Shentel Files 8-K for Material Definitive Agreement

TL;DR

Shentel signed a big deal, more details to come.

AI Summary

On February 29, 2024, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) entered into a Material Definitive Agreement. The filing also includes Regulation FD Disclosure and Financial Statements and Exhibits. No specific dollar amounts or further details of the agreement were provided in this initial filing.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates a significant new agreement for Shentel, which could impact its business operations and financial performance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — The filing indicates a material definitive agreement, but the lack of specific details about the agreement introduces uncertainty.

Key Players & Entities

• Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (company) — Registrant
• Shentel (company) — Abbreviated name for Registrant
• February 29, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $310.3 million — ower Portfolio") to Vertical Bridge for $310.3 million in cash (the "Transaction"). The Tower
• $15.5 million — termination fee equal to approximately $15.5 million. The foregoing description of the Tran

Filing Documents

• f8k_030124.htm (8-K) — 21KB
• exh_101.htm (EX-10.1) — 465KB
• exh_991.htm (EX-99.1) — 16KB
• 0001171843-24-001118.txt ( ) — 806KB
• gnw-20190101.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• gnw-20190101_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 25KB
• gnw-20190101_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
• gnw-20190101_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
• f8k_030124_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On February 29, 2024, Shenandoah Mobile, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (collectively, "Shentel"), entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Transaction Agreement") with Vertical Bridge Holdco, LLC ("Vertical Bridge") to sell substantially all of Shentel's tower portfolio and operations ("Tower Portfolio") to Vertical Bridge for $310.3 million in cash (the "Transaction"). The Tower Portfolio consists of 226 tower portfolio sites, which includes 218 macro cellular towers and 8 small cell sites. The Transaction may be completed in one or more closings. During an initial diligence period, the parties will determine which tower sites within the Tower Portfolio will be conveyed at an initial closing (the "Initial Closing") and which sites will require additional conditions to be met prior to conveyance to Vertical Bridge. At the Initial Closing, Shentel will convey all of the tower sites for which closing conditions have been satisfied in exchange for the full $310.3 million purchase price. Subsequent closings will occur if closing conditions are met for any remaining tower sites. Vertical Bridge will manage all tower sites in the Tower Portfolio and receive all of the related financial benefits beginning on the date of the Initial Closing, regardless of whether such sites are included in the Initial Closing or a subsequent closing. The Initial Closing is expected to occur in late March 2024. On the last business day of the month in which the first anniversary of the Initial Closing occurs, Vertical Bridge may elect to require that Shentel (i) retain any tower sites in the Tower Portfolio for which closing conditions have not yet been satisfied and (ii) return a corresponding portion of the purchase price for up to 5% of any retained tower sites. The Transaction Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities by each of the partie

01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On March 1, 2024, Shentel issued a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated February 29, 2024, by and among Shenandoah Mobile, LLC and Vertical Bridge Holdco, LLC* 99.1 Press Release, dated March 1, 2024 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) * Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Shentel agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule upon request by the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This communication contains forward-looking statements about Shentel regarding, among other things, its business strategy, its prospects and its financial position. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "should," "could," or "anticipates" or the negative or other variation of these or similar words, or by discussions of strategy or risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are based upon management's beliefs, assumptions and current expectations and may include comments as to Shentel's beliefs and expectations as to future events and trends affecting its business that are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside Shentel's control. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not, and should not be relied upon as, a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be accurate indications of the times at which such performance or results will be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. A discussion of other factors that may cause actual results to differ from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is available in Shentel's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Those factors may include, among others, Shentel's ability to satisfy the closing conditions for the initial closing (or the additional closing conditions for any subsequent closings) of the Transaction, the initial closing (and any subsequent closings) of the Transaction may not occur on time or at all, the ability to obtain the required regu

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