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
November 19, 2007 (November 19, 2007)
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
ALLTEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4996 | 34-0868285 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Allied Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(501) 905-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Attached as Exhibit 99(a) hereto and incorporated by reference herein is a presentation of certain information relating to the company, including information relating to the previously announced and consummated combination of Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Merger Sub, Inc.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 19, 2007, Alltel Corporation issued a press release announcing the pricing terms of the previously announced offering of senior notes by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Alltel Communications, Inc. and Alltel Communications Finance, Inc. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99(b) hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99(a) |
Supplemental Regulation FD Disclosure dated November 19, 2007* | |
| 99(b) |
Press Release dated November 19, 2007 | |
| * | This exhibit is furnished by Alltel Corporation and is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See Item 7.01 and Item 9.01. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ALLTEL CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: November 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ SHARILYN S. GASAWAY | ||
| Name: | Sharilyn S. Gasaway | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer | |||
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