(BFW) Telefonica Agrees to Sell O2 UK to Hutchison for GBP10.25B



BN 03/24 17:00 *TELEFONICA AIMS TO CUT DEBT TO OIBDA RATIO TO LESS THAN 2.35X
BN 03/24 16:59 *TELEFONICA AGREES TO SELL O2 TO HUTCHISON FOR 10.25B POUNDS

Telefonica Agrees to Sell O2 UK to Hutchison for GBP10.25B
2015-03-24 17:07:03.68 GMT


By Charles Penty
(Bloomberg) -- Telefonica reaches definitive agreement to
sell O2 UK to Hutschison Whampoa for GBP10.25b firm value.
* Accord includes GBP9.25b initial payment, delayed payment of
GBP1b
* Telefonica aims to use substantial part of proceeds to cut
net debt/oibda ratio to less than 2.35X
* Telefonica comments in regulatory filing today

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