form8k_120407.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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 4,
2007
THE
DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2230
East Imperial Highway
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El
Segundo, California
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90245
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(310)
964-5000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
8.01. Other Events.
The
DIRECTV Group, Inc. announced today that it will not be bidding, either alone
or
with partners, in the auction of 700 MHz spectrum being conducted by the Federal
Communications Commission.
The
information furnished under this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed to be filed
for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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.
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THE
DIRECTV GROUP, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: December
4,
2007 |
By: /s/
Patrick T. Doyle
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Name:
Patrick T. Doyle |
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Title:
Senior
Vice President and |
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Chief
Financial Officer |