A BRAND THAT CUSTOMERS LOVE
NewT-Mobile will capitalize on the winning formula it built and double down on what customers love about the brand. It will also continue to be a force for good, pledging not only to be a bigger company but also abetter company. NewT-Mobile customers should expect everything theUn-carrier has ALWAYS stood for: treating customers right, shaking up the status quo and being a force for good. The company will use its network to lift up communities nationwide and bring the benefits of 5G to as many Americans as possible, and it will continue supporting the programs and causes that matter most to employees and the communities they serve.
It began with theT-Mobile Connect plan. To address America’s urgent needs aroundCOVID-19,T-Mobile fast-tracked its groundbreaking, lowest-priced plan EVER, launched on March 23. Other initiatives to bring the NewT-Mobile’s newly expanded network capabilities to the customers and communities that can benefit most will launch soon, including the Connecting Heroes Initiative to offer FREE unlimited talk, text and smartphone data to ALL first responders at ALL public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS agencies; and Project 10Million, delivering free internet access and hardware to 10 million households over the next five years.
NewT-Mobile customers will also receive industry-leading customer care, and all post-paid customers will have access toT-Mobile’s award-winning Team of Experts (TEX) model as it expands into every current and planned customer experience center.
MASSIVE VALUE-CREATION OPPORTUNITY
The combined assets ofT-Mobile and Sprint are so complementary that the merger is expected to unlock at least $43 billion in synergies for all shareholders. The vast majority of synergies in this deal come from combining networks, such as reducing redundant cell sites and rapidly deploying spectrum and other technologies more efficiently. The company plans to deliver a seamless, high-quality integration, just as it did with its MetroPCS merger, which was completed a year earlier than planned. These synergies and our combined scale are expected to put NewT-Mobile in an enhanced financial position, including significant free-cash flow, margin expansion and strong, flexible capital structure.
Under the terms of the transaction, Sprint shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.10256T-Mobile shares for each Sprint share, or the equivalent of approximately 9.75 Sprint shares for eachT-Mobile share. As previously announced, per a separate arrangement, SoftBank Group Corp. surrendered approximately 48.8 millionT-Mobile shares acquired in the merger to NewT-Mobile immediately following the closing of the transaction, making SoftBank’s effective ratio 11.31 Sprint shares perT-Mobile share.
Effective at the beginning of today’s trading session,T-Mobile will trade on the NASDAQ on a combined basis under the ticker symbol “TMUS.” The Sprint shares will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
PJT Partners and Goldman Sachs acted as financial advisors toT-Mobile. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provided legal counsel toT-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom. Evercore acted as financial advisor to the committee of independent directors ofT-Mobile and Latham & Watkins provided legal counsel to the committee of independent directors. Morgan Stanley served as a financial advisor to Deutsche Telekom.
The Raine Group LLC acted as lead financial advisor to Sprint. J.P. Morgan also acted as a financial advisor to Sprint. Morrison & Foerster LLP provided legal counsel to Sprint and SoftBank.
AboutT-Mobile
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) is America’s superchargedUn-carrier, delivering an advanced 4G LTE and transformative nationwide 5G network that will offer reliable connectivity for all.T-Mobile’s customers benefit from its unmatched combination of value and quality, unwavering obsession with offering them the best possible service experience and undisputable drive for disruption that creates competition and innovation in wireless and beyond. Based in Bellevue, Wash.,T-Mobile provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands,T-Mobile, Metro byT-Mobile and Sprint. For more information please visit:http://www.t-mobile.com.