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Material Agreement.</font></div>
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amended and restated credit agreement (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) with the lenders party
thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the &#8220;Administrative Agent&#8221;), as
administrative agent, and Barclays Capital, as syndication agent.&#160;&#160;The
Agreement amended and restated the Credit Agreement dated April 22, 2005 (which
was amended and restated previously on June 27, 2005 and April 13, 2006) among
the Company, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent which
evidences the Company&#8217;s senior secured $50 million revolving credit facility
(the &#8220;Revolving Credit Facility).&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement, among other changes, the maturity date of the Revolving Credit
Facility was extended to March 16, 2014, subject to an early maturity date of 91
days prior to March 16, 2014<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font>in the event
the Company&#8217;s 9 &#189;% Senior Notes due 2014 and the Company&#8217;s $115 million term
loan facility are not (i) repaid in full or (ii) refinanced with new debt (or
amended) with maturities of no earlier than 91 days after March 16, 2014.&#160;
The pricing with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to be: (i)
in respect of the interest rate, at the Company&#8217;s option, the ABR (as defined in
the Revolving Credit Facility) plus 2.00% or the Adjusted LIBO Rate (as defined
in the Revolving Credit Facility) plus 3.00%, and (ii) in respect of the
participation fee for outstanding letters of credit, 3.00%&#160;per annum, in
each case subject to downward adjustment based on the Company&#8217;s leverage
ratio.&#160;</font></div>
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2 &#8211; Financial Information</font></div>
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2.03.&#160;&#160;Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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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
March 17, 2010 (March
16, 2010)
(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 1 -- Registrant's Business and
Operations
Item 1.01.  Entry into a
Material Agreement.
On
March 16, 2010, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (the "Company") entered into an
amended and restated credit agreement (the "Agreement") with the lenders party
thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the "Administrative Agent"), as
administrative agent, and Barclays Capital, as syndication agent.  The
Agreement amended and restated the Credit Agreement dated April 22, 2005 (which
was amended and restated previously on June 27, 2005 and April 13, 2006) among
the Company, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent which
evidences the Company's senior secured $50 million revolving credit facility
(the "Revolving Credit Facility).  Pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement, among other changes, the maturity date of the Revolving Credit
Facility was extended to March 16, 2014, subject to an early maturity date of 91
days prior to March 16, 2014
in the event
the Company's 9 ½% Senior Notes due 2014 and the Company's $115 million term
loan facility are not (i) repaid in full or (ii) refinanced with new debt (or
amended) with maturities of no earlier than 91 days after March 16, 2014. 
The pricing with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to be: (i)
in respect of the interest rate, at the Company's option, the ABR (as defined in
the Revolving Credit Facility) plus 2.00% or the Adjusted LIBO Rate (as defined
in the Revolving Credit Facility) plus 3.00%, and (ii) in respect of the
participation fee for outstanding letters of credit, 3.00% per annum, in
each case subject to downward adjustment based on the Company's leverage
ratio.
Section
2 – Financial Information
Item
2.03.  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
(a)
See Item
1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2
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: March
      17, 2010
By:
/s/
      Dean A. Manson
Name:
Dean
      A. Manson
Title:
Senior
      Vice President,
General
      Counsel and Secretary
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