Summary of L 3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 14, 2009, the Board of Directors of each of L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. and L-3 Communications Corporation (together, the "Company") elected Lewis Kramer to serve as a Class III director of the Company. Mr. Kramer was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee. The Company expects Mr. Kramer to stand for election at the annual meeting of stockholders in April 2010. Mr. Kramer's compensation for his services as a director will be consistent with that of the Company's other non-employee directors. Other than the standard compensation arrangements, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kramer and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director. Mr. Kramer is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. issued a press release on June 14, 2009, announcing the election of Mr. Kramer. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number     Title

99.1       Press Release dated June 14, 2009, announcing the election of Lewis
           Kramer as a director of the Company.