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Registration No. 333-62423
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-0886267
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
STOCK OPTION PLAN
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(Full title of the plan)
Michael H. Salsbury, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
MCI Communications Corporation
1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service: (202) 872-1600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Amount to be Proposed Proposed Amount of Fee
Securities to be Registered Maximum Maximum
Registered Offering Price Aggregated
per Share Offering Price
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Common Stock, 20,550,000 $59.50 (a) $1,222,725,000. $360,703.88(b)
par value, $.10 shares
per share
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(a) Price will be determined according to plan rules, using the fair market
value of the Common Stock as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
(b) Filing fee was calculated pursuant to 17 CFR 230.457(c), using a price of
$59.50 which is the closing price of MCI Communications Corporation Common
Stock on August 27, 1998, as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market, which is
within five (5) business days prior to the date of filing.
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PROSPECTUS
20,550,000 SHARES
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK
(PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE)
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MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
STOCK OPTION PLAN
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This Prospectus covers a maximum of 20,550,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.10 per share ("Common Stock"), of MCI Communications Corporation (the
"Company") offered by the Company to employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries through its Stock Option Plan.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is August 28, 1998
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Company certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Washington, District of Columbia, on this 3rd day of September, 1998.
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
/s/ Bert C. Roberts, Jr.,
Chairman
By: _________________________________
Bert C. Roberts, Jr., Chairman
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this
3rd day of September, 1998.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Gerald H. Taylor Principal Executive Officer,
____________________________________ Director
Gerald H. Taylor
/s/ Michael J. Rowny Principal Financial Officer
____________________________________
Michael J. Rowny
/s/ David M. Case Principal Accounting Officer
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David M. Case
/s/ Bert C. Roberts, Jr. Director
____________________________________
Bert C. Roberts, Jr.
/s/ Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. Director
____________________________________
Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
/s/ Judith Areen Director
____________________________________
Judith Areen
/s/ Michael H. Bader Director
____________________________________
Michael H. Bader
/s/ Peter L. Bonfield Director
____________________________________
Peter L. Bonfield
/s/ Robert P. Brace Director
____________________________________
</TABLE> Robert P. Brace
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Richard M. Jones Director
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Richard M. Jones
/s/ Richard B. Sayford Director
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Richard B. Sayford
/s/ Judith Whittaker Director
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Judith Whittaker
/s/ John R. Worthington Director
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John R. Worthington
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