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): November 21, 2006
EARTHLINK, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation) | | 001-15605
(Commission File Number) | | 58-2511877
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1375 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(404) 815-0770
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report date)
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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5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 21, 2006, EarthLink, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Charles G. Betty, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer which will require him to take an undetermined leave of absence from the Company.
The Company also announced that effective November 21, 2006, Michael C. Lunsford, Executive Vice President and President, Access and Voice of the Company, was designated to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lunsford has served as an Executive Vice President of the Company since February 2000 and served as an Executive Vice President of EarthLink Network Inc. prior to its merger with MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. in February 2000.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated November 21, 2006. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| | EARTHLINK, INC.
(Registrant) |
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| | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Dotts | |
| | | Name: Kevin M. Dotts | |
| | | Title: Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: November 21, 2006
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated November 21, 2006. |
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