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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
gone public

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 NameParticipationUnderwriter 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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