Business 53 – Sprint And T-Mobile Renegotiate Merger Agreement, Giving Deutsche Telekom A Bigger Ownership Stake

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1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Topline: Sprint and T-Mobile late on Thursday announced a revised merger agreement in which SoftBank will get a smaller share of the combined company—to reflect Sprint’s declining financials over the last two years—while T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom will receive a bigger ownership stake.[/responsivevoice]

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2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Crucial statistics: Sprint stock rose another 6.5% on Friday morning, while T-Mobile shares fell 0.7%.Before the merger was approved by a judge last week, Sprint shares were trading at a 45% discount to the value of the deal, according to the Financial Times. Even after Sprint stock soared 77% after the court ruling in favor of the merger, it remains at a slight discount—hence why Deutsche Telekom was looking to negotiate a better price.[/responsivevoice]

3. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Crucial quote: “Today’s announcement is another significant step forward toward finally closing this transaction! Throughout this journey, T-Mobile and Sprint have been singularly focused on one thing: building a supercharged Un-carrier that will offer U.S. consumers a broad and deep nationwide 5G network, more choice and greater competition,” said T-Mobile CEO John Legere. “We are now on the threshold of achieving our goal.”[/responsivevoice]

4.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Key background: The move to renegotiate the terms of the deal comes right after a federal judge last week approved the $26 billion mergers. After two years of regulatory limbo, T-Mobile finally won approval to take over Sprint, defeating a lawsuit from state attorneys general, which claimed the deal would hurt consumers by eliminating competition. Under the merger, a combined company—which will operate under T-Mobile’s name, would have around 80 million regular monthly subscribers. That would put it on par with major network operators like Verizon, with 114 million subscribers, and AT&T, with 75 million.[/responsivevoice]

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