Hutch completes call with Vodafone

Hutch said that it completed the transaction with Vodafone on Tuesday. According to the pact, Vodafone has managed a retention fee of USD 352 million for 10 years, reports CNBC-TV18.

This will waive certain potential claims if they arise within the next 10 years. Hutch's gains before tax is likely to be nearly USD 9 billion.

Vodafone will pay USD 10.83 billion post fresh agreement with Hutch.

Hutch has made it official: its transaction with Vodafone was completed on the 8th of May. Vodafone will pay Hutch around USD 10 billion, instead of the earlier agreed upon USD 11.1 billion.

It is now just a matter of time before Hutch Essar officially becomes Vodafone Essar. The British telecom giant has finally completed its acquisition on Tuesday after getting all regulatory approvals.

Interestingly, Vodafone has reached a fresh agreement with Hutch and will pay USD 10.83 billlion in cash as against the USD 11.1 billion decided upon earlier. The adjustment is on account of Vodafone claiming USD 352 million as retention fee for 10 years. The retention fee is to waive off certain potential claims if they arise within the next 10 years.

Hutch, meanwhile will pocket USD 9 billion as pre-tax gains after making adjustments for retention fee that goes to Vodafone and the settlement fee that will now be paid to Essar.

After the deal is done, the top management can focus on integration issues. The pact with NTT Docomo, for internet telephony, has already been discontinued and the company is likely to rework a lot of the VAS offerings. The Vodafone brand will kick in, in a phased manner over a period of time. There will be clarity on what Vodafone will offer to spice up the telecom market later this month when Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone, visits India.