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T-Mobile US Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 2, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 2, 2024

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Performance Measures

In managing our business and assessing financial performance, we supplement the information provided by our consolidated financial statements with other operating or statistical data and non-GAAP financial measures. These operating and financial measures are utilized by our management to evaluate our operating performance and, in certain cases, our ability to meet liquidity requirements. Although companies in the wireless industry may not define each of these measures in precisely the same way, we believe that these measures facilitate comparisons with other companies in the wireless industry on key operating and financial measures.

Postpaid Accounts

A postpaid account is generally defined as a billing account number that generates revenue. Postpaid accounts generally consist of customers that are qualified for postpaid service utilizing phones, High Speed Internet modems, mobile internet devices (including tablets and hotspots), wearables, DIGITS and other connected devices, including SyncUP and IoT, where they generally pay after receiving service.

The following table sets forth the number of ending postpaid accounts:

As of December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in thousands)202320222021# Change% Change# Change% Change
Postpaid accounts (1) (2)29,79728,52627,2161,2714%1,3105%

(1) Customers impacted by the decommissioning of the legacy Sprint CDMA and LTE and T-Mobile UMTS networks have been excluded from our postpaid account base resulting in the removal of 57,000 postpaid accounts in the first quarter of 2022 and 69,000 postpaid accounts in the second quarter of 2022.

(2) In the first quarter of 2021, we acquired 4,000 postpaid accounts through our acquisition of an affiliate. In the third quarter of 2021, we acquired 270,000 postpaid accounts through our acquisition of the Wireless Assets of Shentel.

Postpaid Net Account Additions

The following table sets forth the number of postpaid net account additions:

Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in thousands)202320222021# Change% Change# Change% Change
Postpaid net account additions1,2711,4361,188(165)(11)%24821%

Postpaid net account additions decreased 165,000, or 11%, primarily from:

Continued moderation of industry growth;

Higher postpaid account deactivations from a growing customer base; and

Fewer High Speed Internet only net account additions.

Customers

A customer is generally defined as a SIM number with a unique T-Mobile identifier which is associated with an account that generates revenue. Customers are qualified either for postpaid service utilizing phones, High Speed Internet modems, mobile internet devices (including tablets and hotspots), wearables, DIGITS and other connected devices, including SyncUP and IoT, where they generally pay after receiving service, or prepaid service, where they generally pay in advance of receiving service.

The following table sets forth the number of ending customers:

As of December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in thousands)202320222021# Change% Change# Change% Change
Customers, end of period
Postpaid phone customers (1) (2)75,93672,83470,2623,1024%2,5724%
Postpaid other customers (1) (2)22,11619,39817,4012,71814%1,99711%
Total postpaid customers98,05292,23287,6635,8206%4,5695%
Prepaid customers (1)21,64821,36621,0562821%3101%
Total customers119,700113,598108,7196,1025%4,8794%
Adjustments to customers (1) (2)170(1,878)8182,048(109)%(2,696)(330)%

(1) Customers impacted by the decommissioning of the legacy Sprint CDMA and LTE and T-Mobile UMTS networks have been excluded from our customer base resulting in the removal of 212,000 postpaid phone customers and 349,000 postpaid other customers in the first quarter of 2022 and 284,000 postpaid phone customers, 946,000 postpaid other customers and 28,000 prepaid customers in the second quarter of 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized an additional base adjustment to increase postpaid phone customers by 20,000 and increase postpaid other customers by 150,000 due to fewer customers than expected whose service was deactivated as a result of the network shut-downs. In connection with our acquisition of companies, we included a base adjustment in the first quarter of 2022 to increase postpaid phone customers by 17,000 and reduce postpaid other customers by 14,000. Certain customers now serviced through reseller contracts were removed from our reported postpaid customer base resulting in the removal of 42,000 postpaid phone customers and 20,000 postpaid other customers in the second quarter of 2022.

(2) In the first quarter of 2021, we acquired 11,000 postpaid phone customers and 1,000 postpaid other customers through our acquisition of an affiliate. In the third quarter of 2021, we acquired 716,000 postpaid phone customers and 90,000 postpaid other customers through our acquisition of the Wireless Assets from Shentel.

High Speed Internet customers included in Postpaid other customers were 4,288,000 and 2,410,000 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. High Speed Internet customers included in Prepaid customers were 488,000 and 236,000 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Net Customer Additions

The following table sets forth the number of net customer additions:

Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in thousands)202320222021# Change% Change# Change% Change
Net customer additions
Postpaid phone customers3,0823,0932,917(11)—%1766%
Postpaid other customers2,5683,3262,578(758)(23)%74829%
Total postpaid customers5,6506,4195,495(769)(12)%92417%
Prepaid customers282338342(56)(17)%(4)(1)%
Total net customer additions5,9326,7575,837(825)(12)%92016%
Adjustments to customers170(1,878)8182,048(109)%(2,696)(330)%

Total net customer additions decreased 825,000, or 12%, primarily from:

Lower postpaid other net customer additions, primarily due to

Deactivations from mobile internet devices in the educational sector that were originally activated during the Pandemic and no longer needed, including from the impact of the expiration of the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program; and

Lower net additions from wearables; partially offset by

Higher net additions from other connected devices; and

Higher High Speed Internet net customer additions, primarily due to continued growth in gross additions driven by increasing customer demand, partially offset by increased deactivations from a growing customer base; and

Lower prepaid net customer additions, primarily due to continued moderation of industry growth and continued industry migration of prepaid to postpaid, partially offset by growth in High Speed Internet.

High Speed Internet net customer additions included in postpaid other net customer additions were 1,878,000 and 1,764,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. High Speed Internet net customer additions included in prepaid net customer additions were 252,000 and 236,000 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Churn

Churn represents the number of customers whose service was deactivated as a percentage of the average number of customers during the specified period further divided by the number of months in the period. The number of customers whose service was deactivated is presented net of customers that subsequently had their service restored within a certain period of time and excludes customers who received service for less than a certain minimum period of time. We believe that churn provides management, investors and analysts with useful information to evaluate customer retention and loyalty.

The following table sets forth the churn:

Year Ended December 31, · Bps Change 2023 Versus 2022 · Bps Change 2022 Versus 2021
2023 · 2022 · 2021
Postpaid phone churn0.87%0.88%0.98%-1 bps-10 bps
Prepaid churn2.76%2.77%2.83%-1 bps-6 bps

Postpaid phone churn decreased 1 basis point, primarily from improved customer retention driven by a differentiated value proposition and network experience.

Prepaid churn decreased 1 basis point, primarily from improved customer retention, partially offset by the continued industry migration of prepaid to postpaid.

Postpaid Average Revenue Per Account

Postpaid ARPA represents the average monthly postpaid service revenue earned per account. Postpaid ARPA is calculated as Postpaid revenues for the specified period divided by the average number of postpaid accounts during the period, further divided by the number of months in the period. We believe postpaid ARPA provides management, investors and analysts with useful information to assess and evaluate our postpaid service revenue realization and assists in forecasting our future postpaid service revenues on a per account basis. We consider postpaid ARPA to be indicative of our revenue growth potential given the increase in the average number of postpaid phone customers per account and increases in postpaid other customers, including High Speed Internet, mobile internet devices (including tablets and hotspots), wearables, DIGITS and other connected devices, including SyncUP and IoT.

The following table sets forth our operating measure ARPA:

(in dollars) · Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
2023 · 2022 · 2021 · $ Change · % Change · $ Change · % Change
Postpaid ARPA$139.27$137.43$134.03$1.841%$3.403%

Postpaid ARPA increased slightly, primarily from:

Higher premium services, primarily high-end rate plans, net of contra-revenue for content included in such plans, and discounts for specific affinity groups, such as 55+, Military and First Responder; and

An increase in customers per account, including growth in Enterprise business and continued adoption of High Speed Internet; partially offset by

Increased promotional activity; and

An increase in High Speed Internet only accounts.

Average Revenue Per User

Average Revenue per User (“ARPU”) represents the average monthly service revenue earned per customer. ARPU is calculated as service revenues for the specified period divided by the average number of customers during the period, further divided by the number of months in the period. We believe ARPU provides management, investors and analysts with useful information to assess and evaluate our service revenue per customer and assist in forecasting our future service revenues generated from our customer base. Postpaid phone ARPU excludes postpaid other customers and related revenues, which include High Speed Internet, mobile internet devices (including tablets and hotspots), wearables, DIGITS and other connected devices, including SyncUP and IoT.

The following table sets forth our operating measure ARPU:

(in dollars) · Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
2023 · 2022 · 2021 · $ Change · % Change · $ Change · % Change
Postpaid phone ARPU$48.83$48.78$47.75$0.05—%$1.032%
Prepaid ARPU37.9238.7638.79(0.84)(2)%(0.03)—%

Postpaid Phone ARPU

Postpaid phone ARPU was relatively flat, primarily from:

Higher premium services, primarily high-end rate plans, net of contra-revenue for content included in such plans, and discounts for specific affinity groups, such as 55+, Military and First Responders; offset by

Increased promotional activity; and

Growth in business with lower ARPU given larger account sizes.

Prepaid ARPU

Prepaid ARPU decreased $0.84, or 2%, primarily from dilution from promotional rate plan mix.

Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before Interest expense, net of Interest income, Income tax expense, Depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and certain income and expenses not reflective of our ongoing operating performance. Core Adjusted EBITDA represents Adjusted EBITDA less device lease revenues. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by Service revenues. Core Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Core Adjusted EBITDA divided by Service revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Core Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures utilized by our management to monitor the financial performance of our operations. We historically used Adjusted EBITDA and we currently use Core Adjusted EBITDA internally as a measure to evaluate and compensate our personnel and management for their performance. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA as benchmarks to evaluate our operating performance in comparison to our competitors. Management believes analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental measures to evaluate overall operating performance and to facilitate comparisons with other wireless communications services companies because they are indicative of our ongoing operating performance and trends by excluding the impact of interest expense from financing, non-cash depreciation and amortization from capital investments, stock-based compensation, Merger-related costs, including network decommissioning costs, impairment expense, loss and gain on disposal groups held for sale and certain legal-related recoveries and expenses, as well as other special income and expenses, including severance and related costs associated with the August 2023 workforce reduction, which are not reflective of our core business activities. Management believes analysts and investors use Core Adjusted EBITDA because it normalizes for the transition in the Company’s device financing strategy, by excluding the impact of device lease revenues from Adjusted EBITDA, to align with the exclusion of the related depreciation expense on leased devices from Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Core Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for income from operations, net income or any other measure of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

The following table illustrates the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA and reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA to Net income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in millions, except percentages) · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · $ Change · % Change · $ Change · % Change
Net income$8,317$2,590$3,024$5,727221%$(434)(14)%
Adjustments:
Interest expense, net3,3353,3643,342(29)(1)%221%
Other (income) expense, net(68)33199(101)(306)%(166)(83)%
Income tax expense2,6825563272,126382%22970%
Operating income14,2666,5436,8927,723118%(349)(5)%
Depreciation and amortization12,81813,65116,383(833)(6)%(2,732)(17)%
Stock-based compensation (1)6445765216812%5511%
Merger-related costs1,0344,9693,107(3,935)(79)%1,86260%
Impairment expense—477—(477)(100)%477NM
Legal-related (recoveries) expenses, net (2)(42)391—(433)(111)%391NM
(Gain) loss on disposal group held for sale(25)1,087—(1,112)(102)%1,087NM
Other, net (3)73312721606477%106505%
Adjusted EBITDA29,42827,82126,9241,6076%8973%
Lease revenues(312)(1,430)(3,348)1,118(78)%1,918(57)%
Core Adjusted EBITDA$29,116$26,391$23,576$2,72510%$2,81512%
Net income margin (Net income divided by Service revenues)13%4%5%900 bps-100 bps
Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA divided by Service revenues)47%45%46%200 bps-100 bps
Core Adjusted EBITDA margin (Core Adjusted EBITDA divided by Service revenues)46%43%40%300 bps300 bps

(1)Stock-based compensation includes payroll tax impacts and may not agree with stock-based compensation expense on the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, certain stock-based compensation expenses associated with the Transactions have been included in Merger-related costs.

(2)Legal-related (recoveries) expenses, net, consists of the settlement of certain litigation associated with the August 2021 cyberattack and is presented net of insurance recoveries.

(3)Other, net, primarily consists of certain severance, restructuring and other expenses and income not directly attributable to the Merger which are not reflective of T-Mobile’s core business activities (“special items”) and are, therefore, excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Core Adjusted EBITDA. Other, net, for the year ended December 31, 2023, includes $462 million of severance and related costs associated with the August 2023 workforce reduction.

NM - Not meaningful

Core Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.7 billion, or 10%, for the year ended December 31, 2023. The components comprising Core Adjusted EBITDA are discussed further above.

The increase was primarily from:

Higher Total service revenues;

Lower Cost of equipment sales, excluding Merger-related costs; and

Lower Cost of services, excluding Merger-related costs and other special items, such as severance and related costs associated with the August 2023 workforce reduction; partially offset by

Lower Equipment revenues, excluding lease revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.6 billion, or 6%, for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to the fluctuations in Core Adjusted EBITDA, discussed above, partially offset by lower lease revenues, which decreased $1.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations, proceeds from issuance of debt, financing leases, the sale of certain receivables, the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and, beginning in July 2023, an unsecured short-term commercial paper program. Further, the incurrence of additional indebtedness may inhibit our ability to incur new debt in the future to finance our business strategy under the terms governing our existing and future indebtedness.

Cash Flows

The following is a condensed schedule of our cash flows:

Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in millions)202320222021$ Change% Change$ Change% Change
Net cash provided by operating activities$18,559$16,781$13,917$1,77811%$2,86421%
Net cash used in investing activities(5,829)(12,359)(19,386)6,530(53)%7,027(36)%
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(12,097)(6,451)1,709(5,646)88%(8,160)(477)%

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $1.8 billion, or 11%, primarily from:

A $5.8 billion increase in Net income, adjusted for non-cash income and expense; partially offset by

A $4.0 billion increase in net cash outflows from changes in working capital, primarily due to higher use of cash from Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, Operating lease right-of-use assets, Other current and long-term liabilities, Short- and long-term operating lease liabilities and Inventory, partially offset by lower use of cash from Equipment installment plan receivables and Other current and long-term assets.

Net cash provided by operating activities includes the impact of $2.0 billion and $3.4 billion in net payments for Merger-related costs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $6.5 billion, or 53%. The use of cash was primarily from:

$9.8 billion in Purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest, from the accelerated build-out of our nationwide 5G network; and

$1.0 billion in Purchases of spectrum licenses and other intangible assets, primarily from relocation costs associated with our C-band spectrum licenses acquired in Auction 107; partially offset by

$4.8 billion in Proceeds related to beneficial interests in securitization transactions.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased $5.6 billion, or 88%. The use of cash was primarily from:

$13.1 billion in Repurchases of common stock;

$5.1 billion in Repayments of long-term debt;

$1.2 billion in Repayments of financing lease obligations;

$747 million in Dividends on common stock; and

$297 million in Tax withholdings on share-based awards; partially offset by

$8.4 billion in Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of December 31, 2023, our Cash and cash equivalents were $5.1 billion compared to $4.5 billion at December 31, 2022.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

Adjusted Free Cash Flow represents Net cash provided by operating activities less cash payments for Purchases of property and equipment, plus Proceeds from sales of tower sites and Proceeds related to beneficial interests in securitization transactions and less Cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure utilized by management, investors and analysts of our financial information to evaluate cash available to pay debt, repurchase shares, pay dividends and provide further investment in the business. Starting in the first quarter of 2023, we renamed Free Cash Flow to Adjusted Free Cash Flow. This change in name did not result in any change to the definition or calculation of this non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted Free Cash Flow margin is calculated as Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by Service Revenues. Adjusted Free Cash Flow margin is utilized by management, investors, and analysts to evaluate the Company’s ability to convert service revenue efficiently into cash available to pay debt, repurchase shares, pay dividends and provide further investment in the business.

The table below provides a reconciliation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Net cash provided by operating activities, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

Year Ended December 31, · 2023 Versus 2022 · 2022 Versus 2021
(in millions, except percentages) · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · $ Change · % Change · $ Change · % Change
Net cash provided by operating activities$18,559$16,781$13,917$1,77811%$2,86421%
Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest(9,801)(13,970)(12,326)4,169(30)%(1,644)13%
Proceeds from sales of tower sites12940333%(31)(78)%
Proceeds related to beneficial interests in securitization transactions4,8164,8364,131(20)—%70517%
Cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs——(116)——%116(100)%
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$13,586$7,656$5,646$5,93077%$2,01036%
Net cash provided by operating activities margin (Net cash provided by operating activities divided by Service revenues)29%27%24%200 bps300 bps
Adjusted Free Cash Flow margin (Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by Service revenues)21%12%10%900 bps200 bps

Adjusted Free Cash Flow increased $5.9 billion, or 77%, primarily impacted by the following:

Higher Net cash provided by operating activities, as described above; and

Lower Cash purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized interest, driven by increased capital efficiencies from accelerated investments in our nationwide 5G network in 2022.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow includes the impact of $2.0 billion and $3.4 billion in net payments for Merger-related costs for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no significant net cash proceeds from securitization.

Borrowing Capacity

We maintain a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with an aggregate commitment amount of $7.5 billion. As of December 31, 2023, there was no outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility.

On July 25, 2023, we established an unsecured short-term commercial paper program with the ability to borrow up to $2.0 billion from time to time. This program supplements our other available external financing arrangements and proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2023, there was no outstanding balance under this program.

For more information regarding our Revolving Credit Facility and commercial paper program, see Note 8 - Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Debt Financing

As of December 31, 2023, our total debt and financing lease liabilities were $77.5 billion, excluding our tower obligations, of which $71.4 billion was classified as long-term debt and $1.2 billion was classified as long-term financing lease liabilities.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, we issued long-term debt for net proceeds of $8.4 billion and redeemed and repaid short-term debt with an aggregate principal amount of $5.1 billion.

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, on January 12, 2024, we issued $1.0 billion of 4.850% Senior Notes due 2029, $1.3 billion of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 and $750 million of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2055.

For more information regarding our debt financing transactions, see Note 8 - Debt of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Spectrum Auctions

In March 2021, the FCC announced that we were the winning bidder of 142 licenses in Auction 107 (C-band spectrum) for an aggregate purchase price of $9.3 billion, excluding relocation costs.

In September 2022, the FCC announced that we were the winning bidder of 7,156 licenses in Auction 108 (2.5 GHz spectrum) for an aggregate price of $304 million. At inception of Auction 108 in June 2022, we deposited $65 million. We paid the FCC the remaining $239 million for the licenses won in the auction in September 2022. The timing of when the licenses will be issued will be determined by the FCC after all post-auction procedures have been completed, which has been delayed due to the suspension of auction authority to the FCC by Congress. In December 2023, Congress passed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, which gives the FCC temporary authority to grant licenses from previous auctions. As a result, we expect the Auction 108 licenses to be issued in the first quarter of 2024.

For more information regarding our spectrum licenses, see Note 6 – Goodwill, Spectrum License Transactions and Other Intangible Assets of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

License Purchase Agreements

On August 8, 2022, we entered into License Purchase Agreements to acquire spectrum in the 600 MHz band from Channel 51 License Co LLC and LB License Co, LLC in exchange for total cash consideration of $3.5 billion. On March 30, 2023, we and the Sellers entered into Amended and Restated License Purchase Agreements pursuant to which we and the Sellers agreed to bifurcate the transaction into two tranches of licenses, with the closings on the acquisitions of certain licenses in Chicago, Dallas and New Orleans being deferred in order to potentially expedite the regulatory approval process for the remainder of the licenses. Subsequently, on August 25, 2023, we and the Sellers entered into Amendments No. 1 to the Amended and Restated License Purchase Agreements, whereby we deferred the closings of certain additional licenses in Chicago and Dallas into the second closing tranche. Together, the licenses with closings deferred into the second closing tranche represent approximately $1.1 billion of the aggregate $3.5 billion cash consideration.

The FCC approved the purchase of the first tranche on December 29, 2023, and we expect the closing of the first tranche to occur in the second quarter of 2024. We anticipate that the second closing (on the deferred licenses) will occur in late 2024 or early 2025.

The parties have agreed that each of the closings will occur within 180 days after the receipt of the applicable required regulatory approvals, and payment of each portion of the aggregate $3.5 billion purchase price will occur no later than 40 days after the date of each respective closing.

On September 12, 2023, we entered into a License Purchase Agreement with Comcast pursuant to which we will acquire spectrum in the 600 MHz band from Comcast in exchange for total cash consideration of between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion, subject to an application for FCC approval. The licenses are subject to an exclusive leasing arrangement between us and Comcast entered into contemporaneously with the License Purchase Agreement. We anticipate the closing will occur in the first half of 2028.

For more information regarding our License Purchase Agreements, see Note 6 – Goodwill, Spectrum License Transactions and Other Intangible Assets of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

On March 9, 2023, we entered into a Merger and Unit Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity of Ka’ena for a maximum purchase price of $1.35 billion to be paid out 39% in cash and 61% in shares of T-Mobile common stock. The purchase price is variable dependent upon specified performance indicators of Ka’ena during certain periods before and after closing and consists of an upfront payment at closing of the transaction, subject to certain agreed-upon working capital and other adjustments, and a variable earnout payable 24 months after closing of the transaction. Our estimate of the upfront payment is subject to Ka’ena’s underlying business performance and the timing of transaction close, and has been updated to $1.2 billion, before working capital and other adjustments. The acquisition is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2024.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have arrangements, as amended from time to time, to sell certain EIP accounts receivable and service accounts receivable on a revolving basis as a source of liquidity. As of December 31, 2023, we derecognized net receivables of $2.4 billion upon sale through these arrangements.

For more information regarding these off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 4 – Sales of Certain Receivables of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Future Sources and Uses of Liquidity

We may seek additional sources of liquidity, including through the issuance of additional debt, to continue to opportunistically acquire spectrum licenses or other long-lived assets in private party transactions, repurchase shares, pay dividends or for the refinancing of existing long-term debt on an opportunistic basis. Excluding liquidity that could be needed for acquisitions of businesses, spectrum and other long-lived assets or for any potential stockholder returns, we expect our principal sources of funding to be sufficient to meet our anticipated liquidity needs for business operations for the next 12 months as well as our longer-term liquidity needs. Our intended use of any such funds is for general corporate purposes, including for capital expenditures, spectrum purchases, opportunistic investments and acquisitions, redemption of debt, tower obligations, workforce restructuring, share repurchases, and dividend payments.

We determine future liquidity requirements for operations, capital expenditures, share repurchases and dividend payments based in large part upon projected financial and operating performance, and opportunities to acquire additional spectrum or repurchase shares. We regularly review and update these projections for changes in current and projected financial and operating results, general economic conditions, the competitive landscape and other factors. We have incurred, and will incur, substantial expenses to comply with the Government Commitments, and we also expect to incur all of the remaining restructuring and integration costs associated with the Merger by the first half of 2024, with the cash expenditures for the Merger-related costs extending beyond 2024. There are a number of additional risks and uncertainties that could cause our financial and operating results and capital requirements to differ materially from our projections, which could cause future liquidity to differ materially from our assessment.

The indentures, supplemental indentures and credit agreements governing our long-term debt to affiliates and third parties, excluding financing leases, contain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Issuers or borrowers and the Guarantor Subsidiaries to incur more debt, create liens or other encumbrances, and merge, consolidate or sell, or otherwise dispose of, substantially all of their assets. We were in compliance with all restrictive debt covenants as of December 31, 2023.

Financing Lease Facilities

We have uncommitted financing lease facilities with certain third parties that provide us with the ability to enter into financing leases for network equipment and services. As of December 31, 2023, we have entered into $8.7 billion of financing leases under these financing lease facilities, of which $1.2 billion was executed during the year ended December 31, 2023. We expect to enter into up to a total of $1.2 billion in financing lease commitments during the year ending December 31, 2024.

Capital Expenditures

Our liquidity requirements have been driven primarily by capital expenditures for spectrum licenses, the construction, expansion and upgrading of our network infrastructure and the integration of the networks, spectrum, technology, personnel and customer base of T-Mobile and Sprint. Property and equipment capital expenditures primarily relate to the integration of our network and spectrum licenses, including acquired Sprint PCS and 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses, as we build out our nationwide

5G network. We expect a reduction in capital expenditures related to these efforts in 2024 compared to 2023. Future capital expenditure requirements will include the deployment of our recently acquired C-band and 3.45 GHz spectrum licenses.

For more information regarding our spectrum licenses, see Note 6 - Goodwill, Spectrum License Transactions and Other Intangible Assets of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stockholder Returns

On September 8, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized our 2022 Stock Repurchase Program for up to $14.0 billion of our common stock through September 30, 2023, which was utilized as of September 30, 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we repurchased shares of our common stock for a total purchase price of $11.0 billion, all of which were purchased under the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program.

On September 6, 2023, our Board of Directors authorized our 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program for up to $19.0 billion that will run from October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024. The 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program consists of additional repurchases of shares of our common stock and the payment of cash dividends.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, we repurchased 15,464,107 shares of our common stock at an average price per share of $144.95 for a total purchase price of $2.2 billion under the 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program, all of which were repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, we had up to $16.0 billion remaining under the 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program.

On September 25, 2023, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.65 per share on our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, which was paid in the fourth quarter of 2023. We intend to declare and pay approximately $3.0 billion in total additional dividends in 2024, with payments occurring each quarter during the year, beginning with the dividend declared in the first quarter of 2024. The dividend amount paid per share is expected to grow by around 10% annually with the first increase expected in the fourth quarter of 2024; however, the declaration and payment of all dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on financial and legal requirements and other considerations. The amount available under the 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program for share repurchases will be reduced by the amount of any cash dividends declared and paid by us.

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, on January 24, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.65 per share on our issued and outstanding common stock, which is payable on March 14, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2024.

Subsequent to December 31, 2023, from January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2024, we repurchased 9,024,185 shares of our common stock at an average price per share of $162.98 for a total purchase price of $1.5 billion. As of January 31, 2024, we had up to $14.5 billion remaining under the 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program, less the amount to be paid pursuant to the dividends declared in the first quarter of 2024.

For additional information regarding the 2022 Stock Repurchase Program and the 2023-2024 Stockholder Return Program, see Note 13 – Stockholder Return Programs of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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