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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 16, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-50599
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ORBCOMM CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 4812 54-1890273
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (PRIMARY INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) CLASSIFICATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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2455 HORSE PEN ROAD, SUITE 100
HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20171
(703) 406-6000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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MARY ELLEN SERAVALLI, ESQ.
SECRETARY
2455 HORSE PEN ROAD, SUITE 100
HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20171
(703) 406-6000
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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Copies to:
John D. Watson, Jr., Esq.
Michael A. Bell, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 637-2200
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box: [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(C) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, MAY DETERMINE.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to an aggregate of 6,900,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock registered on a registration statement on
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 1998, as
amended (File No. 333-50599). Due to unfavorable market conditions, the
6,900,000 shares of Common Stock are hereby deregistered.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO
DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF HERNDON, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ON OCTOBER
16, 1998.
ORBCOMM CORPORATION
By: *
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Scott L. Webster
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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* President, Chief Executive October 16, 1998
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(Scott L. Webster) (Principal Executive Officer)
* Chief Financial Officer October 16, 1998
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(W. Bartlett Snell) (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
* Director October 16, 1998
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(Marc Leroux)
* Director October 16, 1998
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(William J. Meder)
* Director October 16, 1998
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(Jeffrey V. Pirone)
Director October 16, 1998
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(Claude Seguin)
* Director October 16, 1998
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(David W. Thompson)
*By: /s/ MARY ELLEN SERAVALLI October 16, 1998
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(Mary Ellen Seravalli)
Attorney-in-Fact
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