T-Mobile Agrees to Sell $3.0 Billion of Senior Notes

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T-Mobile US has announced a registered public offering amounting to $3 billion in total, consisting of three series of Senior Notes. This includes $1 billion of 2.250% notes due in 2026, $1 billion of 2.625% notes due in 2029, and $1 billion of 2.875% notes due in 2031. The offering is expected to close on January 14, 2021, subject to customary conditions. Proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including financing spectrum acquisitions and refinancing existing debt.

Positive

• Successfully raising $3 billion through a public offering of Senior Notes.
• Proceeds earmarked for corporate growth and refinancing, indicating proactive financial management.

Negative

• Potential market risks and uncertainties related to the execution of the offering.
• Dependence on market conditions for successful closing of the offering.

T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) (“T-Mobile”) announced today that T-Mobile USA, Inc., its direct wholly-owned subsidiary (“T-Mobile USA” or the “Issuer”), has agreed to sell $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.250% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.625% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 notes” and together with the 2026 notes and the 2029 notes, the “notes”) in a registered public offering. The offering of the notes is scheduled to close on January 14, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

T-Mobile USA intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include among other things, financing acquisitions of additional spectrum and refinancing existing indebtedness on an ongoing basis.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are the joint book-running managers for the offering of the notes. Academy Securities, Inc., C.L. King & Associates, Inc., Great Pacific Securities and Mischler Financial Group, Inc. are acting as co-managers.

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the offering of notes to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and the related prospectus supplement and other documents the Issuer will file with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and the offering of the notes. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering of the notes will arrange to send you the prospectus and related prospectus supplement if you request it by contacting Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005-2836, by telephone at (800) 503-4611 or by email at prospectus.cpdg@db.com; Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by phone at (800) 831- 9146; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, 1-800-221-1037, usa.prospectus@credit-suisse.com; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attn: Prospectus Department, Telephone 212-902-1171, Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, (888) 603-5847; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Phone: 631-254-1735; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, New York 10014 or RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor New York, New York 10281, Attention: Leveraged Capital Markets; by telephone at 1-877-280-1299.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on T-Mobile management’s current expectations. Such statements include, without limitation, statements about the expected closing of the offering of the notes and statements regarding the intended use of proceeds from the offering of the notes. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, prevailing market conditions, difficulties in executing the offering of the notes and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. More information about potential risk factors that could affect T-Mobile and its results is included in T-Mobile’s filings with the SEC, which are available at http://www.sec.gov.

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FAQ

What is T-Mobile's recent bond offering amount?

T-Mobile has announced a bond offering totaling $3 billion.

When is the T-Mobile bond offering expected to close?

The bond offering is scheduled to close on January 14, 2021.

What will T-Mobile use the proceeds from the bond offering for?

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including spectrum acquisition and debt refinancing.

What are the interest rates on T-Mobile's new Senior Notes?

The Senior Notes have interest rates of 2.250%, 2.625%, and 2.875% for different maturities.

Who are the joint book-running managers for T-Mobile's bond offering?

The joint book-running managers include Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, among others.