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): April 15, 2005


                             Alamosa Holdings, Inc.
          ------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                      000-32357               75-2890997
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                    5225 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas, 79424
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              (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))
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On April 15, 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 91,332 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for 6,889,117
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.

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                                   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:  April 15, 2005


                                      ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.


                                      By:  /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Kendall W. Cowan
                                           Chief Financial Officer
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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): April 15, 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 April 15, 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 91,332 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for 6,889,117
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.
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:  April 15, 2005

                                      ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC.

                                      By:  /s/ Kendall W. Cowan
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Kendall W. Cowan
                                           Chief Financial Officer