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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):March 25, 2004
FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | 333-56365
(Commission File
Number) | | 13-3725229
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
521 East Morehead Street, Suite 250, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(704) 344-8150
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 25, 2004, FairPoint Communications, Inc. filed a press release announcing that it had filed a registration statement on Form S-1 in respect of its initial public offering of Income Deposit Securities. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
- (c)
- Exhibits
- *99.1
- Press release issued March 25, 2004 entitled "FairPoint Communications, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering of Income Deposit Securities."
* Filed herewith.
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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.
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| | | FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
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/s/ Walter E. Leach, Jr.
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| | | | Name: | Walter E. Leach, Jr. |
| | | | Title: | Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Date: March 25, 2004
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