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): October 9, 2013
SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-04721 | 46-117005 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 9, 2013, Sprint Corporation issued a press release announcing the commencement of consent solicitations by Clearwire Communications LLC and Clearwire Finance, Inc. (the “Issuers”), its wholly-owned subsidiaries, with respect to the Issuers’ 14.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and 8.25% Exchangeable Notes due 2040. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release | |
SIGNATURES
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 | ||
| By: | /s/ Stefan K. Schnopp | |
| Name: Stefan K. Schnopp | ||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: October 9, 2013
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release | |