-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ua2cx2A74M939zw6Ym9+DOTzRbAEtU1HCChdpyZqjnt0uC7j/2r98H3M8707OsD2 5Q0uHiQVc+F99qMzXMGCEQ== 0000903423-01-500137.txt : 20010612 0000903423-01-500137.hdr.sgml : 20010612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-01-500137 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010601 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010611 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPRINT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000101830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 480457967 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04721 FILM NUMBER: 1658290 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY CITY: WESTWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66205 BUSINESS PHONE: 9136243000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY CITY: WESTWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66205 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNITED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920316 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNITED UTILITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19731011 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANCE TELECOM / CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001038143 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] OTHER FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 PLACE D ALLERAY STREET 2: 75505 CITY: PARIS CEDEX 15 STATE: I0 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 PLACE D ALLERAY STREET 2: 75505 CITY: PARIS CEDEX 15 STATE: I0 4 1 ftfrm4_611.txt U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* France Telecom - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 6, place d'Alleray - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) 75505 Paris Cedex 15 France - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sprint Corporation (FON) Sprint Corporation (PCS) ================================================================================ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) N/A ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Year 6/1/01 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [x(1)] Other (specify below) ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ x ] Form filed by one Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person ================================================================================ (1) France Telecom ("FT") disclaims ownership of securities of Sprint Corporation ("Sprint") owned by Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") through NAB Nordamerika Beteiligungs Holding GmbH ("NAB"), its wholly owned subsidiary, and disclaims it is a 10% owner of Sprint PCS stock. See footnote 3. ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FON Common Stock-Series 1 6/4/01 C 87,254,875 (A) N/A 0 D N/A - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FON Common Stock-Series 1 6/4/01 S 87,254,875 (D) 18.525(2) 0 D N/A - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly (2) Net of underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.475 per share. FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Form 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FON Common FON Common Stock- 1 for 1 06/04/01 C(4) 87,254,875 (D) N/A N/A Stock- N/A N/A 0(3) D N/A Series 3 Series 1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Stock- N/A N/A 56,000,032(3) D N/A Series 3 Series 1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================================================================================================--==========
Explanation of Responses: (3) FT holds 43,118,018 shares of Class A Common Stock and 34,441,023 shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 of Sprint, and DT, through NAB, holds 43,118,018 shares of Class A Common Stock and 35,813,331 shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 of Sprint. FT disclaims beneficial ownership of Sprint shares held by DT or NAB. The 43,118,018 shares of Class A Common Stock of Sprint that FT holds can be converted into 21,559,009 shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 (or PCS Common Stock-Series 1) of Sprint. The 43,118,018 shares of Class A Common Stock of Sprint that DT holds can be converted into 21,559,009 shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 (or PCS Common Stock-Series 1) of Sprint. Each share of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 of Sprint can be converted into one share of PCS Common Stock-Series 1 of Sprint. (4) Of these shares, 44,136,857 shares of Series 1 FON Common Stock were obtained on conversion of Series 3 FON Common Stock and 43,118,018 shares of Series 1 FON Common Stock were obtained on conversion of Class A Common Stock. FRANCE TELECOM BY: /s/ Eric Bouvier 6/11/01 ------------------------------- ---------- Name: Eric Bouvier Date Title: Senior Vice-President and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Department **Signature of Reporting Person ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----