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| FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1919 Torrance Boulevard
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(Street)
Torrance CA 90501
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) August 8, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an Entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
(XMSR)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director Officer X 10% Owner(1) Other
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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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 Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
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Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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8.25% Series C Convertible 8/8/00 None Class A Common Stock, 1,886,792 $26.50 D
Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
par value $0.01
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ("American Honda") is a party to an Amended
and Restated Shareholders Agreement (the "Shareholders Agreement"), dated as of
August 8, 2000, by and among the Issuer and certain shareholders named therein
which hold in the aggregate over 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Common
Stock, after giving effect to the optional conversion of all of such
shareholders' shares of 8.25% Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.
The Shareholders Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer's
Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File Number 333-39176).
/s/ Shinichi Sakamoto August 21, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Name: Shinichi Sakamoto
Title: Vice President - Finance & Treasurer
** 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 is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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