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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 1-4721
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from
that of the issuer named below:
SPRINT RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:
SPRINT CORPORATION
POST OFFICE BOX 11315
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112
TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES 28
EXHIBIT INDEX AT PAGE 27
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
1. Opinion of Ernst & Young LLP.
2. Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits With
Fund Information as of December 31, 1996 and 1995.
3. Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
With Fund Information For Each of the Years Ended December 31, 1996,
1995, and 1994.
4. Notes to Financial Statements.
5. Supplemental Schedules:
-Investments as of December 31, 1996
-Reportable Transactions For the Year Ended December 31, 1996.
-Loans or Fixed Income Obligations for the Year Ended December
31, 1996.
6. Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (Exhibit 23).
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO RULE 311 OF REGULATION
S-T UNDER COVER OF FORM SE
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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Investment Trusts Committee, which administers the Plan,
has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Sprint Retirement Savings Plan
For Bargaining Unit Employees
Date: June 27, 1997 By: /s/ ARTHUR B. KRAUSE
Arthur B. Krause
Investment Trusts Committee Member
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Page
23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 28
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Exhibit 23a
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8 No.33-59324 and Form S-8 No. 33-38761)
pertaining to the Sprint Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining
Unit Employees of Sprint Corporation of our report dated June
10, 1997, with respect to the financial statements
and schedules of the Sprint Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining
Unit Employees included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1996.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 25, 1997
