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SoftBank Soars After Striking Deal With Deutsche Telekom For Badly Needed Cash, Shares In Exchange For T-Mobile Stake

SoftBank has just been handed a new lifeline by German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom, which will f

SoftBank Soars After Striking Deal With Deutsche Telekom For Badly Needed Cash, Shares In Exchange For T-Mobile Stake

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At the price of $23.70 a share, SoftBank is paying a 12% premium to DT's last closing price for shares it has agreed to hold until at least 2024.</p>\n<p>Marcel Claure, SoftBank's lead executive on the deal, explained that dumping practically all of its \"residual\" T-Mobile stake will allow SoftBank to trade an investment whose value was largely capped (by the options it had granted to DT) in exchange for a stake in a fast-growing telecoms giant with a footprint in 12 European countries and a growing footprint in the US.</p>\n<p>Claure will also gain a seat on DT's board after the firm's next annual meeting.</p>\n<blockquote>\n \"I'm a big believer that Deutsche Telekom stock has material upside,\" Claure told a news briefing. 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At the price of $23.70 a share, SoftBank is paying a 12% premium to DT's last closing price for shares it has agreed to hold until at least 2024.\nMarcel Claure, SoftBank's lead executive on the deal, explained that dumping practically all of its \"residual\" T-Mobile stake will allow SoftBank to trade an investment whose value was largely capped (by the options it had granted to DT) in exchange for a stake in a fast-growing telecoms giant with a footprint in 12 European countries and a growing footprint in the US.\nClaure will also gain a seat on DT's board after the firm's next annual meeting.\n\n \"I'm a big believer that Deutsche Telekom stock has material upside,\" Claure told a news briefing. 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