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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): October 23, 1997
WORLDCOM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia 0-11258 58-1521612
(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number)
Incorporation)
515 East Amite Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201-2702
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (601) 360-8600
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 23, 1997, WorldCom, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 7 (c) EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed herewith in accordance with Item
601 of Regulation S-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated October 23, 1997.
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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.
WORLDCOM, INC.
By: /s/ Scott D. Sullivan
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Scott D. Sullivan
Chief Financial Officer
October 23, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press release dated October 23, 1997.
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[WORLD COM LOGO]
NEWS RELEASE
FOR MEDIA: FOR INVESTORS:
Josh Howell, (601) 360-8750 Gary Brandt, (601) 360-8544
Mark Weeks, 011-44-171-570-5700
Joele Frank, Abernathy/MacGregor, (212) 371-5999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WORLDCOM EXECUTES CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENT WITH MCI
Jackson, Miss., October 23, 1997--WorldCom, Inc. (NASDAQ; WCOM) today
confirmed that on October 20, 1997 it executed a standard confidentiality
agreement with MCI Communications Corp. in order to carry out discussions about
WorldCom's previously announced merger proposal.
WorldCom is a global telecommunications company. Operating in more than
50 countries, the company is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully
integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services.
WorldCom's subsidiary, UUNET Technologies, Inc., is an international provider
of Internet services with over 1,000 Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the
United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. WorldCom's
World Wide Web address is http://www.wcom.com. The common and depository shares
of WorldCom trade on the NASDAQ National Market (US) under the symbols WCOM and
WCOMP, respectively.
