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2013 L-3 ANNUAL REPORT

Select Financial Highlights

In millions, except per share amounts

For the year ended December 31, 

Net sales 

Operating income 

2011 Items 

Operating income before 2011 Items 

Operating margin 

Operating margin before 2011 Items 

Income from continuing operations attributable to L-3 

2011 Items 

Income from continuing operations attributable to L-3 before 2011 Items 

Net income attributable to L-3  

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations 

2011 Items 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before 2011 Items  

Diluted earnings per share  

2013 

2012(a) 

2011(a) (b) 

2010(a) 

2009(a)

$12,629 

$13,146 

$13,158 

$13,390 

$13,147 

1,258 

— 

1,258 

10.0% 

10.0% 

778 

— 

778 

778 

8.54 

— 

8.54 

8.54 

1,351 

1,399 

1,485 

1,367 

— 

43 

— 

— 

1,351 

1,442 

1,485 

1,367

10.3% 

10.6% 

11.1% 

10.4%

10.3% 

11.0% 

11.1% 

10.4%

782 

— 

782 

810 

8.01 

855 

(28) 

827 

956 

8.08 

— 

(0.26) 

8.01 

8.30 

7.82 

9.03 

815 

— 

815 

955 

7.04 

— 

7.04 

8.25 

748 

— 

748 

901 

6.30 

— 

6.30 

7.61 

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 

1,263 

1,231 

1,231 

1,270 

1,147 

Less: Capital expenditures, net of dispositions 

Plus: Income tax payments attributable to discontinued operations 

Free cash flow (c) 

Equity 

197 

— 

1,066 

6,098 

205 

24 

1,050 

5,543 

181 

63 

1,113 

6,724 

168 

21 

1,123 

6,855 

176 

72 

1,043 

6,660 

(a)  The select financial highlights have been adjusted to reflect the spin-off of Engility Holdings, Inc., which was completed on July 17, 2012, as discontinued 

operations.

(b)  The year ended December 31, 2011 includes: (1) a tax benefit of $78 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, (2) a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of  

$43 million ($42 million after income taxes, or $0.40 per diluted share), and (3) a long-lived asset impairment charge at an equity method investment of  
$14 million ($8 million after income taxes, or $0.08 per diluted share) (collectively the “2011 Items”).

(c)  We define “free cash flow” as net cash from operating activities, less capital expenditures, net of dispositions, plus income tax payments attributable to 

discontinued operations.

Sales
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*Operating Income and Diluted EPS for 2011 exclude the 2011 Items described above.

This Summary Annual Report should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, included in this book.

 
 
 
 
 
Dear Fellow Shareholders:

L-3’s strategy to continually align our business with the  

current environment is demonstrated clearly in our results.  

We are increasing the integration of our capabilities to improve 

efficiency and deliver outstanding program execution; continuing 

to innovate to develop cost-effective customer solutions; and 

competing successfully on a wide range of opportunities—all with 

a focus on growing market share and delivering shareholder value.

SHARP, STRATEGIC EXECUTION DRIVES  

SOLID FINANCIAL RESULTS
L-3 delivered solid performance in 2013. We exceeded 
our financial plan for earnings per share (EPS) and cash 
flow and gained market share across the company in a 
challenging, uncertain U.S. defense environment. We 
partially offset decreasing Pentagon sales through a third 
consecutive year of growth in our international and  
commercial businesses. Outstanding program perfor-
mance enabled L-3 to deliver a healthy 10.0 percent  
margin and strong cash flow in 2013. Moreover, we 
remain well-positioned to improve our financial perfor-
mance and capitalize on emerging market opportunities.
  Our 2013 accomplishments were a direct result  
of strategies we employed over the past few years to 
strengthen our position as a cost-effective innovator  
with a track record of excellent performance. I would  
like to thank our 48,000 colleagues for their outstanding  
efforts in 2013 and their deep commitment to excellence, 
accountability and integrity. That commitment was the 
driving force behind our achievements.
  Consolidated net sales for the full year were $12.6  
billion versus $13.1 billion in 2012, a decrease that 
reflected the U.S. military spending environment. We 
successfully grew net international and commercial sales 
to $3.5 billion in 2013, a year-over-year increase of 11 
percent. Those customer markets grew to 27 percent of 
consolidated net sales for the year, up from last year’s  

24 percent, a significant improvement that partially offset 
declines in DoD and U.S. government sales. 

Funded backlog declined by approximately 5 percent 

to $10.3 billion on December 31, 2013, and our book-
to-bill ratio was 0.95 for the year, both of which were 
negatively impacted by the U.S. government budget 
sequestration. We generated a robust $1.066 billion  
in free cash flow in 2013, and our diluted EPS from  
continuing operations was $8.54, a 7 percent increase 
over 2012’s EPS of $8.01.

L-3 2013 ANNUAL REPORT                3

 
Letter to Shareholders

A BAL ANCED APPROACH TO DELIVERING 

GROWING OUR INTERNATIONAL 

SHAREHOLDER VALUE
L-3’s shareholder value creation strategy is driven by our 
healthy cash flow, enabling us to deploy cash through a  
balance of dividend growth, share repurchases, strategic  
acquisitions, internal research and development (R&D) 
and capital expenditures. In 2013, we returned nearly $1 
billion to L-3’s shareholders through our ninth consecutive 
annual dividend increase and $800 million in share repur-
chases, representing 94 percent of our free cash flow.
  We seek selective acquisitions in customer priority 
areas that extend, enhance or expand our capabilities and 
provide attractive returns on investment. Two examples of 
this approach are our acquisitions of Mustang Technology 
in 2013 and Data Tactics Corporation in March 2014.
  Mustang, which develops and manufactures radar-
based and radio frequency (RF) sensors and systems for a 
variety of military applications, strengthens L-3’s classified 
business base, a key DoD growth area. Mustang’s highly 
innovative, proprietary technologies also integrate well  
into our precision engagement business, including  
unmanned systems and other solutions. 
  Data Tactics adds key capabilities in ultra large-scale 
data analytics, cybersecurity and cloud computing. It im-
mediately enhances the growth prospects of our National 
Security Solutions segment as a solutions integrator for the 
national security and international markets. Data Tactics’ 
unique research, software development and integration 
capabilities also create adjacent opportunities in L-3’s  
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)  
Systems business. These acquisitions demonstrate our  
strategy of strengthening our portfolio with differentiated  
technologies and solutions that create market share gains  
and distinguish L-3 from our competitors.

R&D investment also remains a top priority and is  
key to L-3’s future competitiveness. We focus our resources 
on projects that rapidly convert to sales and drive increased 
market share. Fundamental to our success is staying close 
to our customers through ongoing communication and 
collaboration. This maximizes our ability to understand 
their requirements and develop cost-effective, disruptive 
technologies that meet their needs.

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AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES 
Our strategic emphasis on building relationships and 
market share in international and commercial business is 
producing results. We have been steadily increasing our 
focus on introducing discriminating technologies for  
international sales and developing differentiated solutions  
for commercial customers. As a result, we have seen 
double-digit growth in our international and commercial  

L-3’s Hawkeye™ III Lite VSAT enables high data rate communications, such 
as Internet/VPN, live video conferencing, surveillance or reconnaissance,  

in areas where satellite resources are limited.

businesses over the last several years, broadening L-3’s field 
of opportunity and helping to mitigate the effects of budget 
pressures on our DoD and U.S. government sales. 

In Canada, L-3 won a contract for upgrade, modern-

ization and sustainment work on the Department of  
National Defence’s (DND) multi-use CC-150 Polaris  
aircraft, whose mission ranges from refueling to VIP  
transport. This is an important prime contract win as it  
represents our first Head-of-State aircraft work in Canada 
and builds on our international capability supporting the 
DND. In 2013, we were also selected to support the  
design for the next generation of innovative Integrated 
Platform Management Systems (IPMS) and integrated  
interior/exterior communications systems on multiple  
vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic/Offshore  
Patrol Ship (AOPS) project.

L-3 also expanded business in the Asia-Pacific region, 

where successful cross-business collaboration resulted in 
a contract in 2013 to provide SATCOM terminals to the 
Australian Defence Force. This marks our first entry into 
the emerging Australian SATCOM market and represents 
an exciting long-term growth opportunity for L-3.

 
 
 
 
“

…we have seen double-digit growth in our international and 
commercial businesses over the last several years, broadening 
L-3’s field of opportunity and helping to mitigate the effects of 

budget pressures on our DoD and U.S. government sales.”

Canada’s CC-150 Polaris aircraft 

L-3 2013 ANNUAL REPORT                5

“

L-3’s market leadership in safety avionics resulted in  
new business that included ADS-B transponders, T3CAS®   
Integrated Surveillance Systems, and state-of-the-art displays 

and touch screen controllers for a number of airlines around  

the world.”

  We continued to build L-3’s business in the Republic  
of Korea, where we were awarded a contract to supply  
our new state-of-the-art Scarab Ground Laser Target  
Designators. This is a strategic business area for L-3  
and creates international opportunities for our advanced 
precision targeting product line. South Korea also selected 
L-3 to upgrade eight P-3 aircraft, significantly increasing 
our already large share in this priority area of a growing 
international market.
  Other international wins include contracts to provide 
night vision equipment in the United Arab Emirates,  
Norway, Sweden and Italy.

L-3 continued to successfully execute on the U.K. 
AIRSEEKER project, with the delivery in 2013 of the first 
of three Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft on budget 

and ahead of schedule. This major program milestone 
further contributes to our reputation for excellence in pro-
gram performance and high levels of customer satisfaction.
L-3’s commercial sales increased in 2013, with strong 
order activity for airport security systems and the introduc-
tion of ProVision® 2, our smaller-footprint millimeter wave 
passenger screening product, which provides privacy as well 
as security. L-3’s installed base of cargo, checkpoint and 
baggage screening solutions also continued to grow. We 
received orders for our eXaminer® baggage inspection and 
airport screening system from customers in Brazil, Saudi 
Arabia and Turkey, as well as service contracts for airports 
in Beijing, Singapore and Amsterdam.

The expansion of airports and passenger aircraft,  
particularly in Asia and the Middle East, also represents  

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Cockpit equipped with L-3’s Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS+) and 
SafeRoute® ADS-B In software applications running on an electronic flight bag.

an excellent long-term growth opportunity for L-3’s  
commercial aircraft simulator business. In 2013, L-3 won 
orders for full flight simulators (FFS) for several commer-
cial aircraft platforms, including Boeing’s 737 and 777 and 
Airbus’ A320 and A350, with customers in the United King-
dom, Thailand, China, Taiwan and Russia. More recently, 
we also secured a contract to build and deliver a Boeing 787 
FFS to KLM for use in its training facility at Amsterdam’s 
Schiphol airport. L-3’s 787 full flight simulators are the first 
to receive Level D certification from a national aviation 
authority, enabling the highest level of training fidelity on 
one of the world’s newest aircraft. To fully capitalize on these 
and other new opportunities throughout Asia, L-3 expanded 
its Asian Aviation Training Centre in Thailand and opened 
its first customer support center in China.

L-3’s market leadership in safety avionics resulted in 
new business that included Automatic Dependent Surveil-
lance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponders, T3CAS® Integrated 
Surveillance Systems, and state-of-the-art displays and 
touch screen controllers for a number of airlines around the 
world. We remain at the forefront of aviation technology  
with our leading-edge DO-260B transponder family.  
These transponders are designed to support NextGen,  
the industry’s planned satellite- and GPS navigation-based 
commercial aviation system. Well ahead of both domestic  
and international mandates, L-3’s systems have been 
embraced by commercial carriers, including JetBlue and 
US Airways, with plans to expand this technology to the 
general aviation market.

L-3 2013 ANNUAL REPORT                7

 
Letter to Shareholders

L-3: STRONG IN THE AREAS OF 

GREATEST CUSTOMER NEED
L-3’s core competencies are well-aligned with customer 
needs and priorities in the current cycle of tight budgets 
and ongoing uncertainty. More than ever, we are collabo-
rating across business segments and managing our cost 
structure to develop the most effective, low-cost solutions 
for our customers.

L-3’s 787 full flight simulator is the first in the world to be qualified with a 

fully functional avionics capability, including an electronic flight bag and 

heads-up display.

  Current budget constraints require existing platforms 
and equipment to remain in service—and confront evolving  
threats—for longer periods of time. This supports an  
ongoing need for sustainment, spiral (continuous) upgrade 
and missionization capabilities. Our expertise in integrating 
specialized ISR systems and maintaining platforms to meet 
specific requirements makes us a trusted go-to resource for 
the DoD, government agencies and foreign allies. 

In 2013, L-3 received a large order for sustainment, 
modification and installation in support of the U.S. Navy’s 
P-3 Orion aircraft, EP-3 Aries II and NP-3 testing aircraft. 
In addition, we are investing in our multi-mission aircraft 
(MMA) Q400™. This L-3-modified version of Bombar-
dier’s™ Q400™ commercial aircraft will offer military 
customers a high-performance, best-value solution for 
multi-mission maritime and ISR operations. Our innova-
tive SPYDR aircraft also continued to generate interest as a 
next-generation, affordable ISR solution. 

Further, our reputation for technical excellence and 
on-time, on-budget performance in aircraft modernization 
contributed to a contract win that opened a new adjacent 
market for L-3 —ground vehicle upgrade and sustainment. 
We were selected by the U.S. Army to design and develop 
a next-generation transmission system to upgrade ground 

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combat vehicles under the Gemini modernization and 
sustainment program. 

In 2013, L-3 won a contract from the U.S. DoD’s 
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide Medium- 
Range Ballistic Missile target vehicles for use in tests of 
U.S. missile defense systems. Our targets play an essential 
role in verifying the effectiveness of the MDA’s missile 
defense system, underscoring more than 21 years of L-3’s 
successful performance in this realm. 

Similarly, we achieved a milestone in the production of 

L-3’s 500th tracking pedestal for the U.S. Navy’s Phalanx 
Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), significantly extending 
the CIWS’s ability to identify, address and track threats in  
a full naval environment.

In 2013, L-3 began developing the Hybrid Electric 

Drive (HED) electric propulsion system for the U.S. 
Navy’s DDG 51 Class Flight IIA ships for the Naval Sea 
Systems Command. L-3’s HED electric propulsion systems 
will provide significant fuel savings and are part of the U.S. 
Navy’s Great Green Fleet initiative.

The U.S. Navy’s new hovercraft, the Ship-to-Shore 
Connector (SSC) program, will also be supported by L-3 
as a member of Team Textron. L-3 is currently designing, 
building, integrating, testing and delivering an SSC C4N; 

With maritime technology in use by 20 navies worldwide, L-3 was selected  

to support the design for the next generation of innovative IPMS and integrated 

interior/exterior communications systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new 

class of AOPS ships.

integrated vibration balanced health management system; 
craft integrated logistics support; and technical manuals for 
the SSC. The contract also includes options for up to eight 
low-rate production craft. 

L-3 continued to see strong demand for its electro-opti-
cal/infrared (EO/IR) imagery turrets for aircraft, unmanned 
aircraft systems (UAS), aerostat, ground and maritime plat-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
R&D investment also remains a top priority and is key to L-3’s 

“

future competitiveness. We focus our resources on projects that 

rapidly convert to sales and drive increased market share.”

L-3-modified Bombardier™ Q400™ multi-mission aircraft

forms by U.S. and allied militaries. In 2013, we delivered 
our 2,500th MX™-Series sensor to the U.S. Navy to support 
its maritime patrol and shipboard protection missions. L-3 
continues to develop new EO/IR products and capabilities 
and expand their application to other platforms. As part of 
our new product introductions for the year, we launched 
the MX™-25, a high-performance imaging and targeting 
system, as well as the MX™-Emulator and MX™-RAid 
in-service support products, which directly reduce the costs 
associated with testing and sustainment of fielded MX™  
systems. Additionally, a variety of domestic and international 
orders for sensors were received during the year to  
support public safety, law enforcement and border  
patrol functions.

To enable safe operations on the ground, L-3 is a  
leading provider of solutions for direct, ground-level  
situational awareness, including night vision equipment, 
laser designators and EO/IR systems. Demand for our 
stabilized ISR sensors remains very strong and is extending 
beyond our DoD and foreign military base. L-3 received 
multiple contracts for night vision equipment, including 
our next-generation Chrome white phosphor technology  
for the U.S. Navy, Marines, Army and the Special Opera-
tions Command (SOCOM). Our strong track record and  

customer relationships position L-3 particularly well in  
SOCOM work, an increasingly important DoD priority  
area going forward. Our breadth of expertise extends into 
the public safety, law enforcement and commercial realms  
with a variety of technically advanced optical systems. In  
addition, L-3 continues to grow as a leader in our market 
segment for small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS)  
development, payload integration and manufacturing for 
the DoD and the intelligence community, providing a 
unique capability for the most demanding missions.

In a world of constantly shifting threats to national 

security, the need for secure, real-time collection and  
communication of voice, video and electronic data has never 
been more important. L-3’s leadership in this critical area 
was evidenced by our participation in Project Missouri, a  
cooperative of industry leaders and the U.S. Air Force, tasked 
with solving fighter jet communications interoperability 
deficiencies. Our role in this key program includes modem, 
waveform and encryption module development, as well as 
technical support system integration and flight safety testing.
In addition, L-3 is strongly positioned to supply a  
high-capacity network backbone to meet a critical DoD 
need for secure, real-time connectivity between air and 
ground networks. L-3 has been competitively selected to 

L-3 2013 ANNUAL REPORT                9

 
 
 
Letter to Shareholders

L-3’s new Scarab system is a modular laser designator equipped with 

rangefinding and an IR thermal imager, providing accurate target 

designation, both day and night, and in nearly all battlefield conditions.

supply logistics and networking capabilities for specialized  
video teleconferencing, Voice over Internet Protocol 
(VoIP), and full-motion video and chat to connect senior 
leaders in flight. We also continued to provide important 
enabling technologies to a number of UAS programs 
throughout 2013, including Global Hawk, Predator and 
Gray Eagle, and our legacy ROVER products, which are 
used both domestically and internationally.

The need to manage and analyze vast amounts of clas-
sified or sensitive data, as well as to protect networks against 
the threat of cyber attacks, remains critical. L-3’s workforce 
has the necessary combination of expertise and high-level 
security clearances to compete in this largely classified space. 
L-3 recognizes that classified and unclassified customers  
utilize contract vehicles such as ID/IQs to meet their cyber 
and IT requirements. Our speed and agility, coupled with 
our specialized solutions and expertise, position us to win  
a place on these important contract vehicles.
  Under the General Services Administration’s (GSA)  
Alliant contract vehicle, L-3 received a task order to pro-
vide software development, systems integration, distance 
learning and IT technical support for the Reserve Compo-
nent Automation (RCA) program. RCA is a key single-
award program supporting readiness and unit mobilization 
planning for the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard. 
L-3 also won a position on the Department of Home-

land Security’s Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading 
Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II) ID/IQ program. L-3 was 
one of 15 vendors selected to compete for integration, 
development, operations and maintenance contracts under 
the program.

Another important win was L-3’s inclusion as one of 
five providers named in a multiple-award ID/IQ contract  

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for Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2)  
Application Services for the U.S. Air Force. The contract 
represents new applications development and cybersecurity 
business opportunities for L-3 in areas such as sustainment, 
migration, integration, training and help desk services, as 
well as testing and operational support, among others.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES 
At L-3, we are committed to making a positive impact  
in our communities. Our divisions and colleagues are  
actively engaged in a variety of volunteer service programs 
and initiatives that address pressing needs at local and  
national levels.
  Given our large population of former military  
employees, veterans’ issues are a natural area of focus  
for L-3. We are most actively involved at the national  
level in the Wounded Warrior Project, Marine Corps 
Scholarship Foundation, Homes for Our Troops and  
Hope For The Warriors®, which provide much needed  
help and support for soldiers and their families who have 
served our country honorably. We also support many  

L-3 provides an extensive portfolio of ISR imaging and targeting systems,  
with turrets mounted to thousands of systems worldwide, on over 100 

different platforms, including all classes of UASs.

other veterans service organizations, including the  
Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces and Fisher 
House Foundation. 

Education in science, technology, engineering and 
mathematics (STEM) is also a focus of our community 
investment. At L-3, we are particularly interested in 
developing a larger and more diverse base of engineers and 
technicians, and supporting several initiatives to improve 
STEM education and career awareness. On the local level, 
L-3 divisions engage in a variety of STEM programs—
from teaching and mentoring students to sponsoring  

 
 
 
 
internships, research and competitions designed to encour-
age and recognize achievement in these fields. 

Locally, many L-3 businesses provide significant  
financial and in-kind support to first responders, while 
meeting other community needs by contributing to organ-
izations such as the United Way, the Boys & Girls Clubs  
of America, the Special Olympics, and a myriad of food 
banks and shelters throughout the country. Wherever  
they are, L-3 employees are making a difference. 

L-3 provides full-spectrum cyber operations, IT, intelligence operations 

support and operational infrastructure solutions to solve critical 

security challenges.

SHAPING L-3 FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS
L-3 continuously assesses our organization for opportunities  
to optimize our businesses and improve efficiencies. In  
early 2014, we realigned our segments to accelerate 
intercompany collaboration, streamline management and 
facilitate targeted investments to deliver increased value to 
customers and shareholders. We now have the following 
four segments—Aerospace Systems, Electronic Systems, 
Communication Systems and National Security Solu-
tions—that better reflect their missions and capabilities.
L-3’s focus on strategic enhancements extended to  

our board of directors in 2013 with the addition of  
Vincent Pagano, Jr., and General Ann E. Dunwoody  
(U.S. Army – Ret.). Mr. Pagano brings broad expertise in 
corporate securities law, finance and governance. General 
Dunwoody is the first woman in U.S. history to achieve 
the rank of four-star general. Her distinguished military 
career spans a wide range of management responsibilities, 
including large-scale global logistics and strategic planning 
as head of the Army Materiel Command, one of its largest 
commands. I am very pleased to welcome these outstand-
ing individuals to our board. 

MOVING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE 
L-3’s performance in 2013 confirms the strength of our 
business strategy and our ability to compete and win in 
any environment. We have a diverse business mix, with 
cutting-edge technologies, that is strategically aligned with 
customer priorities. Our agility and adaptability continue 
to be important differentiators in this environment. We 
have strengthened our core businesses and expanded our 
customer base by capturing market share and growing our 
international and commercial business. We are a prime 
contractor with discriminating offerings that maintain 
number-one or number-two market positions in a majority 
of our businesses. Our disciplined approach to cash alloca-
tion allows us to acquire companies with complementary 
technologies at attractive valuations and to make strategic 
investments in R&D. We are committed to delivering 
innovative and affordable solutions through collaboration 
across our business units.

L-3’s corporate goals are unchanged. We will continue 
to expand our market positions and capitalize on emerging 
opportunities. We will bolster our already strong balance 
sheet by managing our cost structure and optimizing our 
business portfolio to improve margins and generate cash 
flow. We will make further investments in innovative  
technologies to produce cost-effective and discriminating 
solutions for our customers. Our people are among the 
most talented, experienced and dedicated in the industry, 
with a shared focus on driving performance for our  
customers and delivering value to shareholders. By adhering 
to our strategy—to integrate, innovate and compete— 
I’m confident L-3 will continue to generate strong  
performance in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

MICHAEL T. STRIANESE
Chairman, President and 
Chief Executive Officer 

L-3 2013 ANNUAL REPORT                11

 
 
 
Management

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael T. Strianese

Claude R. Canizares

Thomas A. Corcoran

General (Ret.) Ann E. Dunwoody 

Lewis Kramer

Robert B. Millard

General (Ret.) Lloyd W. Newton 

Vincent Pagano, Jr. 

General (Ret.) H. Hugh Shelton

Arthur L. Simon

Alan H. Washkowitz

John P. White 

E XECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Curtis Brunson

Executive Vice President,  

Corporate Strategy and  

Development

Richard A. Cody

Senior Vice President,  

Washington Operations 

Ron Cook 

Senior Vice President, 

London Operations

Ralph G. D’Ambrosio

Senior Vice President and  

Chief Financial Officer

Steve Kantor

Senior Vice President  

and President of 

Electronic Systems 

Kathleen E. Karelis

Senior Vice President,  

and Senior Counsel

John C. McNellis

Senior Vice President  

and President of  

Aerospace Systems

John S. Mega

Senior Vice President  

and President of 

Communication Systems

Alfred Piccirillo

Senior Vice President,  

Internal Audit, Corporate Services  

and Corporate Ethics Officer

Steven M. Post

Senior Vice President,  

General Counsel and  

Corporate Secretary 

Les A. Rose
Vice President and President of 

National Security Solutions

David M. Van Buren
Senior Vice President, 

Business Strategy

Juliet N. Bouyea
Vice President,

Corporate Communications

John M. Hill
Vice President,

Human Resources

Sheila M. Sheridan
Vice President,

Administration

 
 
Corporate Information

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

L-3 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, 
race, sex, sexual orientation, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, 
disability or any other characteristic protected by law. All employment-related deci-
sions are based solely on business needs and relevant requisite skills related to the 
position.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION 

REFORM ACT OF 1995

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this 
Annual Report are forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in 
nature, that depend upon or refer to events or conditions or that include words 
such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and 
similar expressions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking state-
ments set forth herein involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause 
actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and 
uncertainties discussed in the Company’s “Forward-looking Statements” included in 
the Company’s recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date 
made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking 
statements. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties that could impair our 
results of operations or financial condition, see Part I - Item 1A -“Risk Factors” and 
Note 19 to our audited consolidated financial statements, included in our Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

CREDITS

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You can contact the corporate headquarters by writing to:
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
or by calling 212-697-1111. To send a fax, dial 212-867-5249.

CORPORATE INFORMATION

News media, analysts, shareholders and others seeking corporate information  
about L-3 should contact corporate communications at 212-697-1111.

PRINTED MATERIALS

Printed financial and governance materials may be obtained without charge  
by written request to the corporate headquarters addressed to the Corporate  
Secretary, or by calling (866) INFO-LLL (866-463-6555).

INTERNET

You can access quarterly and annual financial information, news  
releases and an overview of the company’s products and services  
on the L-3 website at www.L-3com.com.

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

L-3’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)  
under the symbol LLL.

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 2:30 p.m. on  
Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park,  
Two West Street, New York, NY.

SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE

If you have questions concerning your shareholder account, please  
contact the stock transfer agent:

REGULAR MAIL

Computershare
P.O. Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842-3170

OVERNIGHT DELIVERIES

Computershare
211 Quality Circle, Suite 210
College Station, TX 77845 

or call 877-282-1168 (781-575-2879 from outside the United States).
For the hearing impaired, the phone number is TDD: 800-490-1493.

You can also contact the stock transfer agent at its website at: 
www.computershare.com.

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