-----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, PddTKbLEOA8dn5uJ96Lv5ZhGP4G4DhjhQKcsaTYZvvbtwZxWnm1ewvB7Lm65lQ2W +W0ljKSwKA0LJp2Pwd4zcw== 0000927356-98-000090.txt : 19980130 0000927356-98-000090.hdr.sgml : 19980130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927356-98-000090 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980122 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19980129 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037949 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 841339282 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22609 FILM NUMBER: 98516331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 17TH ST STE 1000 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 BUSINESS PHONE: 3032911400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 17TH STREET STE 100 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: QUEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970416 8-K 1 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS FORM 8-K 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): January 22, 1998 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. ----------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware ----------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 000-22609 84-1339282 - ------------------------- ------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000 Denver, Colorado 80202 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 303-291-1400 ------------- Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS The Registrant announced today that it sold and issued $450,505,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 8.29% Senior Discount Notes due 2008 for gross proceeds of approximately $300 million. Reference is made to Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached to this Current Report for further information. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibit 99.1 Press release of the Registrant dated January 22, 1998. Exhibit 99.2 Press release of the Registrant dated January 29, 1998. 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 thereunto duly authorized. --------------- QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DATE: January 29, 1998 By: /s/ Robert S. Woodruff _______________________________ Robert S. Woodruff Executive Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release the Registrant dated January 22, 1998. 99.2 Press release the Registrant dated January 29, 1998. EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 22, 1998 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES $300 MILLION SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES OFFERING DENVER, CO - Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ: QWST) announced today that it expects to sell and issue senior discount notes due 2008 for gross proceeds of approximately $300 million. Cash interest would not accrue on the notes for 5 years. Qwest expects the offering to be completed before the end of January 1998. Proceeds of the notes sale will be used primarily for growth of Qwest's core business in the United States including data services deployment and IS infrastructure buildout; expansion of the Qwest asset base; and increased presence in international markets such as Mexico and Europe. The notes to be sold have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. For further information contact: Lee Wolfe, 800/567-7296 (Investor Contact) EX-99.2 3 PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 29, 1998 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCES $300 MILLION SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES OFFERING DENVER, CO - Qwest Communications International Inc. (NASDAQ: QWST) announced today that it sold and issued $450,505,000 in aggregate principal amount at maturity of its 8.29% Senior Discount Notes due 2008. Gross proceeds from the sale of the notes will total approximately $300 million. Cash interest would not be paid on the notes for 5 years, although Qwest may elect to pay interest after 3 years. Proceeds of the notes sale will be used primarily for growth of Qwest's core business in the United States including data services deployment and IS infrastructure buildout; expansion of the Qwest asset base; and increased presence in international markets such as Mexico and Europe. The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. For further information contact: Lee Wolfe, 800/567-7296 (Investor Contact) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----