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 14, 2002 Arch Wireless, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-23232/001-14248 31-1358569 ----------------------------- ----------------------- ------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Numbers) Identification No.) 1800 West Park Drive, Suite 250 Westborough, MA 01581 -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 870-6700 ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP. As previously reported in Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, certain holders of 12-3/4% Senior Notes due 2007 of Arch Wireless Communications, Inc. ("AWCI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arch Wireless, Inc. (the "Registrant"), filed an involuntary petition against AWCI on November 9, 2001 under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Western Division (the "Bankruptcy Court"). On December 6, 2001, AWCI consented to the involuntary petition and the Bankruptcy Court entered an order for relief with respect to AWCI under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Also on December 6, 2001, the Registrant and 19 of the Registrant's other wholly-owned, domestic subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Court. These cases are being jointly administered under the docket for Arch Wireless, Inc., et al., Case No. 01-47330-HJB. The Registrant and its domestic subsidiaries are operating their businesses and managing their property as debtors in possession under the Bankruptcy Code. The Registrant and its domestic subsidiaries filed a Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court on January 15, 2002, and filed a Disclosure Statement with respect to the Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court on January 18, 2002. On March 13, 2002, the Registrant and its domestic subsidiaries filed a First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization and a Disclosure Statement to the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. On May 8, 2002, the Registrant and its domestic subsidiaries filed a First Modification to First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. On May 14, 2002, the Registrant and its domestic subsidiaries filed a Second Modification to First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Second Modification") with the Bankruptcy Court. The Second Modification is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1, and the information contained in the Second Modification is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 2.1 Debtors' Second Modification to First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated May 14, 2002. SIGNATURE 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 14, 2002 ARCH WIRELESS, INC. By: /s/ George W. Hale ----------------------------- Name: George W. Hale Title: Vice President and Controller EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 2.1 Debtors' Second Modification to First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated May 14, 2002.