UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 reported event): April 5, 2006 (April 3, 2006)
MOTIENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-23044 93-0976127
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
300 Knightsbridge Pkwy.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 847-478-4200
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding our
expected financial position and operating results, our business strategy, and
our financing plans are forward-looking statements. These statements can
sometimes be identified by our use of forward-looking words such as "may,"
"will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," or "intend." These
forward-looking statements reflect our plans, expectations, and beliefs and,
accordingly, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee
that any of such forward-looking statements will be realized.
Statements regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements ("Cautionary
Statements") include, among others, those under the caption "Risk Factors" in
our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. All of our
subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements (or statements that may
be attributed to us) are expressly qualified by the Cautionary Statements. You
should carefully review the risk factors described in our other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") from time to time.
Our forward-looking statements are based on information available to us today,
and we undertake no obligation to update these statements. Our actual results
may differ significantly from the results discussed.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) On April 3, 2006 the Board of Directors of Motient Corporation elected
Jacques Leduc to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. Leduc has not been elected
to sit on any committee of the Board.
Jacques Leduc is the founder and managing partner of Trio Capital Inc., a
private equity and venture capital firm that invests primarily in
telecommunications and new media, that he started in January 2006. He served as
Chief Financial Officer of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., a nationwide
wireless operator in Canada, from 2001 through November 2004 and as Vice
President Finance and Director Corporate Planning from 1995 to 2001. Mr. Leduc
holds a Masters degree in Business Adminstration from Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales de Montreal and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from
the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Mr. Leduc has also served as a member of
the Board of Directors of Rural Cellular Corporation, Inc., a wireless
communications services provider, since May 2005.
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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
Motient Corporation issued a press release, dated April 5, 2006, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is furnished, not filed, pursuant to
Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated April 5, 2006
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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.
MOTIENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert Macklin
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Robert Macklin
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Date: April 5, 2006