UNITED STATES
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): September 13, 2004
AIRGATE PCS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 027455 58-2422929
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Harris Tower, 233 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 1700
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(404) 525-7272
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 13, 2004, AirGate PCS, Inc. ("AirGate"), a PCS Affiliate of Sprint,
entered into an addendum to its Sprint Management and Services Agreements (the
"Addendum") regarding back office billing and service charges, new customer
activation fees and roaming rates, providing immediate substantial savings to
AirGate's cost structure. The new fees will be effective August 1, 2004, through
December 31, 2006. AirGate also executed a Settlement Agreement and Mutual
Release (the "Settlement Agreement") with Sprint on September 13, 2004, which
will result in the settlement of various financial and contractual disputes
between AirGate and Sprint, including all previously disputed charges. The
foregoing description of the transactions between AirGate and Sprint is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Addendum and the
Settlement Agreement which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2,
respectively.
On September 14, 2004, AirGate issued a Press Release announcing the completion
of the transactions with Sprint. A copy of that Press Release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Addendum VII to Sprint PCS Management Agreement and Sprint PCS
Services Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2004
10.2 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, by and among Spring Spectrum
L.P., Sprint Communications Company L.P., WirelessCo, L.P., AirGate
PCS, Inc., AGW Leasing Company, Inc., AirGate Network Services, LLC
and AirGate Service Company, Inc., dated as of September 10, 2004
99.1 Press Release, dated September 14, 2004
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.
AIRGATE PCS, INC.
Date: September 14, 2004 By: /s/ Roy E. Hadley
Roy E. Hadley
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel