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“América Móvil acquires Telefónica operations in
Guatemala and El Salvador”
Mexico City, January 24, 2019. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. ("AMX") [BMV: AMX] [NYSE: AMX | AMOV], announced today that it has acquired from Telefónica S.A. and certain of its affiliates (“Telefónica”), 100% of Telefónica Móviles Guatemala, S.A. (“Telefónica Guatemala”), and has entered into an agreement to acquire 99.3% of Telefónica Móviles El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (“Telefónica El Salvador”).
The Telefónica Guatemala acquisition has been completed on this date. The completion of the acquisition of Telefónica El Salvador is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
The purchase price paid for Telefónica Guatemala was US$333 million. The agreed purchase price for Telefónica El Salvador is US$315 million.
The acquired companies provide mobile and fixed telecommunications services, including voice, data and Pay TV in El Salvador and Guatemala, respectively.
With this transaction, AMX consolidates its position as one of the leading telecommunication service providers in Central America, strengthens its position in both countries to continue providing integrated telecom services and positions itself to provide next generation services, including 5G.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of AMX and its management with respect to its performance, business and future events. We use words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “should” and other similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, but they are not the only way we identify such statements. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in this release. AMX is under no obligation and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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AMÉRICA MÓVIL, S.A.B. DE C.V. | ||
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/S/ Alejandro Cantú Jiménez
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| Name: Title: |
Alejandro Cantú Jiménez
Attorney in fact | |