-----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, U5MTeChd+fYEqtUyPJ47pNYs9sPUXs7PhvUuLbcfEpuCMim3Cbu3hNcUryfrulUc nrp77nrKPjjehudTS0tF5w== 0000903423-99-000158.txt : 19990409 0000903423-99-000158.hdr.sgml : 19990409 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-99-000158 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19990331 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990408 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: 99589739 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY STREET 2: P O BOX 11315 CITY: WESTWOOD STATE: KS ZIP: 66205 BUSINESS PHONE: 9136243000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2330 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY STREET 2: NULL 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] OWNER 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 FORM 4 - FRANCE TELECOM ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number 32350287 Expires: September 30, 1998 Estimated average burden hours per response ....... 0.5 ------------------------------ 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 of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* France Telecom S.A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 6 Place D'Alleray - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Paris France 75505 Cedex 15 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 3/99 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ x ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] 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 ================================================================================ 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) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =============================================================================================================================
* 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 FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
9. 10. Num- Owner- ber ship of Form 2. Deri- of Conv- 6. vative Deri- 11. ersion Date Exer- Secur- vative Nature or cisable and 7. 8. ities Secu- of Exer- 4. Expiration Title and Price Benefi- rity: In- 1. cise 3. Trans- 5. Date (Month/ Amount of Under- of cially Direct direct Title of Price Trans- action Number of Derivative Day/Year) lying Securities Deri- Owned (D) or Bene- Deriv- of action Code Securities Acquired (A) ------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) vative at In- ficial ative Deriv- Date (Instr. or Disposed of (D) Expir- --------------------- Secur- End of direct Owner- Security ative (Month/ 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Date Expir- Amount ity Month (I) ship (Instr. Secur- Day/ -------- --------------------------- Exerc- ation or number (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.(Instr 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) isable Date Title of Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/22/99 P 73,450 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 73,450 $46.4903 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/23/99 P 165,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 165,000 $43.0568 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/24/99 P 85,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 85,000 $43.0305 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/25/99 P 86,800 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 86,800 $45.1508 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCS Common PCS Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/26/99 P 39,750 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 39,750 $44.9770 27,658,718**D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FON Common FON Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/22/99 P 56,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 56,000 $99.3642 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FON Common FON Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/23/99 P 75,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 75,000 $97.7270 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FON Common FON Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/24/99 P 40,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 40,000 $95.1414 D N/A Series 3* Series 1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FON Common FON Common Stock- 1 for 1 3/25/99 P 29,000 (A) N/A N/A Stock- 29,000 $98.1787 43,318,018**D N/A Series 3* Series 1 ============================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses:
* The transactions listed in Table II represent open market purchases by France Telecom S.A. ("FT") of shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 1 and shares of FON Common Stock-Series 1. According to the charter of Sprint Corporation ("Sprint"), upon the acquisition of shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 1 and FON Common Stock-Series 1 by FT, such shares are deemed to convert into shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 and FON Common Stock-Series 3, respectively. ** FT and Deutsche Telekom AG ("DT") may be deemed members of a group, with each holding 43,118,018 shares of Class A Common Stock, 6,099,709 shares of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 and 200,000 shares of FON Common Stock-Series 3 of Sprint. FT disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by DT for reporting purposes on this Form 4. Each share of Class A Common Stock can be converted into one share of FON Common Stock-Series 3 (or, in certain circumstances, FON Common Stock-Series 1) and one-half share of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 (or, in certain circumstances, PCS Common Stock-Series 1). Each share of PCS Common Stock-Series 3 and FON Common Stock-Series 3 can be converted in certain circumstances into one share of PCS Common Stock-Series 1 and FON Common Stock-Series 1, respectively. /s/ Thierry Girard 4/8/99 ------------------------------- ---------- Title: Senior Vice President Date **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-----