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CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Solus Alternative Asset Management LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) ☐
	(b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1,839,745
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,839,745
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,839,745
10	CHECK BOX  IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.59%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	IA

 

CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Solus GP LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) ☐
	(b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1,839,745
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,839,745
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,839,745
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.59%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	OO

 

CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Christopher Pucillo
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a) ☐
	(b) ☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1,839,745
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,839,745
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,839,745
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.59%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
	IN

 

CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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Item 1(a).

Name of Issuer: Loral Space & Communications Inc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

600 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10020

Item 2(a).

Name of Person Filing:

This statement is filed by:

(i) Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC"), which serves as the investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) to certain investment funds and/or accounts (the “Funds”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) held by the Funds;

(ii) Solus GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “GP”), which serves as the general partner to the Investment Manager, with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Funds; and

(iii) Mr. Christopher Pucillo (“Mr. Pucillo”), a United States citizen, who serves as the managing member to the GP with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Funds.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."  Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

410 Park Avenue, 11^th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Item 2(c).

Citizenship:

 

 

Item 2(d).

Title of Class of Securities: Voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").

Item 2(e).

CUSIP Number: 543881106

 

CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________________

Item 4.

Ownership.

The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon the 21,427,078 shares of Common Stock reported to be outstanding by the Issuer as of November 1, 2017 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 1, 2017.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: 1,839,745

(b)

Percent of class:8.59%

(c)

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: N/A

(ii)

Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,839,745

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: N/A

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,839,745

 

CUSIP No. 543881106

13G/A

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Each Reporting Person hereby expressly disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported in this Schedule 13G/A and membership in a “group” as that term is described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

N/A

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

As of December 31, 2017, the Funds managed on a discretionary basis by the Reporting Persons had the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends or the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock.  One such account, SOLA LTD, had the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends or the proceeds from the sale of more than 5% of the Common Stock.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

N/A

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

N/A

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

N/A

Item 10.

Certification.

The Reporting Persons hereby make the following certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

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13G/A

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

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