Tycoon Anthoni Salim-Backed PLDT To Sell Telecom Towers For $1.5 Billion In Landmark Philippine Deal

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PLDT Inc. has agreed to sell 5,907 telecommunications towers for 77 billion pesos in the largest-ever sale of Philippine assets to international investors.

on Tuesday. Following the sale, PLDT said its unit Smart Communications will lease the facilities from the new owners.

“This partnership with experienced international tower companies represents another milestone in PLDT’s strategic transformation,” PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan said in a statement. “We expect to reap the benefits in terms of a valuation uplift and capital reallocation with PLDT applying the proceeds to deleverage, further invest in the network, and return cash to shareholders via a special dividend.

The transaction will be completed on a staggered basis, with the first closing expected next month and the second closing in the fourth quarter of this year.

 

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