FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DIRECTV GROUP INC [ DTV ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/19/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 11/19/2009 | D | 12,511(1) | D | (2) | 0 | I | 401(K) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Option (right to buy) | $41.0634 | 11/19/2009 | D | 24,000 | 02/25/2003 | 02/26/2010 | Common Stock | 24,000(3) | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
Stock Option (right to buy) | $34.0134 | 11/19/2009 | D | 45,000 | 12/18/2003 | 06/02/2010 | Common Stock | 45,000(3) | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
Stock Option (right to buy) | $27.37 | 11/19/2009 | D | 32,000 | 12/18/2003 | 02/02/2011 | Common Stock | 32,000(3) | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
Stock Option (right to buy) | $20.45 | 11/19/2009 | D | 24,000 | 06/22/2004 | 06/23/2011 | Common Stock | 24,000(3) | (4) | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Shares held in trust by State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee of the DIRECTV Thrift and Savings Plan as of November 19, 2009. Shares owned pursuant to Rule 16b-3 exempt employee savings plan. |
2. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2009 as amended, by and among The DIRECTV Group, Inc. ("DIRECTV Group"), Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Entertainment, Inc. ("LEI"), DIRECTV, DTVG One, Inc. and DTVG Two, Inc., the holders of outstanding shares of DIRECTV Group common stock (other than direct or indirect subsidiaries of LEI) received one share of DIRECTV Class A common stock for each share of DIRECTV Group common stock held. |
3. Employee stock option granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified Hughes Electronics Corporation Incentive Plan . |
4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase shares of DIRECTV Group common stock that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the mergers was converted into an option to purchase the same number of shares of DIRECTV Class A common stock on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting requirements and any accelerated vesting thereof) as applied to each such DIRECTV Group option immediately prior to the effective time of the mergers. |
Remarks: |
Jan Williamson, Attorney-in-Fact | 11/23/2009 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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