WAYNESBORO, VA – August 2, 2010 – NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:NTLS, news, filings), a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications services (branded as NTELOS) in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, announced today the closing of a $125 million incremental term loan under the existing senior credit facility of its wholly-owned subsidiary, NTELOS Inc.
Pricing on the incremental term loan was set at LIBOR plus 3.75% with a LIBOR minimum of 2%, and sold at $99.75 per $100 of principal amount. NTELOS intends to use the proceeds of the loan as the primary source of funding for the previously announced acquisition of FiberNet.
The FiberNet acquisition is subject to, among other conditions, receiving approval from the FCC and the relevant state public service commissions and anti-trust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Pending all approvals, the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. The purchase agreement is subject to termination if the acquisition is not completed before December 31, 2010.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, James A. Hyde, stated, “Closing on this loan is an important step toward the completion of our FiberNet acquisition and we are pleased to have successfully completed the process efficiently and with reasonable pricing, which is a reflection of the financial health of our business.”
About NTELOS
NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NTLS) is an integrated communications provider with headquarters in Waynesboro, VA. NTELOS provides products and services to customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina, including wireless phone service, local and long distance telephone services, high capacity transport, data and voice services for Internet access and wide area networking and IPTV-based video services. Detailed information about NTELOS is available at www.ntelos.com.
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Contact:
Wesley B. Wampler
Director, Investor Relations
Phone: 540-949-3447
wamplerwes@ntelos.com
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