UPDATE: Telefonica Sees Savings In Brazil Of Up To EUR4.2 Billion
October 01 2010 - 1:13PM
Dow Jones News
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica SA (TEF) said Friday
it forecasts between EUR3.3 billion and EUR4.2 billion in synergies
from merging mobile company Vivo Participacoes SA (VIV) and its
fixed-line company Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paolo S/A (TSP), or
Telesp.
After a long tussle, Telefonica in July reached an agreement to
pay Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PT) EUR7.5 billion for its half of
Brasilcel, the joint venture through which the two companies
controlled Vivo.
A key rationale for the deal for Telefonica was the opportunity
to merge Vivo with Telesp, which would allow it to cut operating
expenses and offer customers more services in the fast-growing
Brazilian market.
In a Spanish regulatory filing, Telefonica also said it would
book a gain of EUR3.5 billion in the third quarter after adjusting
upwards the book value of its Vivo stake prior to its purchase of
PT's stake in order to reflect that transaction's value.
Telefonica added it is on track to meeting its target of a 2010
dividend per share of EUR2.1.
-By Jonathan House, Dow Jones Newswires; +34 91 395 8121;
jonathan.house@dowjones.com
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