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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):
JULY 6, 1999
MCLEODUSA INCORPORATED
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 0-20763 42-1407240
(STATE OR OTHER COMMISSION (IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION FILE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION
OF INCORPORATION) NUMBER)
MCLEODUSA TECHNOLOGY PARK
6400 C STREET, S.W., P.O. BOX 3177,
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52406-3177
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(319) 364-0000
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On July 6, 1999, McLeodUSA Incorporated (the "Company") was informed
that all of the shares of its Class A common stock, par value $.01, previously
registered for resale on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 1999 (File No. 333-78561) had been
resold into public markets.
No further resales of the Company's Class A common stock will be made
under cover of this Registration Statement.
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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.
McLeodUSA Incorporated
Date: July 7, 1999 By: /s/ Randall Rings
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Randall Rings
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
