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): March 5, 2012 (March 5, 2012)

 

SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


 

 

 

Delaware

001-34295

52-1700207

(State or other Jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Fl., New York, NY

10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 584-5100

 


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Item 5.02.

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

          On March 5, 2012, we entered into an amendment to our employment agreement with James E. Meyer, our President, Operations and Sales, to change the date that Mr. Meyer may elect to retire from May 2012 to May 2013. Separately, Mr. Meyer has waived the increase in his base salary that was scheduled to take effect in June 2012 under his employment agreement.

          The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the Second Amendment to the Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


 

 

 

 

(a) Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

(b) Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

(c) Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

The Exhibit Index attached hereto is incorporated herein.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.

 

 

 

By:

       /s/ Patrick L. Donnelly

 

 


 

 

            Patrick L. Donnelly

 

 

            Executive Vice President, General

 

 

            Counsel and Secretary

Dated: March 5, 2012

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EXHIBITS

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

Description of Exhibit


 


 

 

 

10.1

 

Second Amendment, dated as of March 5, 2012, to the Employment Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2009, between Sirius XM Radio Inc. and James E. Meyer

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