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Globalstar, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/14 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 8/11/14, at 5:01pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/14   ·   Accession #:  1366868-14-26   ·   File #:  1-33117

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/11/14  Globalstar, Inc.                  10-Q        6/30/14   80:15M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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55: R18         Stock Compensation                                  HTML     44K 
60: R19         Geographic Information                              HTML     89K 
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                (Policies)                                                       
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Information (Tables)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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31: R43         The Common Stock Purchase and Option Agreement      HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
35: R44         Terrapin Opportunity, L.P. Common Stock Purchase    HTML     45K 
                Agreement (Details)                                              
43: R45         Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Instruments    HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
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27: R47         Derivatives (Details)                               HTML     44K 
14: R48         Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair   HTML     69K 
                Value on Recurring Basis (Details)                               
72: R49         Schedule of Significant Quantitative Level 3        HTML     44K 
                Inputs Utilized (Details)                                        
22: R50         Fair Value Measurements (Additional Information)    HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R51         Reconciliation of Assets and Liabilities Measured   HTML     35K 
                at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details)                       
25: R52         Accrued Expenses and Non-Current Liabilities        HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
41: R53         Commitments (Details)                               HTML     47K 
13: R54         Contingencies (Details)                             HTML     35K 
16: R55         Related Party Transactions (Additional              HTML    105K 
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34: R56         Expense Incurred on Behalf of Company (Details)     HTML     34K 
19: R57         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     31K 
76: R58         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     32K 
                (Details)                                                        
45: R59         Grants to Eligible Participants of Incentive Stock  HTML     30K 
                Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted                  
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
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                (Details)                                                        
26: R61         Information by Geographic Area Revenues (Details)   HTML     38K 
29: R62         Information by Geographic Area, Long-Lived Assets   HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R63         Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of   HTML    127K 
                Operations (Details)                                             
66: R64         Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet  HTML    200K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: R65         Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of   HTML    102K 
                Cash Flows (Details)                                             
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