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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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) May 11, 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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240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Sprint Nextel Corporation's 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May
11, 2010. At the meeting, the following items were submitted to a vote of
shareholders.
The number of common shares present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Sprint Nextel Corporation was 2,562,658,241 or 86.10% of the common shares
outstanding on March 12, 2010, the record date for the meeting.
(a) The following nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors:
Name of Nominee Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Non-Votes
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Robert R. Bennett 2,214,883,451 61,201,213 2,520,106 284,053,471
Gordon M. Bethune 2,017,857,165 258,275,594 2,472,011 284,053,471
Larry C. Glasscock 2,214,963,568 61,099,804 2,541,398 284,053,471
James H. Hance, Jr. 2,171,210,049 104,902,122 2,492,599 284,053,471
Daniel R. Hesse 2,213,146,775 63,350,096 2,107,899 284,053,471
V. Janet Hill 2,034,506,334 241,667,690 2,430,746 284,053,471
Frank Ianna 2,212,535,656 63,510,872 2,558,242 284,053,471
Sven-Christer Nilsson 2,195,980,501 80,139,214 2,485,055 284,053,471
William R. Nuti 2,037,543,362 238,515,432 2,545,976 284,053,471
Rodney O'Neal 2,037,345,726 238,786,098 2,472,946 284,053,471
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(b) The appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting
firm for 2010 was ratified with 2,539,449,828 votes for, 19,093,702 votes
against, and 4,114,711 abstentions.
(c) A proposal to approve an amendment to the 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan to
permit a one-time, value-for-value stock option exchange program for
employees other than directors and named executive officers was approved
with 2,084,467,730 votes for, 192,325,895 votes against, 1,811,145
abstentions and 284,053,471 broker non-votes.
(d) A shareholder proposal concerning political contributions was defeated
with 715,330,744 votes for, 1,019,847,050 votes against, 543,426,976
abstentions and 284,053,471 broker non-votes.
(e) A shareholder proposal concerning an advisory vote on executive
compensation was approved with 1,192,134,227 votes for, 772,678,284 votes
against, 313,792,259 abstentions and 284,053,471 broker non-votes.
(f) A shareholder proposal concerning shareholders' ability to act by written
consent was approved with 1,541,047,023 votes for, 734,591,474 votes
against, 2,966,273 abstentions and 284,053,471 broker non-votes.
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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: May 17, 2010 /s/ Timothy O'Grady
By: Timothy O'Grady
Assistant Secretary