8-K 20140219



 
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): February 19, 2014

Sprint Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
001-04721
46-1170005
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
(800) 829-0965
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; change in Fiscal Year.
In order to align with the reporting schedule of its controlling stockholder, SoftBank Corp., on February 19, 2014, the Sprint Corporation (the “Company”) Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end to March 31. As a result, the Company expects to file an additional Annual Report on Form 10-K for the transition period from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014.






SIGNATURE

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.

Date: February 24, 2014
Sprint Corporation
 

By: /s/ Timothy P. O’Grady
Timothy P. O’Grady, Assistant Secretary