SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) December 19, 1997
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L-3 Communications Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
333-31649 13-3937436
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10016
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 697-1111
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events
On December 19, 1997, L-3 Communications Corporation (the "Company")
signed a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets and
liabilities of the Satellite Transmission Systems division of California
Microwave, Inc. The purchase price of $27,000,000, subject to adjustment, will
be financed through cash on hand and/or borrowings under the Company's
Senior Credit Facility.
On December 22, 1997, the Company signed a definitive agreement to
purchase substantially all the assets and liabilities of the Ocean Systems
division of AlliedSignal Inc. The purchase price of $70,000,000, subject to
adjustment, will be financed through cash on hand and/or borrowings available
under the Company's Senior Credit Facility.
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SIGNATURES
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.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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Registrant
Date: January 9, 1998 By: /s/ Michael T. Strianese
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Its: Vice President
