UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 14, 2017
ORBCOMM Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33118 | | 41-2118289 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
395 W. Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(201)363-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ORBCOMM Inc. (the “Company”) is reporting that in December 2017, during an open period under the Company’s insider trading policy, each of the following executive officers of the Company: Marc Eisenberg (Chief Executive Officer), Robert Costantini (EVP and Chief Financial Officer), John Stolte (EVP Technology and Operations), Christian Le Brun (EVP, General Counsel and Secretary), Craig Malone (EVP of Product Development) and Constantine Milcos (SVP and Chief Accounting Officer), entered into apre-arranged stock trading plan (a “Rule10b5-1 Plan”) to sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 (“Common Stock”), acquired upon the vesting of equity awards in the first quarter of 2018 held by such executive officers under the Company’s equity plans, to cover tax obligations associated with such vesting events. Each of these executive officers sold shares under his Rule10b5-1 Plan on January 5, 2018 and continues to hold the remaining shares of Common Stock resulting from the vesting of the equity awards previously reported on the Forms 4 filed on January 3, 2018.
The Rule10b5-1 Plans described above are intended to comply with Rule10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company’s insider trading policy regarding transactions in its securities and will remain in effect until March 30, 2018. Under Rule10b5-1, directors, officers and other employees who are not in possession of materialnon-public information may adopt or amend apre-arranged plan or contract for the sale of the company’s securities under specified conditions and at specified times. Any stock transactions under the Rule10b5-1 Plans described above will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings by the individual executives with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific Rule10b5-1 plans of its executive officers, nor to report modifications or terminations of any such plans, including the Rule10b5-1 Plans described above.
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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.
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| | ORBCOMM Inc. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Christian Le Brun |
| | | | Name: | | Christian Le Brun |
| | | | Title: | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: January 9, 2018
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