UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-A/A
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
(State of Incorporation or Organization)
  
22-1344998
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300
Bethesda, Maryland
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
20817
(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
   
Name of Each Exchange on Which
Title of Each Class to be so Registered
  
Each Class is to be Registered
     
Units, each consisting of one share of
Common Stock and one Warrant
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
Common Stock, par value, $0.001 per share
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
Warrants, exercisable for Common Stock at
an exercise price of $7.00 per share
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
Warrants, exercisable for Common Stock at
an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box o

Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-162206

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)

 
Item 1: Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

This amendment to the registration statement on Form 8-A is filed to register warrants that are exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “$11.50 Warrants”) of Iridium Communications Inc., formerly named GHL Acquisition Corp. (“the Company”), in addition to the common stock, warrants that are exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.00 per share (the “$7.00 Warrants”) and units of the Company that were registered in the Form 8-A that was filed on September 23, 2009.  The description of the common stock, the $7.00 Warrants, the $11.50 Warrants and the units contained in the section entitled “Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets—Description of the Company’s Securities” in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009 is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 2: Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 No.
  
Description
3.1
  
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009
3.2
  
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009
4.1
  
Specimen Unit Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-147722), which was declared effective on February 14, 2008
4.2
  
Specimen Common Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-147722), which was declared effective on February 14, 2008
4.3
  
Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement for $7.00 Warrants between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 26, 2008
4.4
  
Specimen Warrant Certificate for $7.00 Warrants, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-147722), which was declared effective on February 14, 2008
4.5
  
Warrant Agreement for $11.50 Warrants between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009
4.6
  
Specimen Warrant Certificate for $11.50 Warrants, incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009

SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
  
   
Iridium Communications Inc.
  
       
   
By: 
/s/ John S. Brunette
  
   
Name: 
John S. Brunette
  
   
Title:
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
  
 
Date: October 15, 2009