We are a leading national provider of wireless communications services, offering prepaid services and, following the acquisition of Helio LLC, postpaid services targeted at the youth market. Our customers are attracted to our products and services because of our flexible terms, easy to understand and value-oriented pricing structures, stylish handsets offered at affordable prices and relevant mobile data and entertainment content. Our prepaid product and service offerings have no annual contract or credit check and we attract a wide range of customers, approximately half of whom are ages 35 and under. Our voice and data plans allow our customers to talk, use text messaging, picture messaging, email and instant messaging on a per usage basis or according to the terms of our monthly hybrid plans. Following the acquisition of Helio on August 22, 2008, we began to offer postpaid voice and data plans, some with two-year contracts, for both individuals and families. We were founded as Virgin Mobile USA, LLC, a joint venture between Sprint Nextel and the Virgin Group, and launched our service nationally in July 2002. In October 2007, we completed our initial public offering (the “IPO”) and a related reorganization. Following this reorganization, Virgin Mobile USA, LLC converted into a Delaware limited partnership, changed its name to Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and became the indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Virgin Mobile USA Inc., a holding company which holds partnership units in the Operating Partnership directly and indirectly through Bluebottle USA Investments L.P. (“Bluebottle Investments”) and Bluebottle USA Holdings L.P. (“Bluebottle Holdings”). Virgin Mobile USA Inc. also holds the outstanding limited liability company interests of VMU GP, LLC, the general partner of Bluebottle Investments. As an indirect owner of VMU GP1, LLC, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, Virgin Mobile USA Inc. operates and controls all of the business and affairs of the Operating Partnership. Sprint Nextel, EarthLink and Virgin Mobile USA Inc. and its subsidiaries are the only partners of the Operating Partnership. Virgin Mobile USA Inc. consolidates the financial results of the Operating Partnership, and the ownership interest of Sprint Nextel, EarthLink and SK Telecom in the Operating Partnership in the year ended December 31, 2008 is treated as a minority interest in our consolidated financial statements.
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VM
Exchange
Employees
Incorporated
Location
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Corporate docs
IRS number
208822631
Latest filings (excl ownership)
15-12B
Securities registration termination
7 Dec 09
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
27 Nov 09
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
27 Nov 09
25-NSE
Exchange delisting
25 Nov 09
8-K
Sprint Nextel Completes Acquisition of Virgin Mobile Usa
24 Nov 09
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
24 Nov 09
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
12 Nov 09
10-Q
2009 Q3
Quarterly report
6 Nov 09
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
5 Nov 09
Latest ownership filings
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