Inmarsat and LightSquared agree amended terms for
Cooperation Agreement
20 April 2012
Inmarsat
has reached agreement with LightSquared to amend
certain terms of the Cooperation Agreement between
the two companies. In connection with the amended
terms, LightSquared has made a payment to Inmarsat
of US$56.25 million, being the completion payment
for Phase 1 transition which had previously been
outstanding.
Under the terms of the amendment, Inmarsat has
agreed to suspend Phase 2 of the Cooperation
Agreement until 31 March 2014. LightSquared may, at
its option, elect to restart Phase 2 prior to this
date. During the period of suspension LightSquared
will not be required to make any Phase 2 payments to
Inmarsat, including the formerly overdue payment of
US$29.6 million which was due 31 March 2012.
On 1 April 2014, or an earlier date as elected by
LightSquared, Phase 2 payments will recommence from
that date based on a restructured payment plan that
will differ from the previous Phase 2 payments and
be dependent on certain future outcomes with regard
to deployment of the LightSquared network. A payment
due on 4 April 2012 in relation to Phase 1.5 of the
Cooperation Agreement has been renegotiated within
the scope of the amended terms for Phase 2.
As a result of the amendment announced today,
LightSquared will no longer be in default in
relation to any payments under the Cooperation
Agreement. Notices of default issued by Inmarsat to
LightSquared in relation to previous non-payment
events will no longer have any effect.
The amended terms of the Cooperation Agreement will
allow LightSquared additional
time to secure regulatory consents that may
ultimately lead to the deployment of its ATC network
in North America. The deployment of the LightSquared
network remains a substantive revenue opportunity
for Inmarsat, through Phase 2 of the Cooperation
Agreement, and Inmarsat believes this amendment is
in the best interests of Inmarsat’s shareholders.