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: October 22, 1997 PACIFIC BELL A California Corporation Commission File No. 1-1414 IRS Employer No. 94-0745535 140 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone Number (415) 542-9000 Item 5. Other Events Today Pacific Bell released the following information: Supplemental Financial Data - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Bell Telephone Company (PacBell Consolidated) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars in millions Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Unaudited 9/30/97 9/30/96 9/30/97 9/30/96 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Operating Revenues Local service $ 1,153 $ 1,006 $ 3,261 $ 2,962 Network access - Interstate 455 448 1,254 1,338 Network access - Intrastate 194 176 596 539 Long-distance service 302 324 900 953 Directory advertising 218 204 834 780 Other 159 157 479 434 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Total Operating Revenues 2,481 2,315 7,324 7,006 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Cash Operating Expenses 1,587 1,326 5,490 3,875 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- EBITDA * 894 989 1,834 3,131 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Depreciation and amortization 471 459 1,557 1,367 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Total Operating Expenses 2,058 1,785 7,047 5,242 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Operating Income 423 530 277 1,764 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes 195 262 (79) 884 ======================================================================================= =================================== Analytical and Operating Information Interstate Minutes of Use (000,000) 9,133 9,112 28,653 25,961 Intrastate Minutes of Use (000,000) 8,396 6,907 23,021 21,346 Capital Expenditures $ 518 $ 540 $ 1,687 $ 1,597 Access Lines Served (000) 16,594 16,018 Residence 10,326 9,979 Business 6,052 5,829 Other 216 210 Total Assets $ 15,770 $ 14,236 Total Debt $ 6,559 $ 5,902 Shareowner's Equity $ 3,442 $ 3,448 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- * EBITDA = Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization 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 October 22, 1997 /s/ Michael F.G. Ashby Michael F. G. Ashby Vice President and Chief Financial Officer