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): October 26, 2005 --------------- L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-14141 13-3937434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 600 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (212) 697-1111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13.e-4(c)) SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On October 26, 2005 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (L-3) issued a press release setting forth L-3's 2005 third quarter financial results. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of the Exchange Act. SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (C) EXHIBITS. Exhibit Number Title ------ ----- 99.1 Press release, dated October 26, 2005, issued by L-3 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. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Christopher Cambria --------------------------------- Name: Christopher C. Cambria Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Dated: October 26, 2005