T-Mobile US Inc
For the period ended Jun 12, 2024. Filed Apr 26, 2024.
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Jun 12, 2024 · Filed Apr 26, 2024
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Proxy Statement Summary
THIS SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION YOU WILL FIND IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. AS IT IS ONLY A SUMMARY, PLEASE REVIEW THE COMPLETE PROXY STATEMENT BEFORE YOU VOTE.
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| DATE AND TIME: June 12, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PDT | LOCATION: Online only at www.virtualshareholder meeting.com/TMUS2024 | RECORD DATE: April 16, 2024 | PROXY MAIL DATE: On or aboutApril 26, 2024 | |||||
| How to Vote | BY INTERNET: Visit the website listed on your proxy card | BY PHONE: Call the telephone number on your proxy card | BY MAIL: Sign, date and return your proxy card in the enclosed envelope | AT THE ANNUAL MEETING: Vote electronically at the virtual Annual Meeting | ||||
| Voting: | Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for the other proposal to be voted on. |
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| Admission: | You can virtually attend the Annual Meeting at the meeting time by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TMUS2024 and entering the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card or on the instructions that accompany your proxy materials. The Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. PDT. Online check-in will begin at 8:45 a.m. PDT, and you should allow ample time for the online check-in procedures. |
Annual Meeting Agenda and Vote Recommendations:
| Matter · Board VoteRecommendation · Page Reference (for more details) | |||
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| Proposal 1 | Election of Directors | FOR | 28 |
| Proposal 2 | Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024 | FOR | 39 |
In this Proxy Statement, “we,” “our,” “us,”“T-Mobile” and the “Company” refer to T-Mobile US, Inc. as a standalone company prior to April 1, 2020, the date we completed the Sprint Combination (as defined below), and after April 1, 2020, refer to the combined company as a result of the Sprint Combination. “Annual Meeting” refers to the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. We first made this Proxy Statement and form of proxy card available to stockholders on or about April 26, 2024.
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Good Corporate Governance Practices
Governance is real at T-Mobile. We became a publicly traded company in 2013 with a significant stockholder, Deutsche Telekom, following a business combination with MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (the “Metro Combination”). On April 1, 2020, we completed the merger with Sprint in anall-stock transaction (the “Sprint Combination” or the “Merger”). In connection with the Sprint Combination, on April 1, 2020, Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank entered into a Proxy, Lock-up and ROFR Agreement (the “Proxy Agreement”).
Pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2020, by and among the Company, Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, the Company issued 48,751,557 additional shares of T-Mobile common stock to SoftBank on December 28, 2023.
As a result of the Proxy Agreement, as of March 31, 2024, Deutsche Telekom has voting control over approximately 57.9% of the outstanding T-Mobile common stock, including approximately 7.8% of shares of the outstanding T-Mobile common stock held by SoftBank.
Deutsche Telekom has the right to designate 10 of our directors. As a result, we have stockholder representation on our Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the right to designate three of our directors, all of whom are independent based on the applicable NASDAQ and SEC rules. Directors approach each Board decision with a mindset that is intellectually independent from management. In addition, our Board has structured our corporate governance program to promote the long-term interest of stockholders, strengthen the Board’s and management’s accountability and help build public trust in the Company.
Unclassified Board and Annual Election of Directors
Annual Board and Committee Self-Evaluations
14 Director Nominees
No Poison Pill
Separation of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roles
Stockholder Right to Call Special Meeting and Act by Written Consent
Lead Independent Director
Anti-Hedging, Anti-Short Sale and Anti-Pledging Policies
Independent Chairs of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees
Executive Compensation Driven by Pay for Performance
Regular Executive Sessions of Independent Directors
Stock Ownership Guidelines for Executive Officers and Directors
Comprehensive Risk Oversight by the Board and its Committees
SEC- and Nasdaq-compliant Clawback Policy Covering Incentive Payments
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Our differentiated growth strategy drove industry-best postpaid net account additions of 1.3 million,1 postpaid net customer additions of 5.7 million, and High Speed Internet net customer additions of 2.1 million in 2023. We ended 2023 with a record high total customers of 119.7 million.
Our customer growth translated into industry-leading financial growth in 2023, enabling us to return $14.0 billion to stockholders through a combination of share repurchases and dividends. In 2023, our Total service revenues were $63.2 billion, Postpaid service revenues were $48.7 billion, Net income was $8.3 billion, Core Adjusted EBITDA was $29.1 billion, Net cash provided by operating activities was $18.6 billion, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow was $13.6 billion.
At the end of 2023, our 5G network covered more than 330 million people (98% of Americans), and our Ultra Capacity 5G covered more than 300 million people nationwide.
Our stock price has increased by 88.3% from April 1, 2020 (the closing date of the Sprint Combination) to December 31, 2023.
Core Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow arenon-GAAP financial measures. Each of thenon-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information provided in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in Appendix A to this Proxy Statement.
| 1 | AT&T Inc. historically does not disclose postpaid net account additions. |
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Executive Compensation Highlights – Paying for Performance
Our executive compensation program is aligned with our business strategy and is designed to attract and retain top talent, reward short-term and long-term business results and exceptional individual performance, and, most importantly, maximize stockholder value.
KEY FEATURES OF OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
WHAT WE DO
Emphasis on pay for performance
Independent compensation consultant
Executive and director stock ownership guidelines
Clawback policy covering incentive payments
Use of multiple performance measures and caps on potential incentive payments
Substantial majority of target total compensation is variable
Use of executive compensation statements (“tally sheets”)
Annual risk assessment of compensation programs
WHAT WE DON’T DO
No excise tax gross ups
No guaranteed bonuses
No plans that encourage excessive risk taking
No single-trigger payments or vesting of equity awards upon a change in control
No significant perquisites
No dividends paid on unearned or unvested equity awards
No hedging or pledging of stock
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