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UNITED STATES
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) January 30, 1998
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IXC Communications, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20803 74-2644120
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of incorporation)
1122 Capital of Texas Highway South, Austin, Texas 78746
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (512) 328-1112
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Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by IXC
Communications, Inc. dated January 30, 1998 which is hereby incorporated by
reference herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(C) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release dated January 30, 1998
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 2, 1998
IXC Communications, Inc.
By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
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Jeffrey C. Smith
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated January 30, 1998
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EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
IXC Communications, Inc. Successfully Completes Exchange Offer for
12 1/2% Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock Due 2009
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- IXC Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IIXC) announced today the consummation of a registered exchange offer (the
"Exchange offer") for its 12 1/2% Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock Due 2009
("Old Preferred Stock") which expired by its terms at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on January 16, 1998 (the "Expiration Date"). In its Exchange Offer, IXC
Communications, Inc. offered to exchange one share of its 12 1/2% Series B
Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock Due 2009 ("New Preferred Stock") which has
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for each outstanding share of
its Old Preferred Stock.
Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, all of the Old Preferred Stock, which
represented 308,959 shares of the Old Preferred Stock, were tendered prior to
the Expiration Date.
Austin, Texas-based IXC Communications, Inc. is one of the largest and
fastest-growing suppliers of network-based information delivery solutions for
the global communications market. The company owns and operates a new
nationwide digital network and makes network capacity available to local
telephone companies, national and regional long-distance carriers, cable and
utility companies, and Internet Service Providers. IXC offerings include
private line, broadband, and switched and dedicated inbound and outbound
calling products, and calling card and debit card services. IXC is a publicly
traded company listed on Nasdaq under the symbol IIXC. IXC's Web site is
located at www.ixc-comm.com.
SOURCE IXC Communications, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Investor: James F. Guthrie, Executive Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer, 512-427-3713, or [email protected], or Media: Melissa
Jackson, Manager of Public Relations, 512-231-5247, or [email protected],
both of IXC Communications, Inc./
/Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804,
ext. 115151/
/Web site: http://www.ixc-comm.net/
(IIXC)
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