United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – December 13, 2012

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-11437	52-1893632
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland		20817
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(301) 897-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 13, 2012, Lockheed Martin Corporation issued a press release announcing the expiration of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.00% Debentures due 2023 (as successor in interest to Loral Corporation), 8.375% Debentures due 2024 (as successor in interest to Loral Corporation), 7.625% Debentures due 2025 (as successor in interest to Loral Corporation), 7.75% Debentures due 2026, 8.50% Debentures due 2029, 7.20% Debentures due 2036, 6.15% Notes due 2036, 5.50% Notes due 2039 and 5.72% Notes due 2040 (collectively, the “old notes”) for a new series of 4.07% notes due 2042 (the “new notes”) and an additional cash payment (the “exchange offer”). A copy of the press release announcing the expiration of the exchange offer is filed as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The new notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws. Therefore, the new notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Lockheed Martin Corporation Press Release dated December 13, 2012.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
By:	/s/ David A. Dedman
	David A. Dedman
	Vice President & Associate General Counsel

December 13, 2012

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Lockheed Martin Corporation Press Release dated December 13, 2012.