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Part III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
The information required by this item regarding our directors is incorporated by reference to the information set
forth under the captions “Election of Directors — Nominees for Director” and “— Board Committees and
Director Meetings — The Audit Committee” in the proxy statement relating to our 2006 annual meeting of
shareholders, which will be filed with the SEC, and with respect to family relationships, to Part I of this report
under “Executive Officers of the Registrant”. The information required by this item regarding our executive
officers is incorporated by reference to Part I of this report under the caption “Executive Officers of the
Registrant.” The information required by this item regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 by our directors, executive officers and holders of ten percent of a registered class of our
equity securities is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the proxy statement relating to our 2006 annual meeting of
shareholders, which will be filed with the SEC.
We have adopted the Sprint Nextel Code of Conduct, which applies to all of our directors, officers and
employees. The Code of Conduct is publicly available on our website at http://www.sprint.com in the “Company
Info — Corporate Governance” section of the “About Us” tab. If we make any amendment to our Code of
Conduct, other than a technical, administrative or non-substantive amendment, or we grant any waiver, including
any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Conduct, that applies to our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, we will disclose the nature of the
amendment or waiver on our website at the same location. Also, we may elect to disclose the amendment or
waiver in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item regarding compensation of executive officers and directors is incorporated
by reference to the information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors—Compensation of Directors”
and “Executive Compensation” in our proxy statement relating to our 2006 annual meeting of shareholders,
which will be filed with the SEC. No information is required by this item regarding compensation committee
interlocks.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The information required by this item, other than the equity compensation plan information below, is
incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners” and “Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers” in our proxy statement
relating to our 2006 annual meeting of shareholders, which will be filed with the SEC.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We have several equity compensation plans under which we may issue awards of shares of our common stock,
Series 1, or grant securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock, Series 1, to
employees and directors. These plans consist of the 1997 Long-Term Stock Incentive Program, or the 1997
Program, the Employees Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP, and the Nextel Incentive Equity Plan, or Nextel Equity
Plan. The 1997 Program and the ESPP were approved by our shareholders, and the Nextel Equity Plan had been
approved by Nextel’s shareholders. Before April 18, 2005, options could also be granted pursuant to the terms of
the Management Incentive Stock Option Plan, or MISOP, which was also approved by our shareholders. Options
remain outstanding under the MISOP.
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