1 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K/A-1 Current Report 0-16715 ---------------------- Commission File Number Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 January 3, 1997 --------------------------------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) PhoneTel Technologies, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 34-1462198 ----------------------- ------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Identification No.) 1127 Euclid Avenue 650 Statler Office Tower Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1601 --------------------------------------------------- Address and zip code of principal executive offices (216) 241-2555 ----------------------------- Registrant's telephone number 2 Part I ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired. The following financial statements for Cherokee Communications, Inc. as of and for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hence and incorporated herein by reference. 1. Cherokee Communications, Inc. Audited Financial Statements: Independent Auditors' Report Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1996 and 1995 Statements of Income for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994 Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994 Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994 Notes to Financial Statements (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Document - ----------- -------- 99.1 Financial Statements of Cherokee Communications, Inc. listed in Item 7(a) 3 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. PhoneTel Technologies, Inc. (Registrant) Date: January 27, 1997 By: /s/ Peter G. Graf --------------------- Peter G. Graf Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 4 Exhibit No. Document - ---------- -------- 99.1 Financial Statements of Cherokee Communications, Inc. as listed in Item 7(a)