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Press Release -- December 9th, 2013
Source: Sprint Nextel
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Sprint Announces Private Placement Offering of Notes

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), December 09, 2013 – Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S, news, filings) announced today that it plans to offer, subject to market and other conditions, notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) guaranteed by Sprint Communications, Inc. in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).

The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, retirement or service requirements of outstanding debt and network expansion and modernization.

The Notes and the guarantee have not been registered under the Act or the securities laws of any other place and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption therefrom. The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Act.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws. The statements in this news release regarding Sprint’s current expectations and beliefs as to the consummation of the offering of Notes and uses of proceeds thereof, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are estimates and projections reflecting management’s judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. All information set forth in this release is as of December 9, 2013. Sprint does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances. Information about certain potential factors that could affect our business and financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements are included from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those discussed in the company’s predecessor registrant’s, Sprint Communications, Inc. (formerly known as Sprint Nextel Corporation), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013.

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Sprint Corporation
Media:
Scott Sloat, 240-855-0164
scott.sloat@sprint.com
or
Investor:
Brad Hampton, 800-259-3755
investor.relations@sprint.com

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