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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): May 27, 1998 (May 21, 1998)
SKYTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-17316 64-0518209
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
200 SOUTH LAMAR STREET
MTEL CENTRE, SOUTH BUILDING
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (601) 944-1300
MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On May 21, 1998, the stockholders of Mobile Telecommunication
Technologies Corp. (the "Company") approved a proposal to change the Company's
name to "SkyTel Communications, Inc." at the Company's 1998 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. The corporate name change became effective as of 5:30 P.M.,
Central Daylight Savings Time, on May 22, 1998. The Company's common stock began
trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "SKYT" effective as
of the opening of The Nasdaq Stock Market on May 26, 1998. The corporate name
change was made in order to unify the Company's image and brand under that of
its primary operating subsidiary, SkyTel Corp.
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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.
SKYTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ John T. Stupka
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John T. Stupka
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 27, 1998
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