SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MHRC II LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 40 WEST 57TH STREET 24TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS INC. [ LORL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3,378,693	I(1)(2)(3)	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is being filed to report that MHRC II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MHRC II"), became a beneficial owner of greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the "Common Stock") of Loral Space and Communications Inc. (the "Issuer") solely as a result of a transfer of Mark H. Rachesky's membership interests in MHR Institutional Advisors II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Institutional Advisors II") to MHRC II.

2. These shares of Common Stock consist of (i) 960,033 shares of Common Stock held for the account of MHR Institutional Partners II LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional Partners II"), and (ii) 2,418,660 shares of Common Stock held for the account of MHR Institutional Partners IIA LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Institutional Partners IIA", and, together with Institutional Partners II, the "Funds"). (Continued in Footnote 3)

3. Institutional Advisors II is the general partner of each of the Funds. In such capacity, Institutional Advisors II may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held for the accounts of each of the Funds. MHRC II LLC is the managing member of Institutional Advisors II. In such capacity, MHRC II LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held for the accounts of each of the Funds.

	MHRC II LLC By: /s/ Janet Yeung Name: Janet Yeung Title: Authorized Signatory	01/10/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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