XM SATELLITE RADIO FILES SEC REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
National, July 23, 1999 -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Mobile Satellite Corporation (NASDAQ:SKYC), today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock. The offering will be underwritten by joint-book-running managers Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and co-managed by Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown and Merrill Lynch.
XM Satellite Radio is developing a new band of radio. By The service will delivering up to 100 channels withof digital-quality sound audio service from coast to coast directly from its satellites to listenerspeople in their cars and at home. XM Satellite Radio plans to offersubscribers an innovative mix of music, talk, news, sports and children's formats for $9.95 a month. Headquartered in Washington, DC, XM Satellite Radio hasowns one of only two satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) licenses awarded by the Federal Communications Commission in October 1997. XM's investors include is partnering with industry leaders, including Clear Channel Communications Inc.; DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation; The General Motors Corporation; and a private investment group comprised of Columbia Capital, Telcom Ventures L.L.C., and Madison Dearborn Partners, which together recently invested $250 million in the company. First there was AM, then FM, and soon. . .XM Satellite Radio.
Interested persons may obtain a written prospectus regarding XM Satellite Radio's offering from the following: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 245 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10167; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172; Deutsche Banc, Alex. Brown, 130 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10006; and, Merrill Lynch, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281.
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