The Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) share price is on the move on Thursday morning.
At the time of writing, the telco giantâs shares are up slightly to $3.91.
Why is the Telstra share price rising?
Investors have been bidding the Telstra share price higher in response to the release of an announcement this morning.
According to the release, following receipt of all necessary government and regulatory approvals, Telstra has completed the acquisition of Digicel Pacific.
Digicel Pacific is the leading provider of communications services across Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. At the last count, the company had around 2.8 million subscribers and generated US$466 million in service revenue from them during the financial year ended 31 March 2022.
How much is Telstra paying?
While the acquisition of Digicel Pacific will cost a total of US$1.6 billion, Telstra will only be contributing US$270 million. The remaining US$1.33 million is being covered by the Australian Government through Export Finance Australia via a combination of non-recourse debt facilities and equity like securities.
Despite this, Telstra will own 100% of the ordinary equity in Digicel Pacific.
The telco giant also notes that it is expecting Digicel Pacific depreciation and amortisation, including purchase price amortisation arising from the transaction, of around US$160 million per annum.
Management commentary
Telstraâs CEO, Andrew Penn was pleased with the acquisition.
We are very pleased the deal has completed and we welcome Digicel Pacific to the Telstra family. We have been working closely with Pacific Governments on this acquisition and weâd like to thank them for their cooperation and support. We look forward to continuing to work with them as we operate Digicel Pacific and strengthen our relationships in the region.
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