Federal Cartel Office approves takeover of Kabel BW by Liberty Global
The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has today approved the acquisition of Kabel BW Musketeer GmbH and therefore indirectly of Kabel BW GmbH by Liberty Global, Inc..
Liberty Global has informed the Board of Kabel BW GmbH, Heidelberg, that a closing of the transaction announced in March 2011 is expected in short term.
About Kabel BW:
Kabel BW is Baden-Württemberg's innovative, high-growth provider of fast Internet access, Telephony service, and TV (Triple Play). With 2.4 million customers, Kabel BW now ranks as one of the largest cable operators in Europe and serves half of all households in Baden-Württemberg. Kabel BW provides attractive packages offering excellent price performance ratios and very high Internet bandwidths (up to 100 Mbit/s), as well as flat rate telephony service. Following large-scale modernization of the network, 99 per cent of the 3.6 million homes connected in Baden-Württemberg can already take advantage of the 'CleverKabel' offers. In the modernized cable network, there is a total of more than 5 Gbit/s (5,000 Mbit/s) available per household for Internet access, telephony service, and TV. Currently, Kabel BW customers can receive up to 400 TV programs (and 40 HDTV broadcasters) and 150 radio channels via analog and digital transmission. Kabel BW also offers its own video-on-demand services with the 'Kabel BW Videothek'.
Kabel BW Investor Relations:
Caroline Hernler and Nicole Stein, Tel.: +49 (6221) 333-1020, ir@kabelbw.com
http://ir.kabelbw.com
Disclaimer:
This IR release may contain statements regarding the future development of Kabel BW. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, assumptions, and forecasts of the board of management and the information currently available to it and have been made according to the best of its knowledge and belief. With respect to such forward-looking statements, Kabel BW can neither provide any guarantee nor assume any liability for the realization of the future developments and results referred to in those statements. Future developments and results depend on a large number of factors. These involve risks and uncertainties that are beyond the influence of the company and are based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect or irrelevant. Without prejudice to any legal obligations to amend forecasts, we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements made in this report.
Contact:
Caroline Hernler
Nicole Stein
Investor Relations
Kabel BW GmbH
Im Breitspiel 2-4
69126 Heidelberg
Telefon: +49 (6221) 333 1020
E-Mail: ir@kabelbw.com
www.kabelbw.de