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TDC Increases Its Stake in HTCC to 62.9%
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TDC has entered an
agreement to increase its ownership in the Hungarian landline and data
communications provider HTCC by acquiring shares etc. from Ashmore Investment
Services.
The transaction involves the acquisition by TDC of Ashmore's 2,750,936 ordinary
shares, 12,000 preference shares and 2,500,000 warrants for a total amount of
USD 80m (approximately DKK 456m). Furthermore, TDC acquires USD 25m of Notes in
HTCC from Ashmore at par i.e. USD 25m (approximately DKK 143m)
The transaction, which is not conditional on competition authority approval or
similar, is expected to close on April 12, 2005, and will increase TDC's
ownership of ordinary shares from 41.6% to 62.9%, and hence gives TDC control
of the company. TDC's share in HTCC on a fully diluted basis will be 65.9%(1).
The remaining part of HTCC's outstanding common stock is traded on the American
Stock Exchange.
TDC may exercise its warrants against payment of USD 25m to HTCC. The payment
in connection with such an exercise may be made by delivery of the acquired
Notes in HTCC.
HTCC operates approximately 190,000 lines and serves approximately 670,000
customers. HTCC changed its market position significantly in February 2005 when
HTCC acquired Pantel, another Hungarian alternative landline and data
communications provider. Pantel's fiber optic data network is nationwide in
Hungary and in addition has direct access to Rumania, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine and Serbia. For more information on HTCC
and Pantel please refer to http://www.htcc.hu/ and http://www.pantel.hu/.
HTCC will be consolidated in TDC's accounts. The estimated impact in 2005 on
net revenues will be approximately DKK 1.0bn and EBITDA will increase by
approximately DKK 0.3bn.
For further information please contact TDC Investor Relations at +45 3343 7680.
(1) After exercise of all warrants and options and conversion of preference
shares.
TDC A/S
Noerregade 21
0900 Copenhagen C
DK-Denmark
http://www.tdc.com/
DATASOURCE: TDC A/S
CONTACT: TDC Investor Relations, +45-3343-7680
Web site: http://www.tdc.com/