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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STRIANESE MICHAEL T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol L 3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC [LLL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 600 THIRD AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10016 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/16/2016   A   23,200 (1) A $ 0 177,960 (2) (3) D   Common Stock 02/16/2016   A   14,244 (4) A $ 0 192,204 (3) D   Common Stock 02/16/2016   F   7,346 (5) D $ 116.2 184,858 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

02/17/15 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 129.31

02/16/2016(6)

A

146,915

(7)

02/17/2025

Common Stock

146,915

$ 0

146,915

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STRIANESE MICHAEL T C/O L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 600 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10016	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Allen E. Danzig as Attorney-in-Fact		02/17/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the deemed acquisition of restricted stock units upon the satisfaction of relevant performance criteria. These restricted stock units were granted on February 17, 2015 and vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date, provided certain performance criteria have been met for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
(2)	Reflects additional shares acquired through the Company's Master Savings (401(k)) Plan.
(3)	Does not include shares issuable upon the exercise of options.
(4)	Represents shares acquired through the vesting of performance units settled in common stock. The performance units were granted on February 20, 2013.
(5)	Represents the number of common shares surrendered to pay applicable tax withholding on the shares acquired through the vesting of the performance units.
(6)	Represents the deemed acquisition of options upon the satisfaction of relevant performance criteria. These options were granted on February 17, 2015.
(7)	This option vests annually in equal one-third increments beginning on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, provided certain performance criteria have been met for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

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