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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table provides information about the only known beneficial owners of 5% or more of Sprint's common stock. For purposes of
the table below, beneficial ownership is determined based on Rule 13d
- 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which states that a beneficial owner is
any person who directly or indirectly has or shares voting and/or investment or dispositive power.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
Percent of Class
(1)
SOFTBANK CORP.
1 - 9 - 1 Higashi - Shimbashi Minato - ku
Tokyo
105 - 7303 Japan
590,476,190 shares
(2)
16.4%
(3)
Capital Research Global Investors
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, California 90071
330,058,600 shares
(4)
11%
Dodge & Cox
555 California Street, 40
th
Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
319,807,955 shares
(5)
10.6%
BlackRock, Inc.
40 East 52
nd Street
New York, New York 10022
154,874,860 shares
(6)
5.1%
(1)
The ownership percentages set forth in this column are based on Sprint's outstanding shares on February 15, 2013 and assumes that each of these stockholders
continued to own the number of shares reflected in the table above on February 15, 2013.
(2)
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Bond, which conversion is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals.
(3)
The SoftBank ownership percentage assumes conversion of the Bond.
(4)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13, 2013, by Capital Research Global Investors (a division of Capital Research and Management
Company). According to the Schedule 13G/A, Capital Research Global Investors is the beneficial owner of, and has sole voting power and sole dispositive power
with respect to, all of the shares.
(5)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 13. 2013 by Dodge & Cox. Dodge & Cox has sole voting power with respect to 299,521,655
shares, and sole dispositive power with respect to 319,807,955 shares.
(6)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 30, 2013, by BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock, Inc. is the beneficial owner of, and has sole voting power
and sole dispositive power with respect to, all of the shares.