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): August 7, 2009
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-33982 |
| 84-1288730 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 |
| Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 7, 2009, and in connection with his joining the board of directors of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV), Paul A. Gould resigned from the board of directors of Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media). At the request of Liberty Media, Mr. Gould replaced Mark D. Carleton, Senior Vice President of Liberty Media, as one of Liberty Media’s three designees to the DTV board of directors. In connection with and prior to Mr. Gould’s resignation, the Liberty Media board determined to amend Mr. Gould’s equity incentive awards to accelerate the vesting of his unvested options and to extend the exercisability of all of his equity incentive awards through their original, respective terms.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 12, 2009
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| By: | /s/ Mark E. Burton |
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| Name: Mark E. Burton |
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| Title: Vice President |
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