IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants
Iridium Communications Inc.
- SEC CIK
- 1418819 · filings on EDGAR ↗
- Name on the registration
- GHL Acquisition Corp.
- Former names
- GHL Acquisition Corp. (2007–2009)
- Registration
- Form S-1, first filed 2007-11-30, last 2008-02-14; 1 initial registration, 3 amendments
- Outcome
- Final prospectus filed 2008-02-19; declared effective 2008-02-14
- Industry (SIC)
- Communications Services, NEC 4899
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Business address
- 1676 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 1100, Mclean, VA 22102
- EIN
- 22-1344998
- Ticker
- IRDM (Nasdaq)
- EDGAR entity type
- operating
- Insiders and CEO pay
- Iridium Communications Inc. on the corporate pages
Offering terms
- Final price
- $10.00 per share (424B4 filed 2008-02-19, an initial public offering)
- Shares sold
- 40,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $400,000,000 before underwriting discounts and any over-allotment option
- Lead underwriters
- BofA Securities
- Syndicate
- Wachovia
Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.
On this site
- Business registration: Iridium Communications Inc. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Business registration: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Business registration: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Business registration: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Business registration: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Fuzzy (name and state)
- SEC filer: GHL Acquisition Corp. EXACT (CIK (EXACT))
- Person page: A B Krongard Fuzzy (officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director))
- Person page: Jacqueline E Yeaney Fuzzy (officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director))
Filings 8
| Filed | Form | What it is | Name as filed | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-30 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 0000950103-07-002906 ↗ |
| 2008-01-15 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 0000950103-08-000057 ↗ |
| 2008-02-04 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 0000950136-08-000480 ↗ |
| 2008-02-14 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 0000950136-08-000716 ↗ |
| 2008-02-14 | EFFECT | EFFECT (declared effective) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 9999999995-08-000565 ↗ |
| 2008-02-19 | 424B4 | 424B4 (final prospectus) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 0000950136-08-000775 ↗ |
| 2009-08-31 | EFFECT | EFFECT (declared effective) | GHL Acquisition Corp. | 9999999995-09-002421 ↗ |
| 2009-10-15 | EFFECT | EFFECT (declared effective) | Iridium Communications Inc. | 9999999995-09-002868 ↗ |
Prospectus pages read 3
| Filed | Form | Read as | Range | Price | Shares | Proceeds | Listing | Underwriters | What was found | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-04 | S-1/A | registration statement | $10.00 | 40,000,000 | $400,000,000 | 2 | primary document; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds table, cover names 2 | document ↗ | ||
| 2008-02-14 | S-1/A | registration statement | - | - | 0 | primary document; no terms found | document ↗ | |||
| 2008-02-19 | 424B4 | final prospectus | $10.00 | 40,000,000 | $400,000,000 | 2 | primary document; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds table, cover names 2 | document ↗ |
Officers, directors and large holders Forms 3, 4 and 5
| Insider | Role | Title | Filings | Years | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOK SCOTT L | Director; Director,Officer | Chief Executive Officer | 24 | 2008–2013 | |
| Clarke Kevin P | Director | 3 | 2008 | ||
| GREENHILL & CO INC | Other; TenPercentOwner | 163 | 2008–2013 | ||
| LIU JOHN D | Officer | Chief Financial Officer | 2 | 2008 | |
| NIEHAUS ROBERT H | Director; Director,Officer | Senior Vice President | 51 | 2008–2026 | |
| Rush Parker William | Director | 25 | 2008–2024 | ||
| Canfield Thomas C | Director | 53 | 2008–2026 | ||
| RODRIGUEZ HAROLD J JR | Officer | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | 2008 | |
| Barros J. Darrel | Director | 6 | 2009–2014 | ||
| Brunette John S. | Officer | Chief Legal & Admin Officer | 2 | 2009 | |
| Campbell John Howard | Officer | EVP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 5 | 2009–2012 | |
| Cann Cynthia Cammett | Officer | VP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 3 | 2009–2011 | |
| Demitry Lee F | Officer | EVP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 2 | 2009 | |
| DESCH MATTHEW J | Director,Officer | Chief Executive Officer; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 103 | 2009–2026 | |
| Ewert Gregory C. | Officer | EVP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 5 | 2009–2012 | |
| JONES TERRY L | Director | 9 | 2009–2012 | ||
| Krongard A B | Director | 42 | 2009–2026 | person page Fuzzy | |
| Morrison Eric Henry | Officer | Chief Financial Officer | 3 | 2009 | |
| PFEIFFER STEVEN B | Director | 16 | 2009–2022 | ||
| Roddy John Michael | Officer | EVP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 7 | 2009–2013 | |
| Thoma Donald Lee | Officer | CEO, Aireon LLC; EVP, Aireon; EVP, Iridium Satellite LLC | 19 | 2009–2026 | |
| Baralonco Ltd | TenPercentOwner | 178 | 2009–2021 | ||
| bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Khalid | TenPercentOwner | 178 | 2009–2021 | ||
| Dawkins Peter | Director | 7 | 2009–2015 | ||
| FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Director; Director,Officer; Officer | Chief Financial Officer; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 103 | 2010–2026 | |
| Smith S. Scott | Director; Director,Officer; Officer | Chief Operating Officer; EVP, Iridium NEXT; EVP,Satellite Development | 74 | 2010–2019 | |
| Hickey Thomas D | Officer | Chief Legal Officer, Secretary | 47 | 2011–2021 | |
| Nyren Richard P | Officer | Chief Accounting Officer; VP-Iridium Satellite LLC | 25 | 2011–2017 | |
| Olson Eric T | Director | 34 | 2011–2026 | ||
| Scheimreif Scott | Officer | EVP-Government Programs; EVP-GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS | 74 | 2012–2026 | |
| Hartin Bryan J. | Officer | EVP-Sales and Marketing; EVP-SALES AND MARKETING | 57 | 2012–2024 | |
| WEST BARRY | Director | 17 | 2014–2023 | ||
| Schliemann Henrik O. | Director | 13 | 2015–2023 | ||
| Harman Jane L. | Director | 17 | 2015–2024 | ||
| Kapalka Timothy | Officer | CAO Iridium Satellite LLC; CAO IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC; VP Iridium Satellite LLC | 56 | 2017–2026 | |
| McBride Suzanne E. | Director,Officer; Officer | Chief Operations Officer; CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | 41 | 2019–2026 | |
| FRAZIER LEON ANTHONY | Director | 22 | 2021–2026 | ||
| Morgan Kathleen A. | Officer | Chief Legal Officer; CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 47 | 2022–2026 | |
| Sears Kay | Director | 19 | 2022–2026 | ||
| YEANEY JACQUELINE E | Director | 16 | 2023–2026 | person page Fuzzy | |
| Last Timothy James | Officer | EVP, Sales & Marketing | 17 | 2025–2026 | |
| O'Neill Vincent James | Officer | Chief Financial Officer | 10 | 2025–2026 | |
| Shivanandan Monique S. | Director | 6 | 2025–2026 | ||
| Alterman Louis M | Director | 5 | 2025–2026 |
Everyone who filed an insider report for this company, from the SEC’s Insider Transactions Data Sets (2006 on). Person pages are matched by name and state only.
Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.
Also on this site Fuzzy
| Record | Name as filed | Where | Dataset | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business registration | Iridium Communications Inc. | VA | State business registries | name and state |
| Business registration | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | VA | State business registries | name and state |
| Business registration | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | VA | State business registries | name and state |
| Business registration | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | VA | State business registries | name and state |
| Business registration | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. | VA | State business registries | name and state |
| Contractor | Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST Inc) | VA | Nonprofit contractors (Form 990) | same street address and ZIP code, 1676 INTERNATIONAL DR STE 1100 22102 (FUZZY: a shared address, not proof of a shared organization) |
| Lobbying client | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS | VA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Lobbying client | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS | VA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Lobbying client | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS | VA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Lobbying client | IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | VA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| SEC filer | Iridium Communications Inc. | SEC filers (EDGAR) | CIK (EXACT) | |
| Person page | A B Krongard | People (Form 990 officers, directors and employees) | officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director) | |
| Person page | Jacqueline E Yeaney | People (Form 990 officers, directors and employees) | officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director) |
Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.
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Interests: Communications Services, NEC · Telecommunications