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): April 15, 2005
ITC^DeltaCom, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-23253 | 58-2301135 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1791 O.G. Skinner Drive West Point, Georgia |
31833 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 385-8000
Not applicable
(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.
(b) Effective on April 15, 2005, as previously announced, Douglas A. Shumate resigned as Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer of ITC^DeltaCom, Inc. (“ITC^DeltaCom”).
(c) Effective on April 15, 2005, as previously announced, ITC^DeltaCom’s board of directors appointed Richard E. Fish, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer of ITC^DeltaCom. Mr. Fish will serve as ITC^DeltaCom’s principal financial officer.
Mr. Fish, age 39, has served as ITC^DeltaCom’s Chief Administrative Officer since February 21, 2005. Before joining ITC^DeltaCom, Mr. Fish served from November 2000 to October 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ICG Communications, Inc., a telecommunications service provider. Prior to assuming that role, Mr. Fish served from September 1999 to November 2000 as ICG Communication’s Senior Vice President of Finance. Before his service with ICG Communications, Inc., Mr. Fish served from 1994 to 1999 in various finance, regulatory, operational and business development positions with AT&T Local Services and Teleport Communications Group, a telecommunications service provider which became a subsidiary of AT&T. Prior to his service with AT&T and Teleport Communications Group, Mr. Fish served from 1987 to 1993 with the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co.
A summary of the terms of Mr. Fish’s executive retention and employment agreement with ITC^DeltaCom is set forth in ITC^DeltaCom’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on April 15, 2005.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| ITC^DELTACOM, INC. | ||
| Date: April 21, 2005 |
/s/ J. Thomas Mullis | |
| J. Thomas Mullis | ||
| Senior Vice President- | ||
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