UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File Number 0-26712
PanAmSat Corporation 401(k) Plan*
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (203) 622-6664
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Interests in the PanAmSat Corporation 401(k) Plan
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
(Titles of all other classes of securities
for which a duty to file reports under
section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) |X| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) |_| Rule 15d-6 |X|
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) |_|
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date: 0
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
the PanAmSat Corporation 401(k) Plan has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: December 31, 1997 BY:/s/James W. Cuminale
Name: James W. Cuminale
Title: Senior Vice President
and Secretary
PanAmSat International
Systems, Inc.
*On May 16, 1997, PAS Merger Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PanAmSat
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, merged with and into PanAmSat International
Systems, Inc. (the "Merger") as part of the combination of PanAmSat
International Systems, Inc. and the commercial satellite business of Hughes
Communications, Inc. As a result of the Merger, the PanAmSat Corporation 401(k)
Plan was terminated and PanAmSat Corporation became the owner of all the
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of PanAmSat
International Systems, Inc.
