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
The following article was released in connection with the transaction:
It Was Worth the Wait.
Team
T-Nation Published:
February 25, 2020
The past few weeks ... ruled.
Weve had a handful of recent reasons to celebrate our brand, our people,
our network, and a few steps forward. Heres a wrap-up!
Well start with the big one: on December 26, court adjourned in our case brought by several state Attorneys General regarding the proposed
merger with Sprint. And on Tuesday, February 11, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero offered his decision, ruling in our favor with a 173-page opinion, which CEO John Legere was happy to clarify
during the All-Employee Webcast held at our Tampa Customer Experience Center a few days later, was not a cursory review.
THE NEWS
Legere explained that in the ruling, the judge
said over and over again that the New T-Mobile will be great for consumers, and great for this country, and great for competition, and damn it, hes right.
Its been two years worth of work since we announced our intent to merge, and along with DOJ and FCC approval, the favorable ruling in this case is
one of the most significant milestones on our path to the New T-Mobile.
And since the ruling, weve taken an
additional step in that direction last Thursday, February 20, T-Mobile and Sprint announced that an amendment to the business combination agreement was complete! Among other things, the amendment
is intended to provide the necessary time to close out remaining items.
Were going to have the scale, the size, and the capability,
Legere said, to offer lower prices, more competition, and more innovation. It almost sounds like a fantasy. And for, for most people, it always was. The result is an Un-carrier with scale that
nobodys ever dreamt of. This network is going to be transformational.
Were talking about the future of the company but we
have to remember that the future of the company is built on our present success, and any discussion about the New T-Mobile and what makes us different and how were going to succeed has to start with a
discussion about why we win, said Mike Sievert, President & COO. And its simple: we win because of our brand, our people, and our network. Thats it.
OUR BRAND
Its a huge moment for us to
create a company with capabilities we never could have dreamed of, and customer benefits we never could have dreamed about, Sievert said. And before I talk about how well do all that, I want to start by acknowledging whats
gone on while weve been planning this future, and whats going on is this business. This team just keeps on executing beyond everyones expectations.
Its true well build the New T-Mobile on a foundation stacked with seven years of Un-carrier achievements. Less than a decade ago, we were a fourth contender so distant we didnt register in many competitor conversations. Several Un-carrier moves
later, weve changed the industry, launched the first (and only) nationwide 5G network, reported quarter after quarter of phenomenal results, and today WE are the company competitors call out by name.