Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

INTELSAT S.A.

Date: May 18, 2017

/s/ Michelle V. Bryan

Michelle V. Bryan

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and

Chief Administrative Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2017

001-35878

(Commission File Number)

Intelsat S.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

4 rue Albert Borschette

Luxembourg

Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

L-1246

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

Other Events

On May 17, 2017, Intelsat S.A. (“Intelsat”) issued a press release announcing that certain of Intelsat’s subsidiaries had amended their respective previously announced debt exchange offers.

In connection with such amended exchange offers, Intelsat disclosed certain information to prospective participants in the exchange offers in three confidential offering memoranda, each dated May 17, 2017. Excerpts of certain information contained in those offering memoranda are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit
Number		Description

99.1		Excerpts from confidential offering memoranda dated May 17, 2017

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.