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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): January 8, 2001
McLEODUSA INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20763 42-1407240
(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
McLeodUSA Technology Park
6400 C Street S.W., P.O. Box 3177
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 790-7800
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
Description.
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(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Description of Slides Regarding the Company's Presentation at
the Salomon Smith Barney Entertainment Media and
Telecommunications Conference in Arizona on January 8, 2001.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
McLeodUSA is making available various slides in connection with the
Company's Presentation at the Salomon Smith Barney Entertainment Media and
Telecommunications Conference in Arizona on January 8, 2001. The contents of
these slides are described in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
and incorporated herein by reference.
Some of the statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K
discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or
financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Those statements
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by
the statements. The "forward-looking" information is based on various factors
and was derived using numerous assumptions. In some cases, these so-called
forward-looking statements can be identified by words like "may," "will,"
"should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," estimates," "predicts,"
"potential," or "continue" or the negative of those words and other comparable
words. These statements only reflect the prediction of the Company. Actual
events or results may differ substantially. Important factors that could cause
actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statements
include availability of financing, regulatory approvals, the number of potential
customers in a target market, the existence of strategic alliances or
relationships, technological, regulatory or other developments in the industry,
changes in the competitive climate in which the Company operates and the
emergence of future opportunities, all of which could cause actual results and
experience of the Company to differ materially from anticipated results and
expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These
and other applicable risks are summarized under the caption "Risk Factors" in
the Company's 424B Prospectus Supplement dated January 4, 2001 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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.
Date: January 8, 2001 McLEODUSA INCORPORATED
By: /s/Randall Rings
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Randall Rings
Group Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Description of Slides Regarding the Company's Presentation at the Salomon
Smith Barney Entertainment Media and Telecommunications Conference in
Arizona on January 8, 2001
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