Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) today announced that it has received all regulatory approvals needed to complete the acquisition of iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS). On Nov. 24 the Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the spectrum license held by a subsidiary of iPCS. On Nov. 23 the Public Service Commission of West Virginia granted the joint petition of Sprint Nextel and iPCS for prior consent and approval of the acquisition and ownership of iPCS by Sprint Nextel. No other state public service commission approval is required to satisfy the conditions to the tender offer. In addition, on Nov. 10 the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period applicable to the transaction expired.
All other terms and conditions of the previously announced tender offer for all outstanding shares of the common stock of iPCS, which is being conducted through a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprint named Ireland Acquisition Corporation, remain unchanged. The iPCS board has unanimously recommended that the iPCS stockholders accept the tender offer, tender their shares of iPCS common stock in the tender offer, and if necessary, adopt the merger agreement. The tender offer is scheduled to expire at midnight EST today, Wednesday, Nov. 25.
[via Sprint]
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