UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 15, 2005
SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Kansas 1-04721 48-0457967
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas 66251
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 829-0965
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
P. O. Box 7997, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66207-0997
(Mailing address of principal executive offices)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 15, 2005, iPCS Wireless, Inc. (the "iPCS Plaintiff"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of iPCS, Inc., filed a complaint (the "Complaint") against
Sprint Corporation, WirelessCo L.P., Sprint Spectrum L.P., SprintCom, Inc. and
Sprint Communications Company L.P. (collectively, "Sprint") in the Circuit Court
of Cook County, Illinois.
The Complaint alleges, among other things, that following the consummation
of the anticipated merger between Sprint Corporation and Nextel Communications,
Inc. ("Nextel"), Sprint will breach its exclusivity obligations under the
Management Agreement, dated as of January 22, 1999, as amended, between the iPCS
Plaintiff and Sprint (the "Management Agreement"). The Complaint seeks (1) a
temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction
enjoining Sprint and those acting in concert with it from engaging in certain
post-merger conduct in the iPCS Plaintiff's service areas, including the
operation of the Nextel network, marketing, sales and promotional activities
relating to Nextel products, and disclosing confidential business information,
in each case in a manner that would violate the Management Agreement and (2) a
declaratory judgment that the post-merger operation of the Nextel network and
other potential post-merger activity by Sprint will breach the Management
Agreement. In addition, the iPCS Plaintiff has filed motions for a temporary
restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The motion for a temporary
restraining order seeks to temporarily restrain Sprint Corporation from closing
the merger with Nextel to the extent that the merger requires or contemplates
activity in the iPCS Plaintiff's exclusive service area that would breach the
Management Agreement. The motion for a preliminary injunction seeks the issuance
of a preliminary injunction, pending a trial on the merits, which would enjoin
Sprint from engaging in certain post-merger conduct in the iPCS Plaintiff's
service areas, including the operation of the Nextel network, marketing, sales
and promotional activities relating to Nextel products, and disclosing
confidential business information, in each case in a manner that would violate
the Management Agreement.
Prior to the filing of the Complaint, Sprint and the iPCS Plaintiff had
discussed possible revisions to their commercial arrangements in light of the
pending Sprint Nextel merger. Although Sprint has had and may from time to time
continue to engage in discussions with the iPCS Plaintiff regarding these
matters, there is no assurance as to the outcome of any such discussions.
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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.
SPRINT CORPORATION
Date: July 18, 2005 By: /s/ MICHAEL T. HYDE
Michael T. Hyde, Assistant Secretary
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