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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 23, 2000
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BIRCH TELECOM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 4813 43-1766929
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Identification Number)
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2020 BALTIMORE AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64108
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(816) 300-3000
(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 23, 2000, Birch Telecom, Inc. ("Birch") filed a registration
statement on Form S-1 relating to a proposed initial public offering of its
common stock, $.001 par value. Birch issued a press release on that same date
announcing the filing of a registration statement as part of its proposed
initial public offering. The press release is attached as an exhibit hereto and
is incorporated by reference herein.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated March 23, 2000 of Birch
Telecom, Inc.
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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.
Dated: March 23, 2000
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BIRCH TELECOM, INC.
By: /s/ BRADLEY A. MOLINE
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Bradley A. Moline
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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99.1 Press release dated March 23, 2000 of Birch Telecom, Inc.
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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
March 23, 2000 - Birch Telecom, Inc. filed a registration statement today
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a proposed initial public
offering of its common stock. Birch provides integrated telecommunications
services to small and mid-sized businesses and residential customers in selected
markets in Kansas, Missouri and Texas.
A registration statement relating to these shares has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. The shares
may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
there be any sale of the shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state. A preliminary prospectus, when available, may
be obtained from Lehman Brothers, Inc., c/o ADP Financial Services Prospectus
Fulfillment, 55 Mercedes Way Edgewood, New York 11717, phone (516) 254-7106, fax
(516) 254-7268 or Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 245 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New
York, New York 10167.
This press release and statements by Birch Telecom, Inc. in stockholder
reports and public filings, as well as oral public statements by Company
representatives, may contain certain forward looking information that is subject
to certain risks and uncertainities that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. Without limitation, these risks and
uncertainties include revision of expansion plans, availability of financing and
regulatory approvals, the number of potential customers in a target market, the
existence of strategic alliances or relationships, technological, regulatory or
other developments in the Company's business, changes in the competitive climate
in which the Company operates, overall economic trends, including interest rate
and foreign currency trends, stock market activity and the emergence of future
opportunities. Readers should review and consider the various disclosures made
by the Company in its public reports.
