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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 5, 2007 (August 7, 2007)
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SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Kansas 1-04721 48-0457967
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (703) 433-4000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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:
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
This current report on Form 8-K/A updates information provided on a
Form 8-K dated August 7, 2007 in which Sprint Nextel Corporation reported the
appointments of Larry C. Glasscock and Rodney O'Neal to its Board of Directors.
On November 5, 2007, the Board appointed Mr. Glasscock to serve on both the
Audit and Finance Committees and Mr. O'Neal to serve on both the Human Capital &
Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees. At the same time,
the Board appointed Linda Koch Lorimer to the Human Capital & Compensation
Committee, Ms. Lorimer stepped down from the Audit Committee and Irvine O.
Hockaday, Jr. stepped down from the Finance Committee.
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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: November 5, 2007 /s/ Richard A. Montfort
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By: Richard A. Montfort
Assistant Secretary