UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): December 19, 2003
Hughes Electronics Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
0-26035 (Commission File Number) |
52-1106564 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2250 East Imperial Highway (Address of Principal Executive offices) |
90245 (Zip Code) | |||
(310) 964-0808
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)
| Item 5. | Other Events |
On December 19, 2003, Hughes Electronics Corporation, General Motors Corporation and The News Corporation Limited announced that they have received regulatory clearances from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, which enable the split-off of Hughes from GM and the acquisition by News Corp. of 34% of the outstanding common stock of Hughes. A copy of the press release relating to the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 19, 2003. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | ||||||||||
| Date: December 22, 2003 |
By: | /s/ Larry D. Hunter | ||||||||
| Name: Larry D. Hunter | ||||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 19, 2003. | |