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): December 13, 2007
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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1-33409
(Commission File Number)
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20-0836269
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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75231-4388
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-265-2550
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not Applicable
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On December 13, 2007, the Board of Directors of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (the “Company”)
reappointed Mr. Roger D. Linquist to the position of President following Mr. Linquist’s informing
the Company’s Board of Directors that his health issues are resolved and that he is resuming his
full-time schedule. Mr. Linquist also currently serves as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer and will continue in those capacities.
Mr. Linquist, 69, co-founded the Company and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception, its President from inception through June
2007, and its Secretary from inception until October 2004. In 1989, Mr. Linquist founded PageMart
Wireless (now USA Mobility), a U.S. paging company. He served as PageMart’s Chief Executive Officer
from 1989 to 1993, and as Chairman from 1989 through March 1994, when he resigned to form the
Company. Mr. Linquist served as a director of PageMart Wireless from June 1989 to September 1997,
and was a founding director of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. Mr.
Linquist does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction, since the
beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the
Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, other than Mr.
Linquist’s compensation and benefits.
Mr. Thomas C. Keys, 49, who became the Company’s President and Chief Operations Officer in
June 2007, resigned his position as President on December 13, 2007 in connection with Mr.
Linquist’s reappointment. Mr. Keys will continue on in his role as the Company’s Chief Operating
Officer.
A press release, dated December 13, 2007, announcing Mr. Linquist’s reappointment as the
Company’s President is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated by reference herein.
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| Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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| EXHIBIT |
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DESCRIPTION |
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99.1
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Press release dated December 13, 2007
entitled “MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Announces Chief Executive Officer Resumes
Full-time Schedule and Is Reappointed as
President” |