FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC - FORM 8-K - May 16, 2011

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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)           May 16, 2011          
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-32408   13-3725229
         
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
521 East Morehead Street,
Suite 500,
Charlotte, North Carolina 		   
 
28202
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code           (704) 344-8150          
N/A
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition
     On May 16, 2011, FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011 (the “Earnings Release”). A copy of the Earnings Release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.
Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
    
99.1
  Earnings Release
     The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.

 

 

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.
         
 
  FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
        
 
  By:   /s/ Ajay Sabherwal
 
       
 
      Name: Ajay Sabherwal
Title:   Executive Vice President and
            Chief Financial Officer
 
        
Date: May 16, 2011
        

 

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