SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000. [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. Commission File Number 1-4721 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: SPRINT RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: SPRINT CORPORATION POST OFFICE BOX 11315 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112 TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES 28 EXHIBIT INDEX AT PAGE 27 REQUIRED INFORMATION 1. Opinion of Ernst & Young LLP. 2. Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits With Fund Information as of December 31, 2000 and 1999. 3. Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits With Fund Information For Each of the Years Ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998. 4. Notes to Financial Statements. 5. Supplemental Schedules: -Investments as of December 31, 2000. -Reportable Transactions For the Year Ended December 31, 2000. 6. Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (Exhibit 23). FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO RULE 311 OF REGULATION S-T UNDER COVER OF FORM SE SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Pension & Savings Trusts Committee, which administers the Plan, has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. Sprint Retirement Savings Plan Date: June 28, 2001 By: /s/ Gene M. Betts Gene Betts Pension & Savings Trusts Committee Member EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Page 23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 28