Harbinger Capital To Buy Rest of SkyTerra Communications (SKYT) For $5 Per Share

September 23, 2009 8:18 AM EDT

SkyTerra (OTCBB: SKYT) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement for SkyTerra to be acquired by a new corporation formed and indirectly wholly-owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

Under the terms of the agreement, the new corporation will pay $5.00 in cash per share for each of SkyTerra's outstanding shares of common stock not held by Harbinger or its affiliates. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 56% over the average closing price of SkyTerra's common stock for the thirty days ended September 22, 2009, the last day before the announcement of the proposed transaction. Harbinger and its affiliates together hold approximately 48% of SkyTerra's outstanding voting common stock and approximately 49% of SkyTerra's voting and non-voting common stock combined.


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