NII Holdings Announces Completion of Nextel Mexico Sale to AT&T

RESTON, Va., April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. today announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Mexican operations to AT&T (NYSE: T) for an aggregate purchase price of $1.875 billion, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.  After deducting Nextel Mexico's outstanding indebtedness net of its cash balance and applying estimates of other specified purchase price adjustments at closing, NII received $1.448 billion of net proceeds, including $187.5 million of cash placed in escrow to secure specified indemnity obligations. The Company used $350.5 million of the net proceeds from the sale to repay in full the outstanding principal and accrued interest due under its debtor-in-possession loan that it borrowed in March 2015.

The transaction, which was structured as a sale of the parent company of Nextel Mexico, was completed as part of NII's broader debt restructuring efforts.  A portion of the net proceeds from the transaction will be used to support NII's operations in Brazil and the remainder will be used to fund distributions to specified creditors, pursuant to the proposed plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of NII and certain of its subsidiaries, that is pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court").  The plan of reorganization remains subject to the approval of the creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings and the approval of the Bankruptcy Court.  

"This sale represents an important step forward as we look to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization as a stronger, healthier company that is positioned to compete in Brazil's wireless marketplace," said Steve Shindler, NII's chief executive officer. "This deal strengthens our liquidity position as we pursue growth opportunities in Brazil and build value in our business over the long-term."

"We are proud of the success that our team in Mexico has achieved as a part of our company for 18 years, and we are grateful to all of our employees there for their dedication and service," added Shindler.

About NII Holdings, Inc.
NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, VA, is a provider of differentiated mobile communication services for businesses and high value consumers. NII Holdings, operating under the Nextel brand in Brazil and Argentina, offers fully integrated wireless communications tools with digital cellular voice services, data services, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect^® and International Direct Connect^SM, a digital two-way radio. NII Holdings has been named one of the best places to work among multinationals in Latin America by the Great Place to Work^® Institute. Visit the Company's website at www.nii.com.

Nextel, the Nextel logo and Nextel Direct Connect are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc.

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