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| Dobson Communications Corporation |
| 13439 North Broadway Extension, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73114 * (405) 529-8500 |
| Business Description | The company is a leading provider of rural and suburban cellular telephone services, the company's systems covered a total population of approximately 5.8 million and subscribers of 401,680. |
| Offering Information Company has | |||
| Trading As | DCEL (NASNTL) | Industry | Telecommunications (SIC 4812) |
| Type of Stock Offered | Class A Common Shares | Filing Date | 11/12/99 |
| Domestic Shares Offered | 25,000,000 | Offer Date | 2/3/00 |
| Foreign Shares Offered | 0 | Filing Range | $20.00 - $22.00 |
| Company Shares | 25,000,000 | Offer Price | $22.00 |
| Selling Shrhldrs Shares | 0 | Gross Spread | $1.265 |
| Gross Proceeds | $550,000,000 | Selling | $0.760 |
| Expenses | - - | Reallowance | $0.100 |
| Post-IPO Shares | - - | Employees | - - |
| Primary Underwriting Group | ||
| Underwriter Name | Participation | Underwriter Phone |
| Lehman Brothers Incorporated | Lead Manager | (212) 526-8100 |
| Banc of America Securities LLC | Co-manager | (415) 627-2100 |
| Deutsch Banc Alex. Brown | Co-manager | (410) 727-1700 |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Co-manager | (212) 902-5959 |
| Merrill Lynch & Co. | Co-manager | (212) 449-4600 |
| Salomon Smith Barney | Co-manager | (212) 723-7300 |
| Income Statement and Cash Flow Summary | |||||||
| Prior Audited Income |
Latest Unaudited Income | ||||||
| Full Year Audited Figures | - - Months Ending | ||||||
| Figures in U.S. millions except per share data | 12/31/96 | 12/31/97 | 12/31/98 | ||||
| Revenues | - | - | 26.939 | 66.714 | 140.035 | - | - |
| Income from Oper. | - | - | 4.644 | 7.215 | 2.854 | - | - |
| Net Income | - | - | -1.421 | -16.734 | -52.561 | - | - |
| E.P.S | - | - | -4.380 | -38.720 | -99.750 | - | - |
| Revenue Growth (%) | - | - | 147.65 | 109.904 | - | ||
| Net Income Growth (%) | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Oper. Profit Margin (%) | - | - | 17.24 | 10.82 | 2.04 | - | - |
| Net Profit Margin (%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash Flow - Oper. | 28.02 | - | - | ||||
| Cash Flow - Inv. | -999.06 | - | - | ||||
| Cash Flow - Fin. | 990.61 | - | - | ||||
| Balance Sheet Summary and Financial Ratios | |||||
| Balance sheet as of: 12/31/98 | Financial Ratios | ||||
| Total Assets | 1,703.43 | Current Assets | 104.29 | Current Ratio | 1.15 |
| Total Liab. | 1,860.21 | Current Liab. | 90.80 | Debt Ratio | 109.20% |
| Total Equity | -156.78 | Working Cap. | 13.49 | Debt to Equity Ratio | - |
| Cash | 22.32 | Return on Assets | - | ||
| Use Of Proceeds |
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used as a capital contribution for a joint venture with AT&T; Wireless in acquiring American Cellular, to redeem outstanding shares of Class E preferred stock held by current stockholders, for working capital and for general corporate purposes. |
| Legal Counsel Registrar Auditor | |
| Issuer's Law Firm | McAfee & Taft |
| Bank's Law Firm | Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
| Auditor | Arthur Andersen |
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