secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILA)
CIK:        0001712184
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001712184-24-000216
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Liberty Latin America closes $255M acquisition of EchoStar spectrum and pre-paid subscribers in Puerto Rico/USVI
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- Acquired over 100 MHz of spectrum and ~85,000 pre-paid mobile subscribers from EchoStar (SATS).
- Purchase price of $255 million paid in four annual installments; first $95 million installment paid at close.
- FCC approved transaction on August 9, 2024, citing likely public interest benefits and enhanced competition.
- Management highlights fixed-mobile convergence opportunity, currently ~25% penetration in the region.
- Expected funding through local liquidity sources including cash on hand and revolving credit facilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1712184/000171218424000216/0001712184-24-000216-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1712184/000171218424000216/lila-20240904.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001712184-24-000216

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