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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, 2008
(October 22, 2008)
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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.)
6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, Kansas 66251
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 829-0965
(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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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) This current report on Form 8-K/A updates information provided on a Form 8-K
dated October 24, 2008 in which Sprint Nextel Corporation reported the
appointment of Sven-Christer Nilsson to its Board of Directors. On November 5,
2008, the Board appointed Mr. Nilsson to serve on the Nominating and Corporate
Governance 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 12, 2008 /s/ Timothy O'Grady
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By: Timothy O'Grady
Assistant Secretary