Filed by
T-Mobile
US, Inc.
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Sprint Corporation
Commission File No.:
001-04721
A tweet related to the transaction:
G. MICHAEL
SIEVERT (Twitter @SievertMike)
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Tweet:
All US Wireless customers win when @TMobile proves that success is built on unending improvement for the customer. New
T-Mobile
will be able to prove it more than
ever! Key info: http://newtmobile.com [link to the Morning Consult article below]
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The
T-Mobile-Sprint
Merger Is a Win for Consumers
By Henry Waxman, The Morning Consult, June 27, 2018
For
anyone who likes to see consumers win in the American marketplace, its been exciting to watch
T-Mobiles
rise over the last five years. CEO John Legere and his team have transformed
T-Mobile,
once an afterthought in the wireless market, into a powerful force for change in an industry in need of disruption.
T-Mobile
achieved this by doing something novel: putting customers first.
T-Mobile
was the first carrier to go all in on unlimited-data plans, and they did away with
two-year
wireless contracts, among other
pro-consumer
innovations. Although
T-Mobile
is much smaller than the two giants in this area, its aggressive consumer-first approach put pressure on AT&T and Verizon
to offer similar packages, bringing down prices and helping more Americans gain access to reliable phone service and mobile internet. The New
T-Mobile
will be no different.
This week, Legere will be on Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Judiciary policymakers to discuss why consumers should welcome the recent news that
T-Mobile
and Sprint have agreed to merge. Legere will make the case that their combined resources and relentless, consumer-centric leadership will allow the New
T-Mobile
to
drive
pro-consumer
innovation on an even larger scale.
I have been a life-long champion of protecting consumers.
When I served as a U.S. representative and chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, I pursued policies like mandatory nutrition labels, cigarette warnings, and an ability for generic drugs to competethat sought to
create a better, safer environment for American consumers. These values have led me to oppose concentrations of power in the past, especially if such actions would lead to less competition, higher prices, or lower quality products. And it was this
point of view that led me to argue for spectrum to be set aside in a recent auction so that competitors to AT&T and Verizon could purchase bandwidth even though they were smaller and less wealthy.
While critics cry out that the merger will reduce the number of carriers from four to three, the data shows the combination will allow the New
T-Mobile
to better compete for customers and deliver significant coverage improvements changes that will benefit consumers across the country.
For starters, together Sprint and
T-Mobile
can compete more effectively than they could on their own. With a larger
T-Mobile,
Legere can even more aggressively put downward pressure on prices and force the competition to improve quality of service, which could result in as much as a 55 percent drop in per GB price and a
120 percent increase in wireless data supply by 2024 compared to the world without the combination.
Next, the merger will expand
T-Mobiles
reach. Many people in communities across America must choose between AT&T and Verizon if they have any real choice at all. In fact, the Federal Communications Commission reports that
nearly 10 million rural Americans lack access to at least three LTE providers. The New
T-Mobile
will be better positioned to compete in these markets, particularly in rural America. The combined company
expects to be able to deliver high-speed,
in-home
broadband service to approximately 52 million rural residents, more than 84 percent of all rural residents.
Lastly, Sprint and
T-Mobile
have complementary spectrum portfolios that, together, will enable faster deployment of a
nationwide 5G network. In fact, following the merger, the New
T-Mobile
will be positioned to invest nearly $40 billion to deliver the worlds first true nationwide 5G network and bring the company
into the 5G future. By 2024, the new company will have around 2X the capacity and approximately
4-6X
times the speed than either company could offer on their own.
Weve long heard about the potential 5G has to move America forward on a variety of vital issues: the opportunity to enable connected devices in the
coming internet of things; allowing autonomous vehicles and smart cities to monitor and regulate the flow of traffic, reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and even facilitating advancements in healthcare through telemedicine and wearable
devices. These are innovations that could come sooner rather than later from this merger by increasing competition among the carriers to make 5G a reality.
With disruption in its DNA and a history of prioritizing customers, there is no other company Id rather see setting the standards and the pace for
innovation on this critical priority.
Important Additional Information
In connection with the proposed transaction,
T-Mobile
US, Inc.
(T-Mobile)
will file a registration statement on Form
S-4,
which will contain a joint consent solicitation statement of
T-Mobile
and Sprint Corporation (Sprint), that also constitutes a prospectus of
T-Mobile
(the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus),
and each party will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. When final, a definitive copy of the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus will be sent to
T-Mobile
and Sprint stockholders. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the registration statement and the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus free of charge from the SECs website
or from
T-Mobile
or Sprint. The documents filed by
T-Mobile
with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at
T-Mobiles
website, at
www.t-mobile.com
, or at the SECs website, at
www.sec.gov
. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from
T-Mobile
by requesting
them by mail at
T-Mobile
US, Inc., Investor Relations, 1 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10016, or by telephone at
212-358-3210.
The documents filed by Sprint with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Sprints website, at
www.sprint.com
, or at the SECs website,
at
www.sec.gov
. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from Sprint by requesting them by mail at Sprint Corporation, Shareholder Relations, 6200 Sprint Parkway, Mailstop KSOPHF0302-3B679, Overland Park, Kansas 66251, or by
telephone at
913-794-1091.
Participants in the Solicitation
T-Mobile
and Sprint and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of consents in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about
T-Mobiles
directors and executive officers is available in
T-Mobiles
proxy statement dated April 26, 2018, for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information about Sprints directors and executive officers is available in Sprints proxy statement
dated June 26, 2018, for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and in Sprints subsequent Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on July 2, 2018. Other information regarding the
participants in the consent solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed
with the SEC regarding the acquisition when they become available. Investors should read the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free
copies of these documents from
T-Mobile
or Sprint as indicated above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in
any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting
the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains certain forward-looking statements concerning
T-Mobile,
Sprint and the proposed transaction
between
T-Mobile
and Sprint. All statements other than statements of fact, including information concerning future results, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are generally
identified by the words anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, may, could or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction, including anticipated future financial and operating results, synergies, accretion and growth rates,
T-Mobiles,
Sprints and
the combined companys plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction. There are several factors which could cause actual plans and results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, required regulatory approvals, and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of
conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the occurrence of events
that may give rise to a right of one or both of the parties to terminate the business combination agreement; adverse effects on the market price of
T-Mobiles
or Sprints common stock and on
T-Mobiles
or Sprints operating results because of a failure to complete the proposed transaction in the anticipated timeframe or at all; inability to obtain the financing contemplated to be obtained in
connection with the proposed transaction on the expected terms or timing or at all; the ability of
T-Mobile,
Sprint and the combined company to make payments on debt or to repay existing or future indebtedness
when due or to comply with the covenants contained therein; adverse changes in the ratings of
T-Mobiles
or Sprints debt securities or adverse conditions in the credit markets; negative effects of
the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transaction on the market price of
T-Mobiles
or Sprints common stock and on
T-Mobiles
or
Sprints operating results, including as a result of changes in key customer, supplier, employee or other business relationships; significant transaction costs, including financing costs, and unknown liabilities; failure to realize the expected
benefits and synergies of the proposed transaction in the expected timeframes or at all; costs or difficulties related to the integration of Sprints network and operations into
T-Mobile;
the risk of
litigation or regulatory actions; the inability of
T-Mobile,
Sprint or the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; the risk that certain contractual restrictions contained in the business
combination agreement during the pendency of the proposed transaction could adversely affect
T-Mobiles
or Sprints ability to pursue business opportunities or strategic transactions; effects of
changes in the regulatory environment in which
T-Mobile
and Sprint operate; changes in global, political, economic, business, competitive and market conditions; changes in tax and other laws and regulations;
and other risks and uncertainties detailed in
T-Mobiles
Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and in its subsequent reports
on Form
10-Q,
including in the sections thereof captioned Risk Factors and Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, as well as in its subsequent reports on Form
8-K,
all of which are filed with the SEC and available at
www.sec.gov
and
www.t-mobile.com
. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and
assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, persons reading this
communication are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
T-Mobile
assumes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this communication (whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by applicable law.
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