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7-Dec-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and
On December 5, 2012, MetroPCS Communications, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
("MetroPCS" or the "Company"), announced that it had entered into a letter
agreement (the "Letter Agreement") with Deutsche Telekom AG, an
Aktiengesellschaft organized in Germany ("Deutsche Telekom"). Among other
things, the Letter Agreement amends Exhibit G to the Business Combination
Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2012 (the "Business Combination Agreement"),
among the Company, Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile Global Zwischenholding GmbH, a
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung organized in Germany, T-Mobile Global
Holding GmbH, a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung organized in Germany, and
T-Mobile USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("T-Mobile"). The Business
Combination Agreement was previously filed as a material definitive agreement
under Item 1.01 on the Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 3, 2012.
The Company and Deutsche Telekom entered into the Letter Agreement in connection
with the consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") by MetroPCS Wireless,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the
Company ("Wireless"), announced on December 5, 2012, pursuant to which Wireless
is seeking the consent of the noteholders of its 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2018
and its 6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (collectively, the "Notes") to amend the
indentures governing such Notes. Among other things, the proposed amendments to
such indentures would conform the covenants, events of default and other
non-economic terms currently applicable to the Notes to certain covenants,
events of default and other non-economic terms that are anticipated to apply to
certain notes to be sold by T-Mobile to Deutsche Telekom or a subsidiary thereof
(the "Deutsche Telekom Notes"), and to certain new notes that may be issued by
Wireless and assumed by T-Mobile, upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the "New Notes").
The Business Combination Agreement requires that the covenants, events of
default and other non-economic terms of the Deutsche Telekom Notes and any New
Notes conform to Exhibit G of the Business Combination Agreement.
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company and Deutsche Telekom have agreed
to amend Exhibit G to the Business Combination Agreement to reflect certain of
the proposed amendments to the covenants, events of default and other
non-economic terms that would be made applicable to the Notes as a result of the
Consent Solicitation, as more fully described in the solicitation statement
relating thereto. For more information regarding the terms of the Consent
Solicitation, see the Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 5, 2012.
A copy of the Letter Agreement, including Exhibit A thereto (which contains a
description of the amendments to Exhibit G to the Business Combination
Agreement), is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by
reference. The description provided above is a summary and the foregoing
description of the amendment to Exhibit G to the Business Combination Agreement
and the other terms of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the
full text of the Letter Agreement, including Exhibit A thereto.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This Current Report on Form 8-K relates to a proposed transaction between
MetroPCS and Deutsche Telekom. In connection with the proposed transaction,
MetroPCS filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a
preliminary proxy statement on November 16, 2012. The preliminary proxy
statement is not final and will be superseded by a definitive proxy statement to
be filed by MetroPCS with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to
read carefully the preliminary
proxy statement and the definitive proxy statement and all other relevant
documents filed with the SEC or sent to stockholders as they become available
because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
All documents, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC's website
(www.sec.gov). You may also obtain these documents by contacting MetroPCS'
Investor Relations department at 214-570-4641, or via e-mail at
investor_relations@metropcs.com. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed
to MetroPCS' stockholders. This communication does not constitute a solicitation
of any vote or approval.
Participants in the Solicitation
MetroPCS and its directors and executive officers will be deemed to be
participants in any solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed
transaction. Information about MetroPCS' directors and executive officers is
available in MetroPCS' proxy statement, dated April 16, 2012, for its 2012
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Other information regarding the participants in
the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests,
by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the preliminary proxy
statement and will be contained in the definitive proxy statement and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction
when they become available. Investors should read the definitive proxy statement
carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment
decisions.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" for the
purpose of the "safe harbor" provisions within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Any statements made in
this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not statements of historical fact,
including statements about when the parties expect that the proposed transaction
will close, whether and when the DOJ or other governmental agencies will approve
the transaction, MetroPCS' timeframe for compliance with the Second Request, and
statements about our beliefs, opinions, projections, and expectations, are
forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. These
forward-looking statements often include words such as "anticipate," "expect,"
"suggests," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimates," "targets," "views,"
"projects," "should," "would," "could," "may," "become," "forecast," and other
similar expressions.
All forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, many of which are generally outside the control of
MetroPCS, Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile and are difficult to predict. Examples
of such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the possibility
that the proposed transaction is delayed or does not close, including due to the
failure to receive the required stockholder approvals or required regulatory
approvals, the taking of governmental action (including the passage of
legislation) to block the transaction, the failure to satisfy other closing
conditions, the possibility that the expected synergies will not be realized, or
will not be realized within the expected time period, the significant capital
commitments of MetroPCS and T-Mobile, global economic conditions, fluctuations
in exchange rates, competitive actions taken by other companies, natural
disasters, difficulties in integrating the two companies, disruption from the
transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational
relationships, actions taken or conditions imposed by governmental or other
regulatory authorities and the exposure to litigation. Additional factors that
could cause results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements can be found in MetroPCS' 2011 Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed February 29, 2012, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2012, filed October 30, 2012, and other filings with the SEC
available at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
The forward-looking statements speak only as to the date made, are based on current assumptions and expectations, and are subject to the factors above, among others, and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our ability to control or ability to predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. MetroPCS, Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile do not undertake a duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, except as required by law.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
2.1 - Letter Agreement, dated December 5, 2012, between MetroPCS
Communications, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG.
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