UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2009
NII HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-32421
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91-1671412 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1875 Explorer Street, Suite 1000
Reston, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
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20190
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (703) 390-5100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 13, 2009, NII Capital Corp. (the Issuer), a wholly owned subsidiary of NII
Holdings, Inc. (NII Holdings), entered into a Purchase Agreement under which it agreed to sell
$800 million aggregate principal amount of its 10% Senior Notes due 2016 (the Notes) to Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (the Initial Purchasers). As
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, on August 18, 2009, the Issuer issued the Notes pursuant to
an indenture, dated as of August 18, 2009 (the Indenture), among the Issuer, NII Holdings and all
its current wholly owned United States subsidiaries as guarantors (the Guarantors), and
Wilmington Trust Company as trustee. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting the
Initial Purchasers discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by the
Company, are expected to be approximately $761.8 million. The descriptions of the Purchase
Agreement and Indenture contained in this report are qualified in their entirety by reference to
the complete text of the Purchase Agreement and Indenture, copies of which are filed as Exhibits
10.1 and 4.1, respectively, to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
The Notes mature on August 15, 2016 and bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Interest
accrues beginning August 18, 2009 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August
15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2010.
The obligations under the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured
basis by the Guarantors. The Notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Issuers,
NII Holdings and the other Guarantors existing and future senior unsecured debt and prior to all
of the Issuers, NII Holdings and the other Guarantors subordinated debt, if any.
The Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after August 15, 2013
at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to
August 15, 2013, the Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal
to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest
as described in the Indenture.
Prior to August 15, 2012, the Issuer may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of
the Notes with the net cash proceeds from specified equity offerings by NII Holdings at a
redemption price of 110% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Issuer
may, however, only make such redemption if, after any such redemption, at least 65% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding.
If a change of control (as defined in the Indenture) of NII Holdings occurs, each holder of
Notes may require the Issuer to repurchase all of the holders Notes at a purchase price equal to
101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of NII
Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries, including the Issuer, to:
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incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock; |
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create liens or other encumbrances; |
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place limitations on distributions from restricted subsidiaries; |
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pay dividends, acquire shares of our capital stock, make investments, |
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prepay subordinated indebtedness or make other restricted payments; |
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issue or sell capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; |
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issue guarantees; |
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sell or exchange assets; |
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enter into transactions with affiliates; and |
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merge or consolidate with another entity. |
These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions.
The Indenture provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default
arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due
and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default under the
Indenture occurs or is continuing, the trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of
the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.
The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The Issuer offered and sold the Notes to the Initial
Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act. The Initial Purchasers then sold the Notes either to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act or
outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S. The Issuer relied on these exemptions
from registration based in part on representations made by the Initial Purchasers in the Purchase
Agreement. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. This report shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the Notes or the
related guarantees in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Issuer and the Guarantors entered into a
Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 18, 2009, with the Initial Purchasers. Under the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer and Guarantors are required to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the Commission) an exchange offer registration statement within 210 days
following the issuance of the Notes enabling holders to exchange the Notes for notes having
identical terms that are freely tradable, cause the exchange offer registration statement to be
declared effective as promptly as possible by the Commission, and consummate the exchange offer
within 270 days of the date of issue of the Notes. In certain instances, the Issuer and Guarantors
may also be required to file with the Commission and have declared effective a shelf registration
statement with respect to resales of the Notes. If the Issuer and Guarantors default on their
obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, additional interest, up to a maximum amount of
1.0% per annum, will be payable on the Notes until all such registration defaults are cured. The
description of the Registration Rights Agreement contained in this report is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the complete text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is
filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated by reference into this
Item 2.03.