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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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) -- July 16, 1998
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 1-11437 52-1893632
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20817
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 897-6000
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or address, if changed since last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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On July 3, 1997, Lockheed Martin Corporation, a Maryland corporation
("Lockheed Martin"), and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Northrop Grumman"), issued a joint press release announcing that they had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 2, 1997 (the
"Merger Agreement"). The Merger Agreement provided for the merger (the
"Merger") of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin with and into Northrop
Grumman, with Northrop Grumman surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Lockheed Martin. Clause (a) of Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement provided
generally that the Merger Agreement could be terminated and the Merger abandoned
by action of the Board of Directors of either Lockheed Martin or Northrop
Grumman if the Merger had not been consummated by March 31, 1998. At a special
meeting of the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin, the Board of Directors,
acting pursuant to clause (a) of Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement, terminated
the Merger Agreement and abandoned the Merger.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
/s/ Stephen M. Piper
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Stephen M. Piper
Associate General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
17 July 1998
