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 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 16, 2005 (May 13, 2005) Alamosa Holdings, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-32357 75-2890997 ----------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas, 79424 -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (806) 722-1100 Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: /_/ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) /_/ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) /_/ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) /_/ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On May 13, 2005, Alamosa Holdings, Inc. ("Alamosa") completed a private exchange transaction pursuant to which a holder of Alamosa's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Preferred Stock"), delivered to Alamosa 10,352 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for 776,704 newly issued shares of Alamosa's common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The shares of common stock issued in exchange for the Preferred Stock were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder. At the close of the transaction, there were 160,062,626 shares of Alamosa's common stock outstanding. 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. Date: May 16, 2005 ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ David Sharbutt ------------------------------ David Sharbutt Chief Executive Officer