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: April 1, 1996 PACIFIC BELL A California Commission File I.R.S. Employer Corporation No. 1-1414 No. 94-0745535 140 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone Number (415) 542-9000 Form 8-K Pacific Bell April 1, 1996 Item 5. Other Events. - -------------------- On April 1, 1996, Pacific Telesis Group ("PTG"), the parent company of Pacific Bell (the "Company"), announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC"), pursuant to which PTG would, subject to regulatory and shareowner approvals and certain other conditions, become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC, and the Company would remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTG. 2 Form 8-K Pacific Bell April 1, 1996 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 thereunto duly authorized. PACIFIC BELL April 2, 1996 By: /s/ J. R. Moberg --------------------------- J. R. Moberg Executive Vice President 3