Form 8-K

 

 

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) – May 27, 2010

 

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-11437   52-1893632

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland   20817
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(301) 897-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Certain Officers.

Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced that its Senior Vice President and General Counsel, James B. Comey, will leave to take a position with Bridgewater Associates, LP. Mr. Comey, 49, has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel since September 2005.

Mr. Comey will remain as Senior Vice President and General Counsel through June 24 and will continue to serve on Lockheed Martin’s executive management team through the summer to ensure a smooth transition. The Corporation expects to name his replacement in the near future.

Mr. Comey joined Lockheed Martin from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he had served as Deputy Attorney General and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. From 1996 through 2001, he was Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney in charge of the Richmond Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Comey also has worked in commercial litigation, having been a partner with the law firm of McGuireWoods, LLP. He is a 1982 graduate of the College of William & Mary and earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985.


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.

 

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ David A. Dedman

  David A. Dedman
  Vice President & Associate General Counsel

June 2, 2010