UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of November 2009
Commission
file number 001-14540
Deutsche
Telekom AG
(Translation
of Registrant’s Name into English)
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee
140,
53113
Bonn,
Germany
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Deutsche
Telekom and France Telecom sign final agreement to combine T-Mobile UK and
Orange UK
Nov 05,
2009
Deutsche
Telekom and France Telecom today signed the final agreement to combine their UK
operations, T-Mobile and Orange, into a 50:50 joint venture company. Now that
the confirmatory due diligence has been completed, this binding agreement
confirms the terms of the transaction announced on 8 September
2009.
Completion
is conditional upon approval by the relevant authorities and remains expected in
the first half of 2010 as previously indicated. The agreement is subject to the
approval of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom and the Board of Directors
of France Telecom. Timotheus Höttges, CFO of Deutsche Telekom, said: "This joint
venture is based on the full commitment of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom
to a long term partnership. The negotiations were conducted in a fair way on
both sides and I am certain that this spirit of professionalism and partnership
will shape the future of our joint venture. It will set new standards as the
number one in the UK mobile market."
Gervais
Pellissier, deputy CEO in charge of Group Finance & Information Systems,
said: "The relative terms of the transaction as announced on 8 September were
fully confirmed. I would like to stress the excellent cooperation between the
teams of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, which enabled us to deliver on the
timing and process objectives which we set out in September. This is an
important step towards our objective of establishing an excellent platform to
deliver operational synergies and offer innovative and high quality services to
our customers."
About
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche
Telekom is one of the leading integrated telecommunications companies worldwide
with approx. 151 million mobile customers, around 39 million fixed network lines
and approx. 15 million broadband lines (as of September 30, 2009). The group is
present in around 50 countries worldwide with approx. 260,000 employees (as of
September 30, 2009). In the first three quarters of 2009 Deutsche Telekom
generated more than half of its revenues of EUR 48.4 billion outside of Germany.
Major subsidiaries in Europe include the integrated telecoms providers OTE in
Greece, Magyar Telekom in Hungary, T-Hrvatski Telekom in Croatia and Slovak
Telekom in Slovakia. The group has mobile communications subsidiaries in
Germany, the US, the UK, Greece, The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Czech
Republic , Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, FYROM and
Montenegro. Deutsche Telekom operates three product brands: T-Home provides
state-of-the-art fixed network infrastructures, fast internet access and
innovative multimedia services such as IPTV. T-Mobile, on of the world’s leading
mobile service companies, provides a comprehensive portfolio of mobile voice and
data services in Europe and the US, as well as mobile broadband services.
T-Mobile is exclusive partner for the Apple iPHone in Germany, The Netherlands,
Hungary and Croatia. In addition, T-Mobile markets the iPhone in a further eight
European countries. T-Systems, the business customer operation of Deutsche
Telekom, offers integrated ICT solutions to multinational customers. For further
information please visit www.telekom.com.
About
France Telecom
France
Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, had
consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros in 2008 (25.5 billion euros in the
first half of 2009) and, at 30 June 2009, a customer base of 186 million
customers in 32 countries. Orange, the Group's single brand for Internet,
television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company
operates, now covers 124.5 million customers. At the first half of 2009, the
Group had 125.5 million mobile customers and 13.4 million broadband Internet
(ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the
number two provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the
brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing
telecommunication services to multinational companies. The Group's strategy,
which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and
effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator
and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group
remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to
develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations,
the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and
user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model
that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the
New York Stock Exchange. For more information: www.orange.com,
www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com.
About
T-Mobile UK
T-Mobile
is one of the world’s largest mobile operators with more than 150 million
customers worldwide and is the service provider of choice for 16.6 million
customers in the UK. T-Mobile offers a range of innovative products and
services, such as Solo, the SIM-only plan, Combi, a traditional minutes and text
package, and Flext, the UK’s first flexible tariff. T-Mobile continues to
innovate with new devices such as the UK’s first Android™-based smart phone, the
T-Mobile G1, and its successor the T-Mobile G2, both with access to more than
1,000 applications. T-Mobile has pioneered the mobile internet, and operates an
award-winning 3G network with speeds of up to 4.5Mbps. As a pioneer of deep
network sharing in the UK, T-Mobile is continuously improving population
coverage for 3G services and will operate the best 3G network by the end of
2010. For more information about T-Mobile UK, please visit
www.t-mobile.co.uk.
About
Orange UK
In
the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK population.
At the end of July 2009, Orange had almost 17 million customers in the UK – 15.9
million active mobile customers and close to one million fixed broadband
customers. Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this
material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited. For
more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com
For further information, call the Orange press office on 0870 373 1500 or email:
Orangepr@golinharris.com or visit www.orange.co.uk/newsroom.
Deutsche
Telekom Disclaimer
This
press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views
of Deutsche Telekom management with respect to future events. Forward-looking
statements are based on current plans, estimates, and projections. They should
therefore be considered with caution. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond
Deutsche Telekom's control. If these risks and uncertainties materialize, or if
the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, results may
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Deutsche Telekom can offer no assurance that its expectations or targets will be
met. Without prejudice to existing obligations under capital market law,
Deutsche Telekom does not assume any responsibility for updating forward-looking
statements by taking new information or future events or other matters into
account.
France
Telecom Disclaimer
This
press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views
of the management of France Telecom S.A. (“France Telecom”) with respect to
future events. They include, among others, statements as to market potential,
synergies and financial guidance. They are generally identified by the words
“expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “aim,” “goal,” “plan,”
“will,” “seek,” “outlook” or similar expressions and include generally any
information that relates to expectations or targets for revenue, EBITDA,
earnings, capital expenditures, operating expenses, synergies, profitability or
other performance measures, as well as personnel related measures and
reductions. Forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and
projections. You should consider them with caution. Such statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and are
generally beyond France Telecom’s control, including those described in the
sections “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” of France Telecom’s
Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and France Telecom’s Document de Référence filed with the French
Autorité des marchés financiers. Among the relevant risk factors are the
progress of any regulatory approvals, restructuring of operations, and impact of
other significant strategic or business initiatives, including network and IT
rationalization, distribution streamlining and other cost-saving initiatives. In
addition, regulatory rulings, stronger than expected competition, technological
change, litigation and supervisory developments, among other factors, may have a
material adverse effect on costs and revenue development. Further, changes in
general economic and business conditions, including the significant economic
decline currently underway, in the markets in which France Telecom and the
proposed new joint venture operate and ongoing instability and volatility in
worldwide financial markets; changes in exchange and interest rates, may also
have an impact on our business development and availability of capital under
favorable conditions. If these or other risks and uncertainties materialize, or
if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, France
Telecom’s actual results, and the actual results of the proposed new joint
venture, may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
statements. France Telecom cannot offer any assurance that its expectations or
targets will be achieved. France Telecom does not assume any obligation to
update forward-looking statements to take new information or future events into
account or otherwise. France Telecom does not reconcile EBITDA guidance to a
GAAP measure because it would require unreasonable effort to do so. As a general
matter, France Telecom does not predict the net effect of future special factors
because of their uncertainty. Special factors and interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization (including impairment losses) can be significant to France
Telecom’s results. In addition to figures prepared in accordance with IFRS,
France Telecom presents non-GAAP financial performance measures, including,
among others, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin,
adjusted EBIT, adjusted net income, free cash flow, gross debt and net debt.
These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a
substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Non-GAAP
financial performance measures are not subject to IFRS or any other generally
accepted accounting principles. Other companies may define these terms in
different ways. For further information relevant to the interpretation of these
terms, please refer to France Telecom’s Investor Relations webpage at
www.francetelecom.com.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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DEUTSCHE
TELEKOM AG
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By:
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/s/
Raphael Kübler
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Name:
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Raphael
Kübler
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President Controlling and
Accounting
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Date:
November 6, 2009