Array Digital Completes $1.168B Spectrum Sale, Declares $11.00 Special Cash Dividend

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Array Digital Infrastructure completed $1.168 billion in spectrum asset sales and declared a significant $11.00 per share special cash dividend, returning substantial capital to shareholders.

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• Completion of Spectrum Asset Sales

  Array Digital Infrastructure completed the sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon for $1.0 billion in cash. Additionally, $168 million in spectrum sales to T-Mobile were completed in May, bringing total recent proceeds to $1.168 billion.

• Special Cash Dividend Declared

  The Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $11.00 per share, payable on June 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 11, 2026. The company does not anticipate additional dividends in 2026.

• Unrelated to Acquisition Proposal

  The company clarified that the special dividend declaration is unrelated to the special committee's evaluation of the non-binding proposal from Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) to acquire outstanding common shares.

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Array Digital Infrastructure has completed the sale of spectrum assets to Verizon for $1.0 billion and additional sales to T-Mobile for $168 million, totaling $1.168 billion in cash proceeds. Following these significant asset monetizations, the company's Board of Directors declared a substantial special cash dividend of $11.00 per share. This dividend represents a direct return of capital to shareholders, amounting to over 21% of the current stock price, and is a major event for the company's capital structure and shareholder value. The company explicitly stated this dividend is unrelated to the ongoing non-binding acquisition proposal from its majority shareholder, TDS, indicating independent action to maximize shareholder returns.