WHEREAS, on April 29, 2018,T-Mobile US, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“T-Mobile”), Sprint Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Sprint”), Huron Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Company”), Superior Merger Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Merger Company (“Merger Sub”), Galaxy Investment Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Galaxy”), Starburst I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Starburst” and, together with Galaxy, the “SoftBank US HoldCos”), and, for the limited purposes of the covenants and representations set forth therein that are expressly obligations of such persons, Deutsche Telekom AG, anAktiengesellschaft organized and existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany (“Deutsche Telekom”), Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V., abesloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, and SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanesekabushiki kaisha, entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) the SoftBank US HoldCos may merge with and into Merger Company, with Merger Company continuing as the surviving entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary ofT-Mobile (the “HoldCo Mergers”) and (ii) Merger Sub will merge with and into Sprint, with Sprint as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary ofT-Mobile (the “Sprint Merger” and, together with the HoldCo Mergers (if they occur), the “Mergers”), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
WHEREAS, following the Mergers,T-Mobile is expected to contribute Sprint to the Company or otherwise cause Sprint to become a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Contribution” and, collectively with the Mergers, the “T-Mobile/Sprint Transaction”).
WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture as it relates to any Series of Notes with the consent of the Holders of the Notes of such Series then outstanding;
WHEREAS, with respect to thePre-2017 Indenture as it relates to the 2023 Senior Notes, the Company desires to amend and supplement, as applicable, (1) Section 1.01 of thePre-2017 Indenture and (2) Section 4.09(b)(1) of thePre-2017 Indenture (collectively, the “Ratio Secured Debt Amendments”), in each case on the terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, with respect to the Indenture as it relates to each Series of Subject Notes, the Company desires to amend and supplement, as applicable, (1) Section 1.01 of the Indenture, (2) Section 4.08 of the Indenture, (3) Section 4.09 of the Indenture, and (4) Section 4.17(a) of the Indenture (collectively, the “Existing Sprint Spectrum and GAAP Amendments”), in each case on the terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, with respect to the Indenture as it relates to the 2025 Notes and the 2027 Notes, the Company desires to make certain additional amendments to the maturity dates thereof, and to the redemption provisions of the 2025 Notes (the “2025/2027 Amendments”);
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