-----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, DdFcokqAstg6xuUjg5LBQKOnEW6wfqPsvAqpmPZ+LpuuprqvIPhd2h8brALvHniA ceAIuisjKkvdSKMODTKKqw== 0000950134-97-007350.txt : 19971015 0000950134-97-007350.hdr.sgml : 19971015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-97-007350 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971010 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19971014 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WORLDCOM INC /GA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000723527 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 581521612 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-11258 FILM NUMBER: 97694685 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 515 EAST AMITE ST CITY: JACKSON STATE: MS ZIP: 39201-2702 BUSINESS PHONE: 6013608600 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LDDS COMMUNICATIONS INC /GA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930916 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RESURGENS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL CORP /GA/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890523 8-K 1 FORM 8-K 1 =============================================================================== 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 10, 1997 WORLDCOM, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Georgia 0-11258 58-1521612 (State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number) Incorporation) 515 East Amite Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201-2702 (Address of Principal Executive Office) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (601) 360-8600 =============================================================================== 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On October 10, 1997, WorldCom, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7 (c) EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated October 10, 1997.
2 3 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. WORLDCOM, INC. By: /s/ Scott D. Sullivan ------------------------------ Scott D. Sullivan Chief Financial Officer October 14, 1997 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated October 10, 1997. EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOVER 10, 1997 1 [WORLDCOM LETTERHEAD] FOR MEDIA: FOR INVESTORS: Josh Howell, (601) 360-8750 Gary Brandt, (601) 360-8544 Mark Weeks, 011-44-171-570-5759 Joele Frank, Abernathy/MacGregor, (212) 371-5999 Lucas van Praag, Brunswick Group, 011-44-171-404-5959 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WORLDCOM RESPONDS TO MCI BOARD'S STATEMENT ON WORLDCOM OFFER Jackson, Miss., October 10, 1997 -- WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCOM), in response to MCI Communications Corporation's (NASDAQ: MCIC) announcement that its board of directors has requested its advisors to analyze further the details of WorldCom's offer, said that it was prepared to meet with MCI and its advisors at any time to address any questions the MCI board or its advisors may have regarding the WorldCom offer. As WorldCom said in its October 1 press release, WorldCom would welcome the opportunity to present its offer directly to the MCI board. Mr. Bernard J. Ebbers, president and chief executive officer of WorldCom, said, "The financial benefits of this offer are compelling for the stockholders of MCI -- a higher premium, powerful synergies and ownership in the best performing telecommunications stock over the past decade. These superior benefits have been universally acknowledged by the investment community." Mr. Ebbers added, "While MCI and British Telecom are both great companies, the fit between them just doesn't work without sufficient local network assets in place. Because WorldCom has those assets in place, far greater synergies are possible. It is clearly a superior fit and, as a result, a superior offer. We are confident that we will obtain all necessary regulatory approvals promptly to allow our offer to be consummated no later than the first quarter of 1998. We look forward to promptly meeting with MCI in moving forward with the WorldCom-MCI combination." WorldCom is a global telecommunications company. Operating in more than 50 countries, the company is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. WorldCom's subsidiary, UUNET Technologies, Inc., is an international provider of Internet services with over 1,000 Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. WorldCom's World Wide Web address is http://www.wcom.com. The common and depository shares of WorldCom trade on the NASDAQ National Market (US) under the symbols WCOM and WCOMP, respectively. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----