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Form 8-K for ORBCOMM INC.


19-Aug-2009

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 14, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors elected, effective September 1, 2009, John R. Wood (Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Ret.) to the Board of Directors as a Class III director, to serve until the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Wood was elected after the Company expanded the size of the Board of Directors to nine members. Mr. Wood, age 59, served over thirty-six years as an officer in the United States Army, retiring in January 2009. Mr. Wood served in roles of increasing responsibility, including as the Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, the Director of Army Strategic Plans and Policy, the Director of Joint Experimentation for the United States Joint Forces Command and, most recently, the Deputy Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command. Since retirement from the Army in January 2009, Mr. Wood has devoted his attention to the establishment of Star Strategies Group LLC, a consulting practice. In connection with his service as a director of the Company, Mr. Wood has also entered into an Indemnification Agreement with the Company substantially identical to the Indemnification Agreements entered into with the Company's other directors and executive officers described in the Company's proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
99 Press Release of the Company dated August 19, 2009.


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