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): May 12, 2004
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-26035 | 52-1106564 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2250 East Imperial Highway El Segundo, California |
90245 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (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 May 12, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”) entered an order granting DIRECTV, Inc.’s (“DIRECTV”) motions eliminating all of the remaining claims asserted against DIRECTV by Pegasus Satellite Television, Inc. and Golden Sky Systems, Inc. (together, “Pegasus”) in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago. The decision does not affect the $51.5 million jury verdict entered in DIRECTV’s favor against Pegasus on April 14, 2004, which is pending a decision on the award of additional interest of almost $13 million claimed by DIRECTV.
A copy of DIRECTV’s press release related to the order, dated May 13, 2004, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the order entered by the Court on May 12, 2004 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | DIRECTV Press Release, dated May 13, 2004 | |
| 99.2 | Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Granting DIRECTV’s Motion to Dismiss Pegasus’ Remaining Claims, entered on May 12, 2004 | |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| The DIRECTV Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: | May 14, 2004 |
By: | /s/ Larry D. Hunter | |||||
| Name: |
Larry D. Hunter | |||||||
| Title: |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | DIRECTV Press Release, dated May 13, 2004 | |
| 99.2 | Order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Granting DIRECTV’s Motion to Dismiss Pegasus’ Remaining Claims, entered on May 12, 2004 | |