DFAN14A

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): May 21, 2013

SPRINT NEXTEL 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

Not Applicable

(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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 21, 2013, Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation (the “Company”) and Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) entered into the Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2013 (the “Second Amendment”), with Clearwire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Clearwire”). The Second Amendment increased the Merger Consideration, as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 17, 2012, as amended on April 18, 2013, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Clearwire, to $3.40 from $2.97. The Second Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.

As of April 2, 2013, the Company and its subsidiaries owned 739,010,818 shares (or approximately 50.2%) of Clearwire’s voting common stock.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
2.1	Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2013, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Clearwire.

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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 NEXTEL CORPORATION
Date: May 22, 2013	By:	/s/ Charles R. Wunsch
		Charles R. Wunsch
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
2.1	Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2013, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Clearwire.

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EX-2.1

Exhibit 2.1

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Second Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Merger Agreement (defined below) is made as of May 21, 2013 by and among: Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation (“Sprint”), Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprint (“Acquisition Corp.”), and Clearwire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, and together with Sprint and Acquisition Corp., the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 17, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 18, 2013 (such agreement as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement to amend the definition of “Merger Consideration” therein and to provide for a delay of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. AMENDMENT TO MERGER AGREEMENT

1.1. Amendment to Paragraph B of the Recitals of the Merger Agreement. Paragraph B of the Recitals of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “$2.97” therein and substituting therefor “$3.40”.

1.2. Amendment to Section 4.3(a) of the Merger Agreement. Section 4.3(a) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following:

“The Company Stockholders’ Meeting was convened on May 21, 2013 and was immediately adjourned to May 31, 2013. The Company Stockholders’ Meeting will be held on May 31, 2013 subject to any reasonable delay (but not longer than 10 days per event), including to the extent required by the need to supplement or amend the Proxy Statement or as may be required by Law or regulatory or judicial process.”

1.3. Additional Representations of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Sprint Parties as follows:

(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Amendment and, subject to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Required Company Stockholder Vote, to carry out its obligations under the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).

(b) The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company (other than obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote and filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the DGCL). The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company required under the Company Equityholders’ Agreement.

(c) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Amendment by each Sprint Party, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions.

1.4. Additional Representations of the Sprint Parties. The Sprint Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

(a) Each Sprint Party has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Amendment, to perform its obligations under this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).

(b) The execution and delivery of this Amendment by each Sprint Party and the consummation by each Sprint Party of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of each Sprint Party.

(c) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Sprint Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Sprint Party, enforceable against each Sprint Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy Exceptions.

1.5. Supplemental Proxy Materials; Schedule 13E-3 Amendment.

(a) Promptly following the execution of this Amendment, the Company shall prepare and disseminate a supplement to the Proxy Statement reflecting the increased Merger Consideration and the adjournment of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and, without limiting Section 4.3 of the Merger Agreement, reaffirming the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (acting upon the recommendation of the Special Committee) to the Company’s stockholders that such stockholders vote “FOR” each of the proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement.

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(b) The Parties shall prepare and file, in connection with the supplement to the Proxy Statement, an amendment to the Schedule 13E-3 reflecting this Amendment and the supplement to the Proxy Statement.

2. GENERAL

2.1. Full Force and Effect. Except to the extent specifically amended herein or supplemented hereby, the Merger Agreement remains in full force and effect.

2.2. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP.
By:	/s/ Charles R. Wunsch
Name:	Charles R. Wunsch
Title:	General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
COLLIE ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/ Charles R. Wunsch
Name:	Charles R. Wunsch
Title:	President
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Erik Prusch
Name:	Erik Prusch
Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer

[Signature page to the Second Amendment to the Merger Agreement]