1 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): March 9, 2000 ------------- OPTEL, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 95-4495524 - --------------------------------- ----------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 333-24881 --------- (Commission File Number) 1111 West Mockingbird Lane, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75247 ----------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 634-3800 2 ITEM 5. OTHER MATERIALLY IMPORTANT EVENTS On March 8, 2000, the Registrant released its Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years ended August 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and Independent Auditors' Report, attached hereto as Exhibit "A". ITEM 7. EXHIBITS Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years ended August 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and Independent Auditors' Report for OpTel, Inc. and its subsidiaries. 3 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 thereunto duly authorized. Date: March 9, 2000 OpTel, Inc. ----------- (Registrant) By: /S/ SCOTT V. WILLIAMS ---------------------------------- Name: Scott V. Williams Title: Vice President and General Counsel 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 99 Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal years ended August 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and Independent Auditors' Report for OpTel, Inc. and its subsidiaries