6-K 1 a12-3554_16k.htm 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of January, 2012.

 

Commission File No. 000-22828

 

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL

CELLULAR S.A.

 

15, rue Léon Laval
L-3372 Leudelange
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 o

 

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): o

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also hereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes o

 

No x

 

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

 

 

 



 

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Item

 

1.             Press release dated January 26, 2012

 

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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 26, 2012

By:

/s/ Mikael Grahne

 

Name:

Mikael Grahne

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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GRAPHIC

PRESS RELEASE

Stockholm

January 26, 2012

 

 

 

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

 

Revised accounting treatment of Honduras transaction

 

Stockholm, January 26, 2012 — Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) announced today that it is restating its full-year financial statements for 2010 as well as its interim quarterly financial statements for the periods ended September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011 to reflect a revised accounting treatment of the put option provided to its local partner in the July 1, 2010 Honduras transaction. The amended accounting treatment of the put option and consequent restatements have no effect on reported revenues, EBITDA, operating cash flow, dividends and guidance.

 

On July 1 2010, Millicom reached an agreement with its local partner in Honduras whereby Millicom’s local partner granted Millicom an unconditional call option for a duration of five years for his 33% stake. At the same time, Millicom granted a put option for the same duration to its local partner, exercisable in the event of a change of control of Millicom or the Honduras subsidiary. As a result of the transaction, Millicom started to consolidate fully its subsidiary in Honduras.

 

Following a reassessment of the accounting treatment of the Honduras transaction, Millicom has retroactively recorded a liability for the put option at July 1, 2010 of $737.4m, representing an estimate of the net present value of the redemption amount of the put option at that date in accordance with IAS 32.23 and a corresponding decrease of shareholder’s equity. Millicom has also recorded a financial expense/income for each subsequent reported period to reflect the change in value of the put option liability in accordance with IAS 39. Such financial expense/income has impacted net profit negatively for 2010 by $32m (less than 2% of reported net profit) and positively for the first nine months of 2011 by $50.8m.

 

There is no change to the economic substance of the put option and accordingly to its fair value, which is assessed as not material for each of the restated reporting periods. In addition, this does not impact the full consolidation of Millicom’s Honduras subsidiary from July 1, 2010.

 

Please find attached unaudited restated historical financial information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 as well as for interim periods from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. Millicom expects to publish audited restated financial statements for 2010 and 2011 on March 2, 2012 in its 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

 

January 26 2012 - Revised accounting treatment of Honduras transaction

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Contacts

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

François-Xavier Roger

 

Tel: +352 27 759 327

 

 

 

Investor Relations

 

 

Justine Dimovic

 

Tel: +352 691 750 479

Emily Hunt

 

Tel: +44 7779 018 539

 

Visit our web site at www.millicom.com

 

About Millicom

 

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with mobile telephony operations in 13 countries in Latin America and Africa. It also operates various combinations of fixed telephony, cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central America. The Group’s mobile operations have a combined population under license of approximately 265 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 or 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.

 

January 26 2012 - Revised accounting treatment of Honduras transaction

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QTR ended

 

QTR ended

 

 

 

Year ended

 

QTR ended

 

QTR ended

 

QTR ended

 

June 30,

 

Sept. 30,

 

 

 

Dec. 31, 2010

 

Sept. 30, 2010

 

Dec. 31, 2010

 

March 31, 2011

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

Other non-operating income (expenses), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

(31,519

)

(2,694

)

1,064

 

15,421

 

(4,067

)

(30,865

)

Adjustment

 

(31,956

)

(80,791

)

48,835

 

29,323

 

(35,203

)

56,679

 

As adjusted

 

(63,475

)

(83,485

)

49,899

 

44,744

 

(39,270

)

25,814

 

Profit before taxes from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

1,870,163

 

1,265,142

 

225,681

 

281,414

 

249,467

 

246,911

 

Adjustment

 

(31,956

)

(80,791

)

48,835

 

29,323

 

(35,203

)

56,679

 

As adjusted

 

1,838,207

 

1,184,351

 

274,516

 

310,737

 

214,264

 

303,590

 

Net profit for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

1,652,233

 

1,205,248

 

157,161

 

230,137

 

175,172

 

287,923

 

Adjustment

 

(31,956

)

(80,791

)

48,835

 

29,323

 

(35,203

)

56,679

 

As adjusted

 

1,620,277

 

1,124,457

 

205,996

 

259,460

 

139,969

 

344,602

 

Accumulated profits brought forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

1,134,354

 

1,134,354

 

1,134,354

 

2,788,794

 

2,223,942

 

2,223,990

 

Adjustment

 

 

 

 

(31,956

)

(31,956

)

(31,956

)

As adjusted

 

1,134,354

 

1,134,354

 

1,134,354

 

2,756,838

 

2,191,986

 

2,192,034

 

Total equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

3,159,011

 

3,151,570

 

3,159,011

 

3,436,744

 

3,262,507

 

3,445,433

 

Adjustment

 

(769,378

)

(818,213

)

(769,378

)

(740,055

)

(775,257

)

(718,579

)

As adjusted

 

2,389,633

 

2,333,357

 

2,389,633

 

2,696,689

 

2,487,250

 

2,726,854

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously reported

 

1,689,908

 

2,179,112

 

1,689,908

 

1,691,754

 

1,764,991

 

1,648,236

 

Adjustment

 

769,378

 

818,213

 

769,378

 

740,055

 

775,257

 

718,579

 

As adjusted

 

2,459,286

 

2,997,325

 

2,459,286

 

2,431,809

 

2,540,248

 

2,366,815