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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 * WHITE MICHAEL D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIRECTV [DTV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DIRECTV, 2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2012 (Street) EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 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 12/31/2012   M(1)(2)   337,034 A $ 33.74 626,331 (3) D   Common Stock 12/31/2012   F(4)   278,855 D $ 49.6246 347,476 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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 33.74

12/31/2012

M(1)(2)

337,034

12/31/2012

01/04/2020

Common Sstock

337,034

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WHITE MICHAEL D C/O DIRECTV 2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

Janet L. Williamson, Attorney-in-Fact		01/02/2013
**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)	Exercise of stock options granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified DIRECTV 2010 Stock Plan.
(2)	Options exercised pursuant to a plan entered into on November 26, 2012 relating solely to stock options vesting on December 31, 2012 and intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3)	This total includes shares represented by 337,034 options exercised by Mr. White which was then offset by 278,855 shares withheld by the Company to cover the option exercise price and applicable tax withholding pursuant to a net exercise alternative permitted by the Company. The result was a net acquisition by Mr. White of 58,179 shares, which together with 289,297 shares he owned prior to the transaction, brings his beneficially owned share count to 347,476.
(4)	Shares withheld for payment of exercise price and tax withholding.
(5)	Employee stock option granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified DIRECTV 2010 Stock Plan.

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