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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 8, 2000
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NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Charter)
Delaware 52-2147716
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(State or Other (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
303 Second Street, South Tower
San Francisco, CA 94107
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(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(415) 403-4003
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(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. Other Events.
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On August 8, 2000 NorthPoint Communications Group Inc. ("the
Company"), issued two press releases announcing the transactions detailed in
Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 hereto. The Company is filing this Current Report on Form
8-K, together with Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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ITEM 7. Exhibits.
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7(c) Exhibits
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* 99.1 Press Release of NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc. and
Verizon Communications, dated August 8, 2000
* 99.2 Press Release of NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc., dated
August 8, 2000
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* Filed herewith.
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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.
NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc.
Date: August 8, 2000 By: [/s/ Elizabeth A. Fetter]
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Elizabeth A. Fetter
Chief Executive Officer
and President
Date: August 8, 2000 By: [/s/ Michael P. Glinsky]
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Michael P. Glinsky
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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