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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;23, 2009 Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 8pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10020<BR>
(212)&nbsp;584-5100</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Patrick L. Donnelly<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Sirius XM Radio Inc.<BR>
1221 Avenue of the Americas<BR>
36th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10020<BR>
(212)&nbsp;584-5100</B><BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copies to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>Gary L. Sellers<BR>
Simpson Thacher &#038; Bartlett LLP<BR>
425 Lexington Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10017-3954<BR>
(212)&nbsp;455-2000</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 0%"><b>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):</b>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$0.28  </TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">                      $3,080,000</TD>
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    <TD>This amount represents a 11,000,000 share increase in the number of shares of common stock
authorized for issuance under the Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan. In
addition to the shares set forth in the table, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminable number of
shares of common stock that may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and
anti-dilution provisions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices
per share of the registrant&#146;s common stock on March&nbsp;20, 2009, as reported in the NASDAQ Global
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y75536exv5.htm">EX-5: OPINION OF PATRICK L. DONNELLY, ESQ.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>INTRODUCTION</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Sirius XM Radio Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), to register an additional 11,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common
stock, par value of $0.001 per share and an indeterminate number of plan interests, issuable under
the Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8, the Company incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the entire
contents of its earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8, File Nos. 333-149186, 333-142726;
333-139214; 333-133277; 333-125118; 333-119479; 333-111221; 333-106020; 333-101515; 333-100083;
333-81914; 333-74752; 333-62818; 333-47954; 333-65473 and 333-156441 relating to the Plan.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>The Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD>The Company Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January&nbsp;5, 2009; January&nbsp;14,
2009; February&nbsp;13, 2009; February&nbsp;17, 2009; March&nbsp;2, 2009; March&nbsp;6, 2009; and March
18, 2009; and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the following documents filed by XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (&#147;XM&#148;) with
the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>XM&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008.</TD>
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    <TD>XM&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March&nbsp;12, 2009.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other documents filed by the Company or XM with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of
this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patrick L. Donnelly, Esq., whose legal opinion with respect to the securities registered
hereunder is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5 hereto, is an employee of the Company and participates in the Plan
and other benefit plans established by the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a list of exhibits, see the Exhibit&nbsp;Index in this Registration Statement, which is
incorporated into this Item by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has submitted the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;). The Company
hereby undertakes to submit any amendments thereto to the IRS in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on March
23, 2009.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Patrick L. Donnelly&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President,<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Patrick L. Donnelly and Ruth A. Ziegler, and each of them, his true and
lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, each acting alone with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)&nbsp;act on,
sign and file with the Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii)&nbsp;act on, sign and
file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii)&nbsp;take any and all actions which may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,
hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, any
of them or any of his or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signatures</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mel Karmazin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer (Principal
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mel Karmazin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive
Officer) and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David J. Frear
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David J. Frear
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Adrienne E. Calderone
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Adrienne E. Calderone
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corporate
Controller
(Principal Accounting
Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signatures</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>


<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary M. Parsons
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary M. Parsons
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Directors</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joan L. Amble
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Joan L. Amble
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Leon D. Black
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Leon D. Black
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lawrence F. Gilberti
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lawrence F. Gilberti
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Eddy W, Hartenstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Eddy W. Hartenstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James P. Holden
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James P. Holden
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Chester A. Huber, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Chester A. Huber, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gregory B. Maffei
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gregory B. Maffei
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James F. Mooney
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James F. Mooney
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jack Shaw
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jack Shaw
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jeff D. Zients
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;23, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeff D. Zients
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustee has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on March&nbsp;23, 2009.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Patrick L. Donnelly
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Patrick L. Donnelly&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President,<br>
General Counsel and Secretary of Sirius <BR>
XM
Radio Inc.&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><U><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></U>
</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">No. </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
dated March&nbsp;4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, dated July&nbsp;28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
August&nbsp;1, 2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company dated December&nbsp;18, 2008 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-3 dated December&nbsp;30, 2008).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended September&nbsp;30, 2001).</TD>
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July&nbsp;28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated August&nbsp;1, 2008).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Convertible Preferred Stock
of the Company, dated July&nbsp;28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated
August&nbsp;1, 2008).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;B-1 Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock of the Company, dated March&nbsp;5, 2009 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K dated March&nbsp;6, 2009).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;B-2 Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock of the Company, dated March&nbsp;5, 2009 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K dated March&nbsp;6, 2009).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Ownership and Merger, dated August&nbsp;5, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated August&nbsp;5, 2008). </TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of certificate for shares of Common Stock (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;33-74782)).
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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CD Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(File No.&nbsp;333-65473)).</TD>
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General Counsel and Secretary of the Company (included in Exhibit
5).*</TD>
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S-8
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2009 Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-170027
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor
New York, New York 10020
(212) 584-5100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC. 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Patrick L. Donnelly
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
36th Floor
New York, New York 10020
(212) 584-5100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Gary L. Sellers
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3954
(212) 455-2000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
of securities to be registered
Registered (1)
offering price per share (2)
aggregate offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
11,000,000
$0.28
$3,080,000
$171.87
(1)
This amount represents a 11,000,000 share increase in the number of shares of common stock
authorized for issuance under the Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan. In
addition to the shares set forth in the table, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminable number of
shares of common stock that may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends and
anti-dilution provisions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act, estimated solely for the
purpose of calculating the registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices
per share of the registrant's common stock on March 20, 2009, as reported in the NASDAQ Global
Select Market.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5: OPINION OF PATRICK L. DONNELLY, ESQ.
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
EX-23.3: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Sirius XM Radio Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), to register an additional 11,000,000 shares of the Company's common
stock, par value of $0.001 per share and an indeterminate number of plan interests, issuable under
the Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8, the Company incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the entire
contents of its earlier Registration Statements on Form S-8, File Nos. 333-149186, 333-142726;
333-139214; 333-133277; 333-125118; 333-119479; 333-111221; 333-106020; 333-101515; 333-100083;
333-81914; 333-74752; 333-62818; 333-47954; 333-65473 and 333-156441 relating to the Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008;
2.
The Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2007;
3.
The Company Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 5, 2009; January 14,
2009; February 13, 2009; February 17, 2009; March 2, 2009; March 6, 2009; and March
18, 2009; and
4.
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
In addition, the following documents filed by XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. ("XM") with
the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
1.
XM's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
2.
XM's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 12, 2009.
All other documents filed by the Company or XM with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of
this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this registration statement.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Patrick L. Donnelly, Esq., whose legal opinion with respect to the securities registered
hereunder is filed as Exhibit 5 hereto, is an employee of the Company and participates in the Plan
and other benefit plans established by the Company.
Item 8. Exhibits
For a list of exhibits, see the Exhibit Index in this Registration Statement, which is
incorporated into this Item by reference.
The Company has submitted the Plan to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). The Company
hereby undertakes to submit any amendments thereto to the IRS in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on March
23, 2009.
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.
By:
/s/ Patrick L. Donnelly
Patrick L. Donnelly
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Patrick L. Donnelly and Ruth A. Ziegler, and each of them, his true and
lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, each acting alone with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on,
sign and file with the Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and
file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person,
hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, any
of them or any of his or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Mel Karmazin
Chief Executive Officer (Principal
March 23, 2009
Mel Karmazin
Executive
Officer) and Director
/s/ David J. Frear
Executive Vice President and
March 23, 2009
David J. Frear
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Adrienne E. Calderone
Senior Vice President and
March 23, 2009
Adrienne E. Calderone
Corporate
Controller
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
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Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Gary M. Parsons
Chairman of the Board of
March 23, 2009
Gary M. Parsons
Directors
/s/ Joan L. Amble
Director
March 23, 2009
Joan L. Amble
/s/ Leon D. Black
Director
March 23, 2009
Leon D. Black
/s/ Lawrence F. Gilberti
Director
March 23, 2009
Lawrence F. Gilberti
/s/ Eddy W, Hartenstein
Director
March 23, 2009
Eddy W. Hartenstein
/s/ James P. Holden
Director
March 23, 2009
James P. Holden
/s/ Chester A. Huber, Jr.
Director
March 23, 2009
Chester A. Huber, Jr.
/s/ Gregory B. Maffei
Director
March 23, 2009
Gregory B. Maffei
/s/ James F. Mooney
Director
March 23, 2009
James F. Mooney
/s/ Jack Shaw
Director
March 23, 2009
Jack Shaw
/s/ Jeff D. Zients
Director
March 23, 2009
Jeff D. Zients
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustee has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on March 23, 2009.
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Patrick L. Donnelly
Patrick L. Donnelly
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of Sirius
XM
Radio Inc.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
dated March 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, dated July 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
August 1, 2008).
4.3
Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company dated December 18, 2008 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-3 dated December 30, 2008).
4.4
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2001).
4.5
Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated By-laws, dated
July 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 1, 2008).
4.6
Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
of the Company, dated July 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
August 1, 2008).
4.7
Certificate of Designations of Series B-1 Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock of the Company, dated March 5, 2009 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated March 6, 2009).
4.8
Certificate of Designations of Series B-2 Convertible Perpetual
Preferred Stock of the Company, dated March 5, 2009 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated March 6, 2009).
4.9
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, dated August 5, 2008
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 5, 2008).
4.10
Form of certificate for shares of Common Stock (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 33-74782)).
4.11
CD Radio Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-65473)).
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Exhibit
No.
5
Opinion of Patrick L. Donnelly, Esq., Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.*
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
23.3
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
23.4
Consent of Patrick L. Donnelly, Esq., Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of the Company (included in Exhibit
5).*
24
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this
Registration Statement).*
*
Filed herewith.