Nortel Inversora S.A. Announces Consolidated First Quarter Results For Fiscal Year 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nortel Inversora S.A. ("Nortel") (NYSE: NTL)announces consolidated income of AR$ 934 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, of which AR$ 514 million correspond to Nortel as parent company of Telecom Argentina S.A. ("Telecom"). 

The sole material activity of Nortel is holding 54.74% of the capital stock of Telecom, representing a holding of 55.60% of the voting and economic rights of Telecom as a result of Telecom's holding of 15,221,373 shares of treasury stock. The holding of such shares of treasury stock has been extended for up to three additional years pursuant to the resolution of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Stockholders Meeting of Telecom held on April 29, 2016. 

Relevant facts

Telecom Italia - Fintech Telecom LLC Transaction

On March 7, 2016, the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (National Agency of Communications or "ENACOM") authorized the acquisition by Fintech Telecom LLC ("Fintech") of 51% of the common stock of Sofora Telecomunicaciones S.A. ("Sofora") pursuant to Resolution No 277/2016. As a result, the transfer of 51% of Sofora from the Telecom Italia Group to Fintech was closed on March 8, 2016.

Summary of the Resolutions approved by the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Stockholders Meeting held on April 29, 2016

The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Stockholders Meeting held on April 29, 2016 resolved, among other issues:

1. to approve the Annual Report and Financial Statements as of December 31, 2015;
2. to allocate the non-appropriated profit amount as of December 31, 2015, of AR$ 1,891 million, to the already existing Voluntary Reserve for the Future Distribution of Dividends, authorizing the Board of Directors to approve the timing and amounts to be deducted from the Voluntary Reserve for the Future Distribution of Dividends, taking into account the Company's future economic and financial conditions, and liquidity, and the subsequent distribution of such amounts as cash dividends;
3. the appointment of the members of the Supervisory Committee for fiscal year 2016.

Dividends Payment

At its meeting held on April 29, 2016, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Stockholders Meeting, the Board resolved: to deduct an amount of Argentine Pesos three hundred eighty million (AR$ 380,000,000) from the "Voluntary Reserve for the Future Distribution of Dividends" and to distribute such amount as cash dividends. Dividends shall be made available to Nortel shareholders as from May 17, 2016.

SOURCE Nortel Inversora S.A.

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