Dec 13 (Reuters) - Vodafone Hutchison Australia : NOTES...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Vodafone Hutchison Australia :

• NOTES AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION STATEMENT IN RELATION TO PROPOSED MERGER OF VHA AND TPG TELECOM
• REMAINS CONFIDENT THE MERGER WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2019, SUBJECT TO APPROVALS
• INCREASED INVESTMENT NEEDS INCREASED SCALE, MERGER ALLOWS MERGED ENTITY TO TAKE COMPETITION IN MARKET TO NEXT LEVEL
• MERGED CO WILL HAVE INCREASED ABILITY TO INVEST IN NETWORKS, TECHNOLOGIES, & COMPETITIVE PLANS, PRODUCTS FOR CUSTOMERS

(([email protected];))