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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 27, 2009
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  000-29752
(Commission
File Number) 		  33-0811062
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10307 Pacific Center Court
San Diego, California 92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(858) 882-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On May 27, 2009, Leap Wireless International, Inc. (“Leap”) issued a press release pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), regarding the proposed issuance by its operating subsidiary, Cricket Communications, Inc., of approximately $1,100 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2016 through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
     In accordance with Rule 135c(d) under the Securities Act, a copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release of Leap Wireless International, Inc., dated May 27, 2009.

 

 

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.
         
  LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 		  
Date: May 28, 2009  By:   /s/ Robert J. Irving, Jr.    
    Name:   Robert J. Irving, Jr.   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and General Counsel   

 

 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release of Leap Wireless International, Inc., dated May 27, 2009.