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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) – April 26, 2012
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)
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
April 26, 2012, Lockheed Martin Corporation announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 25, 2012. The press release
is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Form. Exhibit 99 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99
Lockheed
Martin Corporation Press Release dated  April 26, 2012 (earnings release for the quarter ended March 25, 2012).
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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/ Christopher J. Gregoire
Christopher J. Gregoire
Vice President and Controller
April 26, 2012
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