Vertical Bridge Holdco, LLC entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire Tower portfolio and operations of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company for approximately $310 million on March 1, 2024. Vertical Bridge will pay Shentel the $310.3 million purchase price in cash. The Company expects an initial closing in March 2024.

The proceeds from the sale of our Tower business will provide Shentel with additional growth capital to support the planned expansion of Glo Fiber line of business. The Shentel Tower Portfolio being sold consists of 226 tower portfolio sites and generated $18.6 million in revenue, $9.5 million of operating income and $11.6 million of Adjusted EBITDA in 2023. Rothschild & Co acted as sole financial advisor to Shentel and Lape Mansfield Nakasian + Gibson, LLC is acting as its legal counsel.

Truist Securities, Inc. served as exclusive financial advisor to Vertical Bridge and Greenberg Traurig, LLP is acting as its legal counsel.