United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – May 24, 2010

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On May 24, 2010, Lockheed Martin Corporation issued a press release announcing the expiration of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding 7.65% Debentures due 2016, 7.75% Debentures due 2026, 8.50% Debentures due 2029 and 7.20% Debentures due 2036 (collectively, the “old notes”) for a new series of 5.72% notes due 2040 (the “new notes”) and, in the case of the 7.20% Debentures due 2036, an additional cash payment (the “exchange offer”). A copy of the press release is filed as exhibit 99 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, 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 of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Lockheed Martin Corporation Press Release dated May 24, 2010.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

May 24, 2010