U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 3 Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kahn, R. Douglas
PanAmSat Corporation
One Pickwick Plaza
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PanAmSat Corporation (SPOT)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
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X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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Chief Operating Officer
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
0
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Deriviative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Explanation of Responses:
*R. Douglas Kahn
/s/ James W. Cuminale 11/24/98
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**Signature of Reporting Date
Person
*By: James W. Cuminale
Authorized Signatory
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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AUTHORIZATION
The undersigned hereby appoints James W. Cuminale his Authorized
Representative to execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, any and all of the following
documents pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Rules promulgated thereunder which relate to the securities of PanAmSat
Corporation: (i) Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form
3, (ii) Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4, and (iii) Annual
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5. This Authorization shall
take effect as of the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect
until the earlier of the fifth anniversary hereof or the revocation of this
Authorization by the undersigned.
Date: 11/24/98
/s/ R. Douglas Kahn
R. Douglas Kahn
