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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
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 31
EXHIBIT INDEX AT PAGE 30
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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
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 31
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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. 33-44255) pertaining to the Sprint
Retirement Savings Plan of Sprint Corporation of our report dated June 10,
1997, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Sprint
Retirement Savings Plan 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
