UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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NEXTEL PARTNERS, INC.
4500 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 576-3600
CONTACTS:
INVESTORS: ALICE KANG RYDER (425) 576-3696
MEDIA: SUSAN JOHNSTON (425) 576-3617
NEXTEL PARTNERS MAILS DEFINITIVE PROXY MATERIALS
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24, 2005
KIRKLAND, Wash., September 22, 2005 - Nextel Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP)
announced today that it will be commencing the mailing of its definitive proxy
materials to all Nextel Partners Class A stockholders to vote on exercising the
"put right" provided by the certificate of incorporation. The ability to
exercise this put right was triggered by the recently completed merger of Nextel
Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation.
If a majority of the Nextel Partners Class A common shares represented at the
special stockholders meeting are voted in favor of exercising the put right,
Nextel WIP Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nextel Communications, would be
required to purchase all outstanding shares of Nextel Partners' Class A common
stock at a fair market value price determined under an appraisal proceeding that
is described in the proxy materials.
The special committee of Nextel Partners' Board unanimously recommends that
Nextel Partners shareholders vote in favor of exercising the put right at the
special meeting.
Nextel Partners Class A shareholders of record as of September 9, 2005 will be
entitled to vote at the special meeting, which has been scheduled for 10:00 am
PT on October 24, 2005. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency in
Bellevue, Washington.
ABOUT NEXTEL PARTNERS
Nextel Partners, Inc., (Nasdaq: NXTP), a FORTUNE 1000 company based in Kirkland,
Wash., has exclusive rights to offer the same fully integrated, digital wireless
communications services offered by Nextel Communications (Nextel) in mid-sized
and rural markets in 31 states where approximately 54 million people reside.
Nextel Partners and Nextel together offer the largest guaranteed all-digital
wireless network in the country serving 297 of the top 300 U.S. markets. To
learn more about Nextel Partners, visit www.nextelpartners.com.