding any cash proceeds payable to any member of the NEXT Group under any Secondary Payload Contract (i) that are paid (or are payable) to TAS by such member of the NEXT Group and (ii) that are paid in respect of the provision of on-going services, including but not limited to operation and maintenance services and data services when such secondary payload is in-orbit).

Secondary Payload Contract means each contract for the provision of secondary payload services in connection with the NEXT System entered into or to be entered into by a member of the Group.

Secondary Payload Heads of Terms means the heads of terms for Secondary Payload Contracts set out in Schedule 23 (Secondary Payload Heads of Terms).

Secondary Payload Status Report shall have the meaning given to it in Clause 21.6(a)(ii) (NEXT System Documents).

Secured Parties means each Finance Party from time to time party to this Agreement, any Receiver or Delegate.

Security means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.

Security Agent shall have meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

Series A Shares means the 7.00% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of the Parent.

Series B Shares means the 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of the Parent.

Shareholders' Equity means, in relation to any Calculation Period, the stockholders’ equity in the NEXT Group, as presented in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent most recently delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements).

Signing Date means the date of this Agreement.

SNOC means the Satellite Network Operations Center in Leesburg, Virginia.

Solvent means, with respect to any person at any time, that (a) (i) the sum of such person's debts is not greater than all of such person's property, at a fair valuation, and (ii) such person is generally paying its debts as they become due; (b) the present fair salable value of the value of all of the property of such person is greater than

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the amount that will be required to pay such person's probable liability on such person's existing debts (including contingent debts) as they become absolute and matured; (c) such person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital; and (d) such person does not intend to incur, and does not believe that such person would incur, debts that would be beyond such person's ability to pay as such debts mature.

SpaceX means Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

SpaceX Launch Contract means the Launch Services Contract dated 19 March 2010 between the Borrower and SpaceX as amended pursuant to an amendment no.1 dated 17 September 2010 and an amendment no.2 dated 19 July 2012.

Specified Time means a time determined in accordance with Schedule 15 (Timetables).

Starting Point of Repayment means the date falling on the earlier of (i) 30th September 2017 and (ii) In Orbit Acceptance in respect of the [***] Satellite (as confirmed by the Technical Adviser).

Subordination Agreement means:

(a) the subordination agreement dated on or about the date of this Agreement and made between, among others, the Parent, Iridium Holdings LLC, the Borrower, and the BPIAE Agent; and

(b) each other subordination agreement entered into from time to time by the BPIAE Agent with one or more creditors of an Obligor, in substantially similar form (or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent).

Subsidiary means, with respect to any person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity (Other Person) controlled by such person, by such person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such person, and for purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling” and “controlled by”) of a person shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person or to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of such securities, by contract or otherwise.

Supplier means TAS.

Supplier's Confirmation means a notice substantially in the form of Part 2 or 4 (as applicable) (Form of Supplier's Confirmation) of Schedule 3 (Requests and Notices).

TAS means Thales Alenia Space SA.

TAS Controlled Account means (a) the account held in the name of the Security Provider with Capital One Bank as account bank with the name “[***]” having account number [***]; (b) any replacement or reinstatement of any such account whether by savings account or deposit account; and (c) all funds in such accounts.

TAS Payment Instruments means certain bills of exchange (lettres de change) governed by French law and in substantially the form of Exhibit 5.2 (Form of Payment Instrument) of the Satellite Supply Contract, as

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issued and delivered by TAS to the Borrower and accepted and countersigned by the Borrower on and subject to the terms of the Satellite Supply Contract, in a maximum aggregate amount corresponding to:

(a) a principal amount of $100,020,612;

(b) interest in relation to that principal amount as calculated pursuant to amendment no. 29 to the Satellite Supply Contract;

(c) a premium amount calculated by BPIAE; and

(d) interest in relation to that premium amount,

with payment thereunder being specified to be due to TAS by the Borrower on the Business Day immediately preceding 31 March 2019.

TAS Security and Intercreditor Agreement means the security and intercreditor agreement between the Borrower as security grantor, TAS as security beneficiary, the BPIAE Agent and the Security Agent, pursuant to which the Borrower grants Security over the Designated Aireon Receivable in favour of TAS and certain intercreditor terms are agreed as between TAS and the BPIAE Agent and the Security Agent (for and on behalf of the Lenders).

Tax means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same) imposed by a Governmental Authority.

Tax Credit means a credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of, any Tax.

Tax Deduction means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under a Finance Document.

Tax Payment means either the increase in a payment made by an Obligor to a Finance Party under Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up) or a payment under Clause 14.3 (Tax indemnity).

Technical Adviser means The Aerospace Corporation (upon its appointment pursuant to paragraph 26 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation)) or any replacement thereof.

Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report means each quarterly progress report in relation to the NEXT System delivered by the Technical Adviser to the BPIAE Agent, which report shall include verification by the Technical Adviser of Block One health and progress of construction, launch, installation and operation of NEXT System (including sign off on the results of tests relating to the In-Orbit Acceptance of each Satellite, the reasonableness of any provisional qualified acceptance of any Satellite, and certification as to Milestones) and the progress of the interface between the Aireon System Project and the NEXT System (in particular, any modifications or adjustments requested by the Excluded Company (and agreed to by the Borrower) to the NEXT System in connection with the Aireon System Project which could reasonably be expected to result in a delay to Milestones), and a copy of which shall be delivered by the BPIAE Agent to the Borrower promptly upon receipt.

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Technical Report means the technical report prepared by the Technical Adviser dated 9 June 2010 and as updated for the Initial CP Satisfaction Date.

Tempe Gateway means the Borrower’s commercial Gateway located in Tempe, Arizona.

Total Commitments means the aggregate of the Total Tranche A Commitments and the Total Tranche B Commitments, being $1,800,000,000 at the date of this Agreement.

Total Net Debt means, at any time, the aggregate amount of all obligations of members of the NEXT Group for or in respect of Financial Indebtedness as reported in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements):

(a) excluding any such obligations owed to any other member of the NEXT Group;

(b) including, in the case of Finance Leases only, their capitalised value; and

(c) deducting the aggregate amount of cash (as shown in consolidated financial statements of the Parent delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements)) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account) held by any member of the NEXT Group at that time,

and so that no amount shall be included or excluded more than once.

Total Tranche A Commitments means the aggregate of the Tranche A Commitments, being $1,537,500,000 at the date of this Agreement.

Total Tranche B Commitments means the aggregate of the Tranche B Commitments, being $262,500,000 at the date of this Agreement.

Trade Instruments means any performance bonds, advance payment bonds or letters of credit issued in respect of the obligations of any member of the NEXT Group arising in the ordinary course of trading of that member of the NEXT Group.

Tranche means Tranche A or Tranche B.

Tranche A means the tranche of the Facility designated as Tranche A and made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2.1(a) (The Facility).

Tranche A Commitment means:

(a) in relation to an Original Lender, the amount set opposite its name under the heading "Tranche A Commitment" in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) and the amount of any other Tranche A Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement; and

(b) in relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Tranche A Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement,

to the extent not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement.

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Tranche A Loan means a loan made or to be made under Tranche A of the Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan.

Tranche B means the tranche of the Facility designated as Tranche B and made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2.1(b) (The Facility).

Tranche B Commitment means:

(a) in relation to an Original Lender, the amount set opposite its name under the heading "Tranche B Commitment" in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (The Original Parties) and the amount of any other Tranche B Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement; and

(b) in relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Tranche B Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement,

to the extent not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement.

Tranche B Loan means a loan made or to be made under Tranche B of the Facility or the principal amount outstanding for the time being of that loan.

Transaction Documents means:

(a) the Finance Documents; and

(b) the NEXT System Documents.

Transaction Security means the Security created or expressed to be created in favour of the Security Agent pursuant to the Transaction Security Documents.

Transaction Security Documents means:

(a) each of the documents listed as being a Transaction Security Document in paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent), and any document required to be delivered to the BPIAE Agent under paragraph 11 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent);

(b) the TAS Security and Intercreditor Agreement;

(c) any control agreement in relation to the Designated TAS Receivable Account; and

(d) any other document entered into by any Obligor creating or expressed to create any Security over all or any part of its assets in respect of the obligations of any of the Obligors under any of the Finance Documents.

Transfer Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 8 (Form of Transfer Certificate) or any other form agreed between the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower.

Transfer Date means, in relation to an assignment or a transfer, the later of:

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(a) the proposed Transfer Date specified in the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate; and

(b) the date on which the BPIAE Agent executes the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate.

Transition Services Agreement means that certain Amended and Restated Transition Services, Products and Asset Agreement, dated as of 30 September 2010, by and among Motorola, the Borrower, Iridium Holdings LLC and the Parent (as such agreement may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

Treasury Transactions means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.

United States person has the meaning given to it in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Unpaid Sum means any sum due and payable but unpaid by an Obligor under the Finance Documents.

Unused Amount has the meaning given to it in Clause 22.1 (Financial condition).

U.S. Bankruptcy Law means the United States Bankruptcy Code 1978 or any other United States Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

U.S. Borrower means a Borrower that is incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America (including the District of Columbia).

U.S. Collateral Agent shall have the meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.

U.S. Debtor means an Obligor that is incorporated or organised under the laws of the United States of America or any State of the United States of America (including the District of Columbia) or that resides or has a domicile, a place of business or property in the United States of America.

Utilisation means a Loan.

Utilisation Date means the date of a Utilisation, being the date on which the relevant Loan is to be made.

Utilisation Request means a Reimbursement Request or a Disbursement Request.

VAT means value added tax as provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 and any other tax of a similar nature.

Working Capital means, on any date, Current Assets less Current Liabilities.

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1.2 Construction

(a) Unless a contrary indication appears, a reference in this Agreement to:

(i) the BPIAE Agent, any Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, any Lead Arranger, any Finance Party, any Lender, any Obligor, any Party, any Secured Party, the Security Agent, the U.S. Collateral Agent or any other person shall be construed so as to include its successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted transferees and, in the case of the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent, any person for the time being appointed as Security Agent or Security Agents or U.S. Collateral Agent in accordance with the Finance Documents;

(ii) a document in agreed form is a document which is previously agreed in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent or, if not so agreed, is in the form specified by the BPIAE Agent;

(iii) assets includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every description;

(iv) a Finance Document or a Transaction Document or any other agreement or instrument is a reference to that Finance Document or Transaction Document or other agreement or instrument as amended, novated, replaced, supplemented, extended or restated (in each case, an amendment or waiver);

(v) guarantee means (other than in Clause 19 (Guarantee and Indemnity)) any guarantee, letter of credit, bond, indemnity or similar assurance against loss, or any obligation, direct or indirect, actual or contingent, to purchase or assume any indebtedness of any person or to make an investment in or loan to any person or to purchase assets of any person where, in each case, such obligation is assumed in order to maintain or assist the ability of such person to meet its indebtedness;

(vi) indebtedness includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;

(vii) a person includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium or partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality);

(viii) a regulation includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department or of any regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation;

(ix) a provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted; and

(x) a time of day is a reference to London time.

(b) Section, Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only.

(c) Unless a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document or in any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this Agreement.

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(d) A Default (other than an Event of Default) is continuing if it has not been remedied or waived and an Event of Default is continuing if it has not been remedied or waived.

1.3 Third party rights

(a) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Finance Document a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Third Parties Act) to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time.

1.4 Acknowledgement

Each Obligor acknowledges and confirms:

(a) receipt of a copy of each of the Finance Documents then in effect (other than the BPIAE Insurance Policy);

(b) that no Finance Party is responsible to it for:

(i) the execution (other than by that Finance Party), genuineness, validity, enforceability or sufficiency of any Finance Document or the Satellite Supply Contract;

(ii) the collectability of amounts payable under any Finance Document or the Satellite Supply Contract; or

(iii) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in connection with any Finance Document or the Satellite Supply Contract by any person other than that Finance Party.

2. THE FACILITY

2.1 The Facility

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders make available a term loan facility, in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Commitments, in two Tranches designated as follows:

(a) Tranche A in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Tranche A Commitments; and

(b) Tranche B in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Tranche B Commitments.

2.2 Finance Parties' rights and obligations

(a) Unless all the Finance Parties agree otherwise:

(i) subject to paragraph (vii) below, the obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several;

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(ii) subject to paragraph (vii) below, failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations does not affect the obligations of any other person under the Finance Documents;

(iii) subject to paragraph (vii) below, no Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents;

(iv) the rights of a Finance Party under the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights;

(v) a Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents, separately enforce those rights;

(vi) a debt arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party is a separate and independent debt; and

(vii) the funding obligations of the Lenders under the Finance Documents are joint and several.

(b) Each Party agrees that this Clause 2.2 is for the benefit of the Lenders only and each Obligor acknowledges that it has no rights of any kind whatsoever under this Clause.

2.3 The Obligors and the Satellite Supply Contract

(a) Each Obligor's obligations (including, without limitation, its payment obligations) under this Agreement are unconditional and irrevocable and accordingly are not:

(i) subject to or dependent upon the execution or performance by the Borrower, the Supplier or any other person of its obligations under the Satellite Supply Contract; nor

(ii) affected or discharged by any matter affecting the Satellite Supply Contract including the following:

(A) any dispute under the Satellite Supply Contract nor any claim which the Borrower or the Supplier or any other person may have against, or consider that it has against, any person under the Satellite Supply Contract;

(B) the fact that all or any part of the sums requested under a Utilisation Request is or was not payable to the Supplier;

(C) the insolvency or dissolution of the Supplier;

(D) any action or inaction (whether negligent or by wilful misconduct or fraud) of the Supplier (or any of its agents, contractors, officers or employees);

(E) the fact that a Loan is drawn and applied in accordance with a Utilisation Request which has proven incorrect in any respect;

(F) the Supplier being subject to an amalgamation, demerger, merger or reconstruction;

(G) any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under the Satellite Supply Contract or any documents or agreements relating to the Satellite Supply Contract; or

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(H) the breach, frustration or non-fulfilment of any provision of the Satellite Supply Contract or any documents or agreements related thereto or the destruction, non-completion or non-functioning of the BPIAE Eligible Content,

and each Obligor acknowledges that the foregoing is an essential condition of each Lender's entry into this Agreement, and accordingly, by advancing the full amount of its Commitments (subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement) each Lender shall have fulfilled its funding obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower agrees that it will not claim to be relieved of the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any failure, delay or default whatsoever on the part of the Supplier or the Borrower in the performance of its obligations under the Satellite Supply Contract.

2.4 BPIAE Decisions

If BPIAE notifies the BPIAE Agent of its decision on any matter (including any decision relating to the approval of any requested waivers or amendments by the Borrower in respect of this Agreement or any other Finance Document), such decision shall prevail over any contrary decision made by any Finance Party, provided that such decision made by BPIAE does not, or is not reasonably likely to, result in an increase in the amount of or an extension of the availability of any Commitment or obligation of a Finance Party hereunder.

2.5 BPIAE Premium

(a) The Borrower acknowledges that no Finance Party is in any way involved in the calculation of any part of the BPIAE Premium.

(b) The Borrower shall not raise against any Lender any claim or defence in relation to the calculation, payment or refund of (or the failure to pay or refund) any part of the BPIAE Premium.

(c) The Borrower shall bear the cost of reimbursing to each Lender (and/or the BPIAE Agent) the credit insurance premium due to BPIAE under the BPIAE Insurance Policy (including any increase in the amount of the BPIAE Premium).

(d) As at the date of this Agreement, the BPIAE Premium is the amount calculated on the basis of the percentage (the BPIAE Premium Percentage) set out in the BPIAE Premium Letter.

(e) The BPIAE Agent will only be notified of the actual amount of the BPIAE Premium and actual BPIAE Premium Rate on the date of final issuance of the BPIAE Insurance Policy. Following receipt of the BPIAE Insurance Policy, the BPIAE Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of the actual amount of the BPIAE Premium and actual BPIAE Premium Rate. If the actual amount of the BPIAE Premium is greater than the estimated amount set out in the BPIAE Premium Letter, the Borrower shall be obliged to make payment of the actual amount of the BPIAE Premium. The Borrower acknowledges that the obligation to pay the BPIAE Premium related to this Agreement is absolute and unconditional and paragraph (c) above shall continue to apply in respect of all additional amounts.

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(f) On each Utilisation Date an amount equal to the BPIAE Premium Percentage of the amount of the relevant Loan to be made for the purposes referred to in Clause 3.1(b) (Purpose) (the BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount) shall be paid by the BPIAE Agent (on behalf of the Borrower, who irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to make such payments in order to fulfil the Borrower's obligations under paragraph (c) above), to BPIAE for application in payment of the BPIAE Premium, and there shall be a deemed Loan in an amount equal to the BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount without the need for a Utilisation Request (but subject to all other terms and conditions as if a Utilisation Request had been made). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Total Tranche A Commitments and/or Total Tranche B Commitments would otherwise be exceeded by application of this Clause, then this Clause shall only apply to the extent that the Total Tranche A Commitments and/or Total Tranche B Commitments (as the case may be) would not be so exceeded, and the Borrower's obligation under paragraph (c) above shall continue to apply in respect of all additional amounts.

(g) The Borrower acknowledges that the BPIAE Premium is not refundable for any reason whatsoever except with the specific approval of BPIAE.

(h) Notwithstanding the above, a minimum premium, as of the date of this Agreement, in an amount equal to the Dollar equivalent of one thousand five hundred and fifteen Euros (€1,515) shall be paid to BPIAE by the Borrower in respect of the BPIAE Insurance Policy upon the execution of the relevant BPIAE Insurance Policy. Such amounts shall remain the property of BPIAE and is accordingly payable by the Borrower to BPIAE in any event.

2.6 Obligors' Agent

(a) Each Obligor (other than the Borrower) by its execution of this Agreement or an Accession Deed irrevocably appoints the Borrower to act on its behalf as its agent in relation to the Finance Documents and irrevocably authorises:

(i) the Borrower on its behalf to supply all information concerning itself contemplated by this Agreement to the Finance Parties and to give all notices and instructions, to execute on its behalf any Accession Deed, to make such agreements and to effect the relevant amendments, supplements and variations capable of being given, made or effected by any Obligor notwithstanding that they may affect the Obligor, without further reference to or the consent of that Obligor; and

(ii) each Finance Party to give any notice, demand or other communication to that Obligor pursuant to the Finance Documents to the Borrower,

and in each case the Obligor shall be bound as though the Obligor itself had given the notices and instructions (including, without limitation, any Utilisation Requests) or executed or made the agreements or effected the amendments, supplements or variations, or received the relevant notice, demand or other communication.

(b) Every act, omission, agreement, undertaking, settlement, waiver, amendment, supplement, variation, notice or other communication given or made by the Borrower or given to the Borrower under any Finance Document on behalf of another Obligor or in connection with any Finance Document (whether or not known to any other Obligor and whether occurring before or after such other Obligor became an Obligor under any Finance Document) shall be binding for all purposes on that Obligor as if that Obligor had expressly made, given or

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concurred with it. In the event of any conflict between any notices or other communications of the Borrower and any other Obligor, those of the Borrower shall prevail.

3. PURPOSE

3.1 Purpose

The Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Facility towards:

(a) reimbursing amounts paid in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content under the Authorization to Proceed only in respect of invoices paid in cash to the Supplier from the Borrower's own funds prior to (and not after) the Initial CP Satisfaction Date; or

(b) as the case may be, payment to BPIAE, the Supplier or the Lenders,

in each case, to finance:

(i) up to 85% of BPIAE Eligible Content;

(ii) the payment of up to 100% of the BPIAE Premium; and/or

(iii) up to 100% of IDC,

up to a maximum aggregate amount equal to the Total Commitments.

3.2 Monitoring

No Finance Party is bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.

4. CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

4.1 Initial conditions precedent

The Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders' participation) in relation to any Utilisation if on or before the Utilisation Date for that Utilisation, the BPIAE Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent. The BPIAE Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders promptly upon being so satisfied.

4.2 Further conditions precedent

Subject to Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent), the Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders' participation) if on the date of the Utilisation Request and on the proposed Utilisation Date:

(a) no Default is continuing or would result from the proposed Utilisation;

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(b) the representations and warranties which are then to be made or deemed to be repeated by each Obligor under Clause 20.29(b) (Times when representations made) are true in all material respects;

(c) the making of the Loan would not cause the Total Commitments to be exceeded;

(d) the Borrower has paid any amount payable under Clause 2.5 (BPIAE Premium) to the BPIAE Agent in full (or such amount will be paid in full pursuant to Clause 2.5(e) (BPIAE Premium) with the proceeds of the Loans being requested);

(e) the BPIAE Agent is satisfied that:

(i) the BPIAE Insurance Policy is (or, in the case of the initial Loans only, will be immediately upon payment of the relevant BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount) in full force and effect;

(ii) the credit insurance cover under the BPIAE Insurance Policy has been issued (or, in the case of the first Loan only, will be issued immediately upon payment of the relevant BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount) on terms covering political and commercial risks extending to ninety-five (95) per cent. of the Loans (including the proposed Loan) and IDC Component interest thereon; and

(iii) all conditions of the BPIAE Insurance Policy and the relevant credit insurance cover have been (or will have been immediately upon payment of the relevant BPIAE Premium Proportional Amount) fulfilled;

(f) the BPIAE Agent has not received a notice from BPIAE requesting the Lenders to suspend the making of the Loan (or, if the BPIAE Agent has received such a notice, that notice has been withdrawn);

(g) the Lenders are not required by the terms of the BPIAE Insurance Policy to suspend the making of the Loan;

(h) in the case of any Loan requested in relation to any payment made or to be made to the Supplier under the Satellite Supply Contract or any reimbursement to the Borrower for any payment made to the Supplier under the Authorization to Proceed, the BPIAE Agent has received evidence from the Supplier in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent that the corresponding Down Payment has been paid in full by the Borrower from resources other than the Facility;

(i) the amount standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account is not less than the then applicable Required DSRA Balance;

(j) the BPIAE Agent has received such other documents, certifications, or other evidence as the BPIAE Agent acting on the instructions of BPIAE may reasonably require with respect to the Borrower or in connection with any Finance Document, the Satellite Supply Contract or the BPIAE Insurance Policy, provided that the request for such other document, certification or evidence is made within a reasonable time prior to the relevant Utilisation Date.

4.3 Maximum number of Utilisation Requests

The Borrower may not deliver more than four Utilisation Requests in any 30-day period.

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5. UTILISATION – LOANS

5.1 Delivery of a Utilisation Request

The Borrower may utilise the Facility by delivery to the BPIAE Agent of a duly completed Utilisation Request not later than the Specified Time (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that no Utilisation Request shall be required in respect of Loans required to fund the BPIAE Premium pursuant to Clause 2.5(e) (BPIAE Premium) or IDC).

5.2 Completion of a Utilisation Request for Loans

Each Utilisation Request is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:

(a) it identifies the purpose for which the Facility is to be utilised;

(b) the proposed Loans are allocated pro rata between Tranche A and Tranche B (provided that this restriction shall cease to apply when there are no further Available Commitments under one Tranche, to the extent that Available Commitments remain under the other Tranche);

(c) the proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the Availability Period;

(d) the amount of the Utilisation complies with Clause 5.3 (Currency and amount); and

(e) the Supplier or the Borrower, as the case may be, attaches to the Utilisation Request all relevant documents required to be provided as per the form for that Utilisation Request, each in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent; and

(f) the Utilisation Request is executed by a person duly authorised to do so on behalf of the Borrower.

5.3 Currency and amount

(a) The currency specified in a Utilisation Request must be Dollars.

(b) The amount of the proposed Utilisation must be a minimum of $2,000,000 or, if less, the Available Facility.

(c) The BPIAE Agent shall promptly, and in any event no later than the Specified Time, notify each Lender of the amount of the relevant Loan, the amount of its participation in the relevant Loan, the account for such purpose and other information contained in the Utilisation Request.

5.4 Lenders' participation

(a) If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, each Lender shall make its participation in each Loan available by the Utilisation Date through its Facility Office.

(b) The amount of each Lender's participation in each Loan under a Tranche will be equal to the proportion borne by its Available Commitment under that Tranche to the Available Facility in respect of that Tranche immediately prior to making the Loan.

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(c) Each Loan under the Facility (other than a deemed Loan made pursuant to Clause 2.5(e) (BPIAE Premium) or Clause 10.3 (Capitalisation during construction)) will be made available by the Lenders:

(i) to the Borrower (in the case of a Loan to be made for the purposes of reimbursing amounts paid in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content under the Authorization to Proceed only); or

(ii) to the Supplier on behalf of the Borrower by the BPIAE Agent crediting the proceeds of the Loan to the account specified in the relevant Utilisation Request.

(d) The Borrower acknowledges that any amounts credited the Supplier or the Borrower itself under paragraph (c) above and each deemed Loan made pursuant to Clause 2.5(e) (BPIAE Premium) or Clause 10.3 (Capitalisation during construction) shall constitute a Loan for the purposes of this Agreement.

(e) The Borrower further acknowledges that no Finance Party has any obligation to verify or ensure the genuineness or accuracy of the attachments to any Utilisation Request submitted by the Borrower or the Supplier.

5.5 Cancellation of Commitment

(a) The Commitments which, at that time, are unutilised shall be immediately cancelled at the end of the Availability Period.

(b) If the Initial CP Satisfaction Date has not occurred on or prior to the date falling 4 months after the Signing Date (the CP Longstop Date), the Commitments shall be immediately cancelled on the CP Longstop Date.

5.6 Responsibility

(a) The BPIAE Agent and the Lenders shall not be responsible for any delay in the making of any Loan resulting from any requirement or request for the delivery of information, documents, certifications or other evidence pursuant to Clause 4.2(h) or 4.2(j).

(b) The BPIAE Agent shall not be responsible for examining the documents:

(i) provided pursuant to Clause 4.1 or 4.2;

(ii) included with or attached to any Utilisation Request; or

(iii) otherwise provided to it under the Finance Documents,

except to ascertain that they appear on their face to be in compliance with the requirements of the Finance Documents. For the purpose of this Clause, appear on their face has the meaning ascribed to it in the latest version of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits of the International Chamber of Commerce (at present the latest version being ICC Publication UCP 600 – 2007 version).

6 REPAYMENT

6.1 Generally

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(a) The Borrower shall repay the Loans under each Tranche in full in fourteen (14) consecutive semi-annual instalments, each of which shall be equal to the percentage of the highest of the aggregate amounts of Loans outstanding on each date on or prior to the last day of the Availability Period, as set out in the table below:

Repayment Date	Repayment Instalment
First Repayment Date	1.00%
Repayment Date falling 6 months after the First Repayment Date	3.75%
Repayment Date falling 12 months after the First Repayment Date	3.75%
Repayment Date falling 18 months after the First Repayment Date	7.50%
Repayment Date falling 24 months after the First Repayment Date	7.50%
Repayment Date falling 30 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 36 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 42 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 48 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 54 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 60 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 66 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Repayment Date falling 72 months after the First Repayment Date	8.50%
Final Maturity Date	8.50%

(b) The first Repayment Instalment must be paid on the First Repayment Date and subsequent Repayment Instalments must be paid on each Repayment Date thereafter. The final Repayment Instalment must be paid on the Final Maturity Date, and any Repayment Instalment that would otherwise fall beyond the Final Maturity Date, shall be deemed to fall on the Final Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, each Repayment Instalment shall be applied pro rata in repayment of each Tranche.

(c) As soon as practicable after the earlier of the date on which the Total Commitments have been utilised in full and the date of expiry of the Availability Period, the BPIAE Agent shall provide to the Borrower a schedule, substantially in the form set out in the table above, of the actual Repayment Instalments which are to be paid by the Borrower.

(d) The Borrower may not reborrow any part of the Facility which is repaid.

6.2 Promissory Notes

(a) The Borrower undertakes to deliver to the BPIAE Agent, prior to the Initial CP Satisfaction Date:

(i) a Promissory Note of Principal left in blank for each Tranche in respect of each Repayment Instalment (being 14 Promissory Notes of Principal for each Tranche), each such Promissory Note of Principal to be completed pursuant to the Joint Interest Mandate in an amount equal to the amount of the relevant Repayment Instalment (to be determined in accordance with the schedule of Repayment Instalments provided by the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 6.1) and having a maturity date which is the same as the Repayment Date for the relevant Repayment Instalment; and

(ii) a Promissory Note of Interest left in blank for each Tranche in respect of each Interest Payment Date falling after the Starting Point of Repayment (being 14 Promissory Notes of Interest for each Tranche), each such Promissory Note of Interest to be completed pursuant to the Joint Interest Mandate in an

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amount equal to the aggregate amount payable (or, in the case of Tranche B, estimated to be payable) in respect of the Margin plus the Base Rate on the relevant Interest Payment Date (to be determined in accordance with the schedule of Repayment Instalments provided by the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 6.1 and, in the case of Tranche B, using the LIBOR rate applicable on such date) and having a maturity date which is the same as the relevant Interest Payment Date,

together with the Joint Interest Mandate.

(b) The BPIAE Agent shall complete and/or modify (as the case may be) each Promissory Note in accordance with the irrevocable instructions contained in the Joint Interest Mandate.

(c) Upon payment in full (either on the relevant Repayment Date or Interest Payment Date (as applicable) or following acceleration) of the amount represented by any Promissory Note (by way of remittance or otherwise), such Promissory Note shall, subject (if such Promissory Note has been delivered to BPIAE) to BPIAE returning such Promissory Note to the BPIAE Agent, be returned by the BPIAE Agent to the Borrower within 5 Business Days with the mention "fully paid".

(d) Each Promissory Note and the rights of the holders thereof will be governed by French law and all obligations resulting from the application of French law are specifically acknowledged and accepted by the Borrower.

(e) The BPIAE Agent agrees that it shall not endorse, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Promissory Note to any person other than:

(i) BPIAE; or

(ii) any successor BPIAE Agent appointed pursuant to Clause 27.14 (Resignation of the BPIAE Agent).

(f) The holder of the Promissory Note is expressly exempted from the requirement to protest any Promissory Note.

6.3 Effect of cancellation and prepayment on scheduled repayments and reductions

If the Borrower cancels the whole or any part of the Commitments in accordance with Clause 7.2 (Voluntary cancellation) or Clause 7.4 (Right of cancellation and repayment in relation to a single Lender) or if the Commitment of any Lender is reduced under Clause 7.1 (Illegality) or if any of the Loans are prepaid in accordance with this Agreement, then the amount of the Repayment Instalment for each Repayment Date falling after that cancellation or prepayment (as applicable) will reduce in inverse chronological orderby the amount cancelled or the amount of the Loan prepaid (as applicable).

7. ILLEGALITY, VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION

7.1 Illegality

If it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for a Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund, issue or maintain its participation in any Utilisation:

(a) that Lender shall promptly notify the BPIAE Agent upon becoming aware of that event;

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(b) upon the BPIAE Agent notifying the Borrower, the Commitment of that Lender will be immediately cancelled; and

(c) the Borrower shall repay that Lender's participation in the Utilisations made to the Borrower on the last day of the Interest Period for each Utilisation occurring after the BPIAE Agent has notified the Borrower or, if earlier, the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the BPIAE Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law).

7.2 Voluntary cancellation

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Borrower may, if it gives the BPIAE Agent not less than 20 Business Days' (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, cancel the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of $5,000,000) of the Available Facility. Any cancellation under this Clause 7.2 shall reduce the Commitments of the Lenders rateably under each Tranche.

(b) Except as otherwise approved by the Majority Lenders, prior to 31 January 2016 no partial voluntary cancellation is permitted. From 31 January 2016 to NEXT System Completion, any voluntary cancellation pursuant to this clause shall be subject to the conditions that:

(i) the first [***] Satellites have been successfully constructed and launched by 31 January 2016 and the Technical Adviser certifies to the Lenders that there are no delays to achieving NEXT System Completion on or around the Scheduled Completion Date other than delays permitted or approved pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

(ii) the Borrower certifies to the Lenders (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent) that:

(A) it has sufficient resources available to it to achieve NEXT System Completion by the NEXT System Completion Longstop Date (on the basis of an updated Business Plan taking into account the current [***] as validated by the Technical Adviser); and

(B) it is not aware (after due enquiry with the Technical Adviser, TAS and the Launch Services Provider) of any present or anticipated future delays in the implementation of the NEXT System (other than as permitted under the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contract).

7.3 Voluntary prepayment

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, the Borrower may, if it gives the BPIAE Agent not less than 20 Business Days' (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, prepay the whole or any part of the Loans (but, if in part, being a minimum amount of $10,000,000). Any prepayment under this Clause 7.3 shall be applied pro rata in prepayment of each Tranche.

(b) Except as otherwise approved by the Majority Lenders, prior to 31 January 2016 no partial voluntary prepayment is permitted. From 31 January 2016 to NEXT System Completion, any voluntary prepayment pursuant to this clause shall be subject to the conditions that:

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(i) the first [***] Satellites have been successfully constructed and launched by 31 January 2016 and the Technical Adviser certifies to the Lenders that there are no delays to achieving NEXT System Completion on or around the Scheduled Completion Date other than delays permitted or approved pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

(ii) the Borrower certifies to the Lenders (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent) that:

(A) it has sufficient resources available to it to achieve NEXT System Completion by the NEXT System Completion Longstop Date (on the basis of an updated Business Plan taking into account the current [***] as validated by the Technical Adviser); and

(B) it is not aware (after due enquiry with the Technical Adviser, TAS and the Launch Services Provider) of any present or anticipated future delays in the implementation of the NEXT System (other than as permitted under the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contract).

The conditions in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above will cease to apply following NEXT System Completion and, at all times thereafter, the Borrower shall be permitted to prepay the whole or any part of any Loan in accordance with paragraph (a) above.

7.4 Right of cancellation and repayment in relation to a single Lender

(a) If:

(i) any sum payable to any Lender by an Obligor is required to be increased under paragraph (c) of Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up); or

(ii) any Lender claims indemnification from the Borrower or an Obligor under Clause 14.3 (Tax indemnity) or Clause 15.1 (Increased costs),

the Borrower may, whilst the circumstance giving rise to the requirement for that increase or indemnification continues, give the BPIAE Agent notice (if such circumstances relate to a Lender) of cancellation of the Commitment of that Lender and its intention to procure the repayment of that Lender's participation in the Utilisations.

(b) On receipt of a notice referred to in paragraph (a) above in relation to a Lender, the Commitment of that Lender shall immediately be reduced to zero.

(c) On the last day of each Interest Period which ends after the Borrower has given notice under paragraph (a) above in relation to a Lender (or, if earlier, the date specified by the Borrower in that notice), the Borrower shall repay that Lender's participation in that Utilisation together with all interest and other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents.

8 MANDATORY PREPAYMENT

8.1 Exit

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Upon the occurrence of:

(a) any Delisting;

(b) a Change of Control; or

(c) the Disposal of all or substantially all of the assets of the NEXT Group whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions,

the Facility will be cancelled and all outstanding Utilisations, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents, shall become immediately due and payable.

8.2 Insurance, Capital Raising and Expropriation Proceeds

The Borrower shall prepay Utilisations in the following amounts at the times and in the order of application contemplated by Clause 8.4 (Application of mandatory prepayments):

(a) the amount of Insurance Proceeds (other than Excluded Insurance Proceeds) in excess of $10,000,000;

(b) the amount (if any) of Excess Launch Insurance Proceeds and Relevant Launch Insurance Proceeds;

(c) the amount equal to 50% of Capital Raising Proceeds (other than Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds);

(d) the amount of any Expropriation Proceeds; and

(e) the amount of any Aireon Proceeds.

8.3 Launch Insurance Proceeds

(a) As soon as practicable following receipt by any member of the NEXT Group of any Launch Insurance Proceeds in respect of a Satellite, the Borrower shall provide to the BPIAE Agent and the Technical Adviser a written proposal to apply such proceeds towards the purchase, launch and insurance of a replacement Satellite. If:

(i) the proposal provides for the Launch Insurance Proceeds to be allocated first to purchase new Satellites from TAS with French content satisfactory to BPIAE, secondly to purchase new launches, and thirdly to purchase new Launch Insurance (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing priority shall apply in respect of the allocation of Launch Insurance Proceeds but not the timing of the actual payment thereof); and

(ii) the Technical Adviser certifies to the Lenders that the proposal:

(A) will not prevent NEXT System Completion occurring, and

(B) is compatible with achieving NEXT System Completion,

prior to the NEXT System Completion Long-Stop Date,

it shall be an Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal, and any remaining amount of Launch Insurance Proceeds following the allocations in paragraph (i) shall be Excess Launch Insurance Proceeds.

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(b) On or prior to the date falling 12 months after receipt by a member of the NEXT Group of any Launch Insurance Proceeds, the Borrower shall provide to the BPIAE Agent copies of the contractual arrangements for the implementation of the Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal in respect of the purchase of new Satellites and new launches, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent (the Re-Launch Contracts) and, on or prior to the date falling 18 months after receipt by a member of the NEXT Group of any Launch Insurance Proceeds, the Borrower shall provide to the BPIAE Agent copies of the contractual arrangements for the implementation of the Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal in respect of the purchase of new Launch Insurance.

(c) On the date falling 12 months after receipt by an Obligor of any Launch Insurance Proceeds, if the BPIAE Agent has not received both:

(i) an Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal (including the relevant certification from the Technical Adviser); and

(ii) the Re-Launch Contracts in respect of such Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal,

those Launch Insurance Proceeds shall be deemed to be Relevant Launch Insurance Proceeds.

8.4 Application of mandatory prepayments

(a) Unless the Borrower makes an election under paragraph (c) below, the Borrower shall prepay Loans at the following times:

(i) in the case of any prepayment relating to the amounts of Insurance Proceeds or Expropriation Proceeds or Aireon Proceeds, promptly upon receipt of those proceeds;

(ii) in the case of any prepayment relating to the amounts of Excess Launch Insurance Proceeds, promptly upon receipt by the BPIAE Agent of an Acceptable Launch Insurance Proposal (including the relevant certification from the Technical Adviser) pursuant to paragraph 8.3(a) above;

(iii) in the case of any prepayment relating to the amounts of Relevant Launch Insurance Proceeds, on the date falling 12 months after receipt by any member of the NEXT Group of those Launch Insurance Proceeds;

(iv) in the case of any prepayment relating to an amount of Capital Raising Proceeds:

(A) within 10 days of delivery pursuant to Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) of the Compliance Certificate in respect of the Calculation Period in which such amounts are received; and

(B) in respect of any amounts not applied in accordance with the certificate provided pursuant to Clause 8.6 (Excluded proceeds) below, on the date falling 12 months after receipt by an Obligor of such amounts.

(b) A prepayment under Clause 8.2 (Insurance, Capital Raising and Expropriation Proceeds) or 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds) shall be applied pro rata in prepayment of each Tranche and the amount of the Repayment

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Instalment for each Repayment Date falling after the date of prepayment will reduce in the manner contemplated by Clause 6.3 (Effect of cancellation and prepayment on scheduled repayments and reductions).

(c) Subject to paragraph (d) below, the Borrower may elect that any prepayment under Clause 8.2 (Insurance, Capital Raising and Expropriation Proceeds) be applied in prepayment of a Loan on the last day of the Interest Period relating to that Loan. If the Borrower makes that election then a proportion of the Loan equal to the amount of the relevant prepayment will be due and payable on the last day of its Interest Period.

(d) If the Borrower has made an election under paragraph (c) above but a Default has occurred and is continuing, that election shall no longer apply and a proportion of the Loan in respect of which the election was made equal to the amount of the relevant prepayment shall be immediately due and payable (unless the Majority Lenders otherwise agree in writing).

8.5 Mandatory Prepayment Account

(a) The Borrower shall ensure that:

(i) Launch Insurance Proceeds are paid directly by the relevant insurer to the Security Agent or into the Mandatory Prepayment Account; and

(ii) Insurance Proceeds (other than Launch Insurance Proceeds), Capital Raising Proceeds and Expropriation Proceeds in respect of which the Borrower has made an election under paragraph (c) of Clause 8.4 (Application of mandatory prepayments) are paid into the Mandatory Prepayment Account as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by a member of the NEXT Group.

The Borrower irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to apply amounts credited to the Mandatory Prepayment Account to pay amounts due and payable under Clause 8.4 (Application of mandatory prepayments) and otherwise under the Finance Documents. The Borrower further irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to apply any amounts credited to the Mandatory Prepayment Account in respect of Launch Insurance Proceeds (other than Excess Launch Insurance Proceeds and Relevant Launch Insurance Proceeds) in or towards payments under the Re-Launch Contracts or in respect of the purchase of new Launch Insurance as and when such payments fall due.

(b) A Lender, Security Agent or BPIAE Agent with which a Mandatory Prepayment Account is held acknowledges and agrees that such account is subject to the Transaction Security.

8.6 Excluded proceeds

Where Excluded Insurance Proceeds and Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds include amounts which are intended to be used or committed to be used for a specific purpose within a specified period (as set out in the relevant definition of Excluded Insurance Proceeds and Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds), the Borrower shall, promptly following receipt of such amounts, deliver a certificate to the BPIAE Agent, executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower, certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to apply such (a) Excluded Insurance Proceeds towards the replacement, reinstatement or repair of assets or (b) Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds towards the payment of Capital Expenditure in respect of the NEXT System, as the case may be, in each case

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within the period referred to in the relevant definition of Excluded Insurance Proceeds or Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds. The Borrower shall promptly deliver a certificate to the BPIAE Agent at the end of such period confirming the amount (if any) which has been so applied within the requisite time periods provided for in the relevant definition.

9. RESTRICTIONS

9.1 Notices of Cancellation or Prepayment

Any notice of cancellation, prepayment, authorisation or other election given by any Party under Clause 7 (Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation), paragraph (c) of Clause 8.4 (Application of mandatory prepayments) or Clause 8.5 (Mandatory Prepayment Account) shall (subject to the terms of those Clauses) be irrevocable and, unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that cancellation or prepayment.

9.2 Interest and other amounts

Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, subject to any Break Costs, without premium or penalty.

9.3 No reborrowing

The Borrower may not reborrow any part of the Facility which is prepaid.

9.4 Prepayment in accordance with Agreement

The Borrower shall not repay or prepay all or any part of the Utilisations or cancel all or any part of the Commitments except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.

9.5 BPIAE Agent's receipt of Notices

If the BPIAE Agent receives a notice under Clause 7 (Illegality, Voluntary Prepayment and Cancellation) or an election under paragraph (c) of Clause 8.4 (Application of mandatory prepayments), it shall promptly forward a copy of that notice or election to either the Borrower or the affected Lender, as appropriate.

9.6 Prepayment elections

The BPIAE Agent shall notify the Lenders as soon as possible of any proposed prepayment of any Loan under Clause 7.3 (Voluntary prepayment) or Clause 8.2 (Insurance, Capital Raising and Expropriation Proceeds).

9.7 Costs incurred by and indemnity to the Lenders and/or the French Authorities

(a) The Borrower acknowledges that:

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(i) in order to make the Facility available to the Borrower at the fixed rate, the Lenders and the French Authorities have entered into an interest make-up arrangement;

(ii) in connection with such interest make-up arrangement, it is the policy of the French Authorities to enter into hedging arrangements or to cause hedging arrangements to be entered into with third parties, in order to protect themselves from adverse movements in interest and exchange rates; and

(iii) it is accordingly reasonable for the Lenders and the French Authorities to rely upon the continuance of the Facility made available hereunder according to its original profile when such hedging procedure was implemented, on the assumption that all amounts of principal and interest payable by the Borrower under the Facility will be received on their due dates.

(b) Accordingly, the Borrower irrevocably agrees that:

(i) the Borrower shall (to the extent paid or payable by the BPIAE Agent or any Lender) reimburse to the BPIAE Agent, upon demand, all costs, expenses and indemnities which any Lender may incur under applicable interest make-up arrangements with the French Authorities in connection with any partial or total prepayment of the Facility of whatever nature, whether voluntary or mandatory or by acceleration, pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement; and

(ii) under such arrangements, the amount of any indemnity so payable is to be determined in agreement with the French Authorities and will be calculated as specified hereafter.

(c) The amount of the indemnity payable by the Borrower under paragraph (b) of this Clause 9.7 (Costs incurred by and indemnity to the Lenders and/or the French Authorities) is to be determined by taking into account the differential between the contractual interest rate applicable to the Facility and the prevailing market replacement rate for the amount of each instalment of principal to be prepaid and each of those rate differentials will be applied to the amount of the corresponding instalment of principal to be prepaid for the period from the date of such prepayment until the originally scheduled Repayment Date. The amount resulting from the determination of the indemnity pursuant to this paragraph (c) above shall then be discounted at the corresponding market replacement rate and where the total of the discounted amounts thus obtained is negative, no indemnity shall be payable to the Borrower.

(d) The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the amounts payable under this Clause 9.7 (Costs incurred by and indemnity to the Lenders and/or the French Authorities) are in addition to all amounts payable by it under Clause 12.4 (Break Costs) with respect to any prepayment or any other amount payable under this Agreement.

9.8 Effect of Repayment and Prepayment on, and cancellation of, Commitments

If all or part of a Utilisation under the Facility is repaid or prepaid and is not available for reborrowing (other than by operation of Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)), an amount of the Commitments (equal to the amount of the Utilisation which is repaid or prepaid) in respect of the Facility will be deemed to be cancelled on the date of repayment or prepayment. Any cancellation under this Clause 9.8 shall reduce the Commitments of the Lenders rateably under each Tranche. No amount of the Total Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.

10. INTEREST

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10.1 Calculation of interest

The rate of interest on each Loan for each Interest Period is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable:

(a) Margin;

(b) Base Rate; and

(c) Mandatory Cost, if any.

10.2 Payment of interest

Except where it is provided to the contrary in this Agreement and subject to Clause 10.3 (Capitalisation during construction) below, the Borrower shall pay accrued interest on each Loan on each Interest Payment Date.

10.3 Capitalisation during construction

On the last day of each Interest Period relating to a Loan which ends during the Availability Period but on or prior to the Starting Point of Repayment, all of the IDC Component of interest accrued on that Loan during such Interest Period shall be capitalised (subject to the Total Commitments for the relevant Tranche not being exceeded), with the result that:

(a) (without double counting) there shall be a deemed Loan under the Tranche to which that Loan relates in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the relevant IDC Component of such interest so capitalised without the need for a Utilisation Request (but subject to all other terms and conditions as if a Utilisation Request had been made);

(b) the duration of each Interest Period for each Loan in relation to such capitalised interest shall be determined in accordance with Clause 11 (Interest Periods); and

(c) the amount of interest so capitalised shall be treated as paid.

For the avoidance of doubt, if the Total Tranche A Commitments and/or Total Tranche B Commitments would otherwise be exceeded by application of this Clause, then this Clause shall only apply to the extent that the Total Tranche A Commitments and/or Total Tranche B Commitments (as the case may be) would not be so exceeded, and the Borrower's obligation to pay accrued interest pursuant to Clause 10.2 (Payment of interest) shall continue to apply in respect of all amounts of accrued interest remaining uncapitalised.

10.4 Default interest

(a) Interest shall accrue on each Unpaid Sum from its due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is 2.00% higher than the rate which would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Tranche A Loan or a Tranche B Loan (as applicable and based upon whether the Unpaid Sum is owed to a Lender under Tranche A or Tranche B of the Facility) for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably). Any

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interest accruing under this Clause 10.4 shall be immediately payable by the Obligor on demand by the BPIAE Agent.

(b) Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable.

10.5 Notification of rates of interest

The BPIAE Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower of the determination of a rate of interest under this Agreement.

11. INTEREST PERIODS

11.1 Interest Periods

(a) Each Loan has successive Interest Periods.

(b) Subject to the following provisions of this Clause:

(i) the initial Interest Period for a Loan will be the period from and including its Utilisation Date to and including the next Interest Payment Date; and

(ii) each subsequent Interest Period for a Loan will start on the expiry of the preceding Interest Period and end on the next Interest Payment Date.

(c) An Interest Period for a Loan shall not extend beyond the Final Maturity Date.

(d) Each Interest Period for a Loan shall start on the Utilisation Date or (if already made) on the last day of its preceding Interest Period.

11.2 Non-Business Days

If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that Interest Period will instead end on the next Business Day.

11.3 Consolidation

If two or more Interest Periods:

(a) relate to Loans made under the same Tranche; and

(b) end on the same date,

those Loans will be consolidated into, and treated as, a single Loan on the last day of the Interest Period.

12. CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST

12.1 Absence of quotations

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Subject to Clause 12.2 (Market disruption), if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Base Reference Banks but a Base Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by the Specified Time on the Quotation Day, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Base Reference Banks.

12.2 Market disruption

(a) If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to a Loan for any Interest Period, then the BPIAE Agent shall promptly notify the Parties thereof, and (subject to any alternative basis agreed as contemplated by Clause 12.3 (Alternative basis of interest or funding) below) the rate of interest on each Lender's share of that Loan for the Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

(i) the Margin;

(ii) the rate notified to the BPIAE Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable and in any event by close of business on the date falling five Business Days prior to the date on which interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum:

(A) in the case of Tranche A, the aggregate of CIRR and any additional cost to that Lender of procuring funds to be made available to the Borrower at the CIRR rate in relation to that Loan; and

(B) in the case of Tranche B, the cost to that Lender of funding its participation in that Loan,

from whatever source it may reasonably select; and

(iii) the Mandatory Cost, if any, applicable to that Lender's participation in the Loan.

(b) If:

(i) the percentage rate per annum notified by a Lender pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) above is less than the relevant Base Rate; or

(ii) a Lender has not notified the BPIAE Agent of a percentage rate per annum pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) above,

the cost to that Lender of funding its participation in that Loan for that Interest Period shall be deemed, for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, to be the relevant Base Rate.

(c) In this Agreement:

Market Disruption Event means:

(i) solely in respect of Tranche B Loans, at or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period the Screen Rate is not available and none or only one of the Base Reference Banks supplies a rate to the BPIAE Agent to determine LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period; or

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(ii) before close of business in London on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period, the BPIAE Agent receives notifications from a Lender or Lenders (whose participations in Loans exceed 33⅓% of the Loans) that the cost to it of:

(A) in the case of Tranche A, procuring funds to be made available to the Borrower at the CIRR rate; or

(B) in the case of Tranche B, funding its participation in the Loans,

from whatever source it may reasonably select would be in excess of LIBOR.

12.3 Alternative basis of interest or funding

(a) If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the BPIAE Agent or the Borrower so requires, the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than 30 days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.

(b) Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all Parties.

12.4 Break Costs

(a) The Borrower shall, within three Business Days of demand by a Finance Party, pay to that Finance Party its Break Costs attributable to all or any part of a Loan or Unpaid Sum being paid by the Borrower on a day other than the Interest Payment Date or the last day of an Interest Period for that Loan or Unpaid Sum.

(b) Each Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after a demand by the BPIAE Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Break Costs for any Interest Period in which they accrue.

13. FEES

13.1 Commitment fee

(a) The Borrower shall pay to the BPIAE Agent (for the account of each Lender) a fee computed at the rate of 0.80% per annum on that Lender's Available Commitment.

(b) The commitment fee accrues on a daily basis from the Signing Date on the daily average undrawn and uncancelled Commitments (on the actual number of days elapsed, including the first and excluding the last days of the period), and the accrued commitment fee is payable on the last day of each successive period of six Months which ends during the Availability Period, on the last day of the Availability Period and on the cancelled amount of the relevant Lender's Commitment at the time the cancellation is effective.

13.2 Arrangement/up-front fee

The Borrower shall pay to each Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner and each Lead Arranger an arrangement fee or up-front fee in the amount and at the times agreed between the Borrower and each such Administrative Party in the relevant Fee Letter.

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13.3 Agency fee

The Borrower shall pay to the BPIAE Agent (for its own account) an agency fee in the amount and at the times agreed in a Fee Letter.

13.4 Security Agent fee

The Borrower shall pay to the Security Agent (for its own account) the Security Agent fee in the amount and at the times agreed in a Fee Letter.

14. TAX GROSS UP AND INDEMNITIES

14.1 Definitions

In this Agreement:

Excluded Taxes means, with respect to any Finance Party or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of an Obligor hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized, in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its Facility Office is located, or in which it is engaged in business (other than any business in which such person is deemed to engage solely by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Finance Documents or enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder), (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which an Obligor is located, or (c) any Taxes imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof.

Qualifying Lender means, in respect of payments of Interest made by or on behalf of a U.S. Borrower, each Lender that is:

(a) a United States person that supplies to the BPIAE Agent for transmission to the Obligor making such payments two original copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) either directly or under cover of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) certifying its status as a United States person;

(b) a Lender eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty with the United States of America that supplies to the BPIAE Agent for transmission to the Obligor making such payments two original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) either directly or under cover of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) certifying its entitlement to receive such payments without any deduction or withholding in respect of United States federal income Taxes under such tax treaty;

(c) entitled to receive such payments without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income Taxes as a result of such payments being effectively connected with the conduct by such Lender of a trade or business within the United States that supplies to the BPIAE Agent for transmission to the Obligor making such payments two original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form) either directly or under cover of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) certifying that such payments are effectively connected with the conduct by that Lender of a trade or business within the United States;

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(d) entitled to receive such payments without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income Taxes under the "portfolio interest" exemption under Section 881(c) of the Code that supplies to the BPIAE Agent for transmission to the Obligor making such payments two original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form) either directly or under cover of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor form) claiming exemption from withholding in respect of such payments under the portfolio interest exemption, along with a statement certifying that such Lender (A) is not a "bank" for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) is not a "10 - percent shareholder" of the relevant US Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (C) is not a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code with respect to which the relevant U.S. Borrower is a "United States shareholder";

(e) entitled to receive such payments without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income Taxes under another applicable exemption that supplies to the BPIAE Agent for transmission to the Obligor making such payments two original copies of such other applicable form prescribed by the IRS certifying as to such Lender's entitlement to exemption from United States withholding Tax with respect to such payments; or

(f) an Original Lender acting through a Facility Office resident for tax purposes in Italy;

and for purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a Lender that is not treated as the beneficial owner of the payment (or a portion thereof) under the Code, the term "Lender" shall mean the person who is so treated as the beneficial owner of the payment (or portion thereof).

Unless a contrary indication appears, in this Clause 14 a reference to determines or determined means a determination made in the absolute discretion of the person making the determination.

14.2 Tax gross-up

(a) Each Obligor shall make all payments to be made by it without any Tax Deduction, unless a Tax Deduction is required by law.

(b) The Borrower shall promptly upon becoming aware that an Obligor must make a Tax Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction) notify the BPIAE Agent accordingly. Similarly, a Lender shall notify the BPIAE Agent on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that Lender. If the BPIAE Agent receives such notification from a Lender it shall notify the Borrower and that Obligor.

(c) If a Tax Deduction is required by law to be made by an Obligor, the amount of the payment due from that Obligor shall be increased to an amount which (after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been required.

(d) A payment shall not be increased under paragraph (c) above by reason of a Tax Deduction on account of (i) any Excluded Tax, or (ii) any Tax imposed by the U.S., if on the date on which the payment falls due, the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a Tax Deduction if the Lender had been a Qualifying Lender, but on that date that Lender is not or has ceased to be a Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority.

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(e) If an Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction, that Obligor shall make that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law.

(f) Within 30 days of making either a Tax Deduction or any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction shall deliver to the BPIAE Agent for the Finance Party entitled to the payment evidence reasonably satisfactory to that Finance Party that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority.

14.3 Tax indemnity

(a) The Borrower shall within three Business Days of demand by the BPIAE Agent pay to a Protected Party an amount equal to the loss, liability or cost which that Protected Party determines will be or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered for or on account of Tax by that Protected Party in respect of a Finance Document.

(b) Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

(i) with respect to any Excluded Tax assessed on a Finance Party; or

(ii) to the extent a loss, liability or cost:

(A) is compensated for by an increased payment under Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up); or

(B) would have been compensated for by an increased payment under Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up) but was not so compensated solely because one of the exclusions in paragraph (d) of Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up) applied.

(c) A Protected Party making, or intending to make a claim under paragraph (a) above shall promptly notify the BPIAE Agent of the event which will give, or has given, rise to the claim, following which the BPIAE Agent shall notify the Borrower.

(d) A Protected Party shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under this Clause 14.3, notify the BPIAE Agent.

14.4 Tax Credit

If an Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Finance Party determines that:

(a) a Tax Credit is attributable either to an increased payment of which that Tax Payment forms part or to that Tax Payment; and

(b) that Finance Party has obtained, utilised and retained that Tax Credit,

the Finance Party shall pay an amount to the Obligor which that Finance Party determines will leave it (after that payment) in the same after-Tax position as it would have been in had the Tax Payment not been required to be made by the Obligor.

14.5 Stamp taxes

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The Borrower shall pay and, within three Business Days of demand and provision of supporting documentation, indemnify each Secured Party and Administrative Party against any cost, loss or liability that Secured Party or Administrative Party incurs in relation to all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes payable in respect of any Finance Document.

14.6 VAT

(a) All amounts set out or expressed in a Finance Document to be payable by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, that Party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party).

(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier Party) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Subject Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier Party (rather than being required to reimburse the Recipient in respect of that consideration), such Party shall also pay to the Supplier Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT.

(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.

(d) Any reference in this Clause 14.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994).

15. INCREASED COSTS

15.1 Increased costs

(a) Subject to Clause 15.3 (Exceptions) the Borrower shall, within three Business Days of a demand by the BPIAE Agent, pay for the account of a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement.

(b) In this Agreement Increased Costs means:

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(i) a reduction in the rate of return from the Facility or on a Finance Party's (or its Affiliate's) overall capital;

(ii) an additional or increased cost; or

(iii) a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance Document,

which is incurred or suffered by a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates to the extent that it is attributable to that Finance Party having entered into its Commitment or funding or performing its obligations under any Finance Document.

15.2 Increased cost claims

(a) A Finance Party intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 15.1 (Increased costs) shall notify the BPIAE Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which the BPIAE Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower.

(b) Each Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the BPIAE Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.

15.3 Exceptions

Clause 15.1 (Increased costs) does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost is:

(a) attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by an Obligor;

(b) compensated for by Clause 14.3 (Tax indemnity) (or would have been compensated for under Clause 14.3 (Tax indemnity) but was not so compensated solely because any of the exclusions in paragraph (b) of Clause 14.3 (Tax indemnity) applied);

(c) compensated for by the payment of the Mandatory Cost;

(d) attributable to the wilful breach by the relevant Finance Party or its Affiliates of any law or regulation; or

(e) attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (Basel II) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its Affiliates).

16. OTHER INDEMNITIES

16.1 Currency indemnity

(a) U.S. Dollars is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from an Obligor under any Finance Document (except for any payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes which shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred). If any sum due from an Obligor under the Finance

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Documents (a Sum), or any order, judgment or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be converted from the currency (the First Currency) in which that Sum is payable into another currency (the Second Currency) for the purpose of:

(i) making or filing a claim or proof against that Obligor; or

(ii) obtaining or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or arbitration proceedings,

that Obligor shall as an independent obligation, within three Business Days of demand, indemnify each Administrative Party and each other Secured Party to whom that Sum is due against any cost, loss or liability arising out of or as a result of the conversion including any discrepancy between (A) the rate of exchange used to convert that Sum from the First Currency into the Second Currency and (B) the rate or rates of exchange available to that person at the time of its receipt of that Sum.

(b) Each Obligor waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other than that in which it is expressed to be payable.

16.2 Other indemnities

(a) The Borrower shall (or the Parent shall procure that an Obligor will), within three Business Days of demand, indemnify each Administrative Party and each other Secured Party against any cost, loss or liability incurred by it as a result of:

(i) the occurrence of any Event of Default;

(ii) a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date, including without limitation, any cost, loss or liability arising as a result of Clause 29 (Sharing Among the Finance Parties);

(iii) funding, or making arrangements to fund, its participation in a Utilisation requested by the Borrower in a Utilisation Request but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence by that Finance Party alone);

(iv) a Utilisation (or part of a Utilisation) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.

(b) The Borrower shall promptly indemnify each Finance Party, each Affiliate of a Finance Party and each officer or employee of a Finance Party or its Affiliate, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by that Finance Party or its Affiliate (or officer or employee of that Finance Party or Affiliate) in connection with or arising out of the Facility or the funding of the NEXT System (including but not limited to those incurred in connection with any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or regulatory enquiry concerning the Facility), unless such loss or liability is caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of that Finance Party or its Affiliate (or employee or officer of that Finance Party or Affiliate). Any Affiliate or any officer or employee of a Finance Party or its Affiliate may rely on this Clause 16.2 subject to Clause 1.3 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

16.3 Indemnity to the BPIAE Agent

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The Borrower shall promptly indemnify the BPIAE Agent against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably) as a result of:

(a) investigating any event which it reasonably believes is a Default; or

(b) acting or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised.

16.4 Indemnity to the Security Agent and U.S. Collateral Agent

(a) Each Obligor shall promptly indemnify the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent and every Receiver and Delegate against any cost, loss or liability incurred by any of them as a result of:

(i) the taking, holding, protection or enforcement of the Transaction Security,

(ii) the exercise of any of the rights, powers, discretions and remedies vested in the Security Agent, the U.S. Collateral Agent and each Receiver and Delegate by the Finance Documents or by law; or

(iii) any default by any Obligor in the performance of any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Finance Documents.

(b) The Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent may, in priority to any payment to the Secured Parties, indemnify itself out of the Charged Property in respect of, and pay and retain, all sums necessary to give effect to the indemnity in this Clause 16.4 and shall have a lien on the Transaction Security and the proceeds of the enforcement of the Transaction Security for all monies payable to it.

17. MITIGATION BY THE LENDERS

17.1 Mitigation

(a) Each Finance Party shall, in consultation with the Borrower, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 7.1 (Illegality), Clause 14 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities) or Clause 15 (Increased Costs) or paragraphs 3 and 4 (as applicable) of Schedule 7 (Mandatory Cost Formula) including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to another Affiliate or Facility Office.

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor under the Finance Documents.

17.2 Limitation of liability

(a) The Borrower shall promptly indemnify each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Finance Party as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 17.1 (Mitigation).

(b) A Finance Party is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 17.1 (Mitigation) if, in the opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it.

18. COSTS AND EXPENSES

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18.1 Transaction expenses

The Borrower shall promptly upon demand pay to each Administrative Party the amount of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by any of them (and, in the case of the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent, by any Receiver or Delegate) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution and perfection of:

(a) this Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement and the Transaction Security; and

(b) any other Finance Documents executed after the date of this Agreement.

Any such claims for costs and expenses incurred by a Finance Party pursuant to this Clause 18.1 (Transaction expenses) shall be accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation and evidence in respect thereof.

18.2 Amendment costs

If (a) an Obligor requests an amendment, waiver or consent or (b) an amendment is required pursuant to Clause 30.8 (Change of currency), the Borrower shall, within three Business Days of demand, reimburse each of the BPIAE Agent, the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent for the amount of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the BPIAE Agent, the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent (and, in the case of the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent, by any Receiver or Delegate) in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with that request or requirement.

Any such claims for costs and expenses incurred by a Finance Party pursuant to this Clause 18.2 (Amendment costs) shall be accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation and evidence in respect thereof.

18.3 Enforcement and preservation costs

The Borrower shall, within three Business Days of demand, pay to each Administrative Party and each other Secured Party the amount of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by it in connection with the enforcement of or the preservation of any rights under any Finance Document and the Transaction Security and any proceedings instituted by or against the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent as a consequence of taking or holding the Transaction Security or enforcing these rights.

18.4 Advisers

(a) Following consultation with (or at the request of) the Borrower and with the prior approval of the Majority Lenders, the BPIAE Agent may:

(i) to the extent it reasonably determines necessary, appoint additional advisers to act on behalf of the Finance Parties in relation to the Facility (provided that the Borrower has given its prior approval with respect to the amount of fees payable to any such additional adviser); and

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(ii) if any Adviser resigns or its appointment otherwise ceases or is terminated, appoint a replacement Adviser if it reasonably determines that such replacement is necessary (provided that any fees payable to such replacement Adviser shall be substantially consistent with the fees paid to the resigning or terminated Adviser).

(b) The Borrower must pay to the BPIAE Agent the amount of all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the BPIAE Agent in connection with any appointment under this Clause.

(c) If the Majority Lenders are unable to agree on the appointment of a replacement Adviser within 10 days of notification to them by the BPIAE Agent of alternative advisers, the BPIAE Agent may appoint any replacement Adviser as it thinks fit.

(d) The Borrower must co-operate in good faith with each Adviser. If the Borrower is required to supply any information to the BPIAE Agent under this Agreement and the BPIAE Agent so requests, the Borrower must supply a copy of that information to each Adviser.

(e) Subject to paragraph (a) above and Clause 18.5 (Limitation on reimbursement of advisers’ fees), the Borrower must pay to the BPIAE Agent the amount of all fees, costs and expenses (including any value added tax) payable by the BPIAE Agent to any Adviser.

18.5 Limitation on reimbursement of advisers’ fees

For the purposes of this Clause 18 (Costs and Expenses), the Borrower shall only be required to reimburse the fees of one law firm in each relevant jurisdiction, one tax adviser in each relevant jurisdiction, one technical adviser, one commercial adviser and one insurance adviser for the Finance Parties (other than the Security Agent, the U.S. Collateral Agent and the Account Bank which may appoint their own legal counsel).

19. GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY

19.1 Guarantee and indemnity

Each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally jointly and severally:

(a) guarantees to each Finance Party punctual performance by each other Obligor of all that Obligor's obligations under the Finance Documents;

(b) undertakes with each Finance Party that whenever another Obligor does not pay any amount when due under or in connection with any Finance Document, that Guarantor shall immediately on demand pay that amount as if it was the principal obligor; and

(c) agrees with each Finance Party that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify that Finance Party immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs as a result of an Obligor not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under any Finance Document on the date when it would have been due. The amount payable by a Guarantor under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Clause 19 if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee.

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19.2 Continuing Guarantee

This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Obligor under the Finance Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.

19.3 Reinstatement

If any discharge, release or arrangement (whether in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or any security for those obligations or otherwise) is made by a Finance Party in whole or in part on the basis of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored or returned in bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise, without limitation, then the liability of each Guarantor under this Clause 19 will continue or be reinstated as if the discharge, release or arrangement had not occurred.

19.4 Waiver of defences

The obligations of each Guarantor under this Clause 19 will not be affected by, and each Guarantor irrevocably waives any defence it may have by virtue of, an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Clause 19, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Clause 19 (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Finance Party) including:

(a) any time, forbearance, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with, any Obligor or other person;

(b) the release of any other Obligor or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any member of the NEXT Group;

(c) the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any Obligor or other person or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security;

(d) any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of an Obligor or any other person;

(e) any amendment, novation, supplement, extension restatement (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Finance Document or any other document or security including, without limitation, any change in the purpose of, any extension of or increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Finance Document or other document or security;

(f) any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security; or

(g) any insolvency or similar proceedings.

19.5 Guarantor Intent

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Without prejudice to the generality of Clause 19.4 (Waiver of defences), each Guarantor expressly confirms that it intends that this guarantee shall extend from time to time to any (however fundamental) variation, increase, extension or addition of or to any of the Finance Documents and/or any facility or amount made available under any of the Finance Documents for the purposes of or in connection with any of the following: business acquisitions of any nature; increasing working capital; enabling investor distributions to be made; carrying out restructurings; refinancing existing facilities; refinancing any other indebtedness; making facilities available to new borrowers; any other variation or extension of the purposes for which any such facility or amount might be made available from time to time; and any fees, costs and/or expenses associated with any of the foregoing.

19.6 Immediate recourse

Each Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from that Guarantor under this Clause 19. This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Finance Document to the contrary.

19.7 Appropriations

Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may:

(a) refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect of those amounts, or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise) and no Guarantor shall be entitled to the benefit of the same; and

(b) hold in an interest-bearing suspense account any moneys received from any Guarantor or on account of any Guarantor's liability under this Clause 19.

19.8 Deferral of Guarantors' rights

Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full and unless the BPIAE Agent otherwise directs, no Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Finance Documents or by reason of any amount being payable, or liability arising, under this Clause 19:

(a) to be indemnified by an Obligor;

(b) to claim any contribution from any other guarantor of any Obligor's obligations under the Finance Documents;

(c) to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, the Finance Documents by any Finance Party;

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(d) to bring legal or other proceedings for an order requiring any Obligor to make any payment, or perform any obligation, in respect of which any Guarantor has given a guarantee, undertaking or indemnity under Clause 19.1 (Guarantee and indemnity);

(e) to exercise any right of set-off against any Obligor; and/or

(f) to claim or prove as a creditor of any Obligor in competition with any Finance Party.

If a Guarantor receives any benefit, payment or distribution in relation to such rights it shall hold that benefit, payment or distribution to the extent necessary to enable all amounts which may be or become payable to the Finance Parties by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents to be repaid in full on trust for the Finance Parties and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the BPIAE Agent or as the BPIAE Agent may direct for application in accordance with Clause 30 (Payment Mechanics).

19.9 Release of Guarantors' right of contribution

If any Guarantor (a Retiring Guarantor) ceases to be a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents for the purpose of any sale or other disposal of that Retiring Guarantor then on the date such Retiring Guarantor ceases to be a Guarantor:

(a) that Retiring Guarantor is released by each other Guarantor from any liability (whether past, present or future and whether actual or contingent) to make a contribution to any other Guarantor arising by reason of the performance by any other Guarantor of its obligations under the Finance Documents; and

(b) each other Guarantor waives any rights it may have by reason of the performance of its obligations under the Finance Documents to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Finance Parties under any Finance Document or of any other security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, any Finance Document where such rights or security are granted by or in relation to the assets of the Retiring Guarantor.

19.10 Additional security

This guarantee is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other guarantee or security now or subsequently held by any Finance Party.

19.11 Guarantee Limitations

This guarantee does not apply to any liability to the extent that it would result in this guarantee constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of sections 678 or 679 of the Companies Act 2006 or any equivalent and applicable provisions under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the relevant Guarantor and, with respect to any Additional Guarantor, is subject to any limitations set out in the Accession Deed applicable to such Additional Guarantor.

19.12 U.S. Guarantors

(a) In this Subclause:

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(i) fraudulent transferlaw means any applicable United States bankruptcy and State fraudulent transfer and conveyance statute and any related case law;

(ii) U.S. Guarantor means any Guarantor that is a U.S. Debtor; and

(iii) terms used in this Subclause are to be construed in accordance with Bankruptcy Law and fraudulent transfer laws.

(b) Each U.S. Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this guarantee, the BPIAE Agent and each other Finance Party, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that this guarantee and the obligations of each U.S. Guarantor hereunder do not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of U.S. Bankruptcy Law and any fraudulent transfer laws to the extent applicable to this guarantee and the obligations of the U.S. Guarantors hereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the BPIAE Agent and the other Finance Parties and each U.S. Guarantor hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each U.S. Guarantor under this guarantee at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount that will result in the obligations of such Guarantor under this guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

(c) Each U.S. Guarantor acknowledges that:

(i) it will receive valuable direct or indirect benefits as a result of the transactions financed by the Finance Documents;

(ii) those benefits will constitute reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the purpose of any fraudulent transfer law; and

(iii) each Finance Party has acted in good faith in connection with the guarantee given by that U.S. Guarantor and the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents.

20. REPRESENTATIONS

20.1 General

Except in the case of Clause 20.14 (Original Financial Statements) where such representation and warranty is made solely by the Parent, each Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 20 to each Finance Party for itself (and, in the case of Clause 20.2 (Status), Clause 20.4 (Non-conflict with other obligations), Clause 20.16 (No breach of laws), Clause 20.28(a) and (b) (Compliance with United States laws) for itself and, to the extent that the Excluded Company is at such time a Subsidiary, on behalf of the Excluded Company, and in the case of Clause 20.19 (Security and Financial Indebtedness) and paragraph (b) of Clause 20.6 (Validity and admissibility in evidence), for itself and on behalf of any member of the NEXT Group which is its Subsidiary).

20.2 Status

(a) It is a limited liability company or corporation, duly organized or incorporated and validly existing under the law of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation.

(b) It has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted in all material respects.

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20.3 Binding obligations

Subject to the Legal Reservations:

(a) the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in each Transaction Document to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations; and

(b) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a) above, each Transaction Security Document to which it is a party creates the security interests which that Transaction Security Document purports to create and those security interests are valid and effective.

20.4 Non-conflict with other obligations

The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents and the granting of the Transaction Security do not and will not conflict with:

(a) any law or regulation applicable to it;

(b) its constitutional documents; or

(c) any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its assets or constitute a default or termination event (however described) under any such agreement or instrument where such circumstance has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.5 Power and authority

(a) It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated by those Transaction Documents.

(b) No limit on its powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowing, grant of Transaction Security or giving of guarantees or indemnities contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

20.6 Validity and admissibility in evidence

(a) All Authorisations required:

(i) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and

(ii) to make the Finance Documents to which it is a party admissible in evidence in its Relevant Jurisdictions,

have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect except for any Authorisation not required by applicable law to be obtained as of the date of this Agreement or (other than in respect of a Finance Document or a Material Communications Licence falling within subparagraphs (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof) where the failure to obtain or effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(b) All Authorisations necessary for the conduct of the business, trade and ordinary activities of members of the NEXT Group have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect if failure to obtain or effect those Authorisations has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.7 Communication Licences

(a) Except as otherwise indicated therein, Schedule 18 (Communications Licences) accurately and completely lists, as of the date of this Agreement, for each member of the NEXT Group, all Material Communications Licences (and the expiration dates thereof) granted or assigned to any member of the NEXT Group.

(b) The Material Communications Licences set out in Schedule 18 (Communications Licences) include all material authorisations, licences and permits issued by the FCC or any other Governmental Authority that are required or necessary for the operation and the conduct of the business of the NEXT Group, as now conducted. Each Material Communications Licence is expected to be renewed and no Obligor has knowledge of any reason why such Material Communications Licence would not be renewed. To the knowledge of such Obligor, each relevant member of the NEXT Group has filed (or has obtained an extension of time to file) or will timely file all material applications with the FCC necessary for the business of the NEXT Group and it is not aware of any reason why such applications should not be granted.

(c) Except as otherwise indicated therein, each Material Communications Licence set out in Schedule 18 (Communications Licences) is issued in the name of the member of the NEXT Group indicated on such schedule.

(d) Each Material Communications Licence is in full force and effect.

(e) Except for restrictions or conditions that appear on the face of the Material Communications Licences, and except for restrictions or conditions that pertain to the FCC Licenses under generally applicable rules of the FCC or any other Governmental Authority, including those pertaining to satellite and common carrier radio licenses, no Obligor has knowledge of any restrictions or conditions on the Material Communications Licenses that would limit in any material respect the operation and the conduct of the business of the NEXT Group, as now conducted.

(f) To the knowledge of such Obligor, each licenced communications facility of the NEXT Group has been and is being operated in all material respects in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Communications Licence applicable to it and law applicable generally to telecommunications activities of the type, nature, class or location of the activities in question, including but not limited to the Communications Act and the rules and regulations issues thereunder.

(g) No proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of such Obligor, are threatened before the FCC or any other Governmental Authority in respect of any Material Communications Licence which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.8 [Reserved]

20.9 Governing law and enforcement

(a) Subject to the Legal Reservations, the choice of governing law of the Finance Documents will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

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(b) Subject to the Legal Reservations, any judgment obtained in relation to a Finance Document in the jurisdiction of the governing law of that Finance Document will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

20.10 Insolvency

(a) Each of the Parent, Iridium Holdings LLC and the Borrower is Solvent, and no other Obligor has knowledge that it is not Solvent.

(b) No:

(i) corporate action, legal proceeding or other procedure or step described in paragraph (a) of Clause 24.7 (Insolvency proceedings); or

(ii) creditors' process described in Clause 24.8 (Creditors' process),

has been taken or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened; and none of the circumstances described in Clause 24.6 (Insolvency) applies to any Obligor.

20.11 No filing or stamp taxes

Under the laws of its Relevant Jurisdiction, it is not necessary that any stamp, registration, notarial or similar Taxes or fees be paid on or in relation to the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents.

20.12 No default

(a) No Event of Default and, on the date of this Agreement and the Initial CP Satisfaction Date, no Default is continuing or is reasonably likely to result from the making of any Utilisation or the entry into, the performance of, or any transaction contemplated by, any Transaction Document.

(b) No other event or circumstance is outstanding which constitutes (or, with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination or any combination of any of the foregoing, would constitute) a default or termination event (however described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or any of its Subsidiaries or to which its (or any of its Subsidiaries') assets are subject which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.13 No misleading information

Save as disclosed in writing to the BPIAE Agent and the Original Lenders prior to the date of this Agreement:

(a) any factual information contained in any Budget or Business Plan was, when taken as a whole, true and accurate in all material respects as at the date of the relevant report or document containing the information or (as the case may be) as at the date the information is expressed to be given;

(b) the Base Case was and each Budget and Business Plan has been prepared on the basis of then-recent or, in the case of the Budget and Business Plan, recent historical information and good faith estimates and assumptions believed to be reasonable in light of the circumstances at the time made and, except

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in the case of the Base Case and the Business Plan, have been approved by the board of directors of the Parent (it being understood by the Finance Parties that any such statements, estimates, financial information or projections as they relate to future events are not to be viewed as fact and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the NEXT Group, and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information or projections may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and that no representation or warranty is made that any such statements, estimates or projections will actually be realized);

(c) other than the information described in paragraph (b) above, all material written information provided to a Finance Party by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents on or before the date of this Agreement and not superseded before that date (including the NEXT Group Structure Chart) is, when taken as a whole, accurate and not misleading in any material respect (it being understood by the Finance Parties that any such statements, estimates, financial information or projections as they relate to future events contained in any such information are not to be viewed as fact and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the NEXT Group, and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information or projections may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and that no representation and warranty is made that any such statements, estimates or projections will actually be realized); and

(d) all other written information provided by or on behalf of any Obligor to a Finance Party or to an Adviser pursuant to this Agreement was, when taken as a whole, true, complete and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any material respect (it being understood by the Finance Parties that any such statements, estimates, financial information or projections as they relate to future events are not to be viewed as fact and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the NEXT Group, and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information or projections may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and that no representation or warranty is made that any such statements, estimates or projections will actually be realized).

20.14 Original Financial Statements

Solely in respect of the Parent:

(a) its Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles consistently applied unless expressly disclosed to the BPIAE Agent in writing to the contrary;

(b) its unaudited Original Financial Statements fairly represent in all material respects its financial condition and results of operations for the relevant financial quarter unless expressly disclosed to the BPIAE Agent in writing to the contrary prior to the date of this Agreement;

(c) its audited Original Financial Statements give a true and fair view and represent in all material respects its financial condition and results of operations during the relevant financial year unless expressly disclosed to the BPIAE Agent in writing to the contrary prior to the date of this Agreement;

(d) its most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements):

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(i) have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles as applied to the Original Financial Statements; and

(ii) give a true and fair view of (if audited) or fairly present (if unaudited) in all material respects its consolidated financial condition as at the end of, and consolidated results of operations for, the period to which they relate; and

(e) since the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) there has been no change in the business, assets or financial condition of the NEXT Group which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.15 No proceedings pending or threatened

No litigation, claim (including any Environmental Claim), arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations of, or before, any court, arbitral body or agency which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect have (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been started or threatened against it.

20.16 No breach of laws

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, it is in compliance (to the extent now required) in all material respects with any applicable laws or regulations binding on it.

(b) It is in compliance with, and will not use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds, directly or indirectly, to any person in violation of, (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, (ii) any foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any ruling issued thereunder or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (iii) the anti-money laundering provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001), (iv) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 as amended by the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010, (50 USC 1701 note) and (v) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 USC sect. 1956.

(c) It (i) is not a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order No. 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) does not engage in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of such Section 2, and (iii) is not a person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or controlled by a person on such list or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulation or related executive order.

20.17 Environmental laws

It is in compliance with Clause 23.3 (Environmental compliance) and to the best of its knowledge and belief no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.18 Taxation

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(a) It is not materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and it is not overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of $5,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, except those Taxes which are the subject of a Good Faith Contest.

(b) No claims or investigations (other than routine audits) are being, or are reasonably likely to be, made or conducted against it with respect to Taxes that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.19 Security and Financial Indebtedness

(a) No Security or Quasi-Security exists over all or any of the present or (to its knowledge) future assets of any member of the NEXT Group other than as permitted by this Agreement.

(b) No member of the NEXT Group has any Financial Indebtedness outstanding other than as permitted by this Agreement.

20.20 Ranking

The Transaction Security has or will have first ranking priority and it is not subject to any prior ranking or pari passu ranking Security (except for any Permitted Security).

20.21 Good title to assets

It has a good, valid and marketable title to, or valid leases or licences to use, the assets necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted in all material respects and to implement the NEXT System in accordance with the Transaction Documents in all material respects.

20.22 Immunity

(a) The entry into by it of each Transaction Document constitutes, and the exercise by it of its rights and performance by it of its obligations under each Transaction Document will constitute, private and commercial acts performed for private and commercial purposes.

(b) It will not be entitled to claim immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process in any proceedings taken in its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation in relation to any Transaction Document.

20.23 Legal and beneficial ownership

It is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the respective assets over which it purports to grant the Transaction Security.

20.24 Shares and Material Companies

(a) The shares of the Obligors (other than the Parent) which are subject to the Transaction Security are fully paid and not subject to any option to purchase or similar rights. Except for any restrictions relating to (i) notifications, consents or waivers given or received as of the Signing Date, or (ii) compliance with applicable law, the constitutional documents of the Obligors (other than the Parent) whose shares are subject to the Transaction Security do not and could not restrict or inhibit any transfer of those shares on creation or enforcement of the Transaction Security. There are no agreements in force which provide for the issue or allotment of, or grant

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any person the right to call for the issue or allotment of, any share or loan capital of any Obligor (other than the Parent), including any option or right of pre-emption or conversion.

(b) To the Parent's knowledge, as at the date of this Agreement, each shareholder holding more than five per cent. of the issued shares of the Parent and their respective shareholdings are as set out in Schedule 25 (Shares and Material Companies), and no "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Rule 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the related rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) has the right to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Parent, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(c) As at the date of this Agreement, Schedule 25 (Shares and Material Companies) lists all Material Companies.

20.25 Intellectual Property

It:

(a) is the legal and beneficial owner of or has licensed to it all the Intellectual Property which is material in the context of its business and which is required by it in order to carry on its business as it is being conducted except where it would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) does not, in carrying on its businesses, infringe any Intellectual Property of any third party in any respect which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(c) has taken all formal or procedural actions (including payment of fees) required to maintain any material Intellectual Property owned by it except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

20.26 NEXT System Documents

(a) The NEXT System Documents contain all the terms of the material contractual arrangements relevant to the construction and launch of the NEXT Constellation.

(b) As at the date of this Agreement:

(i) each copy of a NEXT System Document delivered to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to Clause 4 (Conditions of Utilisation) is true and complete in all material respects;

(ii) there is no other agreement in connection with, or arrangements which amend, supplement or affect any Material NEXT System Document; and

(iii) there is no dispute in connection with any Material NEXT System Document:

(A) in respect of which any contractual dispute resolution provision has been enlivened or invoked; or

(B) which is otherwise material,

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and no dispute with any NEXT System Document that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Each NEXT System Document is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms except (i) for any NEXT System Document which has expired or terminated in accordance with its terms as permitted under the Finance Documents or which is not required to be in effect at the relevant time, or (ii) for any NEXT System Document (other than a Material NEXT System Document)where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) No Obligor is in breach of any NEXT System Document in any material respect.

20.27 Block One health

As of the date of this Agreement and on the First Utilisation Date:

(a) the Average Call Establishment Rate is no less than [***] per cent.; and

(b) no Obligor is aware of any information that would serve to support the accelerated [***] of the [***] at a rate or to an extent greater than any rate of [***] described in the [***].

20.28 Compliance with United States laws

(a) It is not an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended).

(b) It is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board) and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to buy or carry, or to extend credit to others to buy or carry, any such “margin stock”. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose which entails a violation of or which is inconsistent with Regulations U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 C.F.R. Sections 221 and 224, respectively).

(c) There are no Plans and neither the Obligors nor their ERISA Affiliates have any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any Plans.

20.29 Times when representations made

(a) All the representations and warranties in this Clause 20 are made by each Original Obligor on the date of this Agreement.

(b) Unless a representation and warranty is expressed to be given at a specific date, all the representations and warranties in this Clause 20 are deemed to be made by each Obligor on the Initial CP Satisfaction Date and (except for the representations and warranties in Clauses 20.10(a) (Insolvency), 20.18 (Taxation) and 20.24 (Shares and Material Companies)) the date of each Utilisation Request and on each Utilisation Date and, in the case of the Repeating Representations only, on the first day of each Interest Period (except that (i) those contained in Clause 20.13 (No misleading information) are only to be made with respect to any subsequent

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and new information delivered since the last period where the applicable representation and warranty is made or deemed to be made and (ii) those contained in paragraphs (a) to (c) of Clause 20.14 (Original Financial Statements) will cease to be so made once subsequent financial statements have been delivered under this Agreement). To the extent that any schedule referred to in this Clause 20 shall need to be updated in order to permit any such representation and warranty to be true and correct when made or deemed made, the Borrower shall provide the BPIAE Agent with such updated schedule in writing prior to the date such representation is made or deemed made which, upon written approval of the BPIAE Agent, shall be deemed incorporated in the relevant representation and warranty.

(c) All the representations and warranties in this Clause 20 except Clauses 20.13 (No misleading information), Clause 20.26 (NEXT System Documents), Clause 20.27 (Block One health) and Clause 20.14 (Original Financial Statements) are deemed to be made by each Additional Guarantor on the day on which it becomes (or it is proposed that it becomes) an Additional Guarantor.

(d) Each representation or warranty deemed to be made after the date of this Agreement shall be deemed to be made by reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the date the representation or warranty is deemed to be made, except those representations and warranties that specifically refer to an earlier date.

21. INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS

The undertakings in this Clause 21 remain in force from the date of this Agreement for so long as any amount is outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.

21.1 Financial statements

The Borrower shall supply to the BPIAE Agent in sufficient copies for all the Lenders:

(a) as soon as they are available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each of the Parent's Financial Years, the Parent's audited consolidated financial statements for that Financial Year, certified by the Auditors of the consolidated financial statements in substantially the form set out in Schedule 13 (Form of Auditors' Report);

(b) as soon as they are available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each Financial Quarter of each of the Parent's Financial Years:

(i) the Parent's consolidated financial statements for that Financial Quarter; and

(ii) all management discussion and analysis, earnings releases and related documents which accompany such financial statements.

21.2 Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate

(a) The Borrower shall supply a Compliance Certificate to the BPIAE Agent with:

(i) each set of the Parent's audited consolidated Annual Financial Statements; and

(ii) each set of the Parent's consolidated Quarterly Financial Statements required to be delivered in respect of a Financial Quarter ending on or around a 30 June Calculation Date.

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(b) The Compliance Certificate shall, amongst other things, set out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 22 (Financial Covenants), including the amount of any Ancillary Cashflows, Cumulative Cashflows and the Available Cure Amount in respect of the relevant Calculation Period.

(c) Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Parent.

21.3 Requirements as to financial statements

(a) The Borrower shall procure that each set of Annual Financial Statements and Quarterly Financial Statements is in the form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition the Parent shall procure that:

(i) each set of Annual Financial Statements shall be audited by the Auditors; and

(ii) each set of Quarterly Financial Statements shall be reviewed by the Auditors.

(b) Each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 21.1 (Financial statements):

(i) shall be certified by an authorized officer of the Parent as giving a true and fair view of (in the case of Annual Financial Statements for any Financial Year), or fairly representing (in other cases), its financial condition and operations for the applicable period then ended and, in the case of the Annual Financial Statements, shall be accompanied by (x) any letter addressed to the management of the Parent by the Auditors and accompanying those Annual Financial Statements, and (y) a report addressed to the Parent (and which may be relied upon by the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders) by the Auditors, in substantially the form set out in Schedule 13 (Form of Auditors' Report); and

(ii) shall be prepared using the Accounting Principles unless, in relation to any set of financial statements, the Borrower notifies the BPIAE Agent that there has been a change in the Accounting Principles and the Borrower and/or the Auditors deliver to the BPIAE Agent:

(A) a description of any change necessary for those financial statements to reflect the Accounting Principles upon which the Original Financial Statements were prepared; and

(B) sufficient information, in form and substance as may be reasonably required by the BPIAE Agent, to enable the Lenders to determine whether Clause 22 (Financial Covenants) has been complied with, to make an accurate comparison between the financial position indicated in those financial statements and the Original Financial Statements.

Any reference in this Agreement to any financial statements shall be construed as a reference to those financial statements as adjusted to reflect the basis upon which the Original Financial Statements were prepared.

21.4 Budget and Business Plan

(a) The Borrower shall supply to the BPIAE Agent in sufficient copies for all the Lenders:

(i) as soon as available but in any event within 90 days after the start of each of its Financial Years starting in 2011, an annual Budget for that financial year; and

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(ii) as soon as available but in any event by no later than November 30, 2012 and each November 30^th thereafter prior to the start of each of its Financial Year, an updated Business Plan for the period from the start of that Financial Year to the Final Maturity Date.

(b) The Borrower shall ensure that each Budget:

(i) includes a projected consolidated profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow statement, each of which (including the Budget) shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule 4 (Form of Budget) for the NEXT Group and projected financial covenant calculations;

(ii) is prepared assuming accounting principles and practices and assumptions which are disclosed in reasonable detail in the relevant public filings of the Parent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and, if the Borrower implements a change in the Accounting Principles that affects the manner in which the Budget is calculated, the Borrower shall deliver to the BPIAE Agent a description of such change and sufficient information to enable the Lenders to make a fair comparison to the Base Case and the financial statements most recently delivered; and

(iii) has been approved by the board of directors of the Parent.

(c) If the Borrower updates or changes the Budget, it shall within not more than 10 Business Days of the update or change being made deliver to the BPIAE Agent, in sufficient copies for each of the Lenders, such updated or changed Budget together with a written summary of the main changes in that Budget.

21.5 Year-end

The Parent shall not, without prior written notice to the BPIAE Agent, change its Accounting Reference Date.

21.6 NEXT System Documents

(a) The Borrower must supply to the BPIAE Agent:

(i) a report confirming that the Borrower has reviewed the Technical Adviser’s Quarterly Report and that, subject to any discrepancies and exceptions specifically detailed in the Borrower's report, the Borrower agrees in all material respects with the Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report and the Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report does not include any information that renders it untrue or misleading in any material respect and the Borrower is not aware of any material fact or circumstance relevant to the interests of the Lenders which was not addressed in the Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report; and

(ii) semi-annual reports on the status of all Secondary Payload Contracts (including details as to whether such Secondary Payload Contracts are projected, under negotiation, committed or signed) and the projected revenues thereunder (a Secondary Payload Status Report).

This information must be supplied by the Borrower as soon as it is available and in any event in the case of paragraph (a)(i) above, within thirty (30) days after the Borrower's receipt of the Technical Adviser’s Quarterly Report and in the case of paragraph (a)(ii) above, within thirty (30) days after the end of each Financial Year and the end of each Financial Quarter ending on 30 June. The form of the

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Secondary Payload Status Report shall be in substantially the form set out in Schedule 26 (Form of Secondary Payload Status Report).

(b) If as of 31 December 2013 (based on the Secondary Payload Status Report most recently delivered or otherwise) the total amount of committed Secondary Payload Cashflows payable to the Obligors pursuant to binding Secondary Payload Contracts is less than $[***], the Borrower shall promptly enter into good faith discussions with the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders for a period of up to six months in order to discuss the steps being taken by the Borrower in respect of any consequential funding gap in order to achieve NEXT System Completion on or prior to the NEXT System Completion Long-Stop Date.

(c) The Borrower must promptly notify the BPIAE Agent of:

(i) any material claim it may have under any indemnity or provision for liquidated damages under any Material NEXT System Document;

(ii) any change of work which the Borrower wishes to request or agree to or which is mandatory under any Material NEXT System Document and which is reasonably likely to:

(A) increase:

I. with respect to the Satellite Supply Contract, the Contract Amount by more than $10,000,000; or

II. with respect to the Launch Services Contract, the total amount payable by the Borrower thereunder by more than five per cent.,

(or in each case its equivalent in any other currencies); or

(B) result in NEXT System Completion not occurring on or prior to the Scheduled Completion Date or delay the completion of any Milestone by 3 months or more; or

(C) be material to the design or implementation of the NEXT System or have an adverse effect on the interest of the Lenders in any material respect;

(iii) any reduction in the Contract Amount;

(iv) any delay excuse, any material change (actual or proposed) in the work programme under any Material NEXT System Document and any other event which is reasonably likely to delay NEXT System Completion beyond the Scheduled Completion Date; and

(v) the occurrence of In-Orbit Acceptance of each Satellite.

(d) The Borrower must supply to the BPIAE Agent:

(i) promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material amendment or waiver (and any proposal for such amendment or waiver) of, and any termination events, force majeure events, notices of termination, or change or stop work orders under, any Material NEXT System Document or the Government Revenue Contract, and any termination events, force majeure events or notices of

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termination under, any other NEXT System Document which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) copies of notices of any material breach of, or any dispute under any Material NEXT System Document:

(A) in respect of which any contractual dispute resolution provision has been enlivened or invoked; or

(B) which is otherwise material.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein to the contrary, the Borrower shall not be required to provide and disclose any information, reports, notices, documents and communications that would violate any applicable law or order or any nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement to which the Borrower or any member of the NEXT Group is a party.

21.7 Notices Concerning Communications Licences

The Borrower must supply to the BPIAE Agent promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after any responsible officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof) written notice of:

(a) the replacement, extension, or renewal of any Material Communications Licence, and the issue of any Material Communications Licence not listed in Schedule 18 (Communications Licences);

(b) any material citation, notice of violation or order to show cause issued by the FCC or any Governmental Authority with respect to any Material Communications Licence;

(c) if applicable, a copy of any notice or application by the Borrower requesting authority to or notifying the FCC of its intent to cease telecommunications operations for any period in excess of ten (10) days; or

(d) notice of any other action, proceeding or other dispute, which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in the loss or revocation of any Material Communications Licence; and

(e) any lapse, loss, modification, suspension, termination or relinquishment of any Material Communications Licence, or any failure of the FCC or other Governmental Authority to renew or extend any such Material Communications Licence to the extent such failure could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

21.8 Information: miscellaneous

The Borrower shall supply to the BPIAE Agent (in sufficient copies for all the Lenders, if the BPIAE Agent so requests):

(a) copies of all documents filed by the Parent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

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(b) promptly upon becoming aware of them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any member of the NEXT Group, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) promptly upon becoming aware of the relevant claim, the details of:

(i) any claim which is current, threatened or pending against any person in respect of the NEXT System Documents (and, in the case of a NEXT System Document other than a Material NEXT System Document, which are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect if adversely determined);

(ii) any notice of any violation of any applicable law received by any member of the NEXT Group thereof from any Governmental Authority including, without limitation:

(A) any notice of violation of any Environmental Law and the details of any Environmental Claim which are current, threatened or pending against any member of the NEXT Group; and

(B) any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the NEXT Group,

in each case where such violation or claim, if determined against that member of the NEXT Group, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(iii) any expropriation, disposal or insurance claim which may require a prepayment under Clause 8.2 (Insurance, Capital Raising and Expropriation Proceeds) or 8.3 (Launch Insurance Proceeds);

(d) promptly upon becoming aware of it, details of any risk that makes it reasonably likely that the Borrower will require the use of a back-up launch provider pursuant to Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy);

(e) promptly, such information as the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent may reasonably require about the Charged Property and compliance of the Obligors with the terms of any Transaction Security Documents;

(f) promptly on request, such further information regarding the financial condition, assets and operations of the NEXT Group and/or any member of the NEXT Group (including any requested amplification or explanation of any item in the financial statements, budgets or other material provided by any Obligor under this Agreement as any Finance Party through the BPIAE Agent may reasonably request); and

(g) promptly upon becoming aware of it, details of:

(i) any Reportable Event;

(ii) the termination of or withdrawal from, or any circumstances reasonably likely to result in the termination of or withdrawal from any Plan; and

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(iii) a claim or other communication alleging material non-compliance with any law or regulation relating to any Plan which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

21.9 Notification of default

(a) Each Obligor shall notify the BPIAE Agent of any Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence (unless that Obligor is aware that a notification has already been provided by another Obligor).

(b) Promptly upon a request by the BPIAE Agent, the Borrower shall supply to the BPIAE Agent a certificate signed by an authorised officer on its behalf certifying that no Default is continuing (or if a Default is continuing, specifying the Default and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it).

21.10 "Know your customer" checks

(a) If:

(i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;

(ii) any change in the status of an Obligor or the composition of the shareholders of an Obligor (other than the Parent) after the date of this Agreement; or

(iii) a proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to such assignment or transfer,

obliges the BPIAE Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender) to comply with "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, each relevant Obligor shall promptly upon the request of the BPIAE Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender (including any prospective new Lender)) supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the BPIAE Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender (including any prospective new Lender) in order for the BPIAE Agent, such Lender or, in the case of the event described in paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents (to the extent that such documentation and other evidence is within its possession or control or can be obtained using reasonable endeavours).

(b) Each Lender shall promptly upon the request of the BPIAE Agent supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the BPIAE Agent (for itself) in order for the BPIAE Agent to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.

22. FINANCIAL COVENANTS

22.1 Financial condition

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The Borrower shall ensure that:

(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Final Maturity Date:

(i) Cash Balance: the aggregate of the Available Cash standing to the credit of the Revenue Accounts is at least equal to $25,000,000.

(ii) Debt to Equity Ratio: the Debt to Equity Ratio in respect of any Calculation Period shall not exceed 0.7:1.

(iii) Capital Expenditure: the aggregate Capital Expenditure of the NEXT Group (other than:

(A) Amounts funded by Excluded Insurance Proceeds in accordance with Clause 8.6 (Excluded proceeds); and

(B) Amounts payable (including by way of exercise of options) pursuant to the Satellite Supply Contract (as amended from time to time to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) (such Capital Expenditure, Non-TAS Capital Expenditure),

in respect of any Financial Year specified in column 1 below shall not exceed the amount set out in column 2 below opposite that Financial Year (plus:

I. any Available Cure Amount; and

II. any Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds (other than in respect of the Non Eligible Capital Raising) received after the end of that Financial Year and prior to the due date for delivery of the Compliance Certificate in respect of the relevant Calculation Date pursuant to Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) (the Relevant Date) and not allocated for any other purpose,

in each case, which the Borrower elects (in the relevant Compliance Certificate) to allocate to Capital Expenditure for that Financial Year (provided that the aggregate amount of any Available Cure Amount and Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds allocated in all such elections prior to NEXT System Completion may not exceed $200,000,000)).

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Column 1 Financial Year Ending	Column 2 Non-TAS Capital Expenditure ($M)
12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023 12/31/2024	[***] [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] [***] [***]

For each Financial Year, the amount set forth in column 2 shall be increased by any Maximum Headroom Amount for such Financial Year (without double counting with respect to any Available Cure Amount corresponding to an underspend of Capital Expenditure compared to the Base Case applied for a Calculation Date in such Financial Year).

For purposes of this Section 22.1(a)(iii):

Base Carry Forward Amount means the aggregate of all Unused Amounts for all prior years (or for all prior years since the Base Carry Forward Amount was last reduced to zero, if applicable), reduced (but not below zero) by any Used Base Carry Forward Amounts for all prior years (or for all prior years since the Base Carry Forward Amount was last reduced to zero, if applicable), it being specified that, for the purposes of the Financial Year ending 31 December 2018 only, the Non-TAS Capital Expenditure set out in the table above shall be deemed to be $[***] for the row with a date of 12/31/2017.

Base Case Amount means the amount set forth in column 2 above for the applicable Financial Year (prior to the addition of any Maximum Headroom Amount).

Headroom Amount means fifteen per cent. (15%) of the Base Case Amount for the applicable Financial Year.

Headroom Carry Forward Amount means the Headroom Amount for the immediately preceding Financial Year, reduced (but not below zero) by the Used Headroom Amount for the immediately preceding Financial Year, it being specified that, for the purposes of the Financial Year ending 31 December 2018 only, the Non-TAS Capital Expenditure set out in the table above shall be deemed to be $[***] for the row with a date of 12/31/2017.

Maximum Headroom Amount means, with respect to any Financial Year, the Total Carry Forward Amount plus the Headroom Amount for the applicable Financial Year.

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Total Carry Forward Amount means, with respect to any Financial Year, the Base Carry Forward Amount plus the Headroom Carry Forward Amount.

Unused Amount means, with respect to any Financial Year, any excess of the Base Case Amount over Non-TAS Capital Expenditure.

Used Base Carry Forward Amount means, with respect to any Financial Year, any excess of Non-TAS Capital Expenditure over the Base Case Amount.

Used Headroom Amount means, with respect to any Financial Year, any excess of (a) Non-TAS Capital Expenditure over (b) the sum of the Base Case Amount plus the Total Carry Forward Amount.

This Clause 22.1(a)(iii) (Capital Expenditure) shall not apply in respect of any Financial Year following NEXT System Completion where (x) Leverage is less than 2.5:1 and (y) the DSCR is greater than 2:1.

(b) From the date of this Agreement until the later of (x) the date of In-Orbit Acceptance of at least 66 Satellites (as confirmed by the Technical Adviser); and (y) the First Repayment Date (the Cut-Off Date):

(i) Consolidated Operational EBITDA: Consolidated Operational EBITDA in respect of any Calculation Period specified in column 1 below (plus:

(A) any Available Cure Amount; and

(B) any Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds (other than in respect of the Non Eligible Capital Raising) received after the end of that Calculation Period and prior to the Relevant Date and not allocated for any other purpose,

in each case, which the Borrower elects (in the relevant Compliance Certificate) to allocate to Consolidated Operational EBITDA for that Calculation Period (provided that no such election may be made (A) in respect of any two consecutive Calculation Dates, or (B) more than twice prior to the Cut-Off Date, or (C) more than twice during the Repayment Period)),

is at least equal to the amount set out in column 2 below opposite that Calculation Date.

Column 1 Calculation Period expiring	Column 2 Consolidated Operational EBITDA ($M)
6/30/2016 12/31/2016 6/30/2017 12/31/2017	[***] [***] [***] [***]

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(ii) Secondary Payload Cashflows: the cumulative amount of Secondary Payload Cashflows received by the Obligors on or prior to any Calculation Date specified in column 1 below (plus:

(A) any Available Cure Amount corresponding to paragraph (a) of the definition of Ancillary Cashflows only; and

(B) any Excluded Capital Raising Proceeds (other than in respect of the Non Eligible Capital Raising) received after that Calculation Date and prior to the Relevant Date and not allocated for any other purpose,

in each case, which the Borrower elects (in the relevant Compliance Certificate) to allocate to Secondary Payload Cashflows for that Calculation Period),

is at least equal to the amount set out in column 2 below opposite that Calculation Date.

Column 1 Calculation Date	Column 2 Secondary Payload Cashflows ($M)
6/30/2017	[***]
12/31/2017	[***]
6/30/2018	[***]
12/31/2018	[***]
6/30/2019	[***]

(c) From the First Repayment Date to the Final Maturity Date:

(i) Debt Service Cover Ratio: the Debt Service Cover Ratio in respect of any Calculation Period shall not be less than 1:1.50.

(ii) Leverage: Leverage in respect of any Calculation Period specified in column 1 below shall not exceed the ratio set out in column 2 below opposite that Calculation Period.

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Column 1 Calculation Period expiring	Column 2 Leverage
6/30/2018 12/31/2018 6/30/2019 12/31/2019 6/30/2020 12/31/2020 6/30/2021 12/31/2021 6/30/2022 12/31/2022 6/30/2023 12/31/2023 6/30/2024 12/31/2024	7.53 x 6.20 x 5.05 x 3.74 x 3.13 x 2.97 x 2.92 x 2.87 x 2.74 x 2.62 x 2.51 x 2.41 x 2.38 x 2.36 x

(d) It has received Secondary Payload Cashflows from Aireon in an amount not lower than $50,000,000 by no later than 30 September 2018.

22.2 Financial testing

The financial covenants set out in Clause 22.1 (Financial condition) shall be calculated in accordance with the Accounting Principles (to the extent applicable) and tested by reference to each of the financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 21.1 (Financial statements) and/or each Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) (provided, however, the financial covenant set out in Clause 22.1(a)(iii) (Capital Expenditure) shall only be tested on a calendar year basis).

23. GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS

The undertakings in this Clause 23 remain in force from the date of this Agreement for so long as any amount is outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.

Authorisations and compliance with laws

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23.1 Authorisations

Each Obligor shall and, to the extent that the Excluded Company is a Subsidiary, the Parent shall procure that the Excluded Company shall:

(a) maintain its existence (whether as a corporate entity, limited liability company or otherwise); and

(b) promptly:

(i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect; and

(ii) upon request, supply certified copies to the BPIAE Agent of,

any Authorisation required under any law or regulation of a Relevant Jurisdiction to:

(A) enable it to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents and the NEXT System Documents;

(B) ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or NEXT System Document; and

(C) carry on its business,

except in each case (other than in respect of a Finance Document) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

23.2 Compliance with laws

Each Obligor shall and, to the extent that the Excluded Company is a Subsidiary, the Parent shall procure that the Excluded Company shall comply in all respects with all laws to which it may be subject, if failure so to comply has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

23.3 Environmental compliance

(a) Each Obligor shall and, to the extent that the Excluded Company is a Subsidiary, the Parent shall procure that the Excluded Company shall:

(i) comply with all Environmental Law;

(ii) obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Permits;

(iii) implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law,

in each case, where failure to do so has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Obligor shall ensure that it is, and has been, in compliance in all material respects with the OECD Common Approaches to the extent required by BPIAE and the Lenders’ Environmental and Social Policies and Guidelines, in each case to the extent applicable to the NEXT Group.

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23.4 Taxation

(a) Each Obligor shall pay and discharge all Taxes imposed upon it or its assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that such payment is in the subject of a Good Faith Contest.

(b) No Obligor may change its residence for Tax purposes if to do so would materially and adversely affect the interests of the Lenders.

23.5 BPIAE Insurance Policy

(a) The Borrower shall promptly comply in all respects with all requests by any Finance Party derived from requirements of BPIAE imposed upon that Finance Party or the Borrower under or by reason of the BPIAE Insurance Policy or required to ensure that the BPIAE Insurance Policy remains in full force and effect.

(b) The Borrower agrees that in the event that the BPIAE Agent notifies the Borrower that it has or intends to file a claim for payment under the BPIAE Insurance Policy, it shall:

(i) use its best efforts to assist in the filing of any claim for compensation, indemnity or reimbursement; and

(ii) use its best efforts to co-operate in good faith with the BPIAE Agent and/or BPIAE with respect to the verification of claim, eligibility or amount by any such person (including but not limited to providing evidence, documentation, information, certificates and other forms of proof reasonably requested in connection therewith).

Restrictions on business focus

23.6 Merger

No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no other member of the NEXT Group will) enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger, consolidation or corporate reconstruction other than a Permitted Transaction.

23.7 Change of business

The Parent shall procure that no member of the NEXT Group engages in any business other than Permitted Business.

23.8 Acquisitions

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no other member of the NEXT Group will):

(i) acquire, or enter into any agreement to procure or acquire (including by way of exercising any option), any new satellite or satellites (other than any Satellites acquired under the Satellite Supply Contract or with Launch Insurance Proceeds) where the aggregate consideration (including any actual or contingent liability) payable by it in respect of such acquisitions and agreements exceeds $[***];

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(ii) acquire a company or any shares or securities or a business or undertaking (or, in each case, any interest in any of them); or

(iii) incorporate a company.

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to an acquisition of a company, of shares, securities or a business or undertaking (or, in each case, any interest in any of them) or the incorporation of a company which is:

(i) a Permitted Acquisition/Investment; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.9 Joint Ventures and Excluded Company

No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no member of the NEXT Group will):

(a) enter into, invest in or acquire (or agree to acquire) any shares, stocks, securities or other interest in (i) any Joint Venture (other than a Permitted Joint Venture) or (ii) the Excluded Company (other than any investment or acquisition of shares, stocks, securities or other interest made by way of an Aireon Equity Injection); or

(b) transfer any assets or lend to or guarantee or give an indemnity for or give Security for the obligations of a Joint Venture or the Excluded Company, or maintain the solvency of or provide working capital to any Joint Venture or the Excluded Company (or agree to do any of the foregoing), except in the ordinary course of business in respect of a Permitted Joint Venture (other than the Excluded Company) in an amount not exceeding $1,000,000 or its equivalent.

23.10 Works

(a) The Borrower must use its reasonable efforts to ensure that:

(i) the NEXT System is completed in accordance with the NEXT System Documents; and

(ii) NEXT System Completion occurs by, or as soon as practicable after, the Scheduled Completion Date.

(b) The Borrower must not, without the prior consent of the BPIAE Agent (acting on the advice of the Technical Adviser) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), agree to the In-Orbit Acceptance of the [***] or [***] Satellite under the Satellite Supply Contract.

23.11 Operation and maintenance

(a) The Borrower shall:

(i) diligently operate and maintain, or ensure the diligent operation and maintenance of, Block One and the NEXT System in a safe, efficient and business-like manner and materially in accordance with the Transaction Documents;

(ii) ensure that each such Secondary Payload Contract substantially reflects the Secondary Payload Heads of Terms (where applicable);

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(iii) select a launch provider under the relevant Launch Services Contracts and maintain the availability of back-up or alternative launch providers, in each case, in accordance with Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy);

(iv) purchase the initial loss reflight option pursuant to clause 16.1 of the SpaceX Launch Contract no later than 6 months before the first scheduled launch (or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the SpaceX Launch Contract to the extent amended as permitted under the Finance Documents, but in any case no later than 3 months before the first scheduled launch); and

(v) ensure that all Block One satellites and all Satellites are owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary that is an Obligor.

Restrictions on dealing with assets and Security

23.12 Preservation of assets

Each Obligor shall maintain in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its assets necessary in the conduct of its business.

23.13 Pari passu ranking

Each Obligor shall ensure that at all times any unsecured and unsubordinated claims of a Finance Party against it under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors except those creditors whose claims are mandatorily preferred by laws of general application to companies.

23.14 Material NEXT System Documents

(a) Each Obligor shall not:

(i) without the prior written consent of the BPIAE Agent, cause, permit, concur in, exercise or agree to or give (as the case may be):

(A) any amendment or waiver of, or any consent or option under or in respect of, any provision of the Satellite Supply Contract or any Launch Services Contract, in each case, to the extent that such amendment, waiver, consent or option is reasonably likely to:

I. increase:

a. with respect to the Satellite Supply Contract, the original Contract Amount by more than $40,000,000; or

b. with respect to the Launch Services Contract, the total amount payable by the Borrower thereunder by more than five per cent.,

(or in each case its equivalent in any other currencies); or

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II. result in NEXT System Completion not occurring on or prior to the Scheduled Completion Date or delay the completion of any Milestone by 3 months or more; or

III. be material to the design or implementation of the NEXT System or have an adverse effect on the interest of the Lenders in any material respect;

(B) any material amendment or waiver of, or any material consent under or in respect of, any Material NEXT System Document (other than the Satellite Supply Contract or any Launch Services Contract) or any Aireon System Documents, if such amendment, waiver or consent could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(C) the termination or abandonment of a Material NEXT System Document or the Aireon Investment Agreement (except any termination in accordance with its terms as permitted under the Finance Documents or by reason of full performance of the agreement or expiry of its term); and

(ii) assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any Material NEXT System Document or the Aireon Investment Agreement.

(b) The Borrower must not without the prior written consent of the BPIAE Agent (for and on behalf of the Lenders) amend any TAS Payment Instrument once accepted and countersigned by it.

(c) The Borrower must exercise its rights and comply with its obligations under each Material NEXT System Document to which it is a party in a proper and timely manner consistent with the Borrower's obligations under the Finance Documents, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) If the Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report discloses, in respect of any Milestone:

(i) a delay of 6 months or more; or

(ii) a delay of 3 months or more which is reasonably likely to cause any of the first three launches to be delayed by 6 months or more,

the Borrower shall promptly enter into discussions with the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Borrower of a copy of such Technical Adviser’s Quarterly Report in order to reach an agreement as to a remedial plan in respect of such delay. If a remedial course of action is agreed, the Borrower shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (but in any case within 10 Business Days), provide to the BPIAE Agent a copy of its remedial plan (which shall substantially reflect the discussions between the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders and shall have been agreed to by the Supplier and/or Launch Services Provider, as the case may be) to resolve the delay. The Borrower shall diligently carry out and comply with any course of action detailed in its remedial plan.

23.15 Negative pledge

In this Clause, Quasi-Security means an arrangement or transaction described in paragraph (b) below.

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Except as permitted under paragraph (c) below:

(a) No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no other member of the NEXT Group will) create or permit to subsist any Security over any of its assets.

(b) No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no other member of the NEXT Group will):

(i) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets on terms whereby they are or may be leased to or re-acquired by an Obligor or any other member of the NEXT Group;

(ii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its receivables on recourse terms;

(iii) enter into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other account may be applied, set-off or made subject to a combination of accounts; or

(iv) enter into any other preferential arrangement having a similar effect,

in circumstances where the arrangement or transaction is entered into primarily as a method of raising Financial Indebtedness or of financing the acquisition of an asset.

(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) above do not apply to any Security or (as the case may be) Quasi-Security, which is:

(i) Permitted Security; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.16 Disposals

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no member of the NEXT Group will) enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions (whether related or not) and whether voluntary or involuntary to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any asset.

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any sale, lease, transfer or other disposal which is:

(i) a Permitted Disposal; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.17 Arm's length basis

(a) Except as permitted by paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure no member of the NEXT Group will) enter into any transaction with any person except on arm's length terms and for full market value.

(b) The following transactions shall not be a breach of this Clause 23.17:

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(i) transactions between members of the NEXT Group (and where, in the case of a transaction involving an Obligor and a member of the NEXT Group which is not an Obligor, the terms of such transaction are no less favourable to such Obligor than arm's length terms);

(ii) fees, costs and expenses payable under the Transaction Documents in the amounts set out in the Transaction Documents delivered to the BPIAE Agent under Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) or agreed by the BPIAE Agent; and

(iii) any Permitted Transaction.

Restrictions on movement of cash – cash out

23.18 Funding from own resources

Unless otherwise approved by the Majority Lenders, except in relation to Down Payments as specified in Clause 4.2(h) (Further conditions precedent), no member of the NEXT Group may use its own resources to fund invoices under the Satellite Supply Contract for which financing is available under the Facility:

(a) prior to 31 January 2016; and

(b) from 31 January 2016 until NEXT System Completion, unless:

(i) the first [***] Satellites have been successfully constructed and launched by 31 January 2016 and the Technical Adviser certifies to the Lenders that there are no delays to achieving NEXT System Completion on or around the Scheduled Completion Date other than delays permitted or approved pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

(ii) the Borrower certifies to the Lenders (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent) that:

(A) it has sufficient resources available to it to achieve NEXT System Completion by the NEXT System Completion Longstop Date (on the basis of an updated Business Plan taking into account the current [***] as validated by the Technical Adviser); and

(B) it is not aware (after due enquiry with the Technical Adviser, TAS and the Launch Services Provider) of any present or anticipated future delays in the implementation of the NEXT System (other than as permitted under the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contract).

23.19 Loans or credit

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no member of the NEXT Group will) be a creditor in respect of any Financial Indebtedness.

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to:

(i) a Permitted Loan; or

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(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.20No Guarantees or indemnities

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no member of the NEXT Group will) incur or allow to remain outstanding any guarantee in respect of any obligation of any person.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a guarantee which is:

(i) a Permitted Guarantee; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.21 Dividends and share redemption

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, the Parent shall not:

(i) declare, make or pay any dividend, charge, fee or other distribution (or interest on any unpaid dividend, charge, fee or other distribution) (whether in cash or in kind) on or in respect of its share capital (or any class of its share capital) or make payments of interest or principal in respect of any Permitted PIK Debt;

(ii) repay or distribute any dividend or share premium reserve;

(iii) pay or allow any member of the NEXT Group to pay any management, advisory or other fee to or to the order of any of the shareholders of the Parent; or

(iv) redeem, repurchase, defease, retire or repay any of its share capital or resolve to do so (except any repurchase of restricted stock in accordance with the Parent’s stock option plan).

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to:

(i) a Permitted Distribution; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction (other than one referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition of that term).

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the Parent shall not in any event authorise, declare, make or pay any Permitted Distribution under paragraph (c) of the definition of “Permitted Distribution” with respect to, or otherwise attributable to, the Series A Shares or the Series B Shares, including (for the avoidance of doubt) in connection with any permitted conversion or exchange of the Series A Shares or Series B Shares into or for common stock or other preferred stock of the Parent:

(i) for five consecutive quarters beginning no later than the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (such period being the Suspension Period); or

(ii) where an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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To the extent that the Fifth Amendment Effective Date occurs after 1 June 2017, the Parent may, at its option (as promptly notified in writing to the BPIAE Agent), commence the Suspension Period in advance of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, such that the Suspension Period shall begin on 1 June 2017 and continue for five consecutive quarters thereafter.

(d) To the extent that any amount which would have been eligible for distribution by the Parent as a “Permitted Distribution” by way of conversion of its Series A Shares or Series B Shares but for paragraph (c)(i) above is accrued and retained by the Parent during the Suspension Period, following the expiry of the Suspension Period the Parent shall, in addition to the restriction set out in paragraph (c) above, not authorise, declare, make or pay any such amount or any other Permitted Distribution with respect to, or otherwise attributable to, the Series A Shares or the Series B Shares, including (for the avoidance of doubt) in connection with any permitted conversion or exchange of the Series A Shares or Series B Shares into or for common stock or other preferred stock of the Parent until:

(iii) the amount standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account is at least $189,000,000; and

(iv) all liabilities of the Borrower to TAS under all TAS Promissory Notes contemplated to be issued by it under amendment no. 29 to the Satellite Supply Contract have been unconditionally and irrevocably discharged in full.

Restrictions on movement of cash – cash in

23.22 Financial Indebtedness

(a) Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, no Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure that no member of the NEXT Group will) incur or allow to remain outstanding any Financial Indebtedness.

(b) Paragraph (a) above does not apply to Financial Indebtedness which is:

(i) Permitted Financial Indebtedness; or

(ii) a Permitted Transaction.

23.23 Share capital

No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure no member of the NEXT Group will) issue any shares except pursuant to a Permitted Share Issue or a Permitted Transaction.

Miscellaneous

23.24 Insurance

Each Obligor shall comply with Schedule 21 (Insurance).

23.25 Inspection

(a) In this Subclause:

(i) Attendee means the BPIAE Agent and the Technical Adviser; and

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(ii) Acceptance Tests means the acceptance test conducted pursuant to the Satellite Supply Contract in respect of (1) the Initial System Acceptance (as defined in the Satellite Supply Contract) and (2) the Final System Acceptance (as defined in the Satellite Supply Contract).

(b) Each Attendee may on reasonable advance notice to the Borrower and subject to reasonable security and safety requirements and within ordinary business hours, visit and inspect any portion of the NEXT System (including to verify construction progress, attend any progress meetings in respect of the completion of Milestones, and/or, in the case of the Technical Adviser, for the purpose of witnessing any Acceptance Tests, and to discuss the progress of the NEXT System and the affairs of the Borrower and prepare the Technical Adviser's Quarterly Report; provided that, in each case, (i) no such visit shall interfere with or interrupt, the operations of the Borrower, the Supplier or any Launch Services Provider, as the case may be, (ii) except in the case of the Technical Adviser, no more than four visits per year shall be permitted, other than where a Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) except in the case of any visit by the Technical Adviser or where a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to pay or reimburse any fees, costs and expenses in respect of any such visits.

(c) The Borrower shall:

(i) give reasonable prior notice to each Attendee of any progress meeting in respect of completion of Milestones it is entitled to attend; and

(ii) give the Technical Adviser 14 days' prior notice (or such shorter notice as may be required pursuant to the terms of the Satellite Supply Contract or any Launch Services Contract (as applicable)) of any Acceptance Test.

(d) Except as provided in paragraph (e) below, each Attendee may only observe and may not participate in any meeting it is entitled to attend.

(e) An Attendee may participate in and make representations at any progress meeting (in the case of the BPIAE Agent, in respect of completion of Milestones only) if it has placed any issues which it desires to have specifically addressed at the meeting on the agenda in advance of that meeting, provided that any such participation by an Attendee shall neither interfere with or interrupt the primary objective of such meeting nor the operations of the Borrower, the Supplier or any Launch Services Provider.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision to the contrary herein, no Attendee shall be permitted to engage or participate in any of the other matters contemplated by this Clause 23.25 (Inspection) unless such actions are in compliance with the provisions of the Satellite Supply Contract and any Launch Services Contract (including any prior notification requirements set forth therein and Article 7 of the Satellite Supply Contract and Section 10.2 and Article 12 of the SpaceX Launch Contract) and not otherwise prohibited by applicable law and such Attendee agrees in advance to any reasonable confidentiality obligations required by any of the Borrower, the Supplier or the Launch Services Provider. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall be permitted to proceed with any progress meeting or Acceptance Test with or without the attendance of (or participation by) any relevant Attendee so long as the Borrower has provided prior notice to such Attendee of such progress meeting or Acceptance Test in accordance with paragraph (c) above.

23.26 Intellectual Property

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Each Obligor shall:

(a) preserve and maintain the subsistence and validity of the Intellectual Property necessary for the business of the relevant NEXT Group member;

(b) use reasonable endeavours to prevent any infringement in any material respect of the Intellectual Property;

(c) make registrations and pay all registration fees and taxes necessary to maintain the Intellectual Property in full force and effect and record its interest in that Intellectual Property;

(d) not use or permit the Intellectual Property to be used in a way or take any step or omit to take any step in respect of that Intellectual Property which may materially and adversely affect the existence or value of the Intellectual Property or imperil the right of any member of the NEXT Group to use such property; and

(e) not discontinue the use of the Intellectual Property,

except to the extent where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

23.27 Revenue Accounts

Each Obligor shall ensure that, at all times:

(a) [***] accounts receivable (and all proceeds thereof):

(i) for services rendered (including goods sold) in the U.S. or with U.S. customers (including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of Defense); and

(ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law or regulation, for services rendered outside US with non-US customers,

by or on behalf of any member of the NEXT Group shall be paid directly or indirectly by way of intercompany transfers on receipt of the same into the BOA Revenue Account or such other accounts subject to Transaction Security;

(b) at least [***]% of all cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the NEXT Group are held in the BOA Revenue Account and/or such other deposit or securities accounts with an Acceptable Bank in the U.S. as are subject to the Transaction Security; and

(c) all cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the NEXT Group other than an amount up to the greater of (i) [***]% of all cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the NEXT Group, and (ii) cash and Cash Equivalent Investments with an aggregate value of $[***], are subject to the Transaction Security,

(in each case, as certified in the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered in accordance with Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate), in respect of monthly average account balances on the basis of bank statements).

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23.28 Debt Service Reserve Account

(a) In this Clause:

Required DSRA Balance means, subject to paragraph (e)(ii) below, the amount set out for such period in the following table:

Period	Amount required ($M)
31 March 2017 until Fifth Amendment Effective Date	135
Fifth Amendment Effective Date until 28 March 2019	102
29 March 2019 and thereafter	189

(b) The Borrower must ensure that the amount standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account is not less than the Required DSRA Balance at any time.

(c) The BPIAE Agent may (and the Borrower irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to) withdraw amounts from the Debt Service Reserve Account to pay any Repayment Instalment or other amount then due and payable in favour of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents at that time but unpaid.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Account Bank shall have no responsibility to confirm or verify that the balance currently held in the Debt Service Reserve Account complies with the terms herein.

(e) (i)     (A) On the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the BPIAE Agent shall authorise and direct the Account Bank to refund to the Borrower any and all amounts in the Debt Service Reserve Account in excess of $102,000,000 and (B) in the event that between the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and 30 March 2019 the Borrower’s pro forma projection of Available Cash standing to the credit of the Revenue Accounts falls below $35,000,000 at any time during the three months from the date of such pro forma projection, the BPIAE Agent shall, following written request by the Borrower, authorize and direct the Account Bank to refund to the Borrower, subject to a maximum aggregate limit of $11,000,000, amounts in the Debt Service Reserve Account in excess of $91,000,000 (without duplication of any amounts refunded to the Borrower in accordance with Clause 23.28(e)(i)(A)), and provided further that no amount transferred from the Designated Aireon Receivable Account to the Debt Service Reserve Account shall be eligible to be refunded to the Borrower under this paragraph (e) in any event.

(ii) Notwithstanding Clauses 23.28(a) or (b) above, to the extent the Borrower receives a refund from the Debt Service Reserve Account pursuant to Clause 23.28(e)(i)(B) above, the Required DSRA Balance from 30 September 2016 to 30 March 2019 shall be $102,000,000 less the amount of such refund (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Required DSRA Balance shall not be lower than $91,000,000 in any event).

23.29 Treasury Transactions

No Obligor shall (and the Parent will procure that no members of the NEXT Group will) enter into any Treasury Transaction, other than any Permitted Treasury Transaction.

23.30 Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors

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(a) The Borrower shall ensure that on or prior to 31 December 2010, Baralonco N.V. is converted from a Netherlands Antilles naamloze vennootschap into a limited liability company organised under the laws of a state within the United States of America, and accedes as an Additional Guarantor and grants Transaction Security over all shares in Iridium Holdings LLC owned by it (and any Intellectual Property rights, material contracts, insurances, bank accounts and other Key Assets owned by it (other than Satellites) as the Borrower specifies (to the reasonable satisfaction of the BPIAE Agent)) and carries out any action to protect, perfect or give priority to that Transaction Security as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 30 Business Days thereafter).

(b) The Borrower shall ensure that at all times after the Initial CP Satisfaction Date:

(i) the aggregate of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (calculated on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA), aggregate gross assets, aggregate net assets and aggregate turnover of the Obligors (calculated on an unconsolidated basis and excluding all intra-NEXT Group items and investments in Subsidiaries of any member of the NEXT Group) exceeds [***]% of Consolidated EBITDA, consolidated gross assets, net assets and turnover (as the case may be) of the NEXT Group (and, upon the request of the BPIAE Agent (but no more than once per a Financial Quarter), the Borrower shall supply to the BPIAE Agent, a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower confirming the foregoing and stating which of its Subsidiaries are Material Companies, on the terms set forth in the Compliance Certificate); and

(ii) except as provided in paragraph (a) above with respect to Baralonco N.V., any Subsidiary which becomes a Material Company and which is not an Original Guarantor accedes as an Additional Guarantor and grants Transaction Security over any Intellectual Property rights, material contracts, insurances, bank accounts and other Key Assets owned by it (other than Satellites) as the Borrower specifies (to the satisfaction of the BPIAE Agent) and the immediate holding company of such Subsidiary grants Transaction Security over the shares or other ownership interests in such Subsidiary, and both the Subsidiary and its immediate holding company carry out any action to protect, perfect or give priority to that Transaction Security as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 30 Business Days of becoming a Material Company),

providedthat, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Material Company shall be required to:

(A) become a Guarantor; or

(B) provide any Security over any of its assets,

in each case, to the extent that to do so would:

I. result in any breach of corporate benefit, financial assistance, fraudulent preference or thin capitalisation laws or regulations (or analogous restrictions) of any applicable jurisdiction;

II. be unlawful or result in a significant risk to the officers of the relevant Guarantor or grantor of Security of contravention of their fiduciary duties and/or of civil or criminal liability; or

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III. result in costs that, in the reasonable opinion of the BPIAE Agent, are disproportionate to the benefit obtained by the beneficiaries of that guarantee or Security (and for this purpose "cost" includes, but is not limited to, income tax cost, registration taxes payable on the creation or enforcement or for the continuance of any guarantee or Security, stamp duties, out-of-pocket expenses, and other fees and expenses directly incurred by the relevant Guarantor or grantor of Security or any of its direct or indirect owners, subsidiaries or Affiliates),

and provided further that:

IV. with respect to any U.S. Material Company or U.S. Obligor, no direct or indirect CFC Subsidiary of such U.S. Material Company or U.S. Obligor shall guarantee the obligations of, or pledge any of its assets as security for the obligations of the Borrower or any U.S. Obligor, and no more than 65% of the total combined voting power of all classes of all voting stock or voting shares, or any other voting equity interest in any direct or indirect CFC Subsidiary, shall guarantee or be pledged as security for the obligations of the Borrower or any U.S. Obligor. For these purposes, CFC Subsidiary means each Subsidiary of the Borrower or a U.S. Obligor that is incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or territory thereof and is a "controlled foreign corporation" (within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code); and

V. no Obligor shall guarantee or pledge any of its assets as security for the obligations of the Borrower if (i) such Obligor is a "related person" (as defined in Section 267(b) or Section 707(b)(1) of the Code) to the Borrower, (ii) such Obligor is not a United States person and (iii) the Borrower does not own a "controlling interest" (as defined in Section 163(j) of the Code) in such Obligor, if such guarantee or pledge would cause the Borrower to be disallowed, for United States federal income tax purposes, a current deduction (or any portion thereof) for interest expense paid.

(c) The Borrower must use, and must procure that the relevant Material Company uses, all reasonable endeavours lawfully available to avoid any unlawfulness or personal liability and mitigate the constraints referred to in paragraph (a) above. This includes agreeing to a limit on the amount guaranteed or secured. The BPIAE Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) agree to such a limit if, in its opinion, to do so would avoid the relevant unlawfulness or personal liability.

(d) Any such Material Company referred to in paragraph (a) above, shall become an Additional Guarantor upon confirmation by the BPIAE Agent of receipt of a duly completed and executed Accession Deed and the other documents and evidence specified on Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent).

(e) Upon the request of the BPIAE Agent, the Borrower shall supply any documentation and other evidence in relation to such Additional Guarantor as is reasonably requested by the BPIAE Agent (for itself or on behalf of any Lender) in order for the BPIAE Agent or any Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations.

(f) The Borrower may request that any Guarantor (other than an Original Guarantor) cease to be a Guarantor by delivering to the BPIAE Agent a Resignation Letter (1) if such Guarantor ceases to be a Material Company, or (2) if all the Lenders have consented to the resignation of that Guarantor.

(g) Upon the acceptance of the Resignation Letter, any Transaction Security created by such resigning Guarantor shall promptly be released by the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent and returned to the resigning

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Guarantor or the Borrower. The Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent shall (at the cost of the resigning Guarantor or the Borrower) execute and deliver all documents reasonably necessary to release the Transaction Security and, to the extent applicable, the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent shall issue certificates confirming that, so far as the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent are aware, any floating charge forming part of the Transaction Security created by such resigning Guarantor has not been converted into a fixed charge.

23.31 Further assurance

(a) Each Obligor shall (and the Parent shall procure that each relevant member of the NEXT Group will) promptly do all such acts or execute all such documents (including assignments, transfers, mortgages, charges, notices and instructions) as the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent may reasonably specify (and in such form as the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent may reasonably require in favour of the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent or its nominee(s)):

(i) to perfect the Security created or intended to be created under or evidenced by the Transaction Security Documents (which may include the execution of a mortgage, charge, assignment or other Security over all or any of the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security) or for the exercise of any rights, powers and remedies of the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent or the Finance Parties provided by or pursuant to the Finance Documents or by law;

(ii) to confer on the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent or confer on the Finance Parties Security over any property and assets of that Obligor located in any jurisdiction equivalent or similar to the Security intended to be conferred by or pursuant to the Transaction Security Documents; and/or

(iii) to facilitate the realisation of the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security.

(b) Each Obligor shall (and the Parent shall procure that each relevant member of the NEXT Group shall) take all such action as is available to it (including making all filings and registrations) as may be necessary for the purpose of the creation, perfection, protection or maintenance of any Security conferred or intended to be conferred on the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent or the Finance Parties by or pursuant to the Finance Documents.

23.32 ERISA and pension schemes

(a) Each of the Obligors and its ERISA Affiliates must ensure that no event or condition exists at any time in relation to a Plan which is reasonably likely to result in the imposition of a Security on any of its assets, other than as permitted by this Agreement.

(b) Each Obligor shall (and the Parent shall procure that each relevant member of the NEXT Group will) ensure that no member of the NEXT Group is or has been at any time an employer of an occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme.

23.33 Aireon Transaction

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(a) The Parent shall ensure that the Excluded Company is and remains at all times:

(i) a Ring Fenced Company and, so long as it is a Subsidiary of a member of the NEXT Group, does not own by itself or together with any member of the NEXT Group any Subsidiaries;

(ii) a bankruptcy remote, single purpose vehicle whose sole business comprises the Aireon System Project and any transaction incidental and in support of such project; and

(iii) has no Financial Indebtedness other that the Aireon System Debt.

(b) The Parent shall ensure that, except as contemplated by Section 3.6.7.1 of that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Excluded Company, dated as of February 14, 2014 (the Identified Aireon Disposal Agreement), no member of the NEXT Group will enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions (whether related or not and whether voluntary or involuntary) to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Aireon Equity Instruments prior to NEXT System Completion.

(c) The Parent shall ensure that any Aireon Proceeds (including any proceeds (after deducting any reasonable expenses incurred by the Parent in connection with such proceeds or Taxes paid or incurred by the Parent in connection with such proceeds) of any disposal pursuant to the Identified Aireon Disposal Agreement (as defined above)) will be applied in accordance with Clause 8 (Mandatory Prepayment).

(d) No Obligor shall (and the Parent shall ensure no member of the NEXT Group will) enter into any transaction with the Excluded Company except on arm's length terms and for fair market value.

23.34 Designated Aireon Receivable

(a) The Borrower shall ensure that, unless the Excluded Company is otherwise directed by the Security Agent or TAS pursuant to the TAS Security and Intercreditor Agreement, the Designated Aireon Receivable (or any amount corresponding thereto, whether in whole or in part) is paid by the Excluded Company into the Designated Aireon Receivable Account.

(b) Any amount standing to the credit of the Designated Aireon Receivable Account in excess of $50,000,000 (as reduced by the amount of any refund to the Borrower from the Designated Aireon Receivable Account pursuant to paragraph (c) below) shall be applied pro rata and on a pari passu basis:

(i) in payment to the TAS Controlled Account of any amounts due and payable under the TAS Payment Instruments; and

(ii) in payment to the Debt Service Reserve Account of such amount as is equal to $189,000,000 less the amount standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account on such date (prior to any payment under this paragraph (b) being made).

(c) If between the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and 30 March 2019 the Borrower’s pro forma projection of Available Cash standing to the credit of the Revenue Accounts falls below $35,000,000 at any time during the three (3) months from the date of such pro forma projection, the BPIAE Agent shall, following written request by the Borrower, authorise and direct the Account Bank to refund to the

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Borrower such amounts standing to the credit of the Designated Aireon Receivable Account as are necessary to return the Borrower’s pro forma projection to $35,000,000, provided that:

(i) such request may only be made by the Borrower following receipt by it of refunds from the Debt Service Reserve Account under and in accordance with Clause 23.28(e)(i) (Debt Service Reserve Account) in an amount of $11,000,000; and

(ii) the aggregate amount of any refund(s) from the Designated Aireon Receivable Account under this paragraph (c) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in aggregate in any event).

(d) To the extent that the amounts standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account are insufficient to meet any Repayment Instalment or other amount then due and payable under the Finance Documents, the BPIAE Agent may (and the Borrower irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to) withdraw amounts from the Designated Aireon Receivable Account to pay any such Repayment Instalment or other amount then due and payable in favour of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents at that time but unpaid.

(e) Save to the extent expressly contemplated in paragraph (b) above by way of payment to the TAS Controlled Account, the Borrower must not make any prepayment in favour of TAS in respect of the TAS Payment Instruments or its deferred payment obligations under amendment no. 29 to the Satellite Supply Contract without the prior written approval of the BPIAE Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders).

24. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 24 is an Event of Default (save for Clause 24.20 (Acceleration)).

24.1 Non-payment

An Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to a Finance Document at the place at and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable unless:

(a) its failure to pay is caused by:

(i) administrative or technical error; or

(ii) a Disruption Event; and

(b) payment is made within three Business Days of its due date.

24.2 Financial covenants

Any requirement of Clause 22 (Financial Covenants) is not satisfied.

24.3 Other obligations

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(a) An Obligor does not comply with any provision of the Finance Documents (other than those referred to in Clause 24.1 (Non-payment) and Clause 24.2 (Financial covenants)).

(b) No Event of Default under paragraph (a) above will occur if the failure to comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within 30 days of the earlier of (i) the BPIAE Agent giving notice to the Borrower or relevant Obligor and (ii) the Borrower or an Obligor becoming aware of the failure to comply.

24.4 Misrepresentation

Any representation or statement made or deemed to be made by an Obligor in the Finance Documents or any other document delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor under or in connection with any Finance Document is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be made and, if capable of remedy, is not remedied within 30 days of the (i) the BPIAE Agent giving notice to the Borrower or relevant Obligor and (ii) the Borrower or any Obligor becoming aware of such misrepresentation.

24.5 Cross default

(a) Any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NEXT Group is not paid when due nor within any originally applicable grace period.

(b) Any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NEXT Group is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

(c) Any creditor of any member of the NEXT Group becomes entitled to declare any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the NEXT Group due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

(d) Except where such event arises in respect of Financial Indebtedness under or in connection with the Motorola Settlement Agreements, no Event of Default will occur under paragraphs (a) – (c) (inclusive) of this Clause 24.5 if the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness is less than $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies).

(e) Any amount required to be paid by the Borrower under or in respect of any TAS Payment Instrument is not paid when due.

24.6 Insolvency

(a) A Material Company, an Obligor or a Material Transaction Party is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with any group of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness.

(b) The value of the assets of the Parent, the Borrower or a Material Transaction Party is less than its liabilities.

This Clause 24.6 (Insolvency) shall not apply to (i) a Material Transaction Party at any time after NEXT System Completion; or (ii) any Launch Services Provider to the extent that it is replaced with an alternative Launch Services Provider pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

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24.7 Insolvency proceedings

(a) Any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is commenced or taken in relation to:

(i) suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement, voluntary or involuntary case or procedure under any U.S. Bankruptcy Law or otherwise) of any Material Company, Obligor or Material Transaction Party;

(ii) a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any group of creditors of any Material Company, Obligor or Material Transaction Party;

(iii) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of any Material Company, Obligor or Material Transaction Party or any of its assets;

(iv) an order for relief or other order approving any case or other proceeding is entered under any bankruptcy law; or

(v) enforcement of any Security over any assets of any Material Company, Obligor or Material Transaction Party,

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.

(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to:

(i) any winding-up petition which is frivolous or vexatious and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 14 days of commencement;

(ii) any step or procedure contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Transaction;

(iii) any involuntary commencement or filing of any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or any dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding unless such case or proceeding shall continue without dismissal or stay for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(iv) any appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other similar officer where such appointment is without the application or consent of such Obligor or Material Transaction Party (as applicable) unless such appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 consecutive days; or

(v) (A) a Material Transaction Party at any time after NEXT System Completion; or (B) any Launch Services Provider to the extent that it is replaced with an alternative Launch Services Provider pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

24.8 Creditors' process

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Any attachment, sequestration, distress or execution or any analogous process in any jurisdiction affects (i) any Key Asset, or (ii) any asset or assets of a Material Company or an Obligor having an aggregate value of $25,000,000, and is not discharged within 45 days or such longer period of time if such Material Company or Obligor is contesting such process in good faith provided that such process:

(a) is in any event discharged within 180 days; and

(b) does not have or could not reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

24.9 Unlawfulness and invalidity

(a) It is or becomes unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or Material NEXT System Documents to which it is a party or any Transaction Security created or expressed to be created or evidenced by the Transaction Security Documents ceases to be effective or any subordination or priority arrangement created under any Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement is or becomes unlawful.

(b) Any obligation or obligations of any Obligor under any Finance Documents or Material NEXT System Documents are not (subject to the Legal Reservations) or cease to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable and the cessation individually or cumulatively materially and adversely affects the interests of the Lenders under the Finance Documents.

(c) Any Finance Document (other than the BPIAE Insurance Policy) or, except as otherwise expired or terminated in accordance with its terms as permitted under the Finance Documents, any Material NEXT System Document ceases to be in full force and effect or any Transaction Security or any subordination or priority arrangement created under any Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to it (other than a Finance Party) to be ineffective.

(d) Any Communications Licence:

(i) is not obtained or effected by the time it is required;

(ii) is revoked or cancelled or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect;

(iii) is not renewed or is renewed on revised terms; or

(iv) is varied,

and, in each case, this has or would be likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

24.10 Subordination Agreement

Any party to a Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement (other than a Finance Party or an Obligor) fails to comply with the provisions of, or does not perform its obligations under, that Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement and, if the non-compliance is capable of remedy, it is not remedied within 15 days of the earlier of the BPIAE Agent giving notice to that party or that party becoming aware of the non-compliance.

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24.11 Cessation of business

(a) Any Obligor or any Material Transaction Party suspends or ceases to carry on all or a material part of its business.

(b) Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

(i) to the suspension of the Satellite Supply Contract and/or Launch Services Contract as a result of a force majeure event under and in accordance with its terms;

(ii) in the case of any Permitted Transaction; or

(iii) to (A) a Material Transaction Party at any time after NEXT System Completion or (B) any Launch Services Provider to the extent that it is replaced with an alternative Launch Services Provider pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

24.12 Audit qualification

The Auditors materially qualify the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Parent for the Group where the circumstances giving rise to such qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

24.13 Breach, repudiation and rescission of agreements

(a) An Obligor rescinds or purports to rescind or repudiates or purports to repudiate a Finance Document or Material NEXT System Document to which it is a party or any of the Transaction Security or evidences an intention to rescind or repudiate a Finance Document or Material NEXT System Document or any Transaction Security.

(b) Any Material Transaction Party or any party to a Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement (other than an Obligor or a Finance Party) rescinds or purports to rescind or repudiates or purports to repudiate any of the Material NEXT System Documents, any Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement (as the case may be) in whole or in part where to do so has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Lenders under the Finance Documents.

(c) Any Obligor or any Material Transaction Party does not perform its obligations under any Material NEXT System Document and this has or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Any:

(i) Material NEXT System Document is terminated or becomes capable of being terminated; or

(ii) Material Transaction Party issues a notice of termination of that Material NEXT System Document,

in each case otherwise than (1) as consented to by the BPIAE Agent in accordance with Clause 23.14 (Material NEXT System Documents) or (2) by reason of full performance of the agreement, expiry of its term or termination in accordance with its terms as permitted under the Finance Documents, unless that Material NEXT System Document is replaced by an agreement with substantially the same

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terms and conditions, and with a party, satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably) within 30 days of the termination event or notice of termination (or within 60 days thereof, provided that the Borrower demonstrates to the BPIAE Agent within 30 days that it is actively taking steps to implement such replacement).

24.14 Litigation

Any litigation, arbitration, administrative, governmental, regulatory or other investigations, proceedings or disputes in relation to the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or against any Obligor or its assets results in a final judgment against a member of the NEXT Group in an amount in excess of $10,000,000 or its equivalent.

24.15 BPIAE Insurance Policy

The BPIAE Insurance Policy is revoked or rescinded or becomes voidable (in each case, whether in whole or in part) or otherwise ceases to be in full force (unless such event or circumstance (as the case may be) is caused by any fault, action or inaction of the Finance Parties not attributable to the Borrower).

24.16 NEXT System Completion

(a) Either:

(i) fewer than [***] Satellites have been launched; or

(ii) failure to reach “In Orbit Acceptance” of at least [***] Satellites with a certificate from the Technical Adviser that the operational coverage of the NEXT System with [***] Satellites is satisfactory,

on or by the NEXT System Completion Longstop Date.

(b) At any time:

(i) less than [***] satellites (including the existing Block One system) are capable of operation (as certified by the Technical Adviser); or

(ii) the Average Call Establishment Rate is below [***] per cent.,

unless at the time of such failure:

(A) a number of Satellites sufficient to maintain the total number of satellites (including the existing Block One system) at or above [***] and the Average Call Establishment Rate at or above [***] per cent. are completed, available and scheduled to be launched and immediately operational (and for the avoidance of doubt, any Satellites which are required to drift into the relevant orbit plane following launch shall not be taken into account) without expected delays within the following 2 month period; and

(B) such Satellites achieve In-Orbit Acceptance, and the number of satellites in operation is re-established at or above [***] and the Average Call Establishment Rate is re-established at or above [***] per cent. within 2 months following such 2 month period.

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(c) Failure of the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent and the Majority Lenders to reach an agreement as to:

(i) an appropriate remedial plan in respect of a certain Milestone delay disclosed in the Technical Adviser’s Quarterly Report in accordance with the procedures and timeframe set forth in Clause 23.14 (Material NEXT System Documents); or

(ii) a back-up launch strategy following the discussion period referred to in Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy).

24.17 Mass De-Orbit

A Mass De-orbit occurs (where Mass De-orbit means a de-orbit of the entire Block One system pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Indemnification Contract, the Transition Services Agreement and/or the Boeing O&M Agreement, as applicable).

24.18 Insurance

(a) Any Insurance required to be effected under Schedule 21 (Insurance):

(i) is not, or ceases to be, in full force and effect;

(ii) is repudiated, avoided or suspended (in each case to any extent); or

(b) any insurer is entitled to avoid, repudiate or suspend (in each case to any extent) or otherwise reduce its liability under the policy relating to any Insurance.

No Event of Default will occur under this Clause 24.18 (Insurance) if the relevant circumstance is capable of remedy and such Insurance is either effected, replaced or resumed within 30 days of the earlier of (i) the BPIAE Agent giving notice to the Borrower or relevant Obligor and (ii) the Borrower or an Obligor becoming aware of the failure to comply (but, in the case of Launch Insurance, no later than three Business Days prior to intentional ignition in respect of the relevant launch).

24.19 Material adverse change

Any event or circumstance occurs which the Majority Lenders reasonably believe has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

24.20 Acceleration

(a) If an Event of Default described in Clause 24.7 (Insolvency proceedings) occurs, the Total Commitments will, if not already cancelled under this Agreement, be immediately and automatically cancelled and all amounts outstanding under the Finance Documents will be immediately and automatically due and payable.

(b) On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the BPIAE Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders and/or BPIAE, by notice to the Borrower:

(i) if not already cancelled under paragraph (a), cancel the Total Commitments at which time they shall immediately be cancelled;

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(ii) declare that all or part of the Utilisations, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be immediately due and payable, at which time they shall become immediately due and payable;

(iii) declare that all or part of the Utilisations be payable on demand, at which time they shall immediately become payable on demand by the BPIAE Agent on the instructions of the Majority Lenders; or

(iv) exercise or direct the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents.

25. CHANGES TO THE LENDERS

25.1 Assignments and transfers by the Lenders

Subject to this Clause 25, a Lender (the Existing Lender) may:

(a) assign any of its rights; or

(b) transfer by novation any of its rights and obligations,

under any Finance Document to another bank or financial institution or to a trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (the New Lender).

25.2 Conditions of assignment or transfer

(a) The consent of the Borrower and the Majority Lenders is required for an assignment or transfer by an Existing Lender, unless the assignment or transfer is:

(i) to another Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender; or

(ii) made at a time when an Event of Default is continuing.

The consent of the Borrower (if required) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Borrower will be deemed to have given its consent five Business Days after the Borrower is given notice of the request unless it is expressly refused by the Borrower within that time.

(b) The minimum amount of any assignment or transfer made pursuant to this Agreement shall be $5,000,000, unless the Borrower otherwise consents in writing.

(c) Any assignment or transfer is subject to the BPIAE Agent confirming that the approval of BPIAE to the intended transfer has been obtained or is not required.

(d) An assignment will only be effective on:

(i) receipt by the BPIAE Agent (whether in the Assignment Agreement or otherwise) of written confirmation from the New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent) that the New Lender will assume the same obligations to the other Finance Parties and the other Secured Parties as it would have been under if it was an Original Lender; and

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(ii) the performance by the BPIAE Agent of all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment to a New Lender, the completion of which the BPIAE Agent shall promptly notify to the Existing Lender and the New Lender.

(e) A transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause 25.5 (Procedure for transfer) is complied with.

(f) If:

(i) a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents or changes its Facility Office; and

(ii) as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 14 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities) and Clause 15 (Increased Costs),

then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to receive payment under those Clauses to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.

(g) Each New Lender, by executing the relevant Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the BPIAE Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer or assignment becomes effective in accordance with this Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

25.3 Assignment or transfer fee

Unless the BPIAE Agent otherwise agrees and excluding an assignment or transfer to an Affiliate of a Lender, the New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the BPIAE Agent (for its own account) a fee of $3,000.

25.4 Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders

(a) Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

(i) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Transaction Security or any other documents;

(ii) the financial condition of any Obligor;

(iii) the performance and observance by any Obligor or any other member of the NEXT Group of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or any other documents; or

(iv) the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Transaction Document or any other document,

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and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

(b) Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender, the other Finance Parties and the Secured Parties that it:

(i) has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender or any other Finance Party in connection with any Transaction Document or the Transaction Security; and

(ii) will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Obligor and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.

(c) Nothing in any Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

(i) accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 25; or

(ii) support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or otherwise.

25.5 Procedure for transfer

(a) Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 25.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer) a transfer is effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the BPIAE Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The BPIAE Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

(b) The BPIAE Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

(c) On the Transfer Date:

(i) to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security each of the Obligors and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security and their respective rights against one another under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security shall be cancelled (being the Discharged Rights and Obligations);

(ii) each of the Obligors and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Obligor or other member of the NEXT Group and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and the Existing Lender;

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(iii) the BPIAE Agent, the Administrative Parties, the New Lender, and the other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves and in respect of the Transaction Security as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an Original Lender with the rights, and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the BPIAE Agent, the Administrative Parties and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Finance Documents; and

(iv) the New Lender shall become a Party as a "Lender".

25.6 Procedure for assignment

(a) Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 25.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer) an assignment may be effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the BPIAE Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The BPIAE Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Assignment Agreement appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Assignment Agreement.

(b) The BPIAE Agent shall only be obliged to execute an Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assignment to such New Lender.

(c) On the Transfer Date:

(i) the Existing Lender will assign absolutely to the New Lender its rights under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security expressed to be the subject of the assignment in the Assignment Agreement;

(ii) the Existing Lender will be released from the obligations (the Relevant Obligations) expressed to be the subject of the release in the Assignment Agreement (and any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of the Transaction Security); and

(iii) the New Lender shall become a Party as a "Lender" and will be bound by obligations equivalent to the Relevant Obligations.

(d) Lenders may utilise procedures other than those set out in this Clause 25.6 to assign their rights under the Finance Documents (but not, without the consent of the relevant Obligor or unless in accordance with Clause 25.5 (Procedure for transfer), to obtain a release by that Obligor from the obligations owed to that Obligor by the Lenders nor the assumption of equivalent obligations by a New Lender) provided that they comply with the conditions set out in Clause 25.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer).

25.7 Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrower

The BPIAE Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate or an Assignment Agreement, send to the Borrower a copy of that Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement.

25.8 Security over Lenders' rights

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In addition to the other rights provided to Lenders under this Clause 25, each Lender may without consulting with or obtaining consent from any Obligor, at any time charge, assign or otherwise create Security in or over (whether by way of collateral or otherwise) all or any of its rights under any Finance Document to secure obligations of that Lender including, without limitation:

(a) any charge, assignment or other Security to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank; and

(b) in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Security granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities,

except that no such charge, assignment or Security shall:

(i) release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other Security for the Lender as a party to any of the Finance Documents; or

(ii) require any payments to be made by an Obligor or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Finance Documents.

25.9 Maintenance of Register

The BPIAE Agent, acting solely for this purpose as agent for the Obligors, shall maintain at one of its offices a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the principal and interest amount owing to each Lender, pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). Any transfer pursuant to Clause 25 shall be effective only upon recordation of such transfer in the Register, and the Obligors may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The right to the principal of, and interest on, the Facility may be transferred or assigned only if such transfer or assignment is recorded in the Register. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Administrative Party and any Lender, at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice.

26. CHANGES TO THE OBLIGORS

26.1 Assignment and transfers by Obligors

No Obligor may assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents to which it is a party.

27. ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PARTIES

27.1 Appointment of the Security Agent

Each Finance Party appoints the Security Agent to act as its security agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents on the terms and conditions set out in Schedule 28 (Security Agent).

27.2 Appointment of the U.S. Collateral Agent

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(a) Each Finance Party (other than the U.S. Collateral Agent) appoints the U.S. Collateral Agent to act as its agent on the terms and conditions set out in the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement.

(b) Each Finance Party irrevocably authorizes the U.S. Collateral Agent to:

(i) perform the duties and to exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to it hereunder and under and in connection with the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions; and

(ii) enter into the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement and each Transaction Security Document.

27.3 Security Agent's and U.S. Collateral Agent's indemnity from Lenders

Without limiting the liability of any Obligor under the Finance Documents, each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent, within three Business Days of demand, against any cost (including, but not limited to reasonable counsel's fees and other agents' fees), loss, expense or liability (including, without limitation, for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever) incurred by the Security Agent or U.S. Collateral Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Security Agent's or U.S. Collateral Agent's gross negligence or wilful misconduct). This Clause 27.3 (Security Agent's and U.S. Collateral Agent's indemnity from Lenders) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

27.4 Appointment of the BPIAE Agent

(a) Each Administrative Party (other than any Agent) and the Lenders appoints the BPIAE Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents.

(b) Each Administrative Party (other than any Agent) and the Lenders authorises the BPIAE Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the BPIAE Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.

(c) Each Finance Party (other than any Agent) irrevocably authorises the BPIAE Agent to:

(i) perform the duties and to exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to it under the Finance Documents, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions;

(ii) execute each Finance Document expressed to be executed by the BPIAE Agent;

(iii) communicate with BPIAE in connection with the Finance Documents, the BPIAE Insurance Policy and the Satellite Supply Contract and to act generally on its behalf in relation to BPIAE and the BPIAE Insurance Policy;

(iv) act on its behalf in relation to any claim, and to receive any payment, under the BPIAE Insurance Policy; and

(v) make and receive payments expressed to be made by it under this Agreement.

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(d) Each Lender irrevocably appoints the BPIAE Agent to be its attorneyfor the purposes of:

(i) executing in the name and on behalf of the relevant Lenders the BPIAE Insurance Policy; and

(ii) taking any action under such BPIAE Insurance Policy in accordance with the terms thereof,

provided that nothing in this paragraph (d) will permit the BPIAE Agent to execute any document, consent, waiver and/or determination other than as expressly provided for in, or in accordance with, this Agreement or the BPIAE Insurance Policy, as the case may be.

27.5 Duties of the BPIAE Agent

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, the BPIAE Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the BPIAE Agent for that Party by any other Party.

(b) Without prejudice to Clause 25.7 (Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrower), paragraph (a) above shall not apply to any Transfer Certificate or any Assignment Agreement.

(c) Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the BPIAE Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.

(d) If the BPIAE Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

(e) If the BPIAE Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the Administrative Parties) under this Agreement it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

(f) The BPIAE Agent shall provide to the Borrower, within five Business Days of a request by the Borrower (but no more frequently than once per calendar month), a list (which may be in electronic form) setting out the names of the Lenders as at the date of that request, their respective Commitments, the address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention any communication is to be made) of each Lender for any communication to be made or document to be delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents, the electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by electronic mail or other electronic means to and by each Lender to whom any communication under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by that means and the account details of each Lender for any payment to be distributed by the BPIAE Agent to that Lender under the Finance Documents.

(g) The BPIAE Agent's duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.

27.6 Role of the Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers

Except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, no Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunner or Lead Arranger has any obligations of any kind to any other Party under or in connection with any Finance Document.

27.7 No fiduciary duties

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(a) Nothing in this Agreement constitutes the BPIAE Agent or any Mandated Lead Arranger and or Lead Arranger as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.

(b) None of the Administrative Parties shall be bound to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.

27.8 Business with the Group

The Administrative Parties may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with any member of the Group.

27.9 Rights and discretions

(a) The BPIAE Agent may rely on:

(i) any representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; and

(ii) any statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify.

(b) The BPIAE Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Lenders) that:

(i) no Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of a Default arising under Clause 24.1 (Non-payment));

(ii) any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or the Majority Lenders has not been exercised; and

(iii) any notice or request made by the Borrower (other than a Utilisation Request) is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of all the Obligors.

(c) The BPIAE Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts.

(d) The BPIAE Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents.

(e) The BPIAE Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under this Agreement.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, no Administrative Party is obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.

(g) The BPIAE Agent is not obliged to disclose to any Finance Party any details of the rate notified to the BPIAE Agent by any Lender or the identity of any such Lender for the purpose of paragraph (a)(ii) of Clause 12.2 (Market disruption).

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27.10 Majority Lenders' instructions

(a) Unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, the BPIAE Agent shall (i) exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as BPIAE Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Majority Lenders (or, if so instructed by the Majority Lenders, refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as BPIAE Agent) and (ii) not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an instruction of the Majority Lenders.

(b) Unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions given by the Majority Lenders will be binding on all the Finance Parties other than the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent.

(c) The BPIAE Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Majority Lenders (or, if appropriate, the Lenders) until it has received such security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together with any associated VAT) which it may incur in complying with the instructions.

(d) In the absence of instructions from the Majority Lenders, (or, if appropriate, the Lenders) the BPIAE Agent may act (or refrain from taking action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Lenders.

(e) The BPIAE Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first obtaining that Lender's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Finance Document. This paragraph (e) shall not apply to any legal or arbitration proceeding relating to the perfection, preservation or protection of rights under the Transaction Security Documents or enforcement of the Transaction Security or Transaction Security Documents.

27.11 Responsibility for documentation

No Administrative Party:

(a) is responsible for the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Administrative Party, an Obligor or any other person given in or in connection with any Finance Document or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents; or

(b) is responsible for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document or the Transaction Security or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security.

27.12 Exclusion of liability

(a) Without limiting paragraph (b) below (and without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (e) of Clause 30.9 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.)), the BPIAE Agent will not be liable (including, without limitation, for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever) for any action taken by it under or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(b) No Party (other than the BPIAE Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the BPIAE Agent, in respect of any claim it might have against the BPIAE Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document or any Transaction

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Document and any officer, employee or agent of the BPIAE Agent may rely on this Clause subject to Clause 1.3 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

(c) The BPIAE Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the BPIAE Agent if the BPIAE Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the BPIAE Agent for that purpose.

(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige any Administrative Party to carry out any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Administrative Parties that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by any Administrative Party.

27.13 Lenders' indemnity to the BPIAE Agent

Each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the BPIAE Agent, within three Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability (including, without limitation, for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever) incurred by the BPIAE Agent (otherwise than by reason of the BPIAE Agent's gross negligence or wilful misconduct) (or, in the case of any cost, loss or liability pursuant to Clause 30.9 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.) notwithstanding the BPIAE Agent's negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the BPIAE Agent in acting as BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents (unless the BPIAE Agent has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Finance Document).

27.14 Resignation of the BPIAE Agent

(a) The BPIAE Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.

(b) Alternatively the BPIAE Agent may resign by giving 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower, in which case the Majority Lenders (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor BPIAE Agent.

(c) If the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor BPIAE Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within 20 days after notice of resignation was given, the retiring BPIAE Agent (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor BPIAE Agent.

(d) The retiring BPIAE Agent shall, at its own cost, make available to the successor BPIAE Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor BPIAE Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents.

(e) The BPIAE Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of a successor.

(f) Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring BPIAE Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 27. Any successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.

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27.15Replacement of the BPIAE Agent

(a) After consultation with the Borrower, the Majority Lenders may, by giving 30 days' notice to the BPIAE Agent replace the BPIAE Agent by appointing a successor BPIAE Agent.

(b) The retiring BPIAE Agent shall (at the expense of the Lenders) make available to the successor BPIAE Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor BPIAE Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents.

(c) The appointment of the successor BPIAE Agent shall take effect on the date specified in the notice from the Majority Lenders to the retiring BPIAE Agent. As from this date, the retiring BPIAE Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 27 (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring BPIAE Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date).

(d) Any successor BPIAE Agent and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.

(e) In the case of any resignation or replacement of the BPIAE Agent, any agency fee payable to a successor BPIAE Agent shall be in an amount substantially similar to the agency fee payable to the retiring BPIAE Agent and otherwise consistent with then current market practice.

27.16 Confidentiality

(a) In acting as agent for the Finance Parties, the BPIAE Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.

(b) If information is received by another division or department of the BPIAE Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the BPIAE Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, no Administrative Party is obliged to disclose to any other person (i) any confidential information or (ii) any other information if the disclosure would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or a breach of a fiduciary duty.

27.17 Relationship with the Lenders

(a) The BPIAE Agent may treat the person shown in its records as Lender at the opening of business (in the place of the BPIAE Agent's principal office as notified to the Finance Parties from time to time) as the Lender acting through its Facility Office:

(i) entitled to or liable for any payment due under any Finance Document on that day; and

(ii) entitled to receive and act upon any notice, request, document or communication or make any decision or determination under any Finance Document made or delivered on that day,

unless it has received not less than five Business Days' prior notice from that Lender to the contrary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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(b) Each Lender shall supply the BPIAE Agent with any information required by the BPIAE Agent in order to calculate the Mandatory Cost in accordance with Schedule 7 (Mandatory Cost Formula).

(c) Each Lender shall supply the BPIAE Agent with any information that the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent may reasonably specify (through the BPIAE Agent) as being necessary or desirable to enable the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent to perform its functions as Security Agent. Each Lender shall deal with the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent exclusively through the BPIAE Agent and shall not deal directly with the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent.

(d) Any Lender may by notice to the BPIAE Agent appoint a person to receive on its behalf all notices, communications, information and documents to be made or dispatched to that Lender under the Finance Documents. Such notice shall contain the address, fax number and (where communication by electronic mail or other electronic means is permitted under Clause 32.5 (Electronic communication)) electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means (and, in each case, the department or officer, if any, for whose attention communication is to be made) and be treated as a notification of a substitute address, fax number, electronic mail address, department and officer by that Lender for the purposes of Clause 32.2 (Addresses) and paragraph (a)(iii) of Clause 32.5 (Electronic communication) and the BPIAE Agent shall be entitled to treat such person as the person entitled to receive all such notices, communications, information and documents as though that person were that Lender.

27.18 Credit appraisal by the Lenders

Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Finance Document, each Lender confirms to the Administrative Parties that it has been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with any Finance Document including but not limited to:

(a) the financial condition, status and nature of each member of the NEXT Group;

(b) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document and the Transaction Security and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security;

(c) whether that Secured Party has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under or in connection with any Finance Document, the Transaction Security, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document;

(d) the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information provided by the BPIAE Agent, any Party or by any other person under or in connection with any Finance Document, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document; and

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(e) the right or title of any person in or to, or the value or sufficiency of any part of the Charged Property, the priority of any of the Transaction Security or the existence of any Security affecting the Charged Property.

27.19 Deduction from amounts payable by the BPIAE Agent

If any Party owes an amount to the BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents the BPIAE Agent may, after giving notice to that Party, deduct an amount not exceeding that amount from any payment to that Party which the BPIAE Agent would otherwise be obliged to make under the Finance Documents and apply the amount deducted in or towards satisfaction of the amount owed. For the purposes of the Finance Documents that Party shall be regarded as having received any amount so deducted.

27.20 Reliance and engagement letters

Each Finance Party and Secured Party confirms that the BPIAE Agent has authority to accept on its behalf the terms of any reliance letter or engagement letters relating to any reports or letters provided by accountants in connection with the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents and to bind it in respect of those reports or letters and to sign such letters on its behalf and further confirms that it accepts the terms and qualifications set out in such letters.

28. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES

No provision of this Agreement will:

(a) interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit;

(b) oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or

(c) oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of Tax.

29. SHARING AMONG THE FINANCE PARTIES

29.1 Payments to Finance Parties

If a Finance Party (a Recovering Finance Party) receives or recovers any amount from an Obligor other than in accordance with Clause 30 (Payment Mechanics) (a Recovered Amount) and applies that amount to a payment due under the Finance Documents then:

(a) the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days, notify details of the receipt or recovery, to the BPIAE Agent;

(b) the BPIAE Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt or recovery been received or made by the BPIAE Agent and distributed in accordance with Clause 30 (Payment Mechanics), without

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taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the BPIAE Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and

(c) the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days of demand by the BPIAE Agent, pay to the BPIAE Agent an amount (the Sharing Payment) equal to such receipt or recovery less any amount which the BPIAE Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be made, in accordance with Clause 30.5 (Partial payments).

29.2 Redistribution of payments

The BPIAE Agent shall treat the Sharing Payment as if it had been paid by the relevant Obligor and distribute it between the Finance Parties (other than the Recovering Finance Party) (the Sharing Finance Parties) in accordance with Clause 30.5 (Partial payments) towards the obligations of that Obligor to the Sharing Finance Parties.

29.3 Recovering Finance Party's rights

On a distribution by the BPIAE Agent under Clause 29.2 (Redistribution of payments) of a payment received by a Recovering Finance Party from an Obligor, as between the relevant Obligor and the Recovering Finance Party, an amount of the Recovered Amount equal to the Sharing Payment will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor.

29.4 Reversal of redistribution

If any part of the Sharing Payment received or recovered by a Recovering Finance Party becomes repayable and is repaid by that Recovering Finance Party, then:

(a) each Sharing Finance Party shall, upon request of the BPIAE Agent, pay to the BPIAE Agent for the account of that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is required to pay) (the Redistributed Amount); and

(b) as between the relevant Obligor and each relevant Sharing Finance Party, an amount equal to the relevant Redistributed Amount will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor.

29.5 Exceptions

(a) This Clause 29 shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party would not, after making any payment pursuant to this Clause, have a valid and enforceable claim against the relevant Obligor.

(b) A Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings, if:

(i) it notified the other Finance Party of the legal or arbitration proceedings; and

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(ii) the other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings.

30. PAYMENT MECHANICS

30.1 Payments to the BPIAE Agent

(a) On each date on which an Obligor or a Lender is required to make a payment under a Finance Document, that Obligor or Lender shall make the same available to the BPIAE Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the BPIAE Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the relevant currency in the place of payment.

(b) Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency with such bank as the BPIAE Agent specifies.

30.2 Distributions by the BPIAE Agent

Each payment received by the BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party shall, subject to Clause 30.3 (Distributions to an Obligor) and Clause 30.4 (Clawback) be made available by the BPIAE Agent as soon as practicable after receipt to the Party entitled to receive payment in accordance with this Agreement (in the case of a Lender, for the account of its Facility Office), to such account as that Party may notify to the BPIAE Agent by not less than five Business Days' notice with a bank in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency.

30.3 Distributions to an Obligor

The BPIAE Agent may (with the consent of the Obligor or in accordance with Clause 31 (Set-Off)) apply any amount received by it for that Obligor in or towards payment (on the date and in the currency and funds of receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the Finance Documents or in or towards purchase of any amount of any currency to be so applied.

30.4 Clawback

(a) Where a sum is to be paid to the BPIAE Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party, the BPIAE Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.

(b) If the BPIAE Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the BPIAE Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was paid by the BPIAE Agent shall on demand refund the same to the BPIAE Agent together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the BPIAE Agent, calculated by the BPIAE Agent to reflect its cost of funds.

30.5 Partial payments

(a) If the BPIAE Agent receives a payment for application against amounts due in respect of any Finance Documents that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by an Obligor under those Finance

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Documents, the BPIAE Agent shall apply that payment towards the obligations of that Obligor under those Finance Documents in the following order:

(i) first, in or towards payment pro rata of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses of the BPIAE Agent, and the Security Agent and the U.S. Collateral Agent under those Finance Documents;

(ii) secondly, in or towards payment pro rata of any accrued interest, fee or commission due but unpaid under those Finance Documents;

(iii) thirdly, in or towards payment pro rata of any principal due but unpaid under those Finance Documents; and

(iv) fourthly, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due but unpaid under the Finance Documents.

The BPIAE Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Lenders, vary the order set out in paragraphs (a)(ii) to (iv) above.

(b) Paragraph (a) will override any appropriation made by an Obligor.

30.6 Set-off by Obligors

All payments to be made by an Obligor under the Finance Documents shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.

30.7 Business Days

(a) Any payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day.

(b) During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or Unpaid Sum under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date.

30.8 Change of currency

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then:

(i) any reference in the Finance Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Finance Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into, or paid in, the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the BPIAE Agent (after consultation with the Borrower); and

(ii) any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by the central bank for the conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably).

(b) If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with the Borrower) specifies to be necessary, be amended to comply with

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any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.

30.9 Disruption to Payment Systems etc.

If either the BPIAE Agent determines (in its discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred or the BPIAE Agent is notified by the Borrower that a Disruption Event has occurred:

(a) the BPIAE Agent may, and shall if requested to do so by the Borrower, consult with the Borrower with a view to agreeing with the Borrower such changes to the operation or administration of the Facility as the BPIAE Agent may deem necessary in the circumstances;

(b) the BPIAE Agent shall not be obliged to consult with the Borrower in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances and, in any event, shall have no obligation to agree to such changes;

(c) the BPIAE Agent may consult with the Finance Parties in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) but shall not be obliged to do so if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances;

(d) any such changes agreed upon by the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower shall (whether or not it is finally determined that a Disruption Event has occurred) be binding upon the Parties as an amendment to (or, as the case may be, waiver of) the terms of the Finance Documents notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 36 (Amendments and Waivers);

(e) the BPIAE Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever (including, without limitation for negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the BPIAE Agent) arising as a result of its taking, or failing to take, any actions pursuant to or in connection with this Clause 30.9; and

(f) the BPIAE Agent shall notify the Finance Parties of all changes agreed pursuant to paragraph (d) above.

31. SET-OFF

A Finance Party may set off any matured obligation due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (to the extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party) against any matured obligation owed by that Finance Party to that Obligor, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Finance Party may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off. Following the exercise of a right of set-off under this Agreement, the relevant Finance Party shall notify the Borrower.

32. NOTICES

32.1 Communications in writing

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Any communication to be made under or in connection with the Finance Documents shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or letter.

32.2 Addresses

The address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents is:

(a) in the case of the Parent or the Borrower, that identified with its name below;

(b) in the case of each Lender or any other Obligor, that notified in writing to the BPIAE Agent on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Party; and

(c) in the case of the BPIAE Agent or the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent, that identified with its name below,

or any substitute address, fax number or department or officer as the Party may notify to the BPIAE Agent (or the BPIAE Agent may notify to the other Parties, if a change is made by the BPIAE Agent) by not less than five Business Days' notice.

32.3 Delivery

(a) Any communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under or in connection with the Finance Documents will only be effective:

(i) if by way of fax, when received in legible form; or

(ii) if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address,

and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details provided under Clause 32.2 (Addresses), if addressed to that department or officer.

(b) Any communication or document to be made or delivered to the BPIAE Agent or the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent will be effective only when actually received by the BPIAE Agent or Security Agent and then only if it is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer identified with the BPIAE Agent's or Security Agent's or U.S. Collateral Agent's signature below (or any substitute department or officer as the BPIAE Agent or Security Agent or U.S. Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose).

(c) All notices from or to an Obligor shall be sent through the BPIAE Agent.

(d) Any communication or document made or delivered to the Borrower in accordance with this Clause 32.3 will be deemed to have been made or delivered to each of the Obligors.

32.4 Notification of address and fax number

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Promptly upon receipt of notification of an address or fax number or change of address or fax number pursuant to Clause 32.2 (Addresses) or changing its own address or fax number, the BPIAE Agent shall notify the other Parties.

32.5 Electronic communication

(a) Any communication to be made between (1) the BPIAE Agent or the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent and a Lender or (2) any Obligor and a Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the BPIAE Agent, the Security Agent, the U.S. Collateral Agent, the relevant Obligor, the relevant Lender and any other relevant Finance Party:

(i) agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication;

(ii) notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and

(iii) notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them.

(b) Any electronic communication made between (1) the BPIAE Agent and a Lender or the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent or (2) any Obligor and a Finance Party will be effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by a Lender or an Obligor to the BPIAE Agent or the Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent only if it is addressed in such a manner as the BPIAE Agent or Security Agent or U.S. Collateral Agent shall specify for this purpose.

32.6 Use of websites

(a) The Borrower may satisfy its obligation under this Agreement to deliver any information in relation to those Lenders (the Website Lenders) who accept this method of communication by posting this information onto an electronic website designated by the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent (the Designated Website) if:

(i) the BPIAE Agent expressly agrees (after consultation with each of the Lenders) that it will accept communication of the information by this method;

(ii) both the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent are aware of the address of and any relevant password specifications for the Designated Website; and

(iii) the information is in a format previously agreed between the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent.

If any Lender (a Paper Form Lender) does not agree to the delivery of information electronically then the BPIAE Agent shall notify the Borrower accordingly and the Borrower shall at its own cost supply the information to the BPIAE Agent (in sufficient copies for each Paper Form Lender) in paper form. In any event the Borrower shall at its own cost supply the BPIAE Agent with at least one copy in paper form of any information required to be provided by it.

(b) The BPIAE Agent shall supply each Website Lender with the address of and any relevant password specifications for the Designated Website following designation of that website by the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent.

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(c) The Borrower shall promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence notify the BPIAE Agent if:

(i) the Designated Website cannot be accessed due to technical failure;

(ii) the password specifications for the Designated Website change;

(iii) any new information which is required to be provided under this Agreement is posted onto the Designated Website;

(iv) any existing information which has been provided under this Agreement and posted onto the Designated Website is amended; or

(v) the Borrower becomes aware that the Designated Website or any information posted onto the Designated Website is or has been infected by any electronic virus or similar software.

If the Borrower notifies the BPIAE Agent under paragraph (c)(i) or paragraph (c)(v) above, all information to be provided by the Borrower under this Agreement after the date of that notice shall be supplied in paper form unless and until the BPIAE Agent and each Website Lender is satisfied that the circumstances giving rise to the notification are no longer continuing.

(d) Any Website Lender may request, through the BPIAE Agent, one paper copy of any information required to be provided under this Agreement which is posted onto the Designated Website. The Borrower shall at its own cost comply with any such request within ten Business Days.

32.7 English language

(a) Any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in English.

(b) All other documents provided under or in connection with any Finance Document must be:

(i) in English; or

(ii) if not in English, and if so required by the BPIAE Agent, accompanied by a certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.

33. CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES

33.1 Accounts

In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Finance Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by a Finance Party are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.

33.2 Certificates and determinations

Any certification or determination by a Finance Party of a rate or amount under any Finance Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.

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33.3 Day count convention

Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Finance Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the Relevant Interbank Market differs, in accordance with that market practice.

34. PARTIAL INVALIDITY

If, at any time, any provision of the Finance Documents is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.

35. REMEDIES AND WAIVERS

No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Finance Party or Secured Party, any right or remedy under the Finance Documents shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

36 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

36.1 Required consents

(a) Subject to Clause 36.2 (Exceptions) any term of the Finance Documents may be amended or waived only with the consent of the Majority Lenders and the Borrower and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all Parties.

(b) The BPIAE Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, any amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 36.

(c) Each Obligor agrees to any such amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 36 which is agreed to by the Borrower. This includes any amendment or waiver which would, but for this paragraph (c), require the consent of all of the Guarantors.

(d) Each Party acknowledges that the BPIAE Agent may be required to consult with BPIAE prior to the exercise of any of the Lenders’ voting rights under this Agreement (including under Clause 36.2 (Exceptions) below) and may be required to follow any instructions given by BPIAE in relation to such voting rights.

(e) No Party shall have any claim whatsoever in respect of any loss, damage or expense suffered or incurred by it against any BPIAE Agent for acting in accordance with any instructions of BPIAE.

36.2 Exceptions

(a) An amendment or waiver that has the effect of changing or which relates to:

(i) the definition of "Majority Lenders" in Clause 1.1 (Definitions);

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(ii) an extension to the date of payment of any amount under the Finance Documents (other than in relation to Clause 8 (Mandatory Prepayment));

(iii) a reduction in the Margin or a reduction in the amount of any payment of principal, interest, fees or commission payable;

(iv) a change in currency of payment of any amount under the Finance Documents;

(v) an increase in or an extension of any Commitment or the Total Commitments;

(vi) a change to the Borrower or the Guarantors other than in accordance with Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors);

(vii) a release of or amendment to the BPIAE Insurance Policy;

(viii) any provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders;

(ix) Clause 2.2 (Finance Parties' rights and obligations), Clause 25 (Changes to the Lenders) or this Clause 36;

(x) (other than as expressly permitted by the provisions of any Finance Document) the nature or scope of:

(A) the guarantee and indemnity granted under Clause 19 (Guarantee and Indemnity);

(B) the Charged Property; or

(C) the manner in which the proceeds of enforcement of the Transaction Security are distributed

(except in the case of paragraph (B) and paragraph (C) above, insofar as it relates to (1) the release of any Transaction Security upon the resignation of a Guarantor pursuant to and in accordance with Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors) or (2) a sale or disposal of an asset which is the subject of the Transaction Security where such sale or disposal is expressly permitted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document);

(xi) the release of any guarantee and indemnity granted under Clause 19 (Guarantee and Indemnity) or of any Transaction Security unless permitted under this Agreement (including Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors)) or any other Finance Document or relating to a sale or disposal of an asset which is the subject of the Transaction Security where such sale or disposal is expressly permitted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document; or

(xii) any amendment to the order of priority or subordination under any Subordination Agreement or the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement,

shall not be made without the prior consent of all the Lenders.

(b) An amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of an Administrative Party (in their capacity as such) may not be effected without the consent of such Administrative Party.

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(c) If any Lender fails to respond to a request for a consent, waiver, amendment of or in relation to any of the terms of any Finance Document (other than an amendment or waiver referred to in paragraphs (a)(ii), (iii) and (v) above) or other vote of Lenders under the terms of this Agreement within 20 Business Days (unless the Borrower and the BPIAE Agent agree to a longer time period in relation to any request) of that request being made, its Commitment shall not be included for the purpose of calculating the Total Commitments under the Facility when ascertaining whether any relevant percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of Total Commitments has been obtained to approve that request.

36.3 Replacement of Lender

(a) If at any time an Obligor becomes obliged to repay any amount in accordance with Clause 7.1 (Illegality) or to pay additional amounts pursuant to Clause 15.1 (Increased costs) or Clause 14.2 (Tax gross-up) to any Lender in excess of amounts payable to the other Lenders generally, then the Borrower may, on 10 Business Days' prior written notice to the BPIAE Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to (and such Lender shall) transfer pursuant to Clause 25 (Changes to the Lenders) all (and not part only) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a Lender or other bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity (a Replacement Lender) selected by the Borrower, and which is acceptable to the BPIAE Agent (acting reasonably), which confirms its willingness to assume and does assume all the obligations of the transferring Lender (including the assumption of the transferring Lender's participations on the same basis as the transferring Lender) for a purchase price in cash payable at the time of transfer equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's participation in the outstanding Utilisations and all accrued interest, Break Costs and other amounts payable in relation thereto under the Finance Documents.

(b) The replacement of a Lender pursuant to this Clause shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) the Borrower shall have no right to replace the BPIAE Agent or Security Agent or the U.S. Collateral Agent;

(ii) neither the BPIAE Agent nor the Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a Replacement Lender; and

(iii) in no event shall the Lender replaced under this Clause be required to pay or surrender to such Replacement Lender any of the fees received by such Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents.

37. CONFIDENTIALITY

37.1 Confidential Information

Each Finance Party agrees to keep all Confidential Information confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by Clause 37.2 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) and Clause 37.3 (Disclosure to numbering service providers), and to ensure that all Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of care that would apply to its own confidential information.

37.2 Disclosure of Confidential Information

Subject to applicable law, any Finance Party may disclose:

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(a) to any of its Affiliates and to BPIAE and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if any person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this paragraph (a) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information;

(b) to any person:

(i) to (or through) whom it assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and/or obligations under one or more Finance Documents and to any of that person's Affiliates, Representatives and professional advisers;

(ii) with (or through) whom it enters into (or may potentially enter into), whether directly or indirectly, any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to, one or more Finance Documents and/or one or more Obligors and to any of that person's Affiliates, Representatives and professional advisers;

(iii) appointed by any Finance Party or by a person to whom paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above applies to receive communications, notices, information or documents delivered pursuant to the Finance Documents on its behalf (including, without limitation, any person appointed under paragraph (d) of Clause 27.17 (Relationship with the Lenders));

(iv) who invests in or otherwise finances (or may potentially invest in or otherwise finance), directly or indirectly, any transaction referred to in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above;

(v) to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation;

(vi) to whom or for whose benefit that Finance Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates Security (or may do so) pursuant to Clause 25.8 (Security over Lenders' rights);

(vii) to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes;

(viii) who is a Party; or

(ix) with the prior written consent of the Borrower;

in each case, such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if:

(A) in relation to paragraphs (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii) and (b)(iv) above, the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking except

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that there shall be no requirement for a Confidentiality Undertaking if the recipient is a professional adviser and is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information;

(B) in relation to paragraphs (b)(v), (b)(vi) and (b)(vii) above, the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of that Finance Party, it is not practicable so to do in the circumstances; and

(c) to any person appointed by that Finance Party or by a person to whom paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above applies to provide administration or settlement services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents including without limitation, in relation to the trading of participations in respect of the Finance Documents, such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such service provider to provide any of the services referred to in this paragraph (c) if the service provider to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Borrower and the relevant Finance Party.

37.3 Disclosure to numbering service providers

(a) Any Finance Party may disclose to any national or international numbering service provider appointed by that Finance Party to provide identification numbering services in respect of this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors the following information:

(i) names of Obligors;

(ii) country of domicile of Obligors;

(iii) place of incorporation or organization of Obligors;

(iv) date of this Agreement;

(v) the names of the Administrative Parties;

(vi) date of each amendment and restatement of this Agreement;

(vii) amount of Total Commitments;

(viii) currencies of the Facility;

(ix) type of Facility;

(x) ranking of Facility;

(xi) Final Maturity Date;

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(xii) changes to any of the information previously supplied pursuant to paragraphs (i) to (xi) above; and

(xiii) such other information agreed between such Finance Party and the Borrower,

to enable such numbering service provider to provide its usual syndicated loan numbering identification services.

(b) The Parties acknowledge and agree that each identification number assigned to this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors by a numbering service provider and the information associated with each such number may be disclosed to users of its services in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of that numbering service provider.

(c) The BPIAE Agent shall notify the Borrower and the other Finance Parties of:

(i) the name of any numbering service provider appointed by the BPIAE Agent in respect of this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors; and

(ii) the number or, as the case may be, numbers assigned to this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors by such numbering service provider.

37.4 Entire agreement

This Clause 37 (Confidentiality) constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to the obligations of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents regarding Confidential Information and supersedes any previous agreement, whether express or implied, regarding Confidential Information.

37.5 Inside information

Each of the Finance Parties acknowledges that some or all of the Confidential Information is or may be price-sensitive information and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and each of the Finance Parties undertakes not to use any Confidential Information for any unlawful purpose.

37.6 Notification of disclosure

Each of the Finance Parties agrees (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform the Borrower:

(a) of the circumstances of any disclosure of Confidential Information made pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of Clause 37.2 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) except where such disclosure is made to any of the persons referred to in that paragraph during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory function; and

(b) upon becoming aware that Confidential Information has been disclosed in breach of this Clause 37 (Confidentiality).

37.7 Continuing obligations

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The obligations in this Clause 37 (Confidentiality) are continuing and, in particular, shall survive and remain binding on each Finance Party for a period of 24 months from the earlier of:

(a) the date on which all amounts payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been paid in full and all Commitments have been cancelled or otherwise cease to be available; and

(b) the date on which such Finance Party otherwise ceases to be a Finance Party.

38. COUNTERPARTS

Each Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of the Finance Document.

39. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement is governed by English law.

40. ENFORCEMENT

40.1 Jurisdiction of English courts

(a) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement) (a Dispute).

(b) The Parties agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue to the contrary.

(c) This Clause 40.1 is for the benefit of the Finance Parties and Secured Parties only. As a result, no Finance Party or Secured Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties and Secured Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

40.2 Service of process

(a) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each Obligor (other than an Obligor incorporated in England and Wales):

(i) irrevocably appoints Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited of Fifth Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7EX, United Kingdom, as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance Document governed by English law; and

(ii) agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant Obligor of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned.

(b) If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower (on behalf of all the Obligors) must immediately (and in any event within 15 days

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of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the BPIAE Agent. Failing this, the BPIAE Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

(c) EachObligor expressly agrees and consents to the provisions of this Clause 40 and Clause 39 (Governing Law).

40.3 Arbitration

(a) Notwithstanding the above terms of this Clause, if the BPIAE Agent so elects in writing, any dispute, difference, claim or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity, interpretation, breach or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration Rules (for the purposes of this Subclause, the Rules).

(b) The Rules are incorporated by reference into this Clause and capitalised terms used in this Clause which are not otherwise defined in this Agreement, have the meaning given to them in the Rules. Any requirement in the Rules to take account of the nationality of a person considered for appointment as an arbitrator shall be disapplied and a person shall be nominated or appointed as an arbitrator (including as Chairman) regardless of his or her nationality.

(c) The number of arbitrators shall be three. The parties agree that the London Court of International Arbitration shall appoint the Arbitral Tribunal without regard to any party's nomination.

(d) Each Obligor and each Finance Party:

(i) expressly agrees and consents to this procedure for nominating and appointing the Arbitral Tribunal; and

(ii) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to choose its own arbitrator.

(e) The seat, or legal place of arbitration, shall be London. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.

40.4 Waiver of trial by jury

EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FINANCE DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY ANY FINANCE DOCUMENT. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO TRIAL BY THE COURT.

41. COMPLETE AGREEMENT

The Finance Documents contain the complete agreement between the Parties on the matters to which they are related and supersede all prior commitments, agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, on those matters.

42. USA PATRIOT ACT

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Each Finance Party that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Obligors, which information includes the name and address of the Obligors and other information that will allow such Finance Party to identify the Obligors in accordance with the USA Patriot Act. Each Obligor agrees that it will provide each Finance Party with such information as it may request in order for such Finance Party to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

THIS AGREEMENT has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

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SCHEDULE 1

THE ORIGINAL PARTIES

PART 1

THE ORIGINAL OBLIGORS

Name of Borrower	Jurisdiction of Organization
Iridium Satellite LLC	State of Delaware, USA

Name of Original Guarantor	Jurisdiction of Organization
Iridium Communications Inc.	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Holdings LLC	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Carrier Holdings LLC	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Carrier Services LLC	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Constellation LLC	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Blocker-B Inc.	State of Delaware, USA
Iridium Government Services LLC	State of Delaware, USA
Syncom-Iridium Holdings Corp.	State of Delaware, USA

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PART 2

THE ORIGINAL LENDERS

Name of Original Lender	Tranche A Commitment ($)	Tranche B Commitment ($)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG (PARIS BRANCH)	294,260,000	-
BANCO SANTANDER SA	294,260,000	-
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE	294,260,000	-
NATIXIS	245,220,000	-
MEDIOBANCA INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.	-	187,500,000
BNP PARIBAS	182,000,000	-
CRÉDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL	136,500,000	-
INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (PARIS BRANCH)	91,000,000	-
UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG	-	75,000,000
Total Tranche A Commitments / Total Tranche B Commitments	1,537,500,000	262,500,000
Total Commitments	1,800,000,000

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SCHEDULE 2

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

PART 1

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO INITIAL UTILISATION

(A) Corporate documentation

1. A copy of the constitutional documents of each Original Obligor.

2. A copy of a resolution of the board of directors or members (as applicable) of each Original Obligor:

(a) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which it is a party and resolving that it execute, deliver and perform the Finance Documents to which it is a party;

(b) authorising a specified person or persons to execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party on its behalf;

(c) authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, any Utilisation Request) to be signed and/or despatched by it under or in connection with the Finance Documents to which it is a party; and

(d) in the case of an Obligor other than the Borrower, authorising the Borrower to act as its agent in connection with the Finance Documents.

3. A specimen of the signature of each person authorised on behalf of an Original Obligor to enter into any Finance Document or to sign or send any document or notice in connection with any Finance Document.

4. A certificate of an authorised officer of each Original Obligor certifying that:

(a) each copy document specified in paragraph (A)(1) of this Schedule delivered by such Obligor is true and complete as in effect on the date of such certificate;

(b) each copy document specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this Schedule delivered by such Obligor is true and complete and has not been amended, annulled, rescinded or revoked and there exist no other resolutions of the Company relating to the matters set forth therein; and

(c) borrowing or guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the Total Commitments would not cause any borrowing, guarantee, security or similar limit binding on it to be exceeded.

5. A certificate of an authorised officer of the Borrower certifying that each copy document specified in paragraphs (C)(10), (D)(10), (12) and (13), (G)(17) and (18) (to the extent applicable), (H)(19) and (G)(22) and (23) (to the extent applicable) of this Schedule provided to the BPIAE Agent is true and complete in all material respects and in full force and effect and (x) (with respect to the Satellite Supply Contract, the SpaceX Launch Contract, the Motorola Settlement Agreements and the Motorola IP Rights Agreement) has not been amended or superseded and (y) (with respect to any other document specified in this paragraph (A)(5)), such documents

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have not been materially amended or superseded (in each case, except for those amendments, modifications, supplements or waivers for which true and complete copies have been provided to the BPIAE Agent).

6. Certificates of good standing in respect of each Original Obligor issued as a of a recent date by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of such Original Obligor's jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation.

7. Evidence that the agent of the Original Obligors under the Finance Documents governed by English law for service of process in England & Wales has accepted its appointment.

(B) Finance Documents

8. Originals of each of the following Finance Documents duly entered into by the parties thereto:

(a) this Agreement;

(b) each Fee Letter;

(c) the Subordination Agreement;

(d) the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement;

(e) the BPIAE Insurance Policy;

(f) the BPIAE Premium Letter;

(g) each Promissory Note; and

(h) each Transaction Security Document listed in section (C)(9) below.

(C) Transaction Security Documents

9. Originals of each of the following Transaction Security Documents duly entered into by the parties thereto:

(a) subject to Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors) of this Agreement, a pledge agreement over all of the membership interest in each Original Obligor (other than the Parent), executed by the relevant pledgors and the Security Agent;

(b) a security agreement over all of the assets of each Original Obligor, executed by each Original Obligor and the Security Agent (the Security Agreement);

(c) Control Agreement(s) with respect to the Collateral Accounts as defined in the Security Agreement;

(d) delivery of all original share certificates of Syncom-Iridium Holdings Corp. and stock powers, executed in blank, pledged under paragraph 9(a) above;

(e) Short Form IP Security Agreements in respect of Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights (to the extent applicable), in the forms annexed to the Security Agreement.

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10. A copy of all notices required to be sent to the following parties under the Transaction Security Documents:

(a) the Supplier ; and

(b) SpaceX.

(D) NEXT System Documents

11. A copy of each of the following NEXT System Documents:

(a) each Material NEXT System Document:

(i) the Satellite Supply Contract;

(ii) the Authorization to Proceed;

(iii) each Launch Services Contract:

(A) the SpaceX Launch Contract;

(B) the committed fixed price proposal to be provided pursuant to Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy);

(iv) the Boeing O&M Agreement;

(v) the NEXT Support Services Agreement;

(vi) the Motorola Settlement and Release;

(vii) the Motorola IP Rights Agreement;

(b) the Motorola Settlement Agreements:

(i) the Supplemental Subscriber Equipment Technology Amendment and Agreement; and

(ii) the Transition Services Agreement;

(b) the operations and maintenance agreement between ICLLC and Telesat Canada dated 30 March 2001;

(c) the operations and maintenance agreement between ICLLC and Kongsberg Satellite Services dated 16 September 2006; and

(d) each Secondary Payload Contract in existence on the Initial CP Satisfaction Date (if any).

(E) Authorisations

12. A copy of the following Authorisations:

(a) the Material Communications Licenses set forth in Schedule 16 to this Agreement; and

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(b) each material IP licence.

13. Evidence that the application for renewal of the NGSO Satellite Authorisation has been filed on or before the relevant due date.

(F) Legal opinions

14. A legal opinion of Allen & Overy LLP, Paris, legal advisers as to English law to the Finance Parties, addressed to the Finance Parties.

15. A legal opinion of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, legal advisers in New York to the Obligors, addressed to the Finance Parties.

(G) Insurances

16. A certificate from the Insurance Adviser, addressed to the Finance Parties, confirming that the insurance to be provided by the Supplier as at the Initial CP Satisfaction Date pursuant to the Satellite Supply Contract complies with the terms of this Agreement and the NEXT System Documents.

17. Certificates evidencing the Insurance and/or copies of the policies of Insurance which the Obligors are required to have effected or procured as at the Initial CP Satisfaction Date in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 21 (Insurance) and the NEXT System Documents.

18. A certificate evidencing that the insurance cover TAS is required to have effected or procured pursuant to the Satellite Supply Contract as at the Initial CP Satisfaction Date naming the Borrower and/or Security Agent (as applicable) as additional insured in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 21 (Insurance).

(H) Financial Information

19. A copy of the Original Financial Statements.

(I) Base Case

20. The Base Case.

21. Confirmation that the exchange rate to be applied in updating the Agreed Banking Case (based on the final USD value of the Satellite Supply Contract) does not exceed 1.36.

(J) Other documents and evidence

22. Evidence of the opening of the Debt Service Reserve Account and Mandatory Prepayment Account.

23. Acceptable arrangements as to the Motorola litigation (including evidence of court filing and any other conditions to the effectiveness of the Motorola Settlement Agreements or the Motorola IP Rights Agreement).

24. Evidence that fees and expenses then due and payable by the Obligors under this Agreement have been paid (or will be paid simultaneously with the initial Utilisation).

25. An original of the Joint Interest Mandate duly executed by the parties thereto.

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26. Evidence of the appointment of the Technical Adviser.

27. An update of the Technical Report from the Technical Adviser.

28. A copy of any other authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the BPIAE Agent has notified the Borrower is necessary or desirable in connection with the entry into and performance of, and the transactions contemplated by, any Finance Document or for the validity and enforceability of any Finance Document.

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PART 2

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED BY AN ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR

1. An Accession Deed executed by the Additional Guarantor and the Borrower.

2. A copy of the constitutional documents of the Additional Guarantor.

3. A copy of a resolution of the board of directors or members (as applicable) of the Additional Guarantor:

(a) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Accession Deed and the Finance Documents; and

(b) authorising a specified person or persons to execute the Accession Deed and other Finance Documents on its behalf.

4. A specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution referred to in paragraph 3 above.

5. If required by the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of the Additional Guarantor, a copy of a resolution signed by all the holders of issued shares of the Additional Guarantor, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which the Additional Guarantor is a party.

6. A certificate of an authorised signatory of the Additional Guarantor certifying that each copy document listed in this Part 2 of Schedule 2 is correct, complete and in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded as at a date no earlier than the date of the Accession Deed.

7. If the proposed Additional Guarantor is organized in a jurisdiction other than England and Wales, evidence that the process agent specified in Clause 40.2 (Service of process) of the Agreement has accepted its appointment in relation to the proposed Additional Guarantor.

8. A legal opinion of legal advisers to the BPIAE Agent as to matters of English law.

9. A legal opinion of legal advisers (reasonably acceptable to the BPIAE Agent) to the Additional Guarantor in the jurisdiction of organization of the Additional Guarantor (and, if different, the law governing any Transaction Security Document executed by the Additional Guarantor).

10. A copy of any other authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation or registration or other document, opinion or assurance which the BPIAE Agent considers to be necessary in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by the Accession Deed or for the validity and enforceability of any Finance Document.

11. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors) of the Agreement, any Transaction Security Documents which are required by the BPIAE Agent to be executed by the proposed Additional Guarantor granting a security interest over Key Assets (other than Satellites), if any, as the Borrower specifies and any notices, documents or filings required to be given, executed or made in connection therewith.

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SCHEDULE 3

REQUESTS AND NOTICES

PART 1

FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST

To:    [THE BPIAE AGENT]

From:    [BORROWER]

Date:    [l]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the Agreement)

1. Reference is made to the Agreement. This is a Reimbursement Request. Capitalised terms used in this Reimbursement Request but not defined have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

2. The Borrower hereby requests the borrowing of Loans on the following terms:

(a) Utilisation Date: [     ];

(b) Total amount of Loans: $ [     ] (being $[     ] under Tranche A and $[     ] under Tranche B);

(c) Application:

	Invoiced amount as per attached invoice(s) attached1	Amount requested to be reimbursed under the Agreement2
	[     ]	[     ]
	[     ]	[     ]
	[     ]	[     ]
	[     ]	[     ]
	[     ]	[     ]
	[     ]	[     ]
TOTAL	[     ]	[     ]

3. The proceeds of the Loans should be credited to:

(a) Bank Name: [     ];

(b) Account Name: [     ];

¹    This is the total amount of the invoice(s) attached to this Reimbursement Request.

²    This should be the amount payable under the invoice(s) in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content.

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(c) Account Number: [     ];

(d) SWIFT/Sort Code: [     ];

(e) Ref.: [     ].

4. The Borrower confirms that:

(a) the amounts referred to in the second column of the chart in paragraph 2(c) above are to reimburse the Borrower for payments (other than Down Payment[s]) made by it under and in accordance with the Authorization to Proceed in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content delivered and rendered by the Supplier under the Authorization to Proceed;

(b) it has paid in full the Down Payment[s] in respect of which the Loans are being requested pursuant to this Reimbursement Request and no part of the amounts referred to in the second column of the chart in paragraph 2(c) above are to reimburse the Borrower for, or relate to, any Down Payment;

(c) each amount referred to in the second column of the chart in paragraph 2(c) above represents no more than the portion of the amount of the invoice[s] from the Supplier attributable to the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content, [a copy][copies] of which [is][are] attached to this Reimbursement Request;

(d) the total amount of Loans referred to in paragraph 2(b) above:

(i) does not include any amount for which any Loan has previously been made under the Agreement;

(ii) does not include any amount in respect of any Down Payment; and

(iii) has not been (and is not) the subject of any other Utilisation Request;

(e) all documents supplied by it in support of this Reimbursement Request are true copies of the originals and are, to the extent applicable, in all material respects in conformity with the Authorization to Proceed and you may rely on the accuracy and completeness of all information and documents contained in or supplied with this Reimbursement Request;

(f) each condition precedent under [Clauses 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) and 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)]³ [Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)]⁴ of the Agreement which must be satisfied on the date of this Reimbursement Request is so satisfied; and

(g) all representations and warranties set forth in Clause 20 (Representations) of the Agreement which are deemed to be repeated on each Utilisation Date in accordance with Clause 20.29 (Times when representations made) of the Agreement remain true and correct in all material respects (except as otherwise updated by the delivery of an updated schedule pertaining thereto in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 20.29 (Times when representations made) of the Agreement).

³    Note: To include for the initial disbursement only.

⁴    Note: To include for all disbursements other than the initial disbursement.

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5. The Borrower also includes:

(a) copies of the invoice[s] from the Supplier in relation to the amounts referred to in paragraph 2(c) above; and

(b) the Supplier's Confirmation in the form set out as Part 2 of Schedule 3 (Form of Supplier's Confirmation) of the Agreement.

6. This Reimbursement Request is irrevocable.

By:

[                   ]

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PART 2

FORM OF SUPPLIER'S CONFIRMATION

To:    [THE BPIAE AGENT]

From:    [SUPPLIER]

Date:    [l]

[Serial No    [     ]]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the Agreement)

1. Reference is made to the Agreement. This is the Supplier's Confirmation in relation to the Reimbursement Request dated [l]. Capitalised terms used in this Supplier’s Confirmation but not defined have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

2. In accordance with the terms of the Authorization to Proceed, we hereby confirm that the sum of $ [Total of relevant receipt in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content] has been received by us from the Borrower under and in accordance with the Authorization to Proceed as indicated below:

	Amount received by us for the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content5
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
TOTAL	[     ]

3. We further confirm that we have received in full the Down Payment[s] in respect of which the Loans are being requested in the Reimbursement Request and that no part of the amounts referred to in the second column of the chart in paragraph 2(c) of the Reimbursement Request relate to any Down Payment, [and that the aggregate amount of all payments received by us under the Authorization to Proceed and the Satellite Supply Contract is no less than 5% of the Contract Price]⁶.

⁵  This should set out the total amount received by the Supplier from the Borrower for the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content as per the invoices attached to the relevant Reimbursement Request (and, for the avoidance of doubt, should not include any amounts received by the Supplier from the Borrower in respect of any Down Payment[s]).

⁶    Note: To include for the initial disbursement only.

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4. We confirm that we have delivered and rendered BPIAE Eligible Content under the Authorization to Proceed, the value of which corresponds to the aggregate of:

(a) the amount referred to in paragraph 2 above; and

(b) the aggregate of the amount of Down Payment[s] made in respect of which the Loans are being requested in the Reimbursement Request,

and that such BPIAE Eligible Content has been delivered and rendered in compliance with all restrictions and limits imposed on us by BPIAE.

5. We confirm our compliance with the Authorization to Proceed with respect to authorizations, permits and other approvals of any Governmental Authority required in relation to the Authorization to Proceed.

6. We further warrant that the amount referred to in paragraph 2 above:

(a) does not include any amount in respect of any Down Payment; and

(b) has not been the subject of a previous Supplier's Confirmation.

7. Finally, we confirm that:

(a) the Authorization to Proceed and the Satellite Supply Contract are in full force and effect and have not been suspended, interrupted, cancelled, terminated, materially amended or materially modified, whether in whole or in part; and

(b) [except as detailed below,]⁷ no arbitration or other legal proceedings have been initiated between the Borrower and us in respect of the Authorization to Proceed.

[details].

By:

[SUPPLIER]

⁷  Supply details if applicable.

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PART 3

FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REQUEST

To:    [THE BPIAE AGENT]

From:    [BORROWER]

Date:    [l]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the Agreement)

1. Reference is made to the Agreement. This is a Disbursement Request. Capitalised terms used in this Disbursement Request but not defined have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

2. The Borrower wishes to borrow Loans on the following terms:

(a) Utilisation Date: [     ];

(b) Total amount of Loans: $ [     ] (being $[     ] under Tranche A and $[     ] under Tranche B);

(c) Invoice number[s]: $ [     ];

(d) Aggregate value of invoice[s]: $ [     ];

(e) Aggregate value of invoice[s] relating to the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content: $ [     ];

3. The proceeds of the Loans should be credited to:

(a) Bank Name: [     ];

(b) Account Name: [     ];

(c) Account Number: [     ];

(d) SWIFT/Sort Code: [     ];

(e) Ref.: [     ].

4. The Borrower confirms that:

(a) on [insert date] the amounts referred to in paragraph 2(e) above are due to be paid under and in accordance with the Satellite Supply Contract in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content delivered and rendered by the Supplier under the Satellite Supply Contract as indicated in that paragraph;

(b) [it has paid in full the Down Payment[s] in respect of which the Loans are being requested in this Disbursement Request;]

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(c) the aggregate amount referred to in paragraph 2(e) above represents no more than the portion of the amount of the invoice[s] from the Supplier attributable to the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content, [a copy][copies] of which [is][are] attached to this Disbursement Request;

(d) the total amount of Loans referred to in paragraph 2(b) above:

(i) does not include any amount for which any Loan has previously been made under the Agreement;

(ii) does not include any amount in respect of any Down Payment; and

(iii) has not been (and is not) the subject of any other Disbursement Request;

(e) all documents supplied by it in support of this Disbursement Request are true copies of the originals and are, to the extent applicable, in all material respects in conformity with the Satellite Supply Contract and you may rely on the accuracy and completeness of all information and documents contained in or supplied with this Disbursement Request;

(f) each condition precedent under [Clauses 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) and 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)]⁸ [Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)]⁹ of the Agreement which must be satisfied on the date of this Disbursement Request is so satisfied; and

(g) all representations and warranties set forth in Clause 20 (Representations) of the Agreement which are deemed to be repeated on each Utilisation Date in accordance with Clause 20.29 (Times when representations made) of the Agreement remain true and correct in all material respects (except as otherwise updated by the delivery of an updated schedule pertaining thereto in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 20.29 (Times when representations made) of the Agreement).

5. The Borrower also includes:

(a) copies of the invoice[s] from the Supplier in relation to the amounts referred to in paragraph 2(e) above; and

(b) the Supplier's Confirmation in the form set out as Part 4 of Schedule 3 (Form of Supplier's Confirmation) of the Agreement

6. This Disbursement Request is irrevocable.

By:

[BORROWER]

⁸  Note: To include for the initial disbursement only.

9 Note: To include for all disbursements other than the initial disbursement.

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PART 4

FORM OF SUPPLIER'S CONFIRMATION

To:    [THE BPIAE AGENT]

From:    [SUPPLIER]

Date:    [l]

[Serial No    [     ]]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the Agreement)

1. Reference is made to the Agreement. This is the Supplier's Confirmation in relation to the Disbursement Request dated [l]. Capitalised terms used in this Supplier’s Confirmation but not defined have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

2. In accordance with the terms of the Satellite Supply Contract, we hereby confirm that on [insert date], the sum of $ [Total of relevant amount due to be paid in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content] is due to be paid under and in accordance with the Satellite Supply Contract in respect of BPIAE Eligible Content delivered and rendered by us, as indicated below:

	Amount due to be paid for the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content10
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
	[     ]
TOTAL	[     ]

3. We further confirm that [we have received in full the Down Payment in respect of which the Loans are being requested in paragraph 2(b) of the Disbursement Request and that] no part of the amounts referred to in paragraph 2(e) of the Disbursement Request relate to any Down Payment.

4. We confirm that we have delivered and rendered BPIAE Eligible Content under the Satellite Supply Contract, the value of which corresponds to the aggregate of:

(a) the amount referred to in paragraph 2 above; and

¹⁰  This should set out the total amount due to be paid to Supplier from the Borrower for the provision of BPIAE Eligible Content as per the invoices attached to the relevant Disbursement Request.

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(b) the aggregate of the amount of Down Payment[s] made in respect of which the Loans are being requested in paragraph 2(b) of the Disbursement Request,

and that such BPIAE Eligible Content has been delivered and rendered in compliance with all restrictions and limits imposed on us by BPIAE.

5. We confirm our compliance with the Satellite Supply Contract with respect to authorizations, permits and other approvals of any Governmental Authority required in relation to the Satellite Supply Contract.

6. We further warrant that the amount referred to in paragraph 2 above:

(a) does not include any amount in respect of any Down Payment; and

(b) has not been the subject of a previous Supplier's Confirmation.

7. Finally, we confirm that:

(a) the Satellite Supply Contract is in full force and effect and has not been suspended, interrupted, cancelled, terminated, materially amended or materially modified, whether in whole or in part; and

(b) [except as detailed below,]¹¹ no arbitration or other legal proceedings have been initiated between the Borrower and us in respect of the Satellite Supply Contract.

[details].

By:

[SUPPLIER]

¹¹  Supply details if applicable.

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SCHEDULE 4

FORM OF BUDGET

			Iridium Communications Inc.
			Consolidated Income Statement
			(In thousands)
			2011
($K)			1Q11	2Q11	3Q11	4Q11	2011
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]			0	0	0	0	0
[***]
[***]
[***]			0	0	0	0	0
	[***][***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
	[***]
		[***]					0
		[***]					0
	[***]						0
[***]			0	0	0	0	0
[***]
	[***]						0
	[***]						0
	[***]						0
	[***]						0

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	[***]					0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]
	[***]					0
	[***]					0
	[***]					0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
	[***]					0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]						0
[***]
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0

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HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

					Iridium Communications Inc.
					Consolidated Balance Sheet
					(In thousands)
					2011
($K)					1Q11		2Q11		3Q11	4Q11
[***]
[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
[***]				0			0		0	0
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
[***]			0				0		0	0
[***]
[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]
[***]			0			0		0		0
		[***]
		[***]
		[***]

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	[***]
	[***]
[***]			0	0		0	0
[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
	[***]
[***]		0		0	0		0
[***]		0		0	0		0
		0		0	0		0

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		Iridium Communications Inc.
		Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (Non-GAAP)
		(In thousands)
		2011
($K)		1Q11	2Q11	3Q11	4Q11	2011
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***][***]	0	0	0	0	0
						0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
	[***]	0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
[***]		0	0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0

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	Iridium Communications Inc.
	Covenant Analysis
	(In millions)
	2011
	2Q11		4Q11
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]	NO		NO
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]	NO		NO
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]			NO
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]	NO	NO
[***]	0	0
[***]	0	0

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HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

[***]
[***]
[***]		0
[***]		0
[***]			NO
[***]	0		0
[***]	0		0
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]
[***]

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HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 5

FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTES

Number: Promissory Note of [principal / interest]¹² [___] Loan [__________]

Made in [__________] on [__________]    Good for [   ] ($[   ])

(date and place where note made)

On [______]

(Payment Date)

The Borrower, for value received, promises to pay against this Promissory Note to the order of [l] the amount of [   ] USD ($[   ]).

Protest waived

This Promissory Note is governed by French law.

"Reference: BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [ ]"

Maker:

[                   ]

[insertaddress of the Borrower]

Place of payment:

[l]

[insertaddress]

[                   ]

(Signature of the authorised signatory of Borrower)

¹²  Note: Delete as appropriate.

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SCHEDULE 6

FORM OF JOINT INTEREST MANDATE

[On the letterhead of the Borrower]

To: [BPIAE Agent]

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the facility agreement (hereinafter called the Facility Agreement) dated [l] between, inter alios, ourselves, the Lenders and the BPIAE Agent.

Terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Facility Agreement.

1. In accordance with the terms of the Facility Agreement, we are sending you herewith 4 series of 14 Promissory Notes made as follows, each set corresponding to instalments of principal and interest payable in respect of each Tranche:

(a) 14 Promissory Notes of principal marked Promissory Note of principal no. 1 to Promissory Note of principal no. 14 to the order of [BPIAE Agent] for Tranche A;

(b) 14 Promissory Notes of interest marked Promissory Note of interest no. 1 to Promissory Note of principal no. 14 to the order of [BPIAE Agent] for Tranche A;

(c) 14 Promissory Notes of principal marked Promissory Note of principal no. 1 to Promissory Note of principal no. 14 to the order of [BPIAE Agent] for Tranche B; and

(d) 14 Promissory Notes of interest marked Promissory Note of interest no.1 to Promissory Note of principal no. 14 to the order of [BPIAE Agent] for Tranche B.

Each of the Promissory Notes is made in the form set forth in Schedule 5 (Form of Promissory Notes) to the Facility Agreement.

Their respective amount and maturity dates of the Promissory Notes have been left blank in accordance with Clause 6.2(a) of the Facility Agreement.

We hereby irrevocably appoint you for the duration of the Facility Agreement as our true and lawful attorney-in-fact with the full power and authority in our name and on our behalf to complete the amount and maturity date, which have been left blank, of each Promissory Note and to amend and take such other actions with respect to the Promissory Notes in accordance with the following instructions:

2. Completion of the Promissory Notes

After the Starting Point of Repayment and no later than 10 Business Days before the First Repayment Date, you will insert:

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- the relevant maturity date on each Promissory Note of interest and principal of each Tranche, using the Starting Point of Repayment and the Final Maturity Date as a reference;

- you shall insert on each Promissory Note of principal of each Tranche an amount equal to the amount of the relevant Repayment Instalment determined in accordance the schedule of Repayment Instalments provided by the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 6.1 of the Facility Agreement;

- you shall insert on each Promissory Note of interest of Tranche A an amount equal to the amount of interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date determined in accordance the schedule of Repayment Instalments provided by the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 6.1 of the Facility Agreement;

On the first day of each Interest Period following the Starting Point of Repayment, you will insert on the Promissory Note of interest relating to the relevant Interest Period of Tranche B the amount of interest, such amount of interest to be calculated in accordance with such provisions of Clause 10 of the Facility Agreement which are applicable to Tranche B.

3. Modification of the Promissory Notes in the event of prepayment

If any part of any Tranche of the Facility is to be prepaid for any reason whatsoever, you will modify the amounts appearing on the relevant Promissory Notes of principal for such Tranche, so as to conform to the principal amount of such Tranche of the Facility then outstanding after the prepayment, and will modify the maturity dates of both the Promissory Notes of principal and the Promissory Notes of interest related to such Tranche subject to prepayment at that time, with the words "at sight" and will return to the Borrower the Promissory Notes relating to the amount prepaid under such Tranche.

4. Where under Clause 24 (Events of Default) of the Facility Agreement all outstanding amounts due under the Facility Agreement are accelerated:

If the acceleration occurs before the Starting Point of Repayment:

(a) in respect of each Tranche, you shall insert on a Promissory Note of principal the accelerated date of payment as maturity date and an amount equal to the amount of principal due under the relevant Tranche;

(b) in respect of each Tranche, you shall insert on a Promissory Note of interest the accelerated date of payment as maturity date and an amount equal to the amount of interest accrued until such early payment date;

If the acceleration occurs after the Starting Point of Repayment:

(a) you will modify the payment date of all of the remaining Promissory Notes of principal for each Tranche by substituting the accelerated date of payment and, if necessary, the amount of the Promissory Notes of principal for each Tranche such that the total amount of the Promissory Notes of principal for each Tranche is equal to the accelerated amount of each Tranche of the Facility; and

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(b) you will enter on a Promissory Note of interest for each Tranche an amount equal to the total interest due at the accelerated date of payment for each Tranche and will enter as the payment date on such Promissory Note the accelerated date of payment.

The present mandate, given in the joint interest of the parties, is in consequence irrevocable. It has been drawn up in accordance with the specimen set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Joint Interest Mandate) to the Facility Agreement, and may only be modified with the written approval of the BPIAE Agent and the Borrower.

The Promissory Notes will be kept by the BPIAE Agent in safekeeping and for the purposes set forth in this mandate.

The Promissory Notes will be returned to the Borrower upon full payment of such Promissory Notes.

When the present mandate has been carried out, please inform us forthwith.

We enclose the names, titles and specimens of the signatures of our representatives who have signed the Promissory Notes and this letter.

All possible disputes resulting from this letter or from its implementation will be dealt with in accordance with Clause 40 (Enforcement) of the Facility Agreement.

The present mandate is governed by and construed in accordance with French law.

Made in [l] on [l],

Signature of the Borrower    Signature of the BPIAE Agent

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SCHEDULE 7

MANDATORY COST FORMULA

1. The Mandatory Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.

2. On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the BPIAE Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the Additional Cost Rate) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Cost will be calculated by the BPIAE Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders' Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.

3. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the BPIAE Agent. This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the BPIAE Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender's participation in all Loans made from that Facility Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Facility Office.

4. The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the BPIAE Agent as follows:

(a) in relation to a sterling Loan:

AB + C (B - D) + E x 0.01	per cent. per annum
100 - (A + C)

(b) in relation to a Loan in any currency other than sterling:

E x 0.01	per cent. per annum
300

Where:

A is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.

B is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Margin and the Mandatory Cost and, if the Loan is an Unpaid Sum, the additional rate of interest specified in paragraph (a) of Clause 10.4 (Default interest)) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan.

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C is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.

D is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the BPIAE Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.

E is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the BPIAE Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Base Reference Banks to the BPIAE Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000.

5. For the purposes of this Schedule:

(a) "Eligible Liabilities" and "Special Deposits" have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England;

(b) "Fees Rules" means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits;

(c) "Fee Tariffs" means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under Column 1 of the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate); and

(d) "Tariff Base" has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules.

(e) In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.

6. If requested by the BPIAE Agent, each Base Reference Bank shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the BPIAE Agent, the rate of charge payable by that Base Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Base Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Base Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Base Reference Bank.

7. Each Lender shall supply any information required by the BPIAE Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:

(a) the jurisdiction of its Facility Office; and

(b) any other information that the BPIAE Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.

Each Lender shall promptly notify the BPIAE Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.

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8. The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Base Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the BPIAE Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the BPIAE Agent to the contrary, each Lender's obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Facility Office in the same jurisdiction as its Facility Office.

9. The BPIAE Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Base Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.

10. The BPIAE Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Cost to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Base Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.

11. Any determination by the BPIAE Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Cost, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.

12. The BPIAE Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, determine and notify to all Parties any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.

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SCHEDULE 8

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

To: [           ] as BPIAE Agent and [           ] as Security Agent and Iridium Satellite LLC, as Borrower, for and on behalf of each Obligor

From:    [The Existing Lender] (the Existing Lender) and [The New Lender] (the New Lender)

Dated:    [l]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the Facility Agreement)

1. Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as a Transfer Certificate for the purpose of the Facility Agreement. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

2. We refer to Clause 25.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Facility Agreement:

(a) The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender's Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule (attached hereto) in accordance with Clause 25.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Facility Agreement.

(b) The proposed Transfer Date is [l].

(c) The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 32.2 (Addresses) are set out in the Schedule (attached hereto).

3. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 25.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders).

4. The New Lender confirms, for the benefit of the BPIAE Agent and without liability to any Obligor, that it is:

(a) [a Qualifying Lender;]

(b) [not a Qualifying Lender;]

(c) [others to be specified].

5. This Agreement acts as notice to the BPIAE Agent (on behalf of each Finance Party) and, upon delivery in accordance with Clause 25.7 (Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrower), to the Borrower (on behalf of each Obligor) of the transfer referred to in this Agreement.

6. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

7. This Agreement is governed by English law.

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8. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

Note: The execution of this Transfer Certificate may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender's interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender's Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.

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THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred

[insert relevant details]

[Facility Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments,]

[Existing Lender]	[New Lender]
By:	By:

This Agreement is accepted as a Transfer Certificate for the purposes of the Facility Agreement by the BPIAE Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [l].

[BPIAE Agent]

By:

[Security Agent]

By:

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SCHEDULE 9

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

To: [           ] as BPIAE Agent and [           ], [           ] as Security Agent, and Iridium Satellite LLC as Borrower, for and on behalf of each Obligor

From:    [the Existing Lender] (the Existing Lender) and [the New Lender] (the New Lender)

Dated:    [l]

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the FacilityAgreement)

1. Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. This is an Assignment Agreement. This agreement (the Agreement) shall take effect as an Assignment Agreement for the purpose of the Facility Agreement. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning in this Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Agreement.

2. We refer to Clause 25.6 (Procedure for assignment) of the Facility Agreement:

(a) The Existing Lender assigns absolutely to the New Lender all the rights of the Existing Lender under the Facility Agreement, the other Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender's Commitments and participations in Utilisations under the Facility Agreement as specified in the Schedule (attached hereto).

(b) The Existing Lender is released from all the obligations of the Existing Lender which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender's Commitments and participations in Utilisations under the Facility Agreement specified in the Schedule (attached hereto).

(c) The New Lender becomes a Party as a Lender and is bound by obligations equivalent to those from which the Existing Lender is released under paragraph (b) above.

3. The proposed Transfer Date is [l].

4. On the Transfer Date, the New Lender becomes party to the relevant Finance Documents as a Lender.

5. The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 32.2 (Addresses) of the Facility Agreement are set out in the Schedule (attached hereto).

6. The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 25.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders).

7. The New Lender confirms, for the benefit of the BPIAE Agent and without liability to any Obligor, that it is:

(a) [a Qualifying Lender;]

(b) [not a Qualifying Lender;]

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

(c) [others to be specified].

8. This Agreement acts as notice to the BPIAE Agent (on behalf of each Finance Party) and, upon delivery in accordance with Clause 25.7 (Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrower), to the Borrower (on behalf of each Obligor) of the assignment referred to in this Agreement.

9. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.

10. This Agreement is governed by English law.

11. This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

Note: The execution of this Assignment Agreement may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender's interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender's Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE

COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

THE SCHEDULE

Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred by assignment, release and accession

[insert relevant details]

[Facility office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments]

[Existing Lender]	[New Lender]
By:	By:

This Agreement is accepted as an Assignment Agreement for the purposes of the Facility Agreement by the BPIAE Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [l].

Signature of this Agreement by the BPIAE Agent constitutes confirmation by the BPIAE Agent of receipt of notice of the assignment referred to in this Agreement, which notice the BPIAE Agent receives on behalf of each Finance Party.

[BPIAE Agent]

By:

[Security Agent]

By:

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 10

FORM OF ACCESSION DEED

To: [                   ] as BPIAE Agent

From:    [insert name of Material Company]

Dated:    [l]

Dear Sirs

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the FacilityAgreement)

1. Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. This deed (the Accession Deed) shall take effect as an Accession Deed for the purposes of the Facility Agreement. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning in this Accession Deed unless given a different meaning in this Accession Deed.

2. [insert name of Material Company] agrees to become an Additional Guarantor and to be bound by the terms of the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents as an Additional Guarantor pursuant to Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors) of the Facility Agreement. [insert name of Material Company] is a company duly organized under the laws of [name of relevant jurisdiction] and is a [insert type of company].

3. [[insert name] agrees to become an Intra-Group Creditor and an Intra-Group Debtor pursuant to Clause [15.2] (Accession) of the Subordination Agreement and to be bound by the terms of the Subordination Agreement as an Intra-Group Creditor and an Intra-Group Debtor as if it had been an original party to the Subordination Agreement.]

4. [insert name of Material Company]’s administrative details for the purposes of the Facility Agreement are as follows:

Address:

Fax No.:

Attention:

5.    This Accession Deed is governed by English law.

THIS ACCESSION DEED has been signed on behalf of the Borrower and executed as a deed by [insert name of Material Company] and is delivered on the date stated above.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

[insert name of Material Company]
[EXECUTED as a DEED	)
By: [Material Company]	)
	Director
	Director/Secretary
The Borrower
	[Borrower]
By:

The BPIAE Agent

[BPIAE Agent]

By:

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 11

FORM OF RESIGNATION LETTER

To:    BPIAE Agent

From:    [resigning Obligor] and [Borrower]

Dated:    [l]

Dear Sirs

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the FacilityAgreement)

1. Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. This is a Resignation Letter. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning in this Resignation Letter unless given a different meaning in this Resignation Letter.

2. Pursuant to Clause 23.30 (Additional Guarantors and resignation of Guarantors), we request that [resigning Obligor] be released from its obligations as a Guarantor under the Facility Agreement and the Finance Documents (other than the Subordination Agreement).

3. We confirm that:

(a) no Default is continuing or would result from the acceptance of this request; and

(b) [this request is given as a result of [resigning Obligor] ceasing to qualify as a Material Company]*;

(c) [this request is given as a result of the Lenders consenting to the resignation of the [resigning Obligor]]**;

(d) [             ]***

4. This Resignation Letter is governed by English law.

[Borrower]	[resigning Obligor]
By:	By:

NOTES:

* Insert if applicable.

** Insert if applicable.

*** Insert any other circumstances permitted under the Facility Agreement for a resignation of an Obligor.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 12

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

To:    BPIAE Agent

From:    [Parent]

Dated:    [l]

Dear Sirs

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC
$[l] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [l] (the FacilityAgreement)

1. Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.

2. This Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Clause 21.2 (Provision and contents of Compliance Certificate) of the Facility Agreement by an authorized officer of the Parent. This Compliance Certificate is delivered with respect to the [Financial Year ended [l]] [Financial Quarter ended [l]]¹³. Computations indicating compliance with respect to the covenants contained in paragraphs (a)(i), (a)(ii) [and (a)(iii)]¹⁴ of Clause 22.1 (Financial condition) and [paragraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of Clause 22.1 (Financial condition)] [paragraphs (c)(i) and (c)(ii) of Clause 22.1 (Financial condition)]¹⁵ of the Facility Agreement are set forth below.

3. (a)    In respect of the Calculation Period expiring on [l], the Borrower confirms that:

[Insert details of covenants to be certified].

(b) [In respect of the Calculation Date expiring on [l], the Borrower confirms that:]¹⁶ 

4. The Borrower confirms that in respect of the Calculation Period expiring on [l]:

(a) Cumulative Cashflows is [l];

(b) Ancillary Cashflows is [l]; and

(c) the Available Cure Amount is [l].

5. [The Borrower confirms that no Default is continuing.]*

¹³  Note: Insert as appropriate. Compliance Certificates are to be delivered in respect of each Calculation Date (i.e., with each set of audited annual financials and quarterly financials ending on a June 30 Calculation Date).

¹⁴  Note: Insert as appropriate. Compliance with Clause 22.1(a)(iii) only required to be tested on a calendar year basis.

¹⁵  Note: Insert as appropriate. Financial covenants set forth in Clause 22.1(b) are only required to be tested until the later of (x) the date of In-Orbit Acceptabce of at least 66 Satellites and (y) the First Repayment Date. Financial covenants set forth in Clause 22.1 (c) are only required to be tested from the First Repayment Date until the Final Maturity Date.

¹⁶  Note: Insert with respect to testing of Secondary Payload Cashflows covenant.

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT. THE

COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

6. [The Borrower confirms that the following companies constitute Material Companies for the purposes of the Facility Agreement: [l].]

7. The Borrower confirms that the aggregate of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (calculated on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA), aggregate gross assets, aggregate net assets and aggregate turnover of the Obligors (calculated on an unconsolidated basis and excluding all intra-NEXT Group items and investments in Subsidiaries of any member of the NEXT Group) exceeds [***]% of Consolidated EBITDA, consolidated gross assets, net assets and turnover (as the case may be) of the NEXT Group.

8. The Borrower confirms that from the date of the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered to the date hereof

(a) [***] accounts receivable (and all proceeds thereof):

(i) for services rendered (including goods sold) in the U.S. or with U.S. customers (including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of Defense); and

(ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law or regulation, for services rendered outside US with non-US customers,

by or on behalf of any member of the NEXT Group have been paid directly or indirectly by way of intercompany transfers on receipt of the same into the BOA Revenue Account or such other accounts subject to Transaction Security;

(b) at least [***]% of all cash and Cash Equivalents of the NEXT Group have been held in the BOA Revenue Account and/or such other deposit or securities accounts with an Acceptable Bank in the U.S. that are subject to the Transaction Security; and

(c) all cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the NEXT Group other than an amount up to the greater of (i) [***]% of all cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the NEXT Group, and (ii) cash and Cash Equivalent Investments with an aggregate value of $[***], have been subject to the Transaction Security,

(in each case, as based on the monthly average account balances on the basis of bank statements).

Signed
	Authorized Officer of Parent

NOTES:

* If this statement cannot be made, the certificate should identify any Default that is continuing and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 13

FORM OF AUDITORS' REPORT

To: Iridium Communications Inc.

We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, the consolidated balance sheet of Iridium Communications Inc. (the Company) as of [______], and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the year then ended, and have issued our report thereon [________].

In connection with our audit, [nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that Iridium Satellite LLC (the Borrower) failed to comply with the financial covenants, set forth in Clause 22.1 of the BPIAE Facility Agreement,]¹⁷ dated as of [______], 2010 (the Agreement), by and among the Company, the Borrower, the Original Obligors (as such term is defined in the Agreement), Société Générale, as BPIAE Agent, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Security Agent and U.S. Collateral Agent, and the financial institutions party thereto from time to time. However, our audit was not directed primarily toward obtaining knowledge of such noncompliance.

This report may be relied upon by the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders, and is intended solely for the information and use of the Company, the BPIAE Agent and the Lenders, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than the specified parties.

Name:

¹⁷  Note: Insert only to the extent applicable. To the extent that Auditor is aware of any information causing them to believe non-compliance by the Borrower with the financial covenants, specify such information in reasonable detail.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 14

LMA FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

[Letterhead of Potential Purchaser]

To:    [insert name of Seller]

Re:    The Agreement

Company:                          (the Company)

Date:    

Amount:    

Agent:    

Dear Sirs

We are considering acquiring an interest in the Agreement which, subject to the Agreement, may be by way of novation, assignment, the entering into, whether directly or indirectly, of a sub-participation or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to one or more Finance Documents and/or one or more Obligors or by way of investing in or otherwise financing, directly or indirectly, any such novation, assignment, sub-participation or other transaction (the Acquisition). In consideration of you agreeing to make available to us certain information, by our signature of this letter we agree as follows (acknowledged and agreed by you by your signature of a copy of this letter):

1. CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING

We undertake (a) to keep all Confidential Information confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by paragraph 2 below and to ensure that all Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of care that would apply to our own confidential information and (b) until the Acquisition is completed to use the Confidential Information only for the Permitted Purpose.

2. PERMITTED DISCLOSURE

You agree that we may disclose:

(a) to any of our Affiliates and any of our or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers and auditors such Confidential Information as we shall consider appropriate if any person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this paragraph 2.1 is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information, except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to

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REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information;

(b) subject to the requirements of the Agreement, to any person:

(i) to (or through) whom we assign or transfer (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of our rights and/or obligations which we may acquire under the Agreement such Confidential Information as we shall consider appropriate if the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) has delivered a letter to us in equivalent form to this letter;

(ii) with (or through) whom we enter into (or may potentially enter into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to the Agreement or any Obligor such Confidential Information as we shall consider appropriate if the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) has delivered a letter to us in equivalent form to this letter;

(iii) to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation such Confidential Information as we shall consider appropriate; and

(c) notwithstanding paragraphs 2(a) and 2(b) above, Confidential Information to such persons to whom, and on the same terms as, a Finance Party is permitted to disclose Confidential Information under the Agreement, as if such permissions were set out in full in this letter and as if references in those permissions to Finance Party were references to us.

3. NOTIFICATION OF DISCLOSURE

We agree (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform you:

(a) of the circumstances of any disclosure of Confidential Information made pursuant to sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph 2(b) above except where such disclosure is made to any of the persons referred to in that paragraph during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory function; and

(b) upon becoming aware that Confidential Information has been disclosed in breach of this letter.

4. RETURN OF COPIES

If we do not enter into the Acquisition and you so request in writing, we shall return all Confidential Information supplied by you to us and destroy or permanently erase (to the extent technically practicable) all copies of Confidential Information made by us and use our reasonable endeavours to ensure that anyone to whom we have supplied any Confidential Information destroys or permanently erases (to the extent technically practicable) such Confidential Information and any copies made by them, in each case save to the extent that we or the recipients are required to retain any such Confidential Information by any applicable law, rule or regulation or by any competent judicial, governmental, supervisory or regulatory body or in accordance with internal policy, or where the Confidential Information has been disclosed under sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph 2(b) above.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

5. CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS

The obligations in this letter are continuing and, in particular, shall survive and remain binding on us until (a) if we acquire an interest in the Agreement by way of novation, the date on which we acquire such an interest; (b) if we enter into the Acquisition other than by way of novation, the date falling 2 years after termination of that Acquisition; or (c) in any other case 2 years after the date of this letter.

6. NO REPRESENTATION; CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH, ETC

We acknowledge and agree that:

(a) neither you, nor any member of the Group nor any of your or their respective officers, employees or advisers (each a "Relevant Person") (i) make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to, or assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any of the Confidential Information or any other information supplied by you or the assumptions on which it is based or (ii) shall be under any obligation to update or correct any inaccuracy in the Confidential Information or any other information supplied by you or be otherwise liable to us or any other person in respect of the Confidential Information or any such information; and

(b) you or members of the Group may be irreparably harmed by the breach of the terms of this letter and damages may not be an adequate remedy; each Relevant Person may be granted an injunction or specific performance for any threatened or actual breach of the provisions of this letter by us.

7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: NO WAIVER; AMENDMENTS, ETC

(a) This letter constitutes the entire agreement between us in relation to our obligations regarding Confidential Information and supersedes any previous agreement, whether express or implied, regarding Confidential Information.

(b) No failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy under this letter will operate as a waiver thereof nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy under this letter.

(c) The terms of this letter and our obligations under this letter may only be amended or modified by written agreement between us.

8. INSIDE INFORMATION

We acknowledge that some or all of the Confidential Information is or may be price-sensitive information and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and we undertake not to use any Confidential Information for any unlawful purpose.

9. NATURE OF UNDERTAKINGS

The undertakings given by us under this letter are given to you and are also given for the benefit of the Company and each other member of the Group.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

10. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

(a) Subject to this paragraph 10 and to paragraphs 6 and 9, a person who is not a party to this letter has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Third Parties Act) to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this letter.

(b) The Relevant Persons may enjoy the benefit of the terms of paragraphs 6 and 9 subject to and in accordance with this paragraph 10 and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of this letter, the parties to this letter do not require the consent of any Relevant Person to rescind or vary this letter at any time.

11. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

(a) This letter (including the agreement constituted by your acknowledgement of its terms) (the Letter) and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it (including any non-contractual obligations arising out of the negotiation of the transaction contemplated by this Letter) are governed by English law.

(b) The courts of England have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Letter (including a dispute relating to any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with either this Letter or the negotiation of the transaction contemplated by this Letter).

12. DEFINITIONS

In this letter (including the acknowledgement set out below) terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning and:

"Confidential Information" means all information relating to the Company, any Obligor, the Group, the Finance Documents, the Facility and/or the Acquisition which is provided to us in relation to the Finance Documents or the Facility by you or any of your affiliates or advisers, in whatever form, and includes information given orally and any document, electronic file or any other way of representing or recording information which contains or is derived or copied from such information but excludes information that:

(a) is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by us of this letter; or

(b) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by you or your advisers; or

(c) is known by us before the date the information is disclosed to us by you or any of your affiliates or advisers or is lawfully obtained by us after that date, from a source which is, as far as we are aware, unconnected with the Group and which, in either case, as far as we are aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality.

Group means the Company and its subsidiaries for the time being (as such term is defined in the Companies Act 2006).

Permitted Purpose means considering and evaluating whether to enter into the Acquisition.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

Please acknowledge your agreement to the above by signing and returning the enclosed copy.

Yours faithfully

For and on behalf of

[Potential Purchaser]

To:    [Potential Purchaser]

We acknowledge and agree to the above:

For and on behalf of

[Seller]

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 15

TIMETABLES

Delivery of a duly completed Utilisation Request (Clause 5.1 (Delivery of a Utilisation Request))	U-10 9.30 a.m. Paris time
BPIAE Agent notifies the Lenders of the Loans in accordance with Clause 5.4 (Lenders' participation)	U-4 11.00 a.m. Paris time
LIBOR is fixed	Quotation Day as of 11:00 a.m. London time

"U"     =    date of Utilisation.

"U – X" =    X Business Days prior to date of Utilisation

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 16

EXISTING GUARANTEES

1. That certain guarantee provided by the Borrower for the benefit of Boeing in respect of ICLLC’s obligations under the Boeing O&M Agreement.

2. That certain Guarantee of Lease, dated as of August 17, 2009, provided by Iridium Holdings LLC for the benefit of TYE Development Company, L.L.C., in respect of the Borrower’s obligations under that certain Deed of Lease, dated as of August 17, 2009, by and between the Borrower and TYE Development Company, L.L.C.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 17

EXISTING LIENS

None.

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COPY FILED HEREWITH OMITS THE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A CONFIDENTIALITY

REQUEST. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT

HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

SCHEDULE 18

COMMUNICATIONS LICENCES

Country	Holder	License	Expiration Date
USA	Iridium Constellation LLC	Space Station Authorization for Big LEO NGSO Satellite Constellation (call sign S2110)	Grant: 1/31/1995; Expires: 11/01/2013
USA	Iridium Satellite LLC	Earth Station Authorization for 50,000 mobile non-common carrier handsets for Government use (call sign E960132)	Grant: 10/30/1996; Expires: 11/1/2021
USA	Iridium Satellite LLC	Earth Station Authorization for fixed Ka-band feederlink and TT&C earth station in Fairbanks, AK (call sign E050282)	Grant: 2/9/2006; Expires: 2/9/2021
USA	Iridium Satellite LLC	Earth Station Authorization for fixed Ka-band feederlink and TT&C earth station in Fairbanks, AK (call sign E060300)	Grant: 3/29/2007; Expires: 3/29/2022
USA	Iridium Satellite LLC	Earth Station Authorization for fixed Ka-band feederlink and TT&C earth station in Tempe, AZ (call sign E960131)	Grant: 10/30/1996; Expires: 11/1/2021
USA	Iridium Constellation LLC	Earth Station Authorization for fixed C-band TT&C earth station in Leesburg, VA (call sign E010193)	Grant: 10/25/2001; Expires: 10/25/2011
USA	Iridium Carrier Services LLC	Earth Station Authorization for 150,000 mobile common carrier handsets for public use (call sign E960622)	Grant: 10/30/1996; Expires: 10/30/2021
Norway	[***]	License no. [***] for use of [***]	Grant: 6/1/2007; Expires: 12/31/2014

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SCHEDULE 19

EXISTING FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS

1. Promissory Note in the amount of $23,000,000 by the Borrower in favor of Motorola, Inc., dated as of September 30, 2010.

2. Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit from National Bank of Egypt in the amount of 200,000 Egyptian Pounds.

3. Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit from Saudi Investment Bank in the amount of 300,000 Saudi Riyals.

4. Intercompany debt owed by ICG Communications GmbH to Gabrielle 14 Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH in the amount of €69,401,069.38.

5. Invoice from Sidley Austin LLP from 2007 in the amount of $197,980.02.

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SCHEDULE 20

GROUP STRUCTURE CHART

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SCHEDULE 21

INSURANCE

In this Schedule:

Constellation Aggregate Insurance means insurance covering losses that do not result in a payout under the Falcon Insurance because they are within the franchise of two (2) per launch, plus Partial Losses under both the Dnepr Insurance and Falcon Insurance that do not result in a payout under those policies, when such losses aggregate to at least six (6) total losses, constructive total losses or Equivalent Satellite Losses, subject to self-insurance of three (3) Satellites (provided that the total self-insurance across all policies shall not exceed nine (9) Satellites).

Dnepr Insurance means insurance covering the launch from transfer of risk of loss from TAS under the Satellite Supply Contract and the first twelve months in-orbit of the two (2) Satellites to be launched on the Denpr launch vehicle.

Equivalent Satellite Loss means an aggregation of Partial Losses on multiple Satellites aggregating to 125% of a Satellite.

Falcon Insurance means insurance (together with terminated ignition insurance, unless TAS extends the point of transfer of risk of loss to cover any terminated ignition risk) covering the launch from transfer of risk of loss from TAS under the Satellite Supply Contract and the first twelve months in-orbit of the Satellites to be launched on the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, subject to (i) a franchise of no more than two (2) Satellites per ten (10) Satellites launched on each Falcon 9 launch vehicle and (ii) self-insurance of nine (9) Satellites and one Launch Vehicle for launch losses and three (3) Satellites for in-orbit losses (provided that the total self-insurance across all policies shall not exceed nine (9) Satellites).

[***]

Partial Loss means, using the loss definitions in the Dnepr Insurance or Falcon Insurance, as applicable, degradation of the available satellite operational capability of a Satellite of less than 75%.

[***]

Total Required Insurance Amount means the aggregate amounts of insurance that are provided under the Dnepr Insurance, Falcon Insurance and Constellation Aggregate Insurance, being a total aggregate amount of USD2,777,000,000 (subject to the self-insurance elements of the Falcon Insurance and the Constellation Aggregate Insurance).

1. Appendix 1 specifies the insurances which are to be effected or procured by the Obligors (or which the Obligors are to ensure are effected or procured by TAS and the Launch Services Providers, as the case may be). The Borrower shall procure that the insurances specified in Appendix 1 are purchased and maintained in full force and effect for the period of cover set out in Appendix 1.

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2. Terms and conditions in the launch and initial-in orbit insurance set out in Section 3 of Part 1 of Appendix 1 (for the avoidance of doubt, including insurance in respect of replacement launches to the extent applicable) (the Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurance) shall include provisions customary at the time of placement including:

(a) loss payee provision satisfactory to the BPIAE Agent;

(b) insurance to be primary to any other insurance carried by the insured;

(c) that the proceeds of the launch insurance claims are subject to security by way of assignment and/or délégation to the BPIAE Agent and/or the Security Agent;

(d) the Security Agent, on behalf of the Finance Parties has the right, but not the obligation, to pay premiums;

(e) insurers waive all rights of (i) set off or counterclaim against the Obligors in connection with their obligations to make payments under such insurance, except as regards payment of premium under the applicable policy and (ii) subrogation against the Security Agent and the Finance Parties; and

(f) provision of Brokers' standard letter of undertaking (in substantially the form attached as Appendix 3) and acknowledgement of assignment.

3. 3 months before the anticipated date of any launch (the Scheduled Launch Date), or such later time as agreed by the BPIAE Agent, the Borrower shall provide evidence to the BPIAE Agent that the Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurances are confirmed bound. No later than:

(a) (in the case of a Falcon launch) ninety (90) days before the Scheduled Launch Date; and

(b) (in the case of a DNEPR launch), sixty (60) days before the Scheduled Launch Date,

or, upon written request from the Borrower and subject to the approval of the BPIAE Agent, such later mutually agreed date based on prevailing market conditions but not later than thirty (30) days before the Scheduled Launch Date, the Borrower shall provide to the BPIAE Agent and the Security Agent the Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurance documentation duly agreed by all parties thereto.

4. All insurers shall be of internationally recognised reputation in the satellite insurance marketplace and carrying a Standard & Poor's Rating Services ("S&P") insurer security rating of no less than A-, or AM Best A- or Fitch A- or Moody’s A3 or equivalent, or with a credit rating or credit standing otherwise acceptable to the BPIAE Agent (acting on the advice of the Insurance Adviser) (an Acceptable Insurer) subject, in the case of each class of Insurance, to a basket of ten per cent. (10%) of the sum insured:

(a) (subject to paragraph (b) below) that may be allocated to insurers rated BBB by S&P or B++ by AM Best or Fitch BBB or Moody's Baa2 or equivalent; and

(b) of which (subject to KYC approval):

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(i) in relation to the Launch and In-Orbit Insurance for the first launch, cover in an amount of up to [***]% of the insurance value of such launch may be placed with [***]; and

(ii) in relation to the Launch and In-Orbit Insurance for the first three launches, cover in an amount of up to:

(A) [***]% of the insurance value of all three such launches may be placed with [***] (in addition to the amount of the insurance value in relation to the first launch set forth in clause (i) above); and

(B) [***]% of the insurance value of all three such launches may be placed with [***],

and for subsequent launches, the participations of such insurers for any given launch shall not exceed [***]% of the pro-rated Total Required Insurance Amount for that launch.

5. The total premium paid by the Borrower for all the Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurance policies shall not exceed USD[***] without the prior consent of the Majority Lenders.

6. Within fifteen (15) days after the first launch, the Borrower shall provide to the BPIAE Agent and the Technical Adviser a status report on:

(a) the progress of the launch and the related In-Orbit Acceptance; and

(b) the implementation of the provisions of this Schedule 21; and

if requested by the BPIAE Agent shall meet together with the Insurance Adviser and Technical Adviser in order to discuss the same.

7. On the first and sixteenth day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter) of each month following 24 November 2015, the Borrower shall address to the BPIAE Agent a status report on the implementation of the insurance program contemplated by this Schedule 21.

8. The Borrower shall:

(a) make (or prior to the date of the Amendment shall have made) its reasonable efforts to seek for additional placement:

(i) for the Constellation Aggregate Insurance; and

(ii) to cover for any Satellite which has not reached its operational orbit within 12 months of the relevant launch,

at reasonable market conditions considered as such by the Insurance Adviser; and

(b) for so long as such efforts to obtain additional insurance cover proves totally or partly unsuccessful, no later than 60 days before each Scheduled Launch Date, address to the BPIAE Agent (who shall address the same to BPIAE no later than 30 days before each Scheduled Launch Date) a report by (x)

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an acceptable insurance broker (it being agreed, without limitation, that Marsh USA is an acceptable insurance broker) or (y) the Insurance Adviser:

(i) describing in reasonable detail the status of; and

(ii) certifying the Borrower directs its reasonable efforts into,

such efforts to obtain additional insurance cover at reasonable market conditions considered as such by the Insurance Adviser.

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APPENDIX 1

INSURANCE SCHEDULES

PART 1

MATERIAL INSURANCE

1. Pre-launch property "all risks" insurance:

Pre-launch property "all risks" insurance to be provided by TAS under the Satellite Supply Contract, covering the Satellites before risk transfers to the Borrower.

The insurance will include the Borrower and/or its designees named as an additional insured on such insurance policy(ies) to the extent of their interest and the Borrower shall use best efforts to procure that the Security Agent is also named as an additional insured on such insurance policy(ies) to the extent of its interest.

2. Pre-launch and launch liability insurance:

(a) Where the Launch Services Provider is SpaceX:

Pre-launch and launch liability insurance to be provided by SpaceX covering legal liability for third party property damage and bodily injury caused by an occurrence resulting from the activities carried out by the Borrower and SpaceX, their contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and agents related to the SpaceX Launch Contract at the Launch Site as required by the SpaceX Launch Contract.

The insured parties will be SpaceX, the Borrower, U.S. Government, TAS, their contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and agents, BPIAE, the Lenders and all others provided for by the SpaceX Launch Contract.

The insurance will provide a limit of liability at least to the levels required pre-launch and post launch by the FAA for a Falcon 9 launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

(b) Where the Launch Services Provider is International Space Company Kosmotras (Kosmotras):

Pre-launch and launch liability insurance to be provided by Kosmotras covering legal liability for third party property damage and bodily injury caused by an occurrence resulting from the activities carried out by the Borrower and Kosmotras, their contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and agents related to the Launch Services Contract, dated June 14, 2011, between the Borrower and Kosmotras (the Kosmotras Launch Contract) at the launch site as required by the Kosmotras Launch Contract.

The insured parties will be Kosmotras, the Borrower, Russian government, US government, TAS, their contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and agents, BPIAE, the Lenders and all others provided for by the Kosmotras Launch Contract.

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The insurance will provide a limit of liability at least to the levels required pre-launch and post launch by the Ministry of Defense in Russia, for a Dnepr launching from Yasny, Russia.

(c) Where an alternative Launch Services Provider is selected (pursuant to Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy)):

Pre-launch and launch liability insurance to be provided by the Launch Services Provider acceptable to the BPIAE Agent (acting on the advice of the Insurance Adviser), and based on the customary terms of coverage provided by the Launch Services Provider taking into account the launch vehicle/site and launch programme).

3. Launch and Initial In-Orbit insurance:

(a) Satellites and Launch Vehicles

Where the Launch Services Provider is SpaceX and Kosmotras:

Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurance to be provided by the Borrower from transfer of risk of loss from TAS to the Borrower under the Satellite Supply Contract, for "all risks" of physical loss of or damage to each of the 72 Satellites (subject to the franchises and self-insurance elements under the Falcon Insurance and Constellation Aggregate Insurance) arising out of the launch thereof in each case, until 12 months after the launch thereof.

The insured parties will be the Borrower and the Security Agent and the insurance will conform to the subrogation waiver requirements in the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contracts.

The insurance will provide coverage:

(i) during the period from transfer of risk of loss from TAS up to separation of each Satellite from the launch vehicle, of each of the insured 72 Satellites, in an amount equivalent to the replacement value of the Satellites plus the pro-rated cost of launch services for such Satellites (subject to the self-insurance elements of the Falcon Insurance and Constellation Aggregate Insurance); and

(ii) during the 12 months post-separation phase of each launch of each of the insured 72 Satellites, after In Orbit Acceptance of each of the Satellites, at least equal to the amount of the replacement value of the Satellites plus the pro-rated cost of launch services such Satellites,

as follows (on a cumulative basis and taking into account (if applicable, but it being agreed that the Borrower shall use its best efforts to (i) subscribe to insurance with no cap or (ii) subscribe to additional insurance to cover any shortfall due to a cap) the [***] and the [***]):

(i) in respect of the Constellation Aggregate Insurance, for at least [***]% of the maximum amount of USD637,500,000 (subject to the self-insurance elements of the Constellation Aggregate Insurance);

(ii) in respect of each Falcon launch for an insurance amount of no less than USD383,000,000 per launch (subject to the self-insurance elements of the Falcon Insurance);

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(iii) in respect of the first launch, for an insurance amount of no less than USD96,000,000; and

(iv) in respect of all launches (taken together) after the third launch, for 100% of the pro-rated Total Required Insurance Amount for those launches,

it being specified that:

(i) in respect of Satellites launched by Kosmotras, the amount of insurance required to be recoverable from insurers is not to be made subject to any franchise or self-insured retention or deductible amount; and

(ii) in respect of Satellites launched by SpaceX, the amount of insurance recoverable in accordance with this Paragraph (a) may be made subject to a franchise not exceeding:

(A) 2 Satellites (i.e., indemnity for three Satellites triggered on the loss of every third Satellite) of each separate batch of 10 launched by SpaceX; and

(B) under the Constellation Aggregate Insurance, the first 5 Satellites (i.e., indemnity for six Satellites triggered on the loss of every sixth Satellite) before indemnity is triggered for the replacement of the first six Satellites and the second 5 Satellites before indemnity is triggered for the replacement of the next six Satellites but thereafter no franchise is to apply.

For purposes of clarification, the “replacement value of the Satellites” does not intend to include the costs of insurance of the insurance premium costs that were required to insure the replacement cost of the Satellites for each insured launch.

The insured parties will be the Borrower and the Security Agent and the insurance will conform to the subrogation waiver requirements in the Satellite Supply Contract and the Launch Services Contracts.

(b) Where an alternative Launch Services Provider is selected (pursuant to Schedule 22 (Back-Up Launch Strategy)):

Launch and Initial In-Orbit Insurance to be provided by the Borrower as agreed with the Majority Lenders (in consultation with the Insurance Adviser, and based on the general parameters applicable for SpaceX including self-insurance, franchises and deductibles, but taking into account relevant differences in the Launch Services Contract, launch vehicle/site and launch programme).

The insurance shall include Lender clauses substantially in the form set out in Appendix 2.

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PART 2

NON MATERIAL INSURANCE

1. Property Insurance:

Property damage insurance with respect to property other than the Satellites in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as are customarily carried by companies engaged in the same or a similar business in places where such business is conducted.

2. Commercial General Liability Insurance:

Commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury (including death) and property damage in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as are customarily carried by companies engaged in the same or a similar business in places where such business is conducted.

3. Other:

Insurance required by applicable law and prudent operator practice.

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APPENDIX 2

LENDER CLAUSES

The Lender clauses to be included in the insurances as set out in Part 1 of Appendix 1 are to be as follows or as otherwise agreed and approved in writing by the Security Agent (in consultation with the Lenders’ Insurance Adviser). For the purposes of clarification, Lender clauses agreed with the insurers at or prior to the date of this amendment are deemed to have been approved in writing by the Security Agent.

The Lender Clauses below may be included in or by way of endorsement to the insurance or as an amendment thereto:

It is agreed that with effect from inception of the Period, the following applies:

The Named Insured has entered into a credit facility agreement dated 4 October 2012 (as amended and/or restated on 2 May 2014 and on 24 November 2015) with Deutsche Bank AG (Paris Branch), Banco Santander SA, Société Générale, Natixis, Mediobanca International (Luxembourg) S.A. and the other lenders thereunder (the Lenders) (the Facility Agreement)

Under the Facility Agreement, Société Générale acts as the facility agent (the Agent) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the security agent (the Security Agent) for the Lenders under the associated security agreements.

The Security Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, is added as Additional Insured under the insurance, whose rights are limited to those expressly stated in this Endorsement irrespective of what law or custom may require or imply.

SECTION I. Additional Insureds

The Security Agent, on behalf of the Lenders:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60 Wall Street, 16th floor, New York, NY, USA.

The following provisions shall be included in the Launch and Initial In-Orbit insurance wordings in all material respects substantially as follows:

1. Loss Payee provision of the Launch and Initial In-Orbit insurance:

Claims under this insurance are adjusted with the Named Insured and paid to the Security Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to the extent of the Lenders' interest. Payment must be by electronic funds transfer and sent to the following account:

[***]

The Named Insured, the Additional Insured and the Insurers agree to sign a mutual release agreement acceptable to each of them before a claim is paid.

2. Subrogation Condition:

The Insurers shall waive all rights of subrogation against the Additional Insured.

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3. Cancellation Condition is amended to read:

This insurance may be cancelled only by mutual written agreement between the Named Insured, the Security Agent and the Insurers except that this insurance may be cancelled unilaterally by the Insurers for non-payment of Premium.

If cancellation is due to non-payment of Premium, the Insurers must give written notice of cancellation to the Named Insured and the Security Agent at least 15 days in advance of the effective date of cancellation. The 15 day period begins on the date on which the notice has been received by the Named Insured and the Security Agent. Payment of the Premium due within the notice period by the Named Insured or Additional Insured voids the notice of cancellation for non-payment of Premium.

4. The Insurers acknowledge and agree that this insurance and the Constellation Aggregate Insurance and Falcon Insurance provide the main cover for the Named Insured and that in the event of a loss covered under this insurance and the Constellation Aggregate Insurance and Falcon Insurance which is also covered either in whole or in part under any other insurances effected by or on behalf of the Named Insured or the Additional Insureds, this insurance responds as if those other insurances are not in force.

5. The Insurers acknowledge and agree not to exercise any right of set off (other than with respect to non payment of Premium) and counterclaim against the Named Insured or the Additional Insured, provided that such set off and counterclaim only refers to set off or counterclaim for another debt or obligation unrelated to the Iridium insurance.

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APPENDIX 3

FORM OF BLOU (LAUNCH & IN ORBIT INSURANCE)

BROKER’S LETTER OF UNDERTAKING

To: Agent Bank as agent (the BPIAE Facility Agent) under the BPIAE Facility Agreement (as defined below)

Broker Letter of Undertaking

[l] Month [2014]

Dear Sirs,

We, Marsh Limited, have been requested by Iridium Satellite LLC (the Borrower) to provide you with certain confirmations relating to the insurances arranged by us in relation to the Iridium NEXT project. Accordingly we provide you with the confirmations set out below.

For purposes hereof:

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London.

“BPIAE Facility Agreement” means the senior term loan facility agreement dated [l] 2010 and made between, amongst others, the Borrower and [Agent Bank] as BPIAE Facility Agent, as amended from time to time.

“Finance Parties” has the meaning given to it in the BPIAE Facility Agreement.

“Insurer” means the insurer with whom the Policy has been taken out.

“Security Agent” means [l]

We confirm that:

(a) the insurances summarised in Appendix 1 attached to this letter (the Insurances) are, to the best of our knowledge in full force and effect in respect of the risks set out in the insurance coverages evidenced in the policies/cover notes attached as Appendix 2 (the Policies). Subject to confirmation by the Insurance Adviser, the Insurances are structured to comply with the Borrower’s obligations with respect to Schedule 21 (Insurance) to the BPIAE Facility Agreement;

(b) all premia due to date in respect of the Insurances required to be paid as at the date of this letter in accordance with the terms of credit for the Borrower are paid, and the Insurances are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, placed with insurers, which as at the time of placement comply with (i) the requirements of Schedule 21 (Insurance) of the BPIAE Facility Agreement and/or (ii) as mutually agreed by all parties to the BPIAE Facility Agreement;

(c) the Insurances name the Security Agent (for and on behalf of the Finance Parties) as additional insured and as loss payee in each of the policies;

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(d) we are not aware of any reason why the Borrower or any Insurer, in our reasonable opinion, may be unwilling or unable to honour its obligations in relation to the Insurances, or to avoid the Insurances or any claim, in whole or in part; and

(e) we undertake to promptly advise the BPIAE Facility Agent and the Security Agent in writing upon being notified by the Insurer that the Insurance(s) have been cancelled or that the Insurer deems the Borrower to be in default of the Insurance.

(f) The confirmations in ‎(e) above only relate to knowledge and information formally acquired in our capacity as broker to the Borrower, as the case may be, in relation to the Insurances and ceases upon Marsh no longer being the broker for the Borrower of the Insurance.

We further undertake:

(a) upon being notified, to promptly forward to all Insurers at the time of inception and/or renewal of and/or any change in the identity of any Insurers any notice of assignment to the Security Agent of the Borrower's rights under the Insurances and to the insurance proceeds in relation to the Insurances, substantially in the form set out in Appendix 4 of Schedule 21 (Insurance) of the BPIAE Facility Agreement, duly executed by the Borrower and received by us, and to use our reasonable endeavours:

(i) to secure the Insurers’ acknowledgement of receipt of such notices of assignment; and

(ii) to confirm that such notices are incorporated into or endorsed on the policies, of the Insurance,

and to provide the BPIAE Facility Agent and the Security Agent with copies of such notices, endorsements and acknowledgements;

(b) to promptly notify you:

(i) upon our becoming notified in writing of any material change or alteration made or proposed to be made to the Insurances;

(ii) upon our receiving any notice of cancellation (including for non-payment of premium) of the Insurance by an Insurer;

(iii) in the event of our being notified of any purported assignment of or the creation of any security interest over the Borrower's interest or rights in any of the Insurances (other than any such assignment or security interest created pursuant to a Transaction Security Document (as defined in the BPIAE Facility Agreement); and

(iv) after giving or receiving notice of termination of our appointment as insurance brokers to the Borrower in relation to the Insurances.

(c) to maintain intact files (including all documents disclosed and correspondence in connection with the placement of the Insurances and claims thereunder) and to give to the Security Agent and BPIAE Facility Agent all such information relating to the Insurances (including true copies of any placing slips) as the Security Agent and BPIAE Facility Agent may reasonably request in writing, provided such disclosures are subject to Marsh’s record retention policies;

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(d) to promptly provide to pass on to the BPIAE Facility Agent and Security Agent copies of any notice given by any Insurer under or in respect of the Insurances to the Finance Parties; and

The above undertakings are given:

(a) subject to our lien, if any, on the Insurances referred to above for premia due under such Insurances in respect of the Insurances and subject to the Insurers' right of cancellation on default in payment of such premia;

(b) subject to our continuing appointment as insurance brokers to the Borrower in relation to the Insurances; and

(c) subject to the termination date of [insert date commitment ends] in which case all of our obligations under this letter shall cease.

We have arranged the Insurance on the basis of information and instructions given by the Borrower. We have not made any particular or special enquiries regarding the Insurance beyond those that we normally make in the ordinary course of arranging insurances on behalf of our clients. The confirmations set out in this letter are given by reference to our state of knowledge at the date hereof.

Save insofar as we have given agreements or representations in this letter, it is to be understood by the addressees of this letter that they may not rely on any advice which we have given to the Borrower, and we do not represent that the Insurance are suitable or sufficient to meet the needs of the addressees who must take steps and advice of their own as they consider necessary in order to protect their own interests.

This letter has been prepared exclusively for the use of the parties to whom it is addressed. No responsibility is accepted to any third party for any part of the contents of this letter and in the event that it is disclosed to a third party any and all liability howsoever arising to that third part is hereby expressly excluded.

Our aggregate liability to any persons who act in reliance on this letter, or on any other broker’s letter of undertaking issued by us in respect of the Insurances, for any and all matters arising from them and the contents thereof shall in any and all events be limited to the sum of $5,000,000, even if we are negligent. We do not limit our liability for our fraud.

For the avoidance of doubt, all confirmations given in this letter relate solely to the Insurance. They do not apply to any other insurances or reinsurances, and nothing in this letter should be taken as providing undertakings or confirmations in relation to any other insurance or reinsurance that ought to have been placed by, or may at some future date be placed by, other brokers.

This letter and all non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this letter shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with New York law and any dispute as to its terms shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of New York.

Yours faithfully,

Name:     

Title:     

for and on behalf of

Marsh Limited

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Acknowledged and agreed

Name:     

Title:     

for and on behalf Marsh Inc

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APPENDIX 4

FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE AND INSURANCE PROVIDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT NOTICE

[on the letterhead of the relevant Obligor]

From:    [OBLIGOR]

To:    [INSURANCE PROVIDER]

Copy:    [SECURITY AGENT]

[DATE]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Re: [describe insurance policy] (the Insurance Policy)

1. Notice

We give you notice that we have granted to [SECURITY AGENT] the (Security Agent) a first‑priority security interest in all of our rights, interests and benefits under the Insurance Policy.

2. Authorization

We irrevocably instruct and authorize you, from and after the date of this letter, to send copies of any notices and other information required or permitted to be sent to us under the Insurance Policy to the Security Agent as follows:

[l]

Fax:    [l]

Attention:    [l]

3. Amendments

The instructions in this letter may not be revoked or amended without the prior written consent of the Security Agent.

4. Acknowledgement

We request that you indicate your agreement to the terms of this notice by signing and returning to the Security Agent and to us copies of the acknowledgement that is attached.

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Yours faithfully,

[OBLIGOR]

By:

Title:

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APPENDIX 5

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

[on the letterhead of the Insurance Provider]

From:    [INSURANCE PROVIDER]

To:    [SECURITY AGENT]

and

[OBLIGOR]

[DATE]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Re:    [describe the Insurance Policy] (the Insurance Policy)

We confirm that we have received from [SECURITY PROVIDER] (the Security Provider) a notice dated [          ] (the Notice) informing us that the Obligor has granted to [SECURITY AGENT] (the Security Agent) a first‑priority security interest in all of its rights and interests under the Insurance Policy. We also confirm that we have not received notice of any other assignment of the Insurance Policy or of any interest or claim of any third party in or to the Insurance Policy.

Yours faithfully,

[INSURANCE PROVIDER]

By:

Title:

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SCHEDULE 22

BACK-UP LAUNCH STRATEGY

[***]

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SCHEDULE 23

SECONDARY PAYLOAD HEADS OF TERMS

1. To the extent permitted under applicable law, there shall be [***].

2. To the extent permitted under applicable law, [***].

3. As consistent with or required under applicable laws, a Secondary Payload customer shall agree to [***].

4. Use of the Secondary Payload shall at all times be in accordance with:

(a) all applicable laws and regulations (including radio-frequency spectrum usage, content or application/end use restrictions); and

(b) the Iridium technical/satellite access conditions contained in the Secondary Payload agreement.

5. To the extent permitted under applicable law, a Secondary Payload customer will [***].

6. Subject to paragraph 3 above and to the extent permitted under applicable law, [***].

7. To the extent permitted under applicable law, the obligations of the Obligors and their Affiliates that are NEXT Group members under the Secondary Payload Contract [***] are limited to:

(a) [***]; and

(b) [***]; and

(c) [***],

[***].

8. The Secondary Payload customer may have [***].

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this Schedule 23 (Secondary Payload Heads of Terms) shall have the meaning given to them in this Agreement.

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SCHEDULE 24

MILESTONES

Critical Path Satellite Manufacturing Milestones:

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

Major Early Program Milestones:

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

Pre Production Milestones:

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

Post Production Milestones:

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

Launch Provider Segment Milestones:¹⁹ 

[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]

¹⁹  Note: launch provider segment milestones and EDC references applicable to SpaceX Launch Contract only.

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SCHEDULE 25

SHARES AND MATERIAL COMPANIES

A.    Shareholders of the Parent

Name	Shares	Percentage*
Syndicated Communications Venture Partners IV, L.P.	4,030,855	5.74%
Syndicated Communications, Inc.	5,280,580	7.52%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	4,377,600	6.23%
Greenhill & Co., Inc.**	8,924,016	12.7%
Baralonco Limited	11,648,080	16.58%

*Based on total outstanding shares of 70,251,001 as of August 6, 2010.

**Greenhill & Co., Inc. also holds warrants to purchase 4,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Parent.

Integrated Core Strategies (US) LLC holds warrants to purchase 5,400,620 shares of the common stock of the Parent.

B.    Material Companies

1. Each Original Obligor; and

2. Baralonco N.V. (a Netherlands Antilles naamloze vennootschap).

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SCHEDULE 26

FORM OF SECONDARY PAYLOAD STATUS REPORT

To:    BPIAE Agent

From:    Borrower

Dated: [●]²⁰ 

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

$[●] BPIAE Facility Agreement dated [●] (the Facility Agreement)

Dear Sirs:

Reference is made to the Facility Agreement. Terms defined in the Facility Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Secondary Payload Status Report. This Secondary Payload Status Report is being delivered by the Borrower in accordance with paragraph (a)(ii) of Clause 21.7 (NEXT System Documents) of the Facility Agreement. This Secondary Payload Status Report is delivered with respect to the [Financial Year ended [●]] / [Financial Quarter ended 30 June [●]]²¹. The Borrower confirms that as of [●]²², the status of each Secondary Payload Contract entered into (or to be entered into) by a member of the NEXT Group are as set forth in the table below:

#		Name of Secondary Payload Contract	Name of Secondary Payload Customer 23	Status of Secondary Payload Contract 24	Revenues Projected under Secondary Payload Contract
1
2
3
4
5	25

Signed............................................    

Borrower

²⁰  Note: Secondary Payload Status Report to be delivered 30 days after the end of (i) of each Financial Year and (ii) each of Financial Quarter ending on June 30.

²¹  Note: Insert as appropriate.

²²  Note: Insert appropriate date (i.e., Financial Year ended [●] / Financial Quarter ended 30 June [●]).

²³  Note: Insert name of counterparty (or contemplated counterparty) to the Secondary Payload Contract.

²⁴  Note: Specify whether Secondary Payload Contract is projected to be entered into, under negotiation, committed or executed.

²⁵  Note: Additional rows to be inserted/deleted as appropriate.

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SCHEDULE 27

EXISTING JOINT VENTURES

1.    [***]

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SCHEDULE 28

SECURITY AGENT

1. Appointment and duties of the Security Agent

(a) Each Secured Party irrevocably appoints the Security Agent to act as its security agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents to which it is a party, on the terms and conditions set out herein.

(b) Each Secured Party irrevocably authorizes the Security Agent to:

(i) perform the duties and to exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to it hereunder and under and in connection with the other Finance Documents, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions; and

(ii) enter into each Transaction Security Document.

(c) The Security Agent has only those duties which are expressly specified in the Finance Documents. Those duties are solely of a mechanical and administrative nature.

2. Security Agent as holder of Security

(a) In this Schedule 28 (Security Agent):

(i) Security Agent Claim has the meaning given to it in paragraph (c) below.

(ii) Secured Party Claim means any amount which an Obligor owes to a Secured Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents.

(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, the Security Agent holds any security created by a Transaction Security Document as agent for the relevant Secured Parties.

(c) Each Obligor must pay the Security Agent, as an independent and separate creditor, an amount equal to each Secured Party Claim on its due date (each, a Security Agent Claim). For the purposes of Russian law and subject to the other provisions of this paragraph 2, the Security Agent is the joint and several creditor with each Secured Party in respect of each Secured Party Claim, with an independent right to demand and enforce payment of each Security Agent Claim on the terms set out in paragraphs (f) to (m) below.

(d) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in any Finance Document, the Security Agent holds:

(i) the benefit of any Security Agent Claims; and

(ii) any proceeds of the enforcement of any Transaction Security Documents,

for the benefit, and as the property, of, and on trust for, the Secured Parties and so that they are not available to the personal creditors of the Security Agent or otherwise available to the Security Agent for its own use.

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(e) The Security Agent will separately identify in its records the property rights referred to in paragraph (d) above.

(f) It is agreed that, in respect of each Security Agent Claim, the Security Agent shall:

(i) share the proceeds of each Security Agent Claim with the other Secured Parties; and

(ii) pay those proceeds to the Secured Parties,

in accordance with their respective interests in the amounts outstanding under the Finance Documents.

(g) The Security Agent may enforce performance of any Security Agent Claim in its own name as an independent and separate right. This includes filing any suit, execution, enforcement of Transaction Security Documents in accordance with their respective terms, recovery of guarantees and applications for and voting in respect of any kind of insolvency proceeding.

(h) Each Secured Party must, at the request of the Security Agent, perform any act required in connection with the enforcement of any Security Agent Claim. This includes issuing a power of attorney to the Security Agent and joining in any proceedings as co-claimant with the Security Agent.

(i) Unless the Security Agent fails to enforce a Security Agent Claim within a reasonable time after its due date, a Secured Party may not take any action to enforce the corresponding Secured Party Claim unless it is requested to do so by the Security Agent.

(j) Each Obligor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to require a Secured Party to join in any proceedings as co-claimant with the Security Agent in respect of any Security Agent Claim.

(k) In each case, and (for the avoidance of doubt) without otherwise increasing the aggregate indebtedness of the Obligors:

(i) discharge by an Obligor of a Secured Party Claim will discharge the corresponding Security Agent Claim in the same amount; and

(ii) discharge by an Obligor of a Security Agent Claim will discharge the corresponding Secured Party Claim in the same amount.

(l) The aggregate amount of the Security Agent Claims will never exceed the aggregate amount of Secured Party Claims.

(m) (i)    A defect affecting a Security Agent Claim against an Obligor will not affect any Secured Party Claim.

(i) A defect affecting a Secured Party Claim against an Obligor will not affect any Security Agent Claim.

(n) If the Security Agent returns to any Obligor, whether in any kind of insolvency proceedings or otherwise, any recovery in respect of which it has made a payment to a Secured Party, that Secured Party must repay an amount equal to that recovery to the Security Agent.

3. Instructions

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(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Motorola Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Agent must exercise any rights, power or discretion vested in it as Security Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the BPIAE Agent or, if so instructed by the BPIAE Agent, refrain from exercising any such right, power or discretion.

(b) The Security Agent is fully protected if it (i) acts on the instructions of the BPIAE Agent in the exercise of any right, power or discretion or any matter not expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Transaction Security Documents or any other Finance Documents or (ii) does not act because no such instructions or no requested instructions or clarification have been given to it by the BPIAE Agent. Any such instructions will be binding on all the Secured Parties.

(c) In the absence of instructions, the Security Agent may act or refrain from acting as it considers to be in the best interests of all the Secured Parties.

(d) The Security Agent may assume that, unless it has received notice to the contrary, any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party has not been exercised.

(e) The Security Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the BPIAE Agent (or, if appropriate, the Secured Parties) until it has received security satisfactory to it, whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise, against any liability or loss which it may incur in complying with the instructions of the BPIAE Agent.

(f) The Security Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Secured Party (without first obtaining that Secured Party's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings in connection with any Finance Document, except where expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement or where the legal or arbitration proceedings relate to:

(i) the perfection, preservation or protection of rights under the Transaction Security Documents; or

(ii) the enforcement of any Transaction Security Document.

4. Responsibility

(a) The Security Agent is not liable or responsible to any other Secured Party for:

(i) any failure in perfecting or protecting any Transaction Security; or

(ii) any other action taken or not taken by it in connection with any Transaction Security Document,

unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(b) The Security Agent is not responsible for:

(i) the right or title of any person in or to, or the value of, or sufficiency of any part of the Transaction Security;

(ii) the priority of any Lien created by the Transaction Security Documents;

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(iii) the existence of any other Lien affecting any asset secured under a Transaction Security Document;

(iv) the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any statement or information (whether written or oral) made in or supplied in connection with any Finance Document; or

(v) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document or any other document.

5. Title

The Security Agent may accept, without enquiry, the title (if any) the Company may have to any asset over which security is intended to be created by any Transaction Security Document.

6. Possession of documents

The Security Agent is not obliged to hold in its own possession any Transaction Security Document, title deed or other document in connection with any asset over which security is intended to be created by a Transaction Security Document. Without prejudice to the above, the Security Agent may allow any bank providing safe custody services or any professional adviser to the Security Agent to retain any of those documents in its possession.

7. Approval

Each Secured Party:

(a) confirms its approval of each Transaction Security Document;

(b) authorises and directs the Security Agent (by itself or by such person(s) as it may nominate) to enter into and enforce the Transaction Security Documents as trustee (or agent) or as otherwise provided (and whether or not expressly in the names of the Secured Parties) on its behalf for the purpose of all laws other than Russian law; and

(c) authorises and directs the Security Agent to enter into and enforce the Transaction Security Documents governed by Russian law in its own name as the joint and several creditor with each Secured Party.

8. Individual position of Security Agent

The Security Agent may:

(a) carry on any business with any Obligor or its related entities (including acting as an agent or a trustee for any other financing); and

(b) retain any profits or remuneration it receives under the Finance Documents or in relation to any other business it carries on with any Obligor or its related entities.

9. Reliance

The Security Agent may:

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(a) rely on any notice or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed by, or with the authority of, the proper person;

(b) rely on any statement made by any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify;

(c) assume, unless the context otherwise requires, that any communication made by:

(i) the Company is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of each Obligor; and

(ii) the BPIAE Agent is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of the Secured Parties it represents;

(d) engage, pay for and rely on professional advisers selected by it (including those representing a Party other than the Security Agent); and

(e) act under the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents.

10. Exclusion of liability

(a) The Security Agent is not liable to any Secured Party for any action taken or not taken by it in connection with any Finance Document, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(b) No Party (other than the Security Agent) may take any proceedings against any officers, employees or agents of the Security Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Security Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in connection with any Finance Document.

(c) The Security Agent is not liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Security Agent if the Security Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Security Agent for that purpose.

(d) (i)    Nothing in this Agreement will oblige the Security Agent to satisfy any customer due diligence requirement in relation to the identity of any person on behalf of any Secured Party.

(i) Each Secured Party confirms to the Security Agent that it is solely responsible for any customer due diligence requirements it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to those requirements made by any other person.

11. Default

The Security Agent is not obliged to monitor or enquire whether a Default has occurred. The Security Agent is not deemed to have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default.

12. Information

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(a) The Security Agent must promptly forward to the person concerned the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Security Agent by a Party for that person.

(b) Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Security Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.

(c) Except as provided above, the Security Agent has no duty:

(i) either initially or on a continuing basis to provide any Secured Party with any credit or other information concerning the risks arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents (including any information relating to the financial condition or affairs of any Obligor or its related entities or the nature or extent of recourse against any Party or its assets) whether coming into its possession before, on or after the date of this Agreement; or

(ii) unless specifically requested to do so by a Secured Party in accordance with a Finance Document, to request any certificate or other document from any Obligor.

(d) Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Finance Document, each Secured Party confirms that it:

(i) has made, and will continue to make, its own independent appraisal of all risks arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents (including the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities and the nature and extent of any recourse against any Party or its assets); and

(ii) has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Security Agent in connection with any Finance Document or agreement entered into in anticipation of or in connection with any Finance Document.

(e) In acting as the Security Agent, the Security Agent will be regarded as acting through its agency division which will be treated as a separate entity from its other divisions and departments. Any information acquired by the Security Agent which, in its opinion, is acquired by another division or department or otherwise than in its capacity as the Security Agent may be treated as confidential by the Security Agent and will not be treated as information possessed by the Security Agent in its capacity as such.

(f) The Security Agent is not obliged to disclose to any person any confidential information supplied to it by or on behalf of an Obligor (or any related person) solely for the purpose of evaluating whether any waiver or amendment is required in respect of any term of the Finance Documents.

(g) Each Obligor irrevocably authorises the Security Agent to disclose to the other Secured Parties any information which, in its opinion, is received by it in its capacity as the Security Agent.

13. Compliance

The Security Agent may refrain from doing anything (including disclosing any information) which might, in its opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person, and may do anything which, in its opinion, is necessary or desirable to comply with any law or regulation.

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14. Resignation of the Security Agent

(a) The Security Agent may resign and appoint any of its affiliates as successor Security Agent by giving notice to the Secured Parties and the Company.

(b) Alternatively, the Security Agent may resign by giving notice to the Secured Parties and the Company, in which the BPIAE Agent may appoint a successor Security Agent.

(c) If no successor Security Agent has been appointed under paragraph (b) above within 30 days after notice of resignation was given, the Security Agent may appoint a successor Security Agent.

(d) The resignation of the Security Agent and the appointment of any successor Security Agent must be effected by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the retiring Security Agent and the successor Security Agent and will both become effective only when the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i) the successor Security Agent notifies all the Parties that it accepts its appointment;

(ii) the successor Security Agent has received legal advice to the effect that the rights under the Finance Documents (and any related documentation) have been transferred or assigned to it; and

(iii) each Secured Party (other than the Security Agent) confirms to the Security Agent that it is satisfied with the credit rating of the proposed successor Security Agent].

On satisfaction of the above conditions, the successor Security Agent will succeed to the position of the Security Agent and the term Security Agent will mean the successor Security Agent.

(e) The retiring Security Agent must, at its own cost:

(i) make available to the successor Security Agent those documents and records and provide any assistance as the successor Security Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as the Security Agent under the Finance Documents; and

(ii) enter into and deliver to the successor Security Agent those documents and effect any registrations as may be required for the transfer or assignment of all of its rights and benefits under the Finance Documents to the successor Security Agent.

(f) The Company must, at its own cost, take any action and enter into and deliver any document which is required by the Security Agent to ensure that a Transaction Security Document provides for effective and perfected Liens in favour of any successor Security Agent.

(g) Upon its resignation becoming effective, this Clause will continue to benefit the retiring Security Agent in respect of any action taken or not taken by it in connection with the Finance Documents while it was the Security Agent, and, subject to paragraph (e) above, it will have no further obligations under any Finance Document.

(h) The BPIAE Agent may, by notice to the Security Agent, require it to resign under paragraph (b) above.

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15. Relationship with Secured Parties

The Security Agent may treat each Secured Party as a Secured Party, entitled to payments under this Agreement until it has received not less than five Business Days' prior notice from that Secured Party to the contrary.

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SIGNATORIES

THE PARENT

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

By:        JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:        Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

Address:    1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1400,

McLean, VA 22102

United States of America

Fax:        +[***]

Attention:    John S. Brunette

THE BORROWER

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

By:        JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:        Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

Address:    1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1400,

McLean, VA 22102

United States of America

Fax:         +[***]

Attention:     John S. Brunette

THE ORIGINAL GUARANTORS

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:     Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

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IRIDIUM HOLDINGS LLC

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

IRIDIUM CARRIER HOLDINGS LLC

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

IRIDIUM CARRIER SERVICES LLC

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

SE LICENSING LLC

By: Iridium Holdings LLC,

its Manager

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

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IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC

By: Iridium Constellation LLC,

its Manager

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

SYNCOM-IRIDIUM HOLDINGS CORP.

By:    JOHN S. BRUNETTE

Title:    Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary

THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS AND BOOKRUNNERS

DEUTSCHE BANK AG (PARIS BRANCH)

By:    Alarik d-Ornhjelm    By:    Othmane Kotari

Title:    Director    Associate

BANCO SANTANDER SA

By:    Rodolphe de Lambertye    By:    Vincent Hubert

Title:    Executive Director    Managing Director

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

By:    Sylvie Leclercq    By:    Nicolas Palmero

Title:    Managing Director    Director

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NATIXIS

By:    Jean-Louis Viala    By:    Arnaud Sarret

Title:    Director    Director

MEDIOBANCA INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.

By:    Luca Maccari    By:    Silvio Perazzini

Title:    Managing Director    Director

THE LEAD ARRANGERS

BNP PARIBAS

By:    Jean Philippe Poirier    By:    Emmanuel Galzy

Title:    Export Finance    Export Finance

CRÉDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL

By:    Michéle Patri    By:    Jacques-Philippe Menville

Title:        SVP

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (PARIS BRANCH)

By:    Jean-Michel Rudent    By:    Arnaud de Peloux

Title:

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UNICREDITBANK AUSTRIA AG

By:    Peter Kadletz    By:    Mary-Ann Hayes

Title:    Managing Director    Director

THE BPIAE AGENT

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

By:    Sylvie Leclercq    By:    Nicolas Palmero

Title:    Managing Director    Director

Address:     Société Générale

OPER/FIN/STR/CLO / OPER/FIN/STR/DMT

189, rue d’Aubervilliers

75886 Paris Cedex 18

France

Fax:        +[***]

Attention:    Patricia BERANGER – Stéphane POUREAU / Alcina AIRES

THE SECURITY AGENT

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

By:    Randy Kahn

Title:    Vice President

By:    Annie Jaghatspanyan

Title:    Vice President

Address:    60 Wall Street, 27th Floor

MS: NC60-2710

New York, New York 10005

United States of America

Fax:        +[***]

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Attention:    Project Finance / Iridium

THE U.S. COLLATERAL AGENT

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

By:    Randy Khan

Title:    Vice President

By:    Annie Jaghatspanyan

Title:    Vice President

Address:     60 Wall Street, 27th Floor

MS: NC60-2710

New York, New York 10005

United States of America

Fax:        +[***]

Attention:    Project Finance / Iridium

THE ORIGINAL LENDERS

DEUTSCHE BANK AG (PARIS BRANCH)

By:    Alarik d-Ornhjelm    By:    Othmane Kotari

Title:    Director    Associate

BANCO SANTANDER SA

By:    Rodolphe de Lambertye    By:    Vincent Hubert

Title:    Executive Director    Managing Director

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SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

By:    Sylvie Leclercq    By:    Nicolas Palmero

Title:    Managing Director    Director

NATIXIS

By:    Jean-Louis Viala    By:    Arnaud Sarret

Title:    Director    Director

MEDIOBANCA INTERNATIONAL (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.

By:    Luca Maccari    By:    Silvio Perazzini

Title:    Managing Director    Director

BNP PARIBAS

By:    Jean Philippe Poirier    By:    Emmanuel Galzy

Title:    Export Finance    Export Finance

CRÉDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL

By:    Michèle Patri    By:    Jacques-Philippe Menville

Title:        SVP

INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (PARIS BRANCH)

By:    Jean-Michel Rudent    By:    Arnaud de Peloux

Title:

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UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG

By:    Peter Kadletz    By:    Mary-Ann Hayes

Title:    Managing Director    Director

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SIGNATORIES

Parent

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

Borrower

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

Obligors

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM HOLDINGS LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM CARRIER HOLDINGS LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

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IRIDIUM CARRIER SERVICES LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

SYNCOM-IRIDIUM HOLDINGS CORP.

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM BLOCKER-B INC.

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

IRIDIUM SATELLITE SA LLC

By:    /s/ Matthew J. Desch
Name:    Matthew J. Desch
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

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BPIAE Agent

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

By:    /s/ Fleur Ferrari
Name:    Fleur Ferrari
Title:    Structured Finance Middle Office Operations Head

By:    /s/ Benjamin Graisley
Name:    Benjamin Graisley
Title:    

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT N° 28

TO THE

FULL SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

No. IS-10-021

Between

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

And

THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

for the

IRIDIUM NEXT SYSTEM

PREAMBLE

This Amendment N° 28 (the “Amendment”) to the Full Scale System Development Contract No. IS-10-021 signed on June 1, 2010 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium NEXT System, as amended, (the “Contract”) is entered into on this 18th day of May, 2017 by and between Thales Alenia Space France, a company organized and existing under the laws of France, having its registered office at 26 avenue Jean François Champollion 31100 Toulouse – FRANCE (“Contractor”), and Iridium Satellite LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, having an office at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA 22102 - USA (“Purchaser”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS,Purchaser and Contractor have engaged in discussions relating to changes the Parties would like to incorporate in the Contract relating to Liquidated Damages, costs for Launch delays and the deferment of certain Milestone payments amounting to One Hundred Million and Twenty Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$100,020,000); and

WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend Articles 1, 3, 21 and Exhibit D of the Contract, and the SOW, in accordance with the terms and conditions provided for in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Article 1: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contract or any amendments thereto, as the case may be.

Article 2: The definition of “NEXT System Launch Campaign” set forth in Article 1.75 of the Contract is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following definition:

“NEXT System Launch Campaign” means the period of time beginning with the actual first Launch and ending upon the Satellite Acceptance or Qualified Satellite Acceptance, as applicable, of the Satellites to be Launched under this Contract.”

Article 3: The third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article 3.3.2 of the Contract are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following:

“With respect to Satellites delivered in connection with Launches two (2) through seven (7), the quantity of Space Vehicles per Launch will be 10, the Launch Services Provider will be SpaceX, the Launch Vehicle will be a Falcon 9, and the Launch Site will be Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Launch date

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for each such Launch is set forth below in Table 3.3.2. Purchaser will provide periodic updates to Contractor coordinating Launch date status.

For Launches two (2) through seven (7), Purchaser shall re-designate or confirm to Contractor in writing the scheduled Launch date no later than [***] months prior to the then-scheduled Launch date.

Purchaser shall, on a reasonable basis, provide Contractor with regular and up-to-date information on Launcher delivery schedule.

Table 3.3.2

Launch	Planned Launch Date
2	[***]
3	[***]
4	[***]
5	[***]
6	[***]
7	[***]

For the avoidance of doubt, Contractor shall Deliver and support the Launch of two (2) additional Satellites other than the Satellites Launched on Launches one (1) through seven (7), in accordance with the terms of this Contract.

Any change of quantity of Space Vehicles per Launch, Launch Services Provider, Launch Vehicle or Launch Site notifications provided by the Purchaser to the Contractor outside the scope of this Article 3.3.2 shall be subject to the terms of a Change Order under Article 15.”

Article 4: Article 3.4.3 of the Contract is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“3.4.3    Launch Delay Costs

In the event of any Launch delay or postponement of the scheduled Launch dates listed in Article 3.3.2 during the period commencing on [***] through [***], Contractor shall be entitled to solely the following costs (“Launch DelayCosts”):

(a) [***] U.S. dollars (US $[***]) applicable to the Launch delay between [***] and [***];

(b) For Launch seven (7), [***] U.S. dollars (US$[***]) per [***] for each [***] of Launch delay, due to reasons not attributable to Contractor; for the purpose of calculating Launch Delay Costs, the Launch delay for Launch 7 will be calculated as the time between [***] and [***]; and

(c) Major purchases required as the direct result of a Launch delay, due to reasons not attributable to Contractor that are agreed to in advance by the Parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Launch delay of Launch seven (7) is attributable solely to Customer, Article 3.4.3(b) will not apply and Contractor shall be entitled to adjustment of the relevant provisions of this Contract in accordance with Article 15; provided that if such delay is the result of the eight (8th) Launch being scheduled prior to the seventh (7th) Launch, Article 3.4.3(b) shall continue to apply.

Article 5: Article 3.4.4 of the Contract is hereby deleted in its entirety.

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Article 6: For Launch 1 and Launches 2 through 7 listed in table 3.3.2, Articles 21.1.1 through 21.1.3 and 21.2 of the Contract are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following:

“21.1.1 Assessment of Liquidated Damages.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that failure to make any Satellite available for one of the Launch dates, including at the Launch Site, set forth for Launch one (1) and Launches two (2) through seven (7) in Article 3.3.2, may cause substantial financial loss to Purchaser. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the following liquidated damages represent a genuine and reasonable estimate of the losses that would be suffered by Purchaser by reason of any such delay (which losses would be difficult or impossible to calculate with certainty) in meeting the Launch dates.

The Parties have established a pool in the amount of Thirty Million U.S. dollars (US $30,000,000) for liquidated damages applicable to Launches one (1) through seven (7) (“Liquidated Damages Pool” or the “Pool”). In the event Contractor fails to make a Satellite available for its corresponding Launch date as set forth herein, unless such failure is due to reasons not attributable to Contractor, the Pool shall be increased, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by the amount of (a) [***] U.S. dollars (US$ [***]) per [***] for the first [***] of delay, (b) [***] U.S. dollars (US$ [***]) per [***] for [***] through [***] of delay; and (c) [***] U.S. dollars (US$ [***]) per day for delays longer than [***], up to the actual Launch date (liquidated damages together with the Pool means “Liquidated Damages”).

Such liquidated damages shall not exceed [***] percent ([***]%) per launch and, in the aggregate, [***] percent ([***]%) of the Base Contract Price.

21.1.2 Final Adjustment of Liquidated Damages Pool.

Following the occurrence of Launch 7, the Pool shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) If the final value of the Pool remains at Thirty Million U.S. dollars (US$30,000,000) and the total amount of the Launch Delay Costs incurred by Contractor has not exceeded Thirty Million US dollars (US$30,000,000), Purchaser shall waive all rights to the Pool;

(b) If the final value of the Pool is an amount greater than Thirty Million U.S. dollars (US$30,000,000) and the total amount of the Launch Delay Costs has not exceeded the final value of the Pool, Purchaser shall waive all rights to the difference between the final amount of the Launch Delay Costs and Thirty Million U.S. dollars (US$30,000,000). The difference between the final value of the Pool and Thirty Million U.S. dollars (US$30,000,000) or the total amount of the Launch Delay Costs, whichever is greater, shall be the remaining Liquidated damages payable by Contractor to Purchaser; or

(c) If the final amount of the Launch Delay Costs is greater than the final value of the Pool, Purchaser shall waive all rights to the Pool and pay to Contractor the difference between the final amount of the Launch Delay Costs and the final value of the of the Pool.

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Article 7:The Milestone Success Criteria applicable to [***] set forth in Appendix B of the SOW is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following Milestone Success Criteria:

[***]

For the avoidance doubt, Final System Acceptance shall not be deemed to have occurred until achievement of the Success Criteria for [***].

Article 8: Article 21.1.4 of the Contract is hereby renumbered to be “21.1.3.”

Article 9: Article 21.1.5 of the Contract is hereby renumbered to be “21.1.4.”

Article 10: The entries for M/S No. [***] and [***] set forth in Exhibit D of the Contract are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following entries.

[***]

Article 11: The entries for M/S No. [***] and [***] set forth in Table 11-1 of the SOW are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following entries.

[***]

Article 12: The effective date of this Amendment shall be the date when all of the following conditions have been fulfilled (with respect to (B) below, as confirmed in writing by Purchaser to Contractor promptly upon occurrence):

(A) Signature of the Amendment by both Parties; and

(B) The achievement of the conditions associated with the deferred Milestone facility described in Article 5 Amendment 29.

Article 13: This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including via facsimile or other electronic means) in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Article 14: All other provisions of the Contract not expressly referred to in this Amendment remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the Preamble.

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLCTHALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

/s/ S. Scott Smith                    /s/ Denis Allard

S. Scott Smith                        Denis Allard

Chief Operating Officer                    Vice President Constellations Programs                      

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EX-10.3

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Exhibit 10.3

AMENDMENT N° 29

TO THE

FULL SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT

No. IS-10-021

Between

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC

And

THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

for the

IRIDIUM NEXT SYSTEM

PREAMBLE

This Amendment N° 29 (“Amendment N° 29” or the “Amendment”) to the Full Scale System Development Contract No. IS-10-021 signed on June 1, 2010 between Iridium Satellite LLC and Thales Alenia Space France for the Iridium NEXT System, as amended, (the “Contract”) is entered into on this 25th day of July, 2017 by and between Thales Alenia Space France, a company organized and existing under the laws of France, having its registered office at 26 avenue Jean François Champollion 31100 Toulouse – FRANCE (“Contractor”), and Iridium Satellite LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, having an office at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA 22102 - USA (“Purchaser”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS,Purchaser and Contractor have engaged in discussions relating to changes the Parties would like to incorporate in the Contract relating to the deferment of certain Milestone payments amounting to One Hundred Million Twenty Thousand and Six Hundred Twelve U.S. dollars (US$100,020,612); and

WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend Articles 1, 4 and 5 of the Contract in accordance with the terms and conditions provided for in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Article 1: Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contract or any amendments thereto, as the case may be.

Article 2: Article 1 of the Contract is hereby modified to add the following definitions.

“Applicable Margin” means1.40% p.a.

“BPI France Assurance Export Premium” has the meaning set forth in Article 5.2.

“Deferred Milestone” has the meaning set forth in Article 5.2.

“Final Maturity Date” meansMarch 31, 2019, provided that if such date would fall on a day which is not a Business Day, such date shall fall on the next following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such date shall fall on the Business Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day).

“Interest” means the interest calculated on each Deferred Milestone and on the BPI France Assurance Export Premium amount in accordance with Article 5.2.

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“Payment Instrument” means any lettre de change governed by French law and in substantially the form of Exhibit 5.2 (Form of Payment Instrument) as issued by the Contractor (tireur) in favor of Contractor (or a subsequent transferee) as beneficiary (in accordance with the Security and Intercreditor Agreement) (bénéficiaire) to be drawn against the Purchaser (tiré), being in a fixed USD amount which is specified to be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.

“Security and Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Security and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Purchaser, Contractor, the Security Agent (as defined therein) and the BPIAE Agent (as defined therein).

Article 3: Article 4.5.2 of the Contract is hereby revised by: (a) adding at the beginning of the paragraph “[***]” (b) deleting the word “[***]” directly before [***]; and (c) adding the phrase “[***]” after [***].

Article 4: Article 4.5 of the Contract is hereby modified by inserting the following after Article 4.5.3:

“4.5.4      Tax Deduction. 

(a)          Purchaser shall make all payments to Contractor required under this Agreement without any tax deduction, unless a tax deduction is required by law.

(b)          Purchaser shall promptly upon becoming aware that it must make a tax deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a tax deduction) notify Contractor accordingly. 

(c)          If Purchaser is required to make a tax deduction, it shall make that tax deduction and any payment to a taxing authority in connection with that tax deduction as required by law.

(d)           Without any duplication of Article 4.5.2, if Purchaser is required to make a tax deduction for which Purchaser is responsible under Article 4.5.2(iv), the amount of the payment due from Purchaser shall be increased to an amount as may be necessary which (after making such deduction for taxes) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no such deduction for taxes had been required.

(e)          Within [***] of making either a tax deduction or any payment required in connection with that tax deduction, Purchaser shall deliver to Contractor for whom such tax deduction was made an original receipt (or certified copy thereof) or in the absence of such receipt (or copy), other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Contractor that the tax deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority.

(f)           Contractor will properly complete, execute and provide to Purchaser any documentation reasonably requested by Purchaser that will permit any payment to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding, including the applicable United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 and any certification required to obtain the portfolio interest exemption under the United States Internal Revenue Code.”

(g)    Contractor agrees to indemnify Purchaser for any amounts Purchaser pays under any Payment Instrument (or under any guarantee thereof) with respect to Contractor or its assignee for:

(i)    income tax related thereto,

(ii)    any stamp, registration, transfer or similar taxes incurred on the assignment of such Payment Instrument,

(iii)    taxes in excess of those that would have been imposed upon Contractor,

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(iv)    withholding taxes imposed because Contractor or an assignee did not provide any tax forms reasonably requested by the Purchaser in order to avoid or reduce applicable withholding tax.

Article 5: Article 5.2 of the Contract is modified by inserting the following after the end of the last paragraph.

“Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Article 5.2, each of the Contractor and the Purchaser agrees that in relation to the following Milestones (each such Milestone a “Deferred Milestone”), and on and subject to the terms set out below, the Purchaser shall be obliged to accept (accepter) and countersign a Payment Instrument delivered to it by the beneficiary thereof:

Milestone Number	Milestone Description	Milestone Value (USD)	Invoice Planned Date
[***]	[***]	[***]	[***]
	Total	100,020,612

No less than [***] prior to fulfillment of the conditions in Article 5.1.2 in relation to each such Deferred Milestone, the Contractor shall issue a Payment Instrument in a USD amount corresponding to the aggregate of: (1) a principal amount equal to the milestone value of such Deferred Milestone; and (2) corresponding accrued interest thereon as of the Final Maturity Date. The Purchaser shall, in consideration of the deferral of its payment obligation in relation to the Deferred Milestones on and subject to the terms of this Contract, accept and countersign any such Payment Instrument within [***] of the date on which the conditions in Article 5.1.2 have been achieved for such Deferred Milestone and shall send the countersigned and accepted Payment Instrument to the Contractor. The payment of the unconditional payment obligations under the Payment Instrument shall discharge in full the Purchaser from its payment obligation under the corresponding Deferred Payment.

If the Purchaser does not accept a Payment Instrument in respect of any Deferred Milestone within [***] after the conditions in Article 5.1.2 have been achieved for such deferred Milestone under and in accordance with the paragraph above (subject only to the final paragraph of this Article 5.2 below), the Purchaser shall be required to make payment to the Contractor of the corresponding Milestone Value in full in freely transferable funds to such account as the Contractor may notify.

Contractor shall detail in the invoice delivered to Purchaser pursuant to Article 5.1.2(ii), the interest rate and amount of Interest applicable to the Deferred Milestone amount, calculated pursuant to this Article 5.2. In the event Purchaser finds a discrepancy in the interest rate or amount of Interest, Purchaser shall so notify Contractor in writing within [***] after receipt of Contractor’s invoice. Upon Contractor’s acceptance and correction of the noted discrepancy, the invoice shall be reissued. The Payment Instrument shall be re-issued by the Contractor and delivered to the Purchaser for countersigning and acceptance and then re-sent to the Contractor within the period of [***] after the date of receipt by purchaser of the corrected invoice.

Purchaser shall pay to Contractor a premium consisting of:

(a) an amount of One Million U.S. Dollars (US$ 1,000,000) to be paid to by the Purchaser to the Contractor within [***] from the date of execution of Amendment N° 29 after receipt of a corresponding invoice from the Contractor, and

(b) an amount calculated by BPI France Assurance Export (equal to 1.62% of the milestone value of the Deferred Milestones, Interest in connection with such Deferred Milestones and Interest in connection with the BPI France Assurance Export Premium) to be invoiced by the Contractor within [***] from the date of receipt by Contractor of the premium invoice from BPI France Assurance Export and payable with interest at the Final Maturity Date.

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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(such premium, the “BPI France Assurance Export Premium”).

In addition to any other rights which BPI France Assurance Export may have under the cover or otherwise, BPI France Assurance Export will benefit from the right to be subrogated to the right of the Contractor or any assignee or transferee and shall benefit from full rights of recourse against the Purchaser regarding the Payment Instruments.

Within [***] of Purchaser’s receipt from Contractor of the invoice evidencing the amount of the premium and associated interest referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “BPI France Assurance Export Premium,” the Contractor shall issue a Payment Instrument in a USD amount corresponding to the aggregate of (1) the BPI France Assurance Export Premium; and (2) corresponding accrued interest as of the Final Maturity Date. The Purchaser shall, in consideration of the deferral of its payment obligation in relation to the BPI France Assurance Export Premium on and subject to the terms of this Contract, accept and countersign any such Payment Instrument within [***] of the date on which Purchaser receives Contractor’s invoice and send the accepted Payment Instrument to the Contractor. The payment of the unconditional payment obligations under the Payment Instrument shall discharge in full the Purchaser from its payment obligation under the corresponding payment obligation under this paragraph.

Contractor shall detail in the invoice delivered to Purchaser the interest rate and amount of Interest applicable to the BPI France Assurance Export Premium. In the event Purchaser finds a discrepancy in the interest rate or amount of interest, Purchaser shall so notify Contractor in writing within [***] after receipt of Contractor’s invoice. Upon Contractor’s acceptance and correction of the noted discrepancy the invoice shall be reissued. The Payment Instrument shall be re-issued by the Contractor and delivered to the Purchaser for countersigning and acceptance and then re-sent to the Contractor within the period of [***] after the date of receipt by purchaser of the corrected invoice.

If the Purchaser does not make payment under any Payment Instrument on the Final Maturity Date (other than to the extent such Payment Instrument is cancelled by the holder thereof), interest shall accrue on the outstanding amount under such Payment Instrument computed at the Interest Rate, and such interest shall constitute a debt under the Contract which is immediately due and payable upon demand by the holder of such Payment Instrument.

The Purchaser and the Contractor acknowledge that once a Payment Instrument is accepted by the Purchaser the Purchaser’s payment obligation with respect to such Payment Instrument shall be irrevocable and unconditional. Each Payment Instrument shall be signed by a duly authorized representative of the Purchaser and shall be freely endorsable subject to the terms of the Security and Intercreditor Agreement and the Payment Instrument shall be governed by French law.

Interest on the principal amount of each Payment Instrument shall be calculated by using (a) the US Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) for the relevant period displayed on pages LIBOR01 or, as applicable, LIBOR02 of the Thomson Reuters screen at 11:00 am London Time the day of the invoice for the period between the Invoice Date of each milestone and the Final Maturity Date, plus (b) the Applicable Margin as follows:

(Milestone Amount) x (Interest + Applicable Margin) x (Number of days from invoice until Final Maturity Date)/ 360.

For deferred interest periods longer than twelve (12) months, the SWAP rate shall be used to calculate interest between the Invoice Date and the Final Maturity Date plus the Applicable Margin. The SWAP rate shall be the semi-annual USD swap rate quoted page Bloomberg ICAP at 11:00 am London Time the day of the invoice.

Interest will be computed on a 360-day basis and the actual number of days elapsed between the Milestone Invoice Date and the Final Maturity Date.

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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In the case of a deferred period not matching one of the USD interest rate curve pillar, the USD interest rate shall be interpolated from the above defined rates (LIBOR rate up to 12 months, SWAP rate beyond 12 months).

Contractor shall benefit from a first ranking senior security interest on certain payments to be received by Purchaser from Aireon in accordance with the Security and Intercreditor Agreement among Contractor, Purchaser and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. The benefit of such first ranking senior security interest shall be governed under the Security and Intercreditor Agreement.”

Article 6: The Contract is hereby modified by inserting Exhibit A hereto as Exhibit 5.2 (Form of Payment Instrument) to the end of the Contract.

Article 7: The effective date of this Amendment shall be the date when all of the following conditions have been fulfilled (with respect to (E) below, as confirmed in writing by Purchaser to Contractor promptly upon occurrence):

(A) Execution of the Amendment by both Parties

(B) Payment on Contractor’s bank account of the USD 1 million referred to in Article 5 above, corresponding to the upfront portion of the BPI France Assurance Export Premium; and

(C) Notification of Contractor by Purchaser that Purchaser has received the written consent of the BPIAE Agent under the Amended and Restated BPIAE Facility Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2010, as further amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Article 8: Following assignment or other transfer of a Payment Instrument, Purchaser agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver at such Payment Instrument holder’s expense (if any) such further documents and instruments and to take all other actions necessary, in each case, to ensure that the assignment or transfer of such Payment Instrument is effective in accordance with the terms of this Amendment and of the Payment Instrument.

Article 9: This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including via facsimile or other electronic means) in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Article 10: All other provisions of the Contract not expressly referred to in this Amendment remain in full force and effect.

[The remainder of this page is left blank.]

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the Preamble.

IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLCTHALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE

/s/ S. Scott Smith            /s/ Jean-Loic Galle            

S. Scott Smith                        Jean-Loic Galle

Chief Operating Officer                    President and CEO

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exhibit A to Amendment N° 29

EXHIBIT 5.2

BILL OF EXCHANGE (LETTRE DE CHANGE)

Stipulated without fee (stipulée sans frais)

Please pay upon presentation of this bill of exchange to THALÈS ALENIA SPACE FRANCE [specify corporate details of TAS] (the “Beneficiary” (Bénéficiaire)), or at its order, the sum of USD [amount in letter corresponding to aggregate of principal and interest for the relevant Deferred Milestone under Amendment 29] (the “Face Value” [__]) (or such lower amount as may be demanded by the Beneficiary). In the case of a demand for an amount lower than the Face Value, any amount not so demanded by the Beneficiary shall be immediately and irrevocably cancelled.

Identity of the Drawee (Tiré): Iridium Satellite LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, having an office at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA 22102 - USA.

Maturity Date: 31 March 2019, provided that if such date would fall on a day which is not a Business Day, such date shall fall on the next following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar month, in which case such date shall fall on the Business Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day). Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks and trust institutions are open for general business in London, Paris and New York.

Domiciliation: [specify corporate details of the Drawee’s bank]

Date and place of creation: [specify the issuing date and issuing place].

Endorsement (endossement)

This bill of exchange cannot be endorsed or transferred to any person unless such person is approved in writing by the Drawee and Société Générale as the BPIAE Agent (such approval being evidenced by an executed copy of the letter addressed by the Drawee and the BPIAE Agent to the transferor and the transferee, in the form as attached to this bill of exchange (lettre de change)). Any assignment or other transfer not in accordance with the foregoing shall be void. Without prejudice to the foregoing, this bill of exchange (lettre de change) may in any event be endorsed to Bpifrance Assurance Export.

Governing law

This bill of exchange (lettre de change) and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by French law.

Jurisdiction

Any dispute in relation with this bill of exchange (lettre de change) shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of Paris (Tribunal de commerce de Paris), without prejudice to the beneficiary’s or holder's right to bring action before the courts in whose jurisdiction the issuer's related assets would be located.

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

DRAWER (TIREUR) _____________________ [Signature of the representative of Thalès Alenia Space France] THALÈS ALENIA SPACE FRANCE As Drawer (Tireur) By [name of the representative of Thalès Alenia Space France ACCEPTED BY IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC _____________________ [Signature of the representative of Iridium Satellite LLC] IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC By [name of the representative of Iridium Satellite LLC]

Attachment

[notification of approval of endorsement]

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL OF ENDORSEMENT

From: Iridium Satellite LLC and [Société Générale] (the BPIAE Agent)

To: [THALÈS ALENIA SPACE FRANCE] as transferee and [***] as transferor.

[Date]

1.By registered letter with recorded delivery

Dear Sirs,

We refer to the bill of exchange (lettre de change) dated [l] 2017 against Iridium Satellite LLC as drawee (tiré) [a copy of which is attached hereto].

We hereby confirm that we approve the endorsement (endossement) of the bill of exchange to the benefit of [***].

Yours sincerely,

________________________	________________________
Iridium Satellite LLC	Société Générale
The Drawee	The BPIAE Agent

*** Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Matthew J. Desch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Iridium Communications Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 26, 2017	/s/ Matthew J. Desch
	Matthew J. Desch
	Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Iridium Communications Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 26, 2017	/s/ Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
	Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) each hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1 (the “Quarterly Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of the period covered by the Quarterly Report and results of operations of the Company for the periods covered in the financial statements in the Quarterly Report.

Dated: October 26, 2017

/s/ Matthew J. Desch	/s/ Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Matthew J. Desch	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 23, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Iridium Communications Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001418819
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	IRDM
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		97,970,911

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 330,061	$ 371,167
Marketable securities	20,300	39,328
Accounts receivable, net	61,032	57,373
Inventory	17,531	18,204
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,840	30,698
Total current assets	452,764	516,770
Property and equipment, net	3,170,074	2,813,084
Restricted cash	102,061	113,139
Other assets	9,307	10,836
Intangible assets, net	50,383	45,796
Total assets	3,784,589	3,499,625
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	54,973	11,131
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,867	23,840
Interest payable	36,157	14,136
Deferred revenue	40,048	34,087
Total current liabilities	163,045	83,194
Accrued Satellite Operations and Maintenance Expense, Net Of Current Portion	0	13,138
Credit facility, net	1,695,832	1,657,145
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	400,462	361,656
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	43,956	36,417
Other long-term liabilities	32,331	4,317
Total liabilities	2,335,626	2,155,867
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 97,957 and 95,879 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	98	96
Additional paid-in capital	1,075,535	1,060,311
Retained earnings	376,916	288,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3,586)	(5,446)
Total stockholders' equity	1,448,963	1,343,758
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,784,589	3,499,625
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, Value	0	0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, Value	$ 0	$ 0

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Parenthetical] - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	97,957,000	97,957,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	95,879,000	95,879,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,000,000	1,000,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	499,955	500,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue:
Services	$ 89,902,000	$ 87,316,000	$ 258,298,000	$ 250,625,000
Subscriber equipment	21,784,000	19,900,000	57,742,000	57,822,000
Engineering and support services	4,861,000	5,578,000	16,537,000	17,744,000
Total revenue	116,547,000	112,794,000	332,577,000	326,191,000
Operating expenses:
Cost Of Services (Exclusive Of Depreciation and Amortization))	20,883,000	15,936,000	59,209,000	48,287,000
Cost of subscriber equipment	12,186,000	11,476,000	33,158,000	33,798,000
Research and development	3,981,000	5,038,000	10,222,000	11,610,000
Selling, general and administrative	18,471,000	18,767,000	58,099,000	60,133,000
Depreciation and amortization	22,944,000	11,809,000	56,652,000	37,588,000
Total operating expenses	78,465,000	63,026,000	217,340,000	191,416,000
Gain on Boeing transaction	0	0	14,189,000	0
Operating income	38,082,000	49,768,000	129,426,000	134,775,000
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	1,246,000	700,000	2,911,000	2,258,000
Undrawn credit facility fees	0	(305,000)	(25,000)	(1,176,000)
Other income (expense), net	(20,000)	39,000	(138,000)	359,000
Total other income, net	1,226,000	434,000	2,748,000	1,441,000
Income before income taxes	39,308,000	50,202,000	132,174,000	136,216,000
Provision for income taxes	(10,055,000)	(18,647,000)	(40,195,000)	(49,287,000)
Net income	29,253,000	31,555,000	91,979,000	86,929,000
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 25,394,000	$ 27,696,000	$ 80,402,000	$ 75,352,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	98,290	96,067	97,716	95,890
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	127,188	123,690	126,839	123,408
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - basic	$ 0.26	$ 0.29	$ 0.82	$ 0.79
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share - diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.26	$ 0.72	$ 0.70
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$ 29,253,000	$ 31,555,000	$ 91,979,000	$ 86,929,000
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	1,059,000	222,000	1,858,000	3,157,000
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax	8,000	(108,000)	1,000	159,000
Comprehensive income	30,320,000	31,669,000	93,838,000	90,245,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Preferred Stock dividends, declared and paid	0	1,750,000	1,750,000	5,250,000
Preferred Stock dividends, undeclared	1,750,000	0	3,500,000	0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Preferred Stock dividends, declared and paid	0	2,109,000	2,109,000	6,327,000
Preferred Stock dividends, undeclared	$ 2,109,000	$ 0	$ 4,218,000	$ 0

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 203,218,000	$ 164,559,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(290,712,000)	(231,791,000)
Purchases of marketable securities	(4,991,000)	(19,865,000)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	23,903,000	170,290,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(271,800,000)	(81,366,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under the Credit Facility	22,207,000	148,050,000
Payment of deferred financing fees	(3,412,000)	(9,608,000)
Restricted cash refunds (deposits), net	11,079,000	(21,989,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	3,127,000	390,000
Tax payment upon settlement of stock awards	(1,805,000)	(606,000)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	27,337,000	104,660,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	139,000	488,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(41,106,000)	188,341,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	371,167,000	185,665,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	330,061,000	374,006,000
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	42,458,000	10,985,000
Income taxes paid, net	1,664,000	1,002,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Property and equipment received but not paid for yet	80,138,000	31,018,000
Interest capitalized but not paid	36,157,000	33,110,000
Capitalized amortization of deferred financing costs	18,992,000	19,569,000
Capitalized paid-in-kind interest	253,000	25,136,000
Capitalized stock-based compensation	2,227,000	1,926,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of Preferred Stock dividends	(1,750,000)	(5,250,000)
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Dividends Payable	292,000	292,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of Preferred Stock dividends	(2,109,000)	(6,327,000)
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Dividends Payable	$ 352,000	$ 352,000

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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Iridium Communications Inc. (the “Company”) has prepared its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) the Company, (ii) its wholly owned subsidiaries, and (iii) all less than wholly owned subsidiaries that the Company controls. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that the Company considers necessary for the fair presentation of its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods covered, and of the financial position of the Company at the date of the interim condensed consolidated balance sheet. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the entire year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to instructions, rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017.

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Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-9, Compensation – Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-9”). ASU 2016-9 addresses multiple changes that are primarily focused on income taxes and the presentation of taxes related to stock compensation, but also provides an option for two methods to account for forfeitures. The Company applied the new guidance effective January 1, 2017, as required. The requirements resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 will be accounted for on a prospective basis.

• The Company made an accounting policy election to continue estimating the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited, consistent with the Company’s prior practice.

• The Company excluded the excess tax benefits and deficiencies component from the treasury stock method in the diluted earnings per share calculation. The change had an immaterial impact on the Company’s reported diluted earnings per share.

• The Company recorded current excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax benefit (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The change resulted in an excess tax expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and excess tax benefit of $0.9 million recorded in the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

• The Company will present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Prior periods have not been adjusted.

There were no additional impacts on the Company’s financial statements, resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 that required a retrospective or modified retrospective approach.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventory measured using last-in, first-out and retail inventory method are excluded from this new guidance. When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is less than its cost, the Company will recognize the difference as a loss in earnings in the period the measurement occurs. This ASU replaces the concept of market with the single measurement of net realizable value and is intended to create efficiencies for preparers and more closely aligns U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Company applied the new guidance prospectively effective January 1, 2017, as required. The adoption had an immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted 

In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard, ASU No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-9”), that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has issued several amendments to the standard including clarification on accounting for licenses of intellectual property, identifying performance obligations, and most recently, technical corrections on the interpretation of the new guidance. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-9 for public entities to be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption would be permitted no earlier than the original effective date beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-9 becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the Company anticipates adopting the standard using the full retrospective method, which will result in the presentation of prior reporting periods in a manner consistent with 2018. The cumulative effect of the standard will be recognized at the earliest reporting period shown.

The Company has established a project team in order to analyze the effect of the standard on its contracts by reviewing its current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences which would result from applying the requirements of the new standard to its revenue contracts. The Company has aggregated its contracts into homogeneous revenue streams and is continuing to assess all potential effects of the standard. The Company anticipates a change to the recognition pattern of its prepaid revenue from expiration.  The Company currently recognizes unused prepaid revenue at the date the right to access the prepaid service has expired.  Under the new standard, the Company will estimate the expected revenue that will expire unused and recognize this revenue over the prepaid term. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on revenue from estimating prepaid revenue upon expiration and changing the term over which this revenue is recognized. The Company has not yet completed its review of the effect of this guidance on all revenue streams and, as a result, other changes from current U.S. GAAP may be identified.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-2, Leases (“ASU 2016-2”). ASU 2016-2 requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted and reporting organizations are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-2 may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but a lease liability and related right-of-use asset will be recognized for operating lease arrangements where the Company is the lessee.  

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 will reduce diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, and reporting organizations are required to use a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-18 may have on its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures, but recognizing transfers between restricted and unrestricted cash accounts will not be reported as a cash flow.

Warranty Expense

The Company provides the first end-user purchaser of its subscriber equipment a warranty for one to five years from the date of purchase by such first end-user, depending on the product. The Company maintains a warranty reserve based on historical experience of warranty costs and expected occurrences of warranty claims on equipment. Costs associated with warranties, including equipment replacement, repairs, freight and program administration, are recorded as cost of subscriber equipment in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company evaluates assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring and non-recurring basis to determine the appropriate level to classify them for each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made by management of the Company. The instruments identified as subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis are cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability assuming an orderly transaction in the most advantageous market at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following tiers:

• Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

• Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

• Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying values of short-term financial instruments (primarily cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s investments in money market funds approximates its carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company’s investments in commercial paper and short-term U.S. agency securities with original maturities of less than ninety days approximates their carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 2 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in fixed-income debt securities and commercial paper with original maturities of greater than ninety days are obtained using similar investments traded on active securities exchanges and are classified as Level 2 and are included in marketable securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For fixed income securities that do not have quoted prices in active markets, the Company uses third-party vendors to price its debt securities resulting in classification as Level 2.

Depreciation and Amortization

The Company calculates depreciation expense using the straight line method and evaluates the appropriateness of the useful life used on a quarterly basis or as events occur that require additional assessment. Throughout 2017 and 2016, the Company updated its estimate of the first-generation satellites’ remaining useful lives based on the continued refinement of the launch schedule, health of the first-generation constellation, and deployment plan for the Company’s next-generation satellite constellation (“Iridium NEXT”). As a result, the estimated useful lives of the satellites within the first-generation constellation were extended and are consistent with the expected deployment of Iridium NEXT. The Company will continue to evaluate the useful lives of its first-generation satellites on an ongoing basis through the full deployment of Iridium NEXT, which is expected to occur in 2018. The changes in estimate will also have an effect on future periods through the deployment of Iridium NEXT. The $11.1 million and $19.1 million increases in depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year are primarily attributable to the addition of new assets, including Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 and assets related to the Russian gateway completed at the end of 2016, partially offset by the continued refinement in the estimated useful lives of the first-generation satellites.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of ninety days or less to be cash equivalents. These investments, along with cash deposited in institutional money market funds, commercial paper, regular interest bearing and non-interest bearing depository accounts, are classified as cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash and cash equivalents:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	140,957	$	102,194
Money market funds	181,524		266,478		Level 1
Commercial paper	7,580		2,495		Level 2
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	330,061	$	371,167

Restricted Cash

The Company is required to maintain a minimum cash reserve for debt service related to its $1.8 billion loan facility (as amended to date, the “Credit Facility”) (see Note 4). As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s restricted cash balance, which includes a minimum cash reserve for debt service related to the Credit Facility and the interest earned on these amounts, was $102.1 million and $113.1 million, respectively.

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities consist of fixed-income debt securities and commercial paper with an original maturity in excess of ninety days. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and are included in marketable securities within current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. All investments are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, are reported as a component of other comprehensive income or loss. The specific identification method is used to determine the cost basis of the marketable securities sold. There were no material realized gains or losses on the sale of marketable securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The Company regularly monitors and evaluates the fair value of its investments to identify other-than-temporary declines in value. The Company determined that the decline in fair value of its investments is temporary at September 30, 2017 as the Company does not intend to sell these securities, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the securities before the recovery of their amortized cost basis.

The following tables summarize the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	18,042	$	17	$	(5	)	$	18,054	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	2,249		—		(3		)	2,246		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	20,291	$	17	$	(8	)	$	20,300

	As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	30,037	$	14	$	(11	)	$	30,040	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	9,283		7		(2		)	9,288		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	39,320	$	21	$	(13	)	$	39,328

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017				As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Mature within one year	$	20,041	$	20,051	$	32,776	$	32,788
Mature after one year and within three years	250		249		6,544		6,540
Total	$	20,291	$	20,300	$	39,320	$	39,328

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Thales

In June 2010, the Company executed a primarily fixed-price full-scale development contract (the “FSD”) with Thales Alenia Space France (“Thales”) for the design and build of satellites for Iridium NEXT. The total price under the FSD is $2.3 billion, and the Company expects payment obligations under the FSD to extend through 2018, subject to payments using bills of exchange as described below. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $1.9 billion to Thales, of which $1.5 billion was financed from borrowings under the Credit Facility, and which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Credit Facility was fully drawn in February 2017. Prior to the Credit Facility being fully drawn, the Company used the Credit Facility to pay 85% of each invoice received from Thales under the FSD, with the remaining 15% funded from cash on hand. The Company currently pays 100% of each invoice received from Thales from cash and marketable securities on hand or the issuance of a bill of exchange, a French law instrument of indebtedness similar to a promissory note.

On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into Amendments 28 and 29 to its FSD contract.  The Company signed Amendment 28 on May 18, 2017, but effectiveness was conditioned on the effectiveness of Amendment 29.  Amendment 28 revised the liquidated damages and other cost provisions regarding delays to the Iridium NEXT program.  Under Amendment 28, the Company agreed with Thales that liquidated damages for Thales production delays to date would be $30.0 million, with this amount to be used only to offset costs otherwise payable by the Company to Thales under the FSD with respect to past and future delays to the launch schedule from causes other than Thales, at agreed upon rates. Any portion of the $30.0 million remaining at the completion of the launch campaign will be forgiven.  Liquidated damages owed to the Company from any future delays caused by Thales will remain payable in cash. Similarly, costs payable by the Company to Thales for non-Thales delays exceeding the $30.0 million will be payable in cash.  Unless there are substantial future delays to the Iridium NEXT program, the Company expects this arrangement will result in no cash payments due to delays by either party.

Amendment 29 provides for the deferral of approximately $100.0 million in milestone payments by the Company under the FSD for milestones that the Company expects to be completed in 2017 and 2018.  Under Amendment 29, the Company will make these milestone payments using bills of exchange due in March 2019, with interest at a specified base rate (LIBOR or SWAP, depending on the term of the bill of exchange) plus 1.4%, with the bills of exchange guaranteed by Bpifrance Assurance Export S.A.S. (“BPIAE”).  As of September 30, 2017, the milestone payments related to the Thales bills of exchange totaled an aggregate amount of $28.9 million, including $0.9 million of deferred financing costs. The net balance of $28.0 million is recorded as long-term debt within other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amendment 29 also requires that the Company pay Thales for the BPIAE premium on the guarantee in the amount of $1.0 million in cash at signing (which was recorded as original issue discount) plus 1.62%, to be paid by bills of exchange on the same terms as stated above, on each bill of exchange to be issued.

The Company’s obligations to Thales that are currently scheduled to be paid, including the long-term bills of exchange, during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 and 2019 are in the amounts of $247.2 million and $105.6 million, respectively, exclusive of fees and related interest. The timing of the Company’s obligations to Thales is based on current expectations regarding Thales’s manufacturing schedule and the targeted Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

SpaceX

In March 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure SpaceX as the primary launch services provider for Iridium NEXT (as amended to date, the “SpaceX Agreement”). The total price under the SpaceX Agreement for seven launches and a reflight option in the event of a launch failure is $453.1 million. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is configured to carry ten Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit for each of these seven launches. In November 2016, the Company entered into an agreement for an additional launch with SpaceX to launch five additional satellites and share the launch services with GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (“GFZ”). The total price under this additional agreement with SpaceX for the shared launch is $67.9 million. GFZ will pay Iridium $31.8 million to share the launch services to launch NASA’s two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On satellites. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $447.4 million to SpaceX, which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, the Company received $28.6 million from GFZ as of September 30, 2017. The Company’s obligations to SpaceX that are currently scheduled to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 and 2019 are in the amounts of $63.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively. The timing of the Company’s obligations to SpaceX is based on the targeted SpaceX launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

Kosmotras

In June 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with International Space Company Kosmotras (“Kosmotras”) as a supplemental launch service provider for Iridium NEXT (the “Kosmotras Agreement”). In June 2013, the Company exercised an option for one launch to carry two Iridium NEXT satellites. If the Company does not exercise any additional options, the total cost under the contract including this single launch will be $51.8 million. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate payments of $36.8 million to Kosmotras, which were capitalized as construction in progress within property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. In June 2015, the Company agreed with Kosmotras to replace the remaining options with a new set of options to purchase up to six dedicated launches. Kosmotras has to date been unable to obtain permission to launch the Company’s satellites. If permission is not obtained, the Company may be unable to recover the amounts already paid to Kosmotras. The Company’s obligations to Kosmotras that are currently scheduled to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2019 are $15.0 million, based on the earliest date the Company may include Kosmotras in its launch schedule.

Iridium NEXT Launch and In-Orbit Insurance

The Credit Facility requires the Company to obtain insurance covering the launch and first 12 months of operation of the Iridium NEXT satellites. The launch and in-orbit insurance the Company has obtained contains elements, consistent with the terms of the Credit Facility, of self-insurance and deductibles, providing reimbursement only after a specified number of satellite failures. As a result, a failure of one or more of the Company’s NEXT satellites, or the occurrence of equipment failures and other related problems, could constitute an uninsured loss or require the payment of additional premiums and could harm the Company’s financial condition. Furthermore, launch and in-orbit insurance does not cover lost revenue. The total premium for the Company’s current launch and in-orbit insurance is $118.2 million; as of September 30, 2017, the Company had made aggregate premium payments of $63.5 million. The Company’s insurance premium obligations to be paid during the 12 months ending September 30, 2018 are $54.7 million. The timing of the majority of the Company's obligations to the insurers is based on the targeted SpaceX launch schedule to complete the Iridium NEXT constellation in 2018.

Credit Facility

The Company estimates the aggregate costs associated with the design, build and launch of Iridium NEXT and related infrastructure upgrades through 2018 to be approximately $3 billion. In October 2010, the Company entered into a $1.8 billion credit facility with a syndicate of bank lenders (as amended to date, the “Credit Facility”). As of September 30, 2017, the Company reported an aggregate total of $1.8 billion in borrowings, including $104.2 million of deferred financing costs, for a net balance of $1,695.8 million in borrowings from the Credit Facility in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. Pursuant to the Credit Facility, the Company maintains a minimum cash reserve for debt repayment in a debt service reserve account (the “DSRA”). As of September 30, 2017, the minimum required cash reserve balance was $102.0 million, which is classified as restricted cash in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

On July 26, 2017, the Company amended and restated the Credit Facility by a supplemental agreement.  The Credit Facility delays $54.0 million of the Company’s DSRA contributions previously scheduled to be made in 2017, refunded to the Company $33.0 million in contributions made to date, and provides for a refund to the Company of an additional $11.0 million in contributions made to date in the event that the Company’s projected Available Cash (as defined in the Credit Facility) falls below $35.0 million on a three-month forward-looking basis through March 2019.  The delay and refunds are effective through the end of March 2019, at which time the DSRA must be fully funded to the previously agreed amount of $189.0 million.  The Credit Facility also requires that the Company establish a new restricted account to receive payment of hosting fees from the Company's primary hosted payload customer, Aireon LLC.  Up to $50.0 million of hosting fees received from Aireon will be placed in the restricted account, which the Company could access should the Company’s projected Available Cash fall below the $35.0 million three-month forward-looking Available Cash threshold described above. Aireon hosting fees received in excess of $50.0 million will be used to replenish the DSRA and to secure the payment of the Thales bills of exchange described above. 

The Credit Facility does not require the Company to raise additional equity, but it does require the Company to temporarily suspend dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock for five quarters.  As previously announced, in anticipation of this requirement, the Company began this suspension with the dividend payments payable on June 15, 2017.

Prior to the Credit Facility being fully drawn, the Company paid interest on the outstanding principal balance under the Credit Facility on a semi-annual basis in April and October through a combination of a cash payment and a deemed additional loan. The Credit Facility was fully drawn in February 2017, and beginning in April 2017, interest is being paid in cash.  Interest costs incurred under the Credit Facility were $21.9 million and $64.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $19.8 million and $57.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Scheduled semi-annual principal repayments will begin on March 31, 2018. During this repayment period, interest will be paid on the same date as the principal repayments. All interest costs incurred related to the Credit Facility have been capitalized during the construction period of the Iridium NEXT assets.  

The funding plan for the $3 billion in costs includes the substantial majority of the funds drawn under the Credit Facility, together with cash and marketable securities on hand, and internally generated cash flows, including contracted cash flows from hosted payloads.

There can be no assurance that internally generated cash flows, including those from hosting and data services on the Iridium NEXT satellites, will meet the Company’s current expectations. If sufficient cash flows are not generated, or if the cost of implementing Iridium NEXT or the other elements of the Company’s business plan are higher than anticipated, the Company may need further external funding. The ability to obtain additional funding may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including global economic conditions, and such funding may not be available on reasonable terms or at all. If the Company is not able to secure such funding in a timely manner, the ability to maintain the network, to design, build and launch Iridium NEXT and related ground infrastructure, products and services, and to pursue additional growth opportunities will be impaired, and the Company would likely need to delay some elements of the Iridium NEXT development. The Company’s liquidity and the ability to fund its liquidity requirements also depend on the Company’s future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial, regulatory and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control.

The Company believes that its liquidity sources will provide sufficient funds for it to meet its liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months.

Contingencies

From time to time, in the normal course of business, the Company is party to various pending claims and lawsuits. The Company is not aware of any such actions that it would expect to have a material adverse impact on its business, financial results or financial condition.

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Boeing Insourcing Agreement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Abstract]

Boeing Insourcing Agreement

Boeing Insourcing Agreement

On November 28, 2016, the Company entered into an Insourcing Agreement with Boeing for the Company to hire, effective January 3, 2017, the majority of Boeing employees and third party contractors who were responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Company’s satellite constellation and ground infrastructure. Pursuant to the Insourcing Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Boeing $5.5 million, of which $2.75 million was paid in December 2016 and the remaining $2.75 million will be paid in December 2017. Concurrent with the hiring of the assembled workforce on January 3, 2017, the Company and Boeing terminated their previous Operations and Maintenance Agreement (“O&M Agreement”) and Iridium NEXT Support Service Agreement and entered into a new Development Services Agreement (“DSA”) with a $6.0 million minimum annual commitment through 2021. As a result of these agreement terminations, Boeing no longer has a unilateral right to commence the de-orbit of the Company’s first-generation satellites. The assembled workforce was recorded as a definite-lived intangible asset in January 2017 and is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 7 years. Additionally, by terminating the O&M Agreement, the Company recognized a $14.2 million gain from the derecognition of a purchase accounting liability created from GHL Acquisition Corp.’s acquisition of Iridium in 2009 related to the fair value of the contractual arrangement with Boeing as of that date and the remainder of a credit resulting from the July 2010 Boeing O&M contract amendment.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation at fair value. The fair value of stock options is determined at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is equal to the closing price of the underlying common stock on the grant date. The fair value of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service or performance period and is classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income in a manner consistent with the classification of the recipient’s compensation. The expected vesting of the Company’s performance-based RSUs is based upon the likelihood that the Company achieves the defined performance goals. The level of achievement of performance goals, if any, is determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Stock-based awards to non-employee consultants are expensed at their fair value as services are provided according to the terms of their agreements and are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

In May 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) to provide stock-based awards, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock and other equity securities, as incentives and rewards for employees, consultants and non-employee directors. In May 2017, the Company’s stockholders amended and restated the 2015 Plan (the “Amended 2015 Plan”), primarily to increase the number of shares available under the plan by 8.0 million shares.  All grants in June 2017 or later were made under the Amended 2015 Plan, which continues to permit the grant of stock-based awards, including nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock and other equity securities to employees, consultants and non-employee directors.  Members of the Company’s board of directors have received a portion of their annual compensation in the form of equity awards under the 2015 Plan. An aggregate amount of approximately 96,000 and 126,000 RSUs were granted in January 2017 and 2016, respectively. These RSUs vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to the directors in January 2017 and 2016 was $1.0 million for each year.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted approximately 209,000 and 249,000 stock options, respectively, to its employees, with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $0.9 million for each year. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 964,000 and 573,000 service-based RSUs, respectively, to its employees, with an estimated aggregate grant date fair value of $8.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Employee stock options and service-based RSUs generally vest over a four-year service period, with 25% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting ratably on a quarterly basis thereafter.

In March 2017 and 2016, the Company awarded approximately 1,190,000 and 1,335,000 performance-based RSUs to the Company’s executives and employees (the “Bonus RSUs”). The Company records stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period related to performance-based RSUs when it is considered probable that the performance conditions will be met. Vesting of the March 2017 and 2016 Bonus RSUs is and was dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over a one-year period (fiscal year 2017 for the March 2017 Bonus RSUs and fiscal year 2016 for the March 2016 Bonus RSUs). Management believes it is probable that certain of the March 2017 Bonus RSUs will vest. The level of achievement, if any, of performance goals will be determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and, if such goals are achieved, the March 2017 Bonus RSUs will vest, subject to continued employment, through March 2018. Certain of the March 2016 Bonus RSUs vested in March 2017. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the March 2017 and 2016 Bonus RSUs was $10.5 million and $9.4 million, respectively.

Additionally, in March 2017 and 2016, the Company awarded approximately 173,000 and 119,000 performance-based RSUs, respectively, to the Company’s executives (the “Performance RSUs”).  Vesting of the 2017 and 2016 Performance RSUs is and was dependent upon the Company’s achievement of defined performance goals over a two-year period (fiscal years 2017 and 2018 for the Performance RSUs granted in 2017 and fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for the Performance RSUs granted in 2016). Management believes it is probable that certain of the Performance RSUs will vest. The number of Performance RSUs that will ultimately vest may range from 0% to 150% of the original grant based on the level of achievement of the performance goals. If the Company achieves the performance goals, 50% of the Performance RSUs will vest in March in the year after the performance period ends and the remaining 50% will vest in March of the third year after grant, in each case subject to the executive’s continued service as of the vesting date. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the Performance RSUs was $1.5 million for the 2017 grants and $0.8 million for the 2016 grants.

In June 2017 and June 2016, the Company granted approximately 8,000 and 35,000 RSUs, respectively, to non-employee consultants. The RSUs are generally subject to service-based vesting. The RSUs will vest 50% in June of the year after the grant and the remaining 50% will vest quarterly thereafter. The estimated aggregate grant date fair value of the RSUs granted to non-employee consultants during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

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Equity Transactions and Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Equity Transactions and Instruments

Equity Transactions and Instruments

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 2.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As described below, the Company issued 1.0 million shares of preferred stock in the fourth quarter of 2012 and $0.5 million shares of preferred stock in the second quarter of 2014. The remaining 0.5 million authorized shares of preferred stock remain undesignated and unissued as of September 30, 2017.

Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company issued 1.0 million shares of its 7.00% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) in a private offering. The Company received proceeds of $96.5 million from the sale of the Series A Preferred Stock, net of the aggregate $3.5 million in initial purchaser discount and offering costs. The net proceeds of this offering were used to partially fund the construction and deployment of Iridium NEXT and for other general corporate purposes.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 7.00% per annum of the $100 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $7.00 per share). Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The Series A Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and pari passu with the Company’s 6.75% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive) and in other specified circumstances. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding Series A Preferred Stock at an initial conversion rate of 10.6022 shares of common stock per $100 liquidation preference, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.43 per share of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain events).

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company began a five-quarter deferral of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock. No cash dividends were declared or paid during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and no dividends were accrued. During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.8 million to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. During the three and nine months September 30, 2016, the Company paid cash dividends of $1.8 million and $5.3 million, respectively, to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

On or after October 3, 2017, the Company may, at its option, convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock into the number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-applicable conversion rate, subject to specified conditions, including a stock price of at least $12.26 per share and payment of the accrued dividends. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock had a special right to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock, which expired on October 3, 2017. Any suspended dividends are required to be paid prior to conversion by the Company.

Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock

In May 2014, the Company issued 500,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $250 per share. The purchase price received by the Company, equal to $242.50 per share, reflected an underwriting discount of $7.50 per share. The Company received proceeds of $120.8 million from the sale of the Series B Preferred Stock, net of the $3.8 million underwriter discount and $0.4 million of offering costs. The net proceeds of this offering are being used to partially fund the construction and deployment of Iridium NEXT and for other general corporate purposes.

As of September 30, 2017, there were 499,955 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 6.75% per annum of the $250 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $16.875 per share). Dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The Series B Preferred Stock does not have a stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and pari passu with respect to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights except for limited voting rights if the Company fails to pay dividends for six or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive) and in other specified circumstances. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock may convert some or all of their outstanding Series B Preferred Stock at an initial conversion rate of 33.456 shares of common stock per $250 liquidation preference, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $7.47 per share of common stock (subject to adjustment in certain events).

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company began a five-quarter deferral of dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock. No cash dividends were declared or paid during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and no dividends were accrued. During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company paid cash dividends of $2.1 million to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company paid cash dividends of $2.1 million and $6.3 million, respectively, to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.

On or after May 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, convert some or all of the Series B Preferred Stock into the number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-applicable conversion rate, subject to specified conditions. In the event of certain specified fundamental changes, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to convert some or all of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock into the greater of (i) a number of shares of the Company’s common stock as subject to adjustment plus the make-whole premium, if any, and (ii) a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the lesser of (a) the liquidation preference divided by the market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of such fundamental change and (b) 81.9672 (subject to adjustment). In certain circumstances, the Company may elect to cash settle any conversions in connection with a fundamental change. Any suspended dividends are required to be paid prior to conversion by the Company.

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Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share

Net Income Per Share

The Company calculates basic net income per share by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share takes into account the effect of potential dilutive common shares when the effect is dilutive. The effect of potential dilutive common shares, including common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, is computed using the treasury stock method. The effect of potential dilutive common shares from the conversion of outstanding convertible preferred securities is computed using the as-if converted method at the stated conversion rate. The RSUs granted to members of the Company’s board of directors contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and therefore are considered to be participating securities in periods of net income. As a result, the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share excludes net income attributable to the unvested RSUs granted to the Company’s board of directors from the numerator and excludes the impact of the unvested RSUs granted to the Company’s board of directors from the denominator.

The computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	25,394		$	27,696
Net income allocated to participating securities	(25		)	(36		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	25,369			27,660
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	1,750			1,750
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	2,109			2,109
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	29,228		$	31,519
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	98,290			96,067
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,515			293
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	54			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	127,188			123,690
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.26		$	0.29
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.23		$	0.26

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, $1.8 million and $2.1 million in cumulative unpaid dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, were not declared or accrued as a result of all cash dividends being suspended in connection with the amendments described in Note 4, but such amounts were deducted to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders.  For the three months ended September 30, 2017, 1.7 million unvested non-performance-based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 0.1 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, options to purchase 2.8 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, 1.4 million unvested non-performance based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic net income per share and excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 1.7 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	80,402		$	75,352
Net income allocated to participating securities	(79		)	(97		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	80,323			75,255
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	5,250			5,250
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	6,327			6,327
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	91,900		$	86,832
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	97,716			95,890
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,407			188
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	387			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	126,839			123,408
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.82		$	0.79
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.72		$	0.70

For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, $3.5 million and $4.2 million in cumulative unpaid dividends to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, were not declared or accrued as a result of all cash dividends being suspended in connection with the amendments described in Note 4, but such amounts were deducted to arrive at net income attributable to common stockholders.  For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, options to purchase 0.1 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, 1.6 million unvested non-performance-based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 0.4 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2016, options to purchase 4.0 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2016, 1.4 million unvested non-performance based RSUs were excluded from the computation of basic net income per share and not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive, and 1.5 million unvested performance-based RSUs were not included in the computation of basic and diluted net income per share, as certain performance criteria have not been satisfied.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-9, Compensation – Stock Compensation, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-9”). ASU 2016-9 addresses multiple changes that are primarily focused on income taxes and the presentation of taxes related to stock compensation, but also provides an option for two methods to account for forfeitures. The Company applied the new guidance effective January 1, 2017, as required. The requirements resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 will be accounted for on a prospective basis.

• The Company made an accounting policy election to continue estimating the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited, consistent with the Company’s prior practice.

• The Company excluded the excess tax benefits and deficiencies component from the treasury stock method in the diluted earnings per share calculation. The change had an immaterial impact on the Company’s reported diluted earnings per share.

• The Company recorded current excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax benefit (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The change resulted in an excess tax expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and excess tax benefit of $0.9 million recorded in the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

• The Company will present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Prior periods have not been adjusted.

There were no additional impacts on the Company’s financial statements, resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-9 that required a retrospective or modified retrospective approach.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventory measured using last-in, first-out and retail inventory method are excluded from this new guidance. When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is less than its cost, the Company will recognize the difference as a loss in earnings in the period the measurement occurs. This ASU replaces the concept of market with the single measurement of net realizable value and is intended to create efficiencies for preparers and more closely aligns U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Company applied the new guidance prospectively effective January 1, 2017, as required. The adoption had an immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted 

In May 2014, the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard, ASU No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-9”), that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has issued several amendments to the standard including clarification on accounting for licenses of intellectual property, identifying performance obligations, and most recently, technical corrections on the interpretation of the new guidance. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of ASU 2014-9 for public entities to be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption would be permitted no earlier than the original effective date beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-9 becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the Company anticipates adopting the standard using the full retrospective method, which will result in the presentation of prior reporting periods in a manner consistent with 2018. The cumulative effect of the standard will be recognized at the earliest reporting period shown.

The Company has established a project team in order to analyze the effect of the standard on its contracts by reviewing its current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences which would result from applying the requirements of the new standard to its revenue contracts. The Company has aggregated its contracts into homogeneous revenue streams and is continuing to assess all potential effects of the standard. The Company anticipates a change to the recognition pattern of its prepaid revenue from expiration.  The Company currently recognizes unused prepaid revenue at the date the right to access the prepaid service has expired.  Under the new standard, the Company will estimate the expected revenue that will expire unused and recognize this revenue over the prepaid term. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on revenue from estimating prepaid revenue upon expiration and changing the term over which this revenue is recognized. The Company has not yet completed its review of the effect of this guidance on all revenue streams and, as a result, other changes from current U.S. GAAP may be identified.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-2, Leases (“ASU 2016-2”). ASU 2016-2 requires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses on their income statements in a manner similar to current accounting. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted and reporting organizations are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-2 may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but a lease liability and related right-of-use asset will be recognized for operating lease arrangements where the Company is the lessee.  

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 will reduce diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period, and reporting organizations are required to use a retrospective transition method to each period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2016-18 may have on its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and related disclosures, but recognizing transfers between restricted and unrestricted cash accounts will not be reported as a cash flow.

Warranty Expense

Warranty Expense

The Company provides the first end-user purchaser of its subscriber equipment a warranty for one to five years from the date of purchase by such first end-user, depending on the product. The Company maintains a warranty reserve based on historical experience of warranty costs and expected occurrences of warranty claims on equipment. Costs associated with warranties, including equipment replacement, repairs, freight and program administration, are recorded as cost of subscriber equipment in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company evaluates assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring and non-recurring basis to determine the appropriate level to classify them for each reporting period. This determination requires significant judgments to be made by management of the Company. The instruments identified as subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis are cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability assuming an orderly transaction in the most advantageous market at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy consists of the following tiers:

• Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

• Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

• Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying values of short-term financial instruments (primarily cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities) approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The fair value of the Company’s investments in money market funds approximates its carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company’s investments in commercial paper and short-term U.S. agency securities with original maturities of less than ninety days approximates their carrying value; such instruments are classified as Level 2 and are included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in fixed-income debt securities and commercial paper with original maturities of greater than ninety days are obtained using similar investments traded on active securities exchanges and are classified as Level 2 and are included in marketable securities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For fixed income securities that do not have quoted prices in active markets, the Company uses third-party vendors to price its debt securities resulting in classification as Level 2.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization

The Company calculates depreciation expense using the straight line method and evaluates the appropriateness of the useful life used on a quarterly basis or as events occur that require additional assessment. Throughout 2017 and 2016, the Company updated its estimate of the first-generation satellites’ remaining useful lives based on the continued refinement of the launch schedule, health of the first-generation constellation, and deployment plan for the Company’s next-generation satellite constellation (“Iridium NEXT”). As a result, the estimated useful lives of the satellites within the first-generation constellation were extended and are consistent with the expected deployment of Iridium NEXT. The Company will continue to evaluate the useful lives of its first-generation satellites on an ongoing basis through the full deployment of Iridium NEXT, which is expected to occur in 2018. The changes in estimate will also have an effect on future periods through the deployment of Iridium NEXT. The $11.1 million and $19.1 million increases in depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year are primarily attributable to the addition of new assets, including Iridium NEXT satellites placed into service during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017 and assets related to the Russian gateway completed at the end of 2016, partially offset by the continued refinement in the estimated useful lives of the first-generation satellites.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Summary of Company's Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash and cash equivalents:

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$	140,957	$	102,194
Money market funds	181,524		266,478		Level 1
Commercial paper	7,580		2,495		Level 2
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	330,061	$	371,167

Summary of Company's Marketable Securities

The following tables summarize the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	18,042	$	17	$	(5	)	$	18,054	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	2,249		—		(3		)	2,246		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	20,291	$	17	$	(8	)	$	20,300

	As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Recurring Fair Value Measurement
	(in thousands)
Fixed-income debt securities	$	30,037	$	14	$	(11	)	$	30,040	Level 2
U.S. treasury notes	9,283		7		(2		)	9,288		Level 2
Total marketable securities	$	39,320	$	21	$	(13	)	$	39,328

Summary of Contractual Maturities of Company's Marketable Securities

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company’s marketable securities:

	As of September 30, 2017				As of December 31, 2016
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Mature within one year	$	20,041	$	20,051	$	32,776	$	32,788
Mature after one year and within three years	250		249		6,544		6,540
Total	$	20,291	$	20,300	$	39,320	$	39,328

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Net Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computations of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share

The computations of basic and diluted net income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	25,394		$	27,696
Net income allocated to participating securities	(25		)	(36		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	25,369			27,660
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	1,750			1,750
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	2,109			2,109
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	29,228		$	31,519
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	98,290			96,067
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,515			293
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	54			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	127,188			123,690
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.26		$	0.29
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.23		$	0.26

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$	80,402		$	75,352
Net income allocated to participating securities	(79		)	(97		)
Numerator for basic net income per share	80,323			75,255
Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	5,250			5,250
Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	6,327			6,327
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$	91,900		$	86,832
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted    average outstanding common shares	97,716			95,890
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,407			188
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	387			—
Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock	10,602			10,602
Dilutive effect of Series B Preferred Stock	16,727			16,728
Denominator for diluted net income per share	126,839			123,408
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - basic	$	0.82		$	0.79
Net income per share attributable to common    stockholders - diluted	$	0.72		$	0.70

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Increase in depreciation expense	$ 11.1	$ 19.1
ASU 2016-09 [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax	$ 0.1
Excess tax benefit recorded in provision for income taxes		$ 0.9

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash	$ 140,957	$ 102,194
Total cash and cash equivalents	330,061	371,167	$ 374,006	$ 185,665
Level 1 [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Money market funds	181,524	266,478
Level 2 [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Commercial paper	$ 7,580	$ 2,495

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted cash	$ 102,061,000		$ 113,139,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,800,000,000
Realized gains or losses on the sale of marketable securities	0	$ 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 330,061,000	$ 374,006,000	$ 371,167,000	$ 185,665,000

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 20,291	$ 39,320
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	17	21
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(8)	(13)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	20,300	39,328
Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Treasury Notes [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	2,249	9,283
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	0	7
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(3)	(2)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	2,246	9,288
Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Debt Securities [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	18,042	30,037
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	17	14
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5)	(11)
Available-for-sale Securities, Estimated Fair Value	$ 18,054	$ 30,040

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Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Marketable securities:
Mature within one year - Amortized Cost	$ 20,041	$ 32,776
Mature after one year and within three years - Amortized Cost	250	6,544
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	20,291	39,320
Mature within one year - Estimated Fair Value	20,051	32,788
Mature after one year and within three years - Estimated Fair Value	249	6,540
Total - Estimated Fair Value	$ 20,300	$ 39,328

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) Launch Satellite	Mar. 31, 2010 USD ($) Launch	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 Launch	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Satellite	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Guarantee amount								$ 1,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								1,800,000,000
Credit facility, net								1,695,832,000			$ 1,657,145,000
Deferred financing costs								104,200,000
Credit facility								1,800,000,000
Minimum required cash reserve balance for credit facility								102,000,000
Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Credit facility delays DSRA contributions								54,000,000
Refund amount contributed to DSRA								33,000,000
Additional refund amount contributed to DSRA								11,000,000
Credit facility, interest expense						$ 21,900,000	$ 19,800,000	64,700,000	$ 57,000,000
Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Projected available cash on three-month forward-looking basis								35,000,000
Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member] | Aireon LLC [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Hosting fees required to be placed in restricted account								$ 50,000,000
Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Aireon LLC [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Temporary suspension of dividend payments, term								15 months
Eighth Launch with SpaceX [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of additional satellites to launch | Satellite								5
Bills of Exchange [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount								$ 100,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate								1.62%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate								1.40%
Debt Instrument, Milestone Payment								$ 28,900,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net								900,000
Long-term Debt								28,000,000
Thales Alenia Space France [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Commitments Price For Design and Build Of Satellites					$ 2,300,000,000
Contract aggregate payment								1,909,000,000
Borrowings under credit facility								$ 1,511,400,000
Percentage of invoice paid by credit facility								85.00%
Percentage of invoice paid by cash								15.00%
Expected percentage of invoice paid by cash and marketable securities								100.00%
Liquidated damages										$ 30,000,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Next Twelve Months								$ 247,200,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Second Year								105,600,000
Thales Alenia Space France [Member] | Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Description of utilization of hosting fees								50,000,000.0
Thales Alenia Space France [Member] | Promissory Note [Member] | Syndicate of Bank Lenders Credit Facility [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount								189,000,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Contract aggregate payment								447,400,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Next Twelve Months								63,400,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Second Year								$ 10,200,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member] | One to Seven Launch with SpaceX [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of launches for agreement | Launch		7
Maximum Commitments Amount		$ 453,100,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member] | SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of satellites carried to orbit for each of initial seven launches | Satellite								10
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member] | Eighth Launch with SpaceX [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Commitments price for launching of additional satellites			$ 67,900,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member] | GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences [Member] | Eighth Launch with SpaceX [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Payment due from related party to share the launch services			$ 31,800,000
Cash received from related party								$ 28,600,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp [Member] | GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences [Member] | Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On Satellites [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Number of satellites to launch | Satellite								2
Kosmotras [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Contract aggregate payment								$ 36,800,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Second Year								15,000,000
Number of launch option exercised | Launch	1
Number of Satellites to carry under exercised option | Satellite	2
Total contract amount	$ 51,800,000
Maximum number of dedicated launches purchased | Launch				6
Iridium NEXT Launch and In-Orbit Insurance [Member]
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]
Contract aggregate payment								63,500,000
Contractual Obligation, Due in Next Twelve Months								$ 54,700,000
Insurance coverage period								12 months
Insurance Policy Premium								$ 118,200,000
Estimated aggregate costs associated with launch of satellites								$ 3,000,000,000

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Boeing Insourcing Agreement (Details Textual) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2017	Nov. 28, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017
Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Line Items]
Gain from derecognition of purchase accounting liability			$ 0	$ 0	$ 14,189,000	$ 0
Assembled Workforce [Member]
Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Line Items]
Definite-lived intangible asset	7 years
Insourcing Agreement [Member] | Boeing [Member]
Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Line Items]
Agreed costs associated with hiring of employees		$ 5,500,000
Agreed costs paid associated with hiring of employees							$ 2,750,000
Development Services Agreement [Member] | Boeing [Member]
Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Line Items]
Annual commitment amount	$ 6,000,000
Annual commitment term	2021
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Insourcing Agreement [Member] | Boeing [Member]
Boeing Insourcing Agreement [Line Items]
Agreed costs payable at year end associated with hiring of employees								$ 2,750,000

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, restricted stock units			96			126
Fair value of restricted stock units			$ 1.0			$ 1.0
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross							209	249
Grant date fair value of stock options							$ 0.9
Share-based compensation Vesting Period							4 years	4 years
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employee [Member] | Vesting on First Anniversary of Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage							25.00%	25.00%
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Employee [Member] | Vesting on the last day of each calendar quarter [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage							6.25%	6.25%
Service Based R S U [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, restricted stock units							964	573
Fair value of restricted stock units							$ 8.5	$ 4.0
Share-based compensation Vesting Period							4 years	4 years
Service Based R S U [Member] | Vesting on First Anniversary of Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage							25.00%	25.00%
Service Based R S U [Member] | Vesting on the last day of each calendar quarter [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage							6.25%	6.25%
Service Based R S U [Member] | Non Employee Consultants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, restricted stock units	8,000			35,000
Fair value of restricted stock units							$ 0.1	$ 0.3
Service Based R S U [Member] | Non Employee Consultants [Member] | Vesting in June of the Year After Grant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%						50.00%	50.00%
Service Based R S U [Member] | Non Employee Consultants [Member] | Vesting of Remaining Percentage Quarterly Thereafter [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%						50.00%	50.00%
Bonus RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, restricted stock units		1,190			1,335
Fair value of restricted stock units		$ 10.5			$ 9.4
Performance Based RSU [Member] | Executives [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, restricted stock units		173			119
Fair value of restricted stock units		$ 1.5			$ 0.8
Share-based compensation Vesting Period		2 years			2 years
Performance Based RSU [Member] | Executives [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage					0.00%
Vesting percentage		0.00%
Performance Based RSU [Member] | Executives [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		150.00%
Vesting percentage					150.00%
Performance Based RSU [Member] | Executives [Member] | Vesting in March in Year After Performance Period End [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		50.00%			50.00%
Performance Based RSU [Member] | Executives [Member] | Vesting in March of Third Year After Grant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		50.00%			50.00%

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Equity Transactions and Instruments (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized		2,000,000			2,000,000
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares issued				1,000,000					500,000
Shares of preferred stock, undesignated and unissued		500,000			500,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized		1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares issued		1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Dividend rate on preferred stock				7.00%
Annual rate of preferred stock, per share				$ 7.00
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share				$ 100
Shares of common stock converted at initial conversion				10.6022
Initial conversion price of common stock				$ 9.43
Temporary suspension of dividend payments, term					15 months
Dividends on Preferred Stock		$ 0	$ 1,750,000		$ 1,750,000	$ 5,250,000
Accrued dividends on preferred stock								$ 300,000
Dividends accrued		$ 0			$ 292,000	292,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | Private Offering [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued				1,000,000
Dividend rate on preferred stock				7.00%
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock				$ 96,500,000
Aggregate discount and offering costs			1,800,000	$ 3,500,000	$ 1,800,000	5,300,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized		500,000			500,000			500,000
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares issued		500,000			500,000			500,000
Dividend rate on preferred stock	6.75%				6.75%
Annual rate of preferred stock, per share					$ 16.875
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share		$ 250			$ 250
Shares of common stock converted at initial conversion		33.456			33.456
Initial conversion price of common stock		$ 7.47			$ 7.47
Temporary suspension of dividend payments, term					15 months
Dividends on Preferred Stock		$ 0	2,109,000		$ 2,109,000	6,327,000
Accrued dividends on preferred stock								$ 400,000
Dividends accrued		$ 0			$ 352,000	352,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		499,955			499,955			500,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Public Offering [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued	500,000
Preferred stock, price per share	$ 250
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] | Public Offering [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock	$ 120,800,000
Aggregate discount and offering costs	$ 400,000		$ 2,100,000		$ 2,100,000	$ 6,300,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share		$ 250			$ 250
Preferred stock, purchase price per share	$ 242.50
Underwriting discount price per share	$ 7.50
Payment of underwriter discount	$ 3,800,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Initial conversion price of common stock							$ 12.26

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Net Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic net income per share)	$ 25,394	$ 27,696	$ 80,402	$ 75,352
Net income allocated to participating securities	(25)	(36)	(79)	(97)
Numerator for basic net income per share	25,369	27,660	80,323	75,255
Numerator for diluted net income per share	$ 29,228	$ 31,519	$ 91,900	$ 86,832
Denominator:
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted average outstanding common shares	98,290	96,067	97,716	95,890
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares	54	0	387	0
Denominator for diluted net income per share	127,188	123,690	126,839	123,408
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders - basic	$ 0.26	$ 0.29	$ 0.82	$ 0.79
Net income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.26	$ 0.72	$ 0.70
Equity Option [Member]
Denominator:
Dilutive effect of stock options	1,515	293	1,407	188
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Numerator:
Dividends on Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	$ 1,750	$ 1,750	$ 5,250	$ 5,250
Denominator:
Dilutive effect of Preferred Stock	10,602	10,602	10,602	10,602
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Numerator:
Dividends on Preferred Stock, paid and unpaid	$ 2,109	$ 2,109	$ 6,327	$ 6,327
Denominator:
Dilutive effect of Preferred Stock	16,727	16,728	16,727	16,728

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Net Income Per Share (Details Textual) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Unvested Non-Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.4
Unvested Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	0.1	1.7	0.4	1.5
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share		2.8	0.1	4.0
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Cumulative unpaid and not accrued dividends	$ 1.8		$ 3.5
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Cumulative unpaid and not accrued dividends	$ 2.1		$ 4.2