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):  November 14, 2008

 

GLOBALSTAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-33117

 

41-2116508

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

461 South Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, California

 

95035

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (408) 933-4000

 

N/A

(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:

 

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

 

On November 14, 2008, the Board of Directors of Globalstar, Inc. approved a change in director compensation structure.  In lieu of the last two quarterly grants of restricted stock in payment of 2008 board fees (with a total value of $15,000), and in consideration of future service on the Board through November 1, 2010, the Board granted options to each director to purchase 200,000 shares of Globalstar common stock at an exercise price of $0.38, which was the closing price of Globalstar’s common stock on the date of grant.  The options were granted under Globalstar’s Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to all directors, including the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  All of the options are vested, but 100,000 are subject to decreasing incremental risk of forfeiture until November 1, 2010 on a monthly schedule based on continued service as a director and other conditions.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

10.1  Form of Director Option Award Agreement

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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.

 

 

 

GLOBALSTAR, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard S. Roberts

 

Richard S. Roberts

 

Secretary

 

 

Date:  November 20, 2008

 

 

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