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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
OR
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number: 0-20763
McLEODUSA INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 42-1407240
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
McLeodUSA Technology Park
6400 C Street SW, P.O. Box 3177
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 364-0000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Not Applicable
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share
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Title of Class
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant, based upon the closing price of the registrant's common stock as of
March 22, 1999 is $1,102,713,924. */
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The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date is:
Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of March 22,
1999: 68,630,796
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
List hereunder the following documents incorporated by reference and the Part
of the Form 10-K into which the document is incorporated:
None
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*/ Solely for the purposes of this calculation, all directors and executive
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officers of the registrant and all stockholders beneficially owning more than 5%
of the registrant's common stock are considered to be affiliates.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 3
PART III Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners 4
and Management -- Principal Holders of Voting Securities.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The section captioned "Principal Holders of Voting Securities" of Item 12
to Part III of the Form 10-K of McLeodUSA Incorporated, filed with the SEC on
March 24, 1999, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by the
information set forth herein on this Form 10-K/A.
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Part III
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The section captioned "Principal Holders of Voting Securities" of Item 12
is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Principal Holders of Voting Securities
The following table sets forth information as of March 31, 1999 with
respect to the ownership of shares of our Class A common stock by each person
believed by management to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of
our outstanding Class A common stock. The information is based on the most
recent Schedule 13D or 13G filed with the SEC on behalf of such persons or other
information made available to us. Except as otherwise indicated, the reporting
persons have stated that they possess sole voting and sole dispositive power
over the entire number of shares reported.
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Beneficial Ownership
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Name of Beneficial Owner Number of Shares Percent
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Interstate Energy Corporation(1)............................... 10,323,288 13.6%
Clark E. McLeod(2)............................................. 9,570,285 12.8
Putnam Investments, Inc (3).................................... 7,646,357 10.3
MHC Investment Company(4)...................................... 6,741,116 9.0
Fidelity Management & Research Company(5)...................... 5,106,800 6.8
Richard A. Lumpkin(2).......................................... 5,067,778 6.8
Mary E. McLeod(6).............................................. 4,746,471 6.4
Media/Communications Partners III
Limited Partnership(7)......................................... 3,728,608 5.1
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(1) Includes 1,300,688 shares of Class A common stock that Alliant Energy
Investments, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Interstate Energy
Corporation, has the right to acquire upon exercise of options and 8,977,600
shares of Class A common stock of which Alliant Energy Investments, Inc. is
the holder of record. Interstate Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Interstate Energy Corporation, is the holder of record of 45,000 shares of
Class A common stock. The address of Interstate Energy Corporation is 222
West Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 192, Madison, WI 53701.
(2) See "Stock Owned by Management."
(3) The address of Putnam Investments, Inc. is One Post Office Square, Boston,
MA 02109. The amount of the beneficial ownership was disclosed on a
Schedule 13G filed by Putnam Investments, Inc. on April 9, 1999.
(4) MHC Investment Company is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of MidAmerican
Energy Holdings Company. The address of MHC is c/o MidAmerican Energy
Holdings Company, 666 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309. Includes 42,188
shares of Class A common stock held of record by each of Ronald W. Stepien
and Russell E. Christiansen, an officer and a retired officer, respectively,
of each of MidAmerican Energy Company and former directors of McLeodUSA.
Includes 18,750 shares of Class A common stock that Mr. Stepien and 18,750
shares of Class A common stock that Mr. Christiansen have the right to
purchase within 60 days from March 31, 1999 upon exercise of options. MHC
Investment Company has the power to direct the disposition of such shares.
(5) Fidelity Management & Research Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR
Corp. The address of FMR Corp. is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109.
The amount of the beneficial ownership was disclosed on a Schedule 13G filed
by FMR Corp. with the SEC on February 12, 1999.
(6) Includes 125,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Mary E. McLeod
Unitary Trust and 125,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Clark
E. McLeod Unitary Trust for which Mrs. McLeod is a trustee and over which
Mrs. McLeod has shared voting and investment power. Mrs.
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McLeod's address is c/o McLeodUSA Incorporated, McLeodUSA Technology Park,
6400 C Street SW, P.O. Box 3177, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177.
(7) The address of Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partnership is 75
State Street, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02109.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MCLEODUSA INCORPORATED
By /s/ J. Lyle Patrick
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J. Lyle Patrick
Group Vice-President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
Date: April 22, 1999
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