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) April 18, 2005
BROADWING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-30989 | 52-2041343 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, Maryland | 21046-9400 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (443) 259-4000
CORVIS CORPORATION
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective April 18, 2005, James Bannantine resigned as President of the company. No successor to Mr. Bannantine has yet been named.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 22, 2005, the company issued a press release announcing Mr. Bannantine’s resignation, its intention to explore strategic alternatives for its Optical Convergence Switch (OCS) digital cross-connect product, including a potential sale of the product, to enable it to increase its focus on its telecommunications services business, and the appointment of Scott Widham, currently President-Carrier Accounts, to the new position of President of Sales. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 22, 2005 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| BROADWING CORPORATION | ||
| Date: April 22, 2005 | /s/ Lynn D. Anderson | |
| Lynn D. Anderson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued on April 22, 2005 |