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) August 6, 2002
SPRINT CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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 (913) 624-3000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
P. O. Box 11315, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
(Mailing address of principal executive offices)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Statements of CEO and CFO. On August 6, 2002, the Chief Executive Officer and
the Chief Financial Officer of the registrant sent to the Securities and
Exchange Commission their sworn statements in compliance with the SEC's order
of June 27, 2002 (File No. 4-460) pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
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The statement of the Chief Executive Officer is as follows:
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
I, William T. Esrey, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Sprint Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as
of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period
covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or
definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Sprint
Corporation's audit committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o Annual Report of Sprint Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive
proxy materials of Sprint Corporation filed with the Commission
subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
August 6, 2002 /s/ William T. Esrey
Date William T. Esrey
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of August 2002.
/s/ Rita M. Howard
My Commission Expires: Notary Public
February 25, 2004
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The statement of the Chief Financial Officer is as follows:
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
I, Robert J. Dellinger, state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered
reports of Sprint Corporation, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a
subsequent covered report:
o no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as
of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a
report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on
which it was filed); and
o no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period
covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or
definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with Sprint
Corporation's audit committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or
before the date of this statement, is a "covered report":
o Annual Report of Sprint Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001;
o all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive
proxy materials of Sprint Corporation filed with the Commission
subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and
o any amendments to any of the foregoing.
August 6, 2002 /s/ Robert J. Dellinger
Date Robert J. Dellinger
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of August 2002.
/s/ Rita M. Howard
My Commission Expires: Notary Public
February 25, 2004
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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.
SPRINT CORPORATION
Date: August 7, 2002 By: /s/ Michael T. Hyde
Michael T. Hyde
Assistant Secretary
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