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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) March 16, 2010
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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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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CFR 240.14a-12)
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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.
(e) Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
This current report on Form 8-K/A updates information provided on a Form 8-K,
dated January 26, 2009, in which Sprint Nextel Corporation (the "Company")
reported that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company established the performance objectives and other terms of the Company's
2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan for officers and other eligible employees of the
Company (the "2009 LTI Plan"). For 2009, the Compensation Committee established
the performance objective as free cash flow, however, it retained the ability to
change the objective for the second and third annual performance periods.
On March 16, 2010, the Compensation Committee established the 2010 objectives as
free cash flow and net service revenue, weighted equally.
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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: March 22, 2010 /s/ Timothy O'Grady
By: Timothy O'Grady
Assistant Secretary