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): March 1, 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 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 1, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") approved bonus awards for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 for the named executive officers of the Company in the amount set forth below. Previously, the Compensation Committee approved the base salaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 for the named executive officers of the Company as set forth below. Name and Position 2004 Cash Bonus Award 2005 Base Salary ----------------- --------------------- ---------------- Frank C. Lanza $ 1,100,000 $ 975,000 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael T. Strianese $ 525,000 $ 480,000 Senior Vice President, Finance Christopher C. Cambria $ 525,000 $ 430,000 Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Charles J. Schafer $ 465,000 $ 380,000 Senior Vice President, Business Operations and President of the Products Group SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Christopher C. Cambria ----------------------------------- Name: Christopher C. Cambria Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Dated: March 1, 2005