================================================================================ 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): JULY 6, 1999 MCLEODUSA INCORPORATED (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 0-20763 42-1407240 (STATE OR OTHER COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER JURISDICTION FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION OF INCORPORATION) NUMBER) MCLEODUSA TECHNOLOGY PARK 6400 C STREET, S.W., P.O. BOX 3177, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-3177 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (319) 364-0000 ================================================================================ INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On July 6, 1999, McLeodUSA Incorporated (the "Company") was informed that all of the shares of its Class A common stock, par value $.01, previously registered for resale on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 1999 (File No. 333-78561) had been resold into public markets. No further resales of the Company's Class A common stock will be made under cover of this Registration Statement. * * * 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. McLeodUSA Incorporated Date: July 7, 1999 By: /s/ Randall Rings ------------ -------------------------------- Randall Rings Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel