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Item 9B. Other Information
Not applicable.
Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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, “— Board Committees and
Director Meetings The Audit Committee” and “— Board Committees and Director Meetings — The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” in our proxy statement relating to our 2007 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 our proxy statement relating to our 2007
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/governance. 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 current 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 incorpo-
rated by reference to the information set forth under the captions “Election of Directors Compensation of
Directors,” “Executive Compensation” and “Human Capital and Compensation Committee Report” in our
proxy statement relating to our 2007 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 2007 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,
or grant securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock, 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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