UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-34196 (Commission File Number)		56-2408571 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4400 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA (Address of principal executive offices)		98033 (Zip Code)

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Item 5.02.		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     On February 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of Clearwire Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Brian P. McAndrews as a director of the Company, with the appointment effective immediately. Mr. McAndrews was most recently a Senior Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, leading the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group, and is a director of Fisher Communications Inc. The nomination of Mr. McAndrews was made by Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”), the majority shareholder of the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Equityholders’ Agreement dated November 28, 2008 by and among the Company, Sprint, Google Inc., Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks LLC, Intel Corporation and Eagle River Holdings, LLC.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.