Sprint shareholders "overwhelmingly" approve SoftBank merger

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Sprint shareholders "overwhelmingly" approve SoftBank merger
After DISH dropped out of the running recently, this was essentially just a formality, but it has been completed anyway. Sprint's shareholders met and voted on the proposed SoftBank merger and have "overwhelmingly" approved the deal. SoftBank had recently increased its offer to $21.6 billion in cash and stock in an effort to stave off the DISH offer. Sprint has announced that the deal will go through, with SoftBank purchasing 80% Sprint's outstanding common stock rather than the reported 70%. Of the total offer, $16.64 billion will be delivered to Sprint stockholders. 

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said of the merger:

The deal still needs to be approved by the FCC, but Sprint expects it to be finalized by early next month.

source: Sprint

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