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): January 31, 2007
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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
(d) On January 31, 2007 the Board of Directors of Motient Corporation appointed
William M. Freeman to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. Freeman has not been
elected to sit on any committee of the Board.
Mr. Freeman, 54, is the Chairman of the Board of TerreStar Networks Inc., a
majority-owned subsidiary of Motient, and has served on the Board of TerreStar
since May 2005. From May 2004 to February 2005, Mr. Freeman served as the Chief
Executive Officer of Leap Wireless International, Inc., a publicly-traded mobile
wireless services company. From January 1994 to January 2004, he served in
several senior executive positions at Verizon, including as President-Public
Communications Group from 2000 to 2004 and from 1994 to 2000 as President and
CEO of Bell Atlantic-New Jersey and served as President and CEO of Bell
Atlantic-Washington D.C. Mr. Freeman currently is a member of the board of
directors of the CIT Group, Inc., a publicly traded company, and Value Added
Communications, Inc., a privately held company. He is vice chairman of the Board
of Trustees of Drew University and a member of the board and a past chairman of
the board of Junior Achievement Worldwide.
Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 5, 2007 Motient issued a press release, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This item is furnished, not filed, pursuant to
Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Motient Corporation dated February 5, 2007.
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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/ Jeffrey Epstein
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Jeffrey Epstein
General Counsel and Secretary
Date: February 5, 2007