6-K 1 dp08280_6k.htm
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 22, 2008
 
 
Commission File Number: 000-22828
 
 
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL
CELLULAR S.A.
75 Route de Longwy
Box 23, L-8080 Bertrange
Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
________________________________________________
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F   X             Form 40-F
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ___
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes  ___          No    X  

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-  ____________
 
 

 

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1.        Press release dated January 22, 2008
 
 


 

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



   
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.
(Registrant)

Date:
January 22, 2008    
 
By:
/s/  Marc Beuls
 
       
Name:
Marc Beuls
       
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
 
By:
/s/  David Sach
 
       
Name:
David Sach
       
Title:
Chief Financial Officer 

 
 

 
Item 1
 
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2008
 
MILLICOM COMPLETES REDEMPTION OF 4% CONVERTIBLE BONDS
 
New York and Stockholm – January 22, 2008 - Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), the global telecommunications company, today announces that it has completed the early redemption of its US$200,000,000 4% Convertible Bonds due 2010, as is permitted under the agreement.
 
Following the conversion of $1 million of bonds into 28,686 SDRs in October 2007, the bondholders have converted a further $196 million of the remaining $199 million of the outstanding bonds into 5,407,327 Ordinary Shares and 215,144 SDRs. The Company has repaid in cash the face value of $3 million of bonds and accrued interest to those bondholders who did not convert their bonds as of the conversion deadline of January 11, 2008. This process is pursuant to Section 7(b) of the terms and conditions of the 4% Convertible Bonds due 2010. The total number of Millicom shares outstanding following the conversion is 108,041,517.
 
Marc Beuls, CEO of Millicom commented, “The redemption of the 4% Convertible Bonds will reduce our corporate debt and, over time, we will increase debt within our operating companies which will increase balance sheet efficiency and have a positive impact on the consolidated tax position. Millicom will save some US$15.8m in interest costs by paying back this debt early.”
 
Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile operations in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It currently has mobile operations and licenses in 16 countries. The Group’s mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 280 million people.
 
This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to Millicom’s expectations and plans, strategy, management’s objectives, future performance, costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information. It is important to note that Millicom’s actual results in the future could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements depending on various important factors. Please refer to the documents that Millicom has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Millicom’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors.
 
All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Millicom on the date hereof. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Millicom International Cellular S.A., any Millicom International Cellular S.A. employees and representatives acting on Millicom’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Millicom does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
 
CONTACTS
 
Marc Beuls
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: +352 27 759 327
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg
 
   
David Sach
Telephone: +352 27 759 327
Chief Financial Officer
 
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg
 
   
Andrew Best
Telephone: +44 7798 576 378
Investor Relations
 
 
Visit our web site at: www.millicom.com