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placement by the&#160;Company&#160;and its wholly-owned subsidiary, HNS Finance
Corp., of&#160;$125.0 million in the aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% senior
notes due 2014.&#160; The Company's press release announcing the&#160;private
placement&#160;is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.</font></font></div>
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information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase any notes and shall not constitute an
offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful.</font></div>
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May 18, 2009, the Company and its parent, Hughes Communications, Inc, received
notification of&#160;&#160;a complaint in the US District Court for the Northern
District of California by two consumers on behalf of themselves and other
similarly situated persons for, among others, breach of warranties, fraud and
negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiffs are seeking to have the case be
certified as a class action. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the
Company misrepresented the speed of the HughesNet service in its advertising.
The Company has not yet had the opportunity to fully evaluate the substance of
the claims and its available defenses, and no discovery has
occurred.&#160;</font></font></div>
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information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
filed pursuant to the Securities Act&#160;or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.</font></div>
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January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(&#8220;SFAS&#8221;) No. 160, &#8220;Noncontrolling interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51.&#8221; SFAS No. 160 requires that a
noncontrolling interest, previously reported as minority interest, be
reclassified to equity.&#160;&#160;The adoption of SFAS No. 160 did not have a
material impact on the Company&#8217;s financial condition, results of operations or
cash flows. However, it did impact the presentation and disclosure of
noncontrolling interests on the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial
statements.</font></div>
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principal effect on the Company&#8217;s consolidated balance sheets included in its
2008 Form 10-K related to the adoption of SFAS No. 160 is summarized as follows
(in thousands):</font></div><br></div>
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income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, and a new separate caption
for net income attributable to HNS be presented on the consolidated statement of
operations. The principal effect on the Company&#8217;s consolidated statements of
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form8_k.htm
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
May 20, 2009 (May 20,
2009)
(Date of Report (date of earliest
event reported))
Hughes Network Systems,
LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
333-138009
11-3735091
(State or other
      jurisdiction
of incorporation or
      organization)
(Commission File
      No.)
(I.R.S.
      Employee
IdentificationNumber)
11717 Exploration Lane,
      Germantown, Maryland 20876
(Address of principal
      executive office and Zip
code
(301) 428-5500
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former 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 (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
      240.13e-4(c))
Section
7 – Regulation FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 20, 2009, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (the
"Company" or "HNS") issued a press release announcing a proposed private
placement by the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, HNS Finance
Corp., of $125.0 million in the aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% senior
notes due 2014.  The Company's press release announcing the private
placement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The
information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase any notes and shall not constitute an
offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
On
May 18, 2009, the Company and its parent, Hughes Communications, Inc, received
notification of  a complaint in the US District Court for the Northern
District of California by two consumers on behalf of themselves and other
similarly situated persons for, among others, breach of warranties, fraud and
negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiffs are seeking to have the case be
certified as a class action. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the
Company misrepresented the speed of the HughesNet service in its advertising.
The Company has not yet had the opportunity to fully evaluate the substance of
the claims and its available defenses, and no discovery has
occurred.
The
information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
filed pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
Section 8
– Other Events
Item 8.01 Other
Events.
Effective
January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 160, "Noncontrolling interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51." SFAS No. 160 requires that a
noncontrolling interest, previously reported as minority interest, be
reclassified to equity.  The adoption of SFAS No. 160 did not have a
material impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or
cash flows. However, it did impact the presentation and disclosure of
noncontrolling interests on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
The
principal effect on the Company's consolidated balance sheets included in its
2008 Form 10-K related to the adoption of SFAS No. 160 is summarized as follows
(in thousands):
December
      31,
2008
2007
Minority
      interest, as reported
$
5,629
$
5,350
Decrease
      for SFAS No. 160 reclass of noncontrolling interest
(5,629
)
(5,350
)
Minority
      interest, as adjusted
$
-
$
-
Total
      equity, as reported
$
229,841
$
247,470
Increase
      for SFAS No. 160 reclass of noncontrolling interest
5,629
5,350
Total
      equity, as adjusted
$
235,470
$
252,820
SFAS No. 160
also requires that the Company's net income be adjusted to include the net
income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, and a new separate caption
for net income attributable to HNS be presented on the consolidated statement of
operations. The principal effect on the Company's consolidated statements of
operations included in its 2008 Form 10-K related to the adoption of SFAS No.
160 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
For
      the Year Ended December 31,
2008
2007
2006
Net
      income, as reported
$
12,096
$
49,801
$
19,102
Adjusted
      to include net income attributed
to
      the minority interests per SFAS No. 160
279
83
163
Net
      income, as adjusted
12,375
49,884
19,265
Net
      income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
(279
)
(83
)
(163
)
Net
      income attributable to HNS
$
12,096
$
49,801
$
19,102
Section 9
–
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The
exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is listed on the Exhibit Index on
page 4 hereof, which is incorporated by reference in this item
9.01(d).
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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.
Hughes
      Network Systems, LLC
Date: May
      20, 2009
By:
/s/
      Dean A. Manson
Name:
Dean
      A. Manson
Title:
Senior
      Vice President,
General
      Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press
      release dated May 20, 2009 issued by Hughes Network Systems, LLC
      announcing proposed private placement of senior
  notes.
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