Court approves TELUS acquisition of Mobilicity

VANCOUVER, May 28, 2013 /CNW/ - TELUS welcomes today's approval of its acquisition of Mobilicity by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

"Following on last week's vote in favour of the proposal by Mobilicity's debtholders, today's court decision takes us another important step closer to completing this acquisition, which will allow TELUS to save the jobs of Mobilicity's 150 employees and continue service for their 250,000 customers without the disruption that company's current financial issues could cause," said David Fuller, TELUS Chief Marketing Officer.

TELUS and Mobilicity announced May 16 that TELUS had agreed to acquire the company for $380 million, subject to approval from the company's debtholders, the court, the Competition Bureau, and Industry Canada. On May 23 Mobilicity announced its debtholders voted in favour of the transaction. Today, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the proposed acquisition can proceed under the Canadian Business Corporations Act.

TELUS and Mobilicity are seeking expeditious regulatory review due to the challenging financial circumstances Mobilicity is facing.

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About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $11 billion of annual revenue and 13.2 million customer connections, including 7.7 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.4 million Internet subscribers and 712,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

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SOURCE: TELUS Corporation