On January 12, 2024, T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile USA”), a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of T-Mobile US, Inc. (the “Company”), closed an underwritten public offering of $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”) and $750 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2055 (the “2055 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of January 9, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with the several underwriters named therein, for which Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as representatives. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of September 15, 2022, among T-Mobile USA, the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by (i) a Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2024 (the “Twelfth Supplemental Indenture”), among T-Mobile USA, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, with respect to the 2029 Notes, (ii) a Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2024 (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among T-Mobile USA, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, with respect to the 2034 Notes and (iii) a Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2024 (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”), among T-Mobile USA, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, with respect to the 2055 Notes (the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by each of the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, each an “Indenture” and, collectively, the “Indentures”). The offering of the Notes was registered pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that the Company, T-Mobile USA and certain guarantors filed with the SEC on May 1, 2023, as amended (File No. 333-271553).
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include among other things, share repurchases, any dividends declared by the Company’s Board of Directors and refinancing of existing indebtedness on an ongoing basis.
T-Mobile USA’s obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis initially by the Company and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to release under the conditions provided in the Indenture.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indentures is a summary only and is subject to, and qualified entirely by, the Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, which are filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are provided as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
(d) Exhibits:
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Underwriting Agreement, dated January 9, 2024, among T-Mobile USA, Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto for which Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC acted as representatives. |
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Indenture, dated as of September 15, 2022 by and among T-Mobile USA, Inc., the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2022). |
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Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2024, by and among T-Mobile USA, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, including the Form of 4.850% Senior Note due 2029. |
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Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2024, by and among T-Mobile USA, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined therein) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, including the Form of 5.150% Senior Note due 2034. |
