Exhibit 99.1
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SPRINT NEXTEL AMENDS TERMS OF CREDIT AGREEMENTS
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – November 7, 2008 – Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S)today announced that it has amended the terms of its credit agreement originally entered into on December 19, 2005. The amended credit agreement provides a $4.5 billion revolving credit facility, replacing the $6 billion revolving credit facility. The company also paid down $1.0 billion of the outstanding loan amount under the amended credit agreement.
Under the amended credit facility, the full $4.5 billion will remain available until final maturity in 2010 and up to $3 billion may be used to secure letters of credit. The amended credit agreement includes: (i) a change in the ratio of total indebtedness to trailing four quarter EBITDA adjusted for certain other non-recurring charges to a maximum of 4.25 to 1 from a maximum of 3.5 to 1, (ii) the addition of certain domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, (iii) an interest rate increase from LIBOR plus a margin of 0.75% to LIBOR plus a margin between 2.50% and 3.00% depending on the company’s debt ratings, and (iv) a covenant regarding restricted payments that includes a restriction against paying cash dividends unless certain conditions are met.
The company simultaneously amended its $750 million credit agreement with Export Development Canada, originally entered into on March 23, 2007, to incorporate the same covenant changes.
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