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): October 24, 2011
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 October 26, 2011, EarthLink, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Nathaniel A. Davis resigned from its Board of Directors on October 24, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release, dated October 26, 2011 |
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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 duly authorized.
Date: October 26, 2011 | |
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| EARTHLINK, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley A. Ferguson |
| | Bradley A. Ferguson |
| | Executive Vice President, |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release, dated October 26, 2011 |
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