UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 26, 2023

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AT&T INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Delaware	001-08610	43-1301883
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
208 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		75202 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (210) 821-4105

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares (Par Value $1.00 Per Share)	T	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	T PRA	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C	T PRC	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.750% Global Notes due May 19, 2023	T 23C	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. Floating Rate Global Notes due September 5, 2023	T 23D	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.050% Global Notes due September 5, 2023	T 23E	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.300% Global Notes due September 5, 2023	T 23A	New York Stock Exchange

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
AT&T Inc. 1.950% Global Notes due September 15, 2023	T 23F	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.400% Global Notes due March 15, 2024	T 24A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. Floating Rate Global Notes due March 6, 2025	T 25A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.550% Global Notes due November 18, 2025	T 25B	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.500% Global Notes due December 17, 2025	T 25	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 0.250% Global Notes due March 4, 2026	T 26E	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.800% Global Notes due September 5, 2026	T 26D	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.900% Global Notes due December 4, 2026	T 26A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.600% Global Notes due May 19, 2028	T 28C	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.350% Global Notes due September 5, 2029	T 29D	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.375% Global Notes due September 14, 2029	T 29B	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.600% Global Notes due December 17, 2029	T 29A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 0.800% Global Notes due March 4, 2030	T 30B	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.950% Global Notes due April 30, 2031	T 31F	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.050% Global Notes due May 19, 2032	T 32A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.550% Global Notes due December 17, 2032	T 32	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.200% Global Notes due November 18, 2033	T 33	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.375% Global Notes due March 15, 2034	T 34	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.300% Global Notes due November 18, 2034	T 34C	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.450% Global Notes due March 15, 2035	T 35	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.150% Global Notes due September 4, 2036	T 36A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 2.600% Global Notes due May 19, 2038	T 38C	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 1.800% Global Notes due September 14, 2039	T 39B	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 7.000% Global Notes due April 30, 2040	T 40	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.250% Global Notes due June 1, 2043	T 43	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.875% Global Notes due June 1, 2044	T 44	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.000% Global Notes due June 1, 2049	T 49A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 4.250% Global Notes due March 1, 2050	T 50	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 3.750% Global Notes due September 1, 2050	T 50A	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.350% Global Notes due November 1, 2066	TBB	New York Stock Exchange
AT&T Inc. 5.625% Global Notes due August 1, 2067	TBC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Throughout this document, AT&T Inc. is referred to as “we” or “AT&T.” AT&T is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates operate worldwide in the telecommunications and technology industries.

Overview

We announced on July 26, 2023 that second-quarter 2023 income from continuing operations totaled $4.8 billion, or $0.61 per diluted share. Second-quarter 2023 income per diluted share included amounts totaling to $157 million (pre-tax), or $(0.02) per share, resulting from the following significant items: $(0.03) per share from our proportionate share of DIRECTV intangible amortization, partially offset by $0.01 per share from a net gain on pension settlement and associated actuarial remeasurement of the pension benefit plan assets and obligations. These results compare with a reported net income from continuing operations of $4.8 billion, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2022, which included $(0.06) per share for noncash restructuring and impairment charges, $(0.04) per share from our proportionate share of DIRECTV intangible amortization, $(0.09) per share of other charges, including $(0.02) for the impact from the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-06, partially offset by an actuarial gain on remeasurement of our pension benefit plan assets and obligations of $0.13.

Operating revenues in the second quarter of 2023 were $29.9 billion, up 0.9 percent from the second quarter of 2022, reflecting higher Mobility, Mexico and Consumer Wireline revenues, partially offset by continued declines in Business Wireline.

Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $23.5 billion, down 4.8 percent, reflecting prior-year noncash impairment charges of approximately $600 million and benefits of our continued transformation efforts, partially offset by inflationary increases. Operating expense declines were also driven by lower domestic wireless equipment and associated selling costs from lower wireless sales volumes, lower personnel costs and higher returns on benefit-related assets. Expense decreases were partially offset by higher amortization of deferred customer acquisition costs and increased depreciation expenses.

Operating income in the second quarter was $6.4 billion compared to $5.0 billion in the comparable 2022 period, and AT&T’s second-quarter operating income margin was 21.4 percent, compared to 16.7 percent in the comparable 2022 period.

Other income (expense) - net in the second quarter was $1.0 billion compared to $2.3 billion in the comparable 2022 period. The decrease reflects the recognition of $0.1 billion net actuarial and settlement gain in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $1.3 billion of actuarial gain in 2022. Also contributing to the decrease were lower pension and postretirement benefit credits in 2023, primarily driven by higher interest costs from discount rate increases. Partially offsetting the decreases were higher returns on other benefit-related investments.

Cash from operating activities from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2023 was $9.9 billion, up $2.2 billion when compared to 2022, reflecting operational growth and timing of working capital, including higher receivable sales and lower device payments. Capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2023 were $4.3 billion, and when including $1.6 billion cash paid for vendor financing, capital investment was $5.9 billion, compared to prior-year second quarter capital investment of $6.7 billion (capital expenditures of $4.9 billion and vendor financing of $1.8 billion).

Segment Summary

We analyze our segments based on segment operating income, which excludes acquisition-related costs and other significant items. Our reportable segments are: Communications and Latin America.

Effective for the first quarter of 2023, we no longer record prior service credits to our individual business units or the corresponding charge to Corporate and Other, and segment operating expenses were recast to remove prior service credits from our historical reporting. Prior service credits are, and will continue to be, recorded as other income in our consolidated income statement in accordance with GAAP. This recast increased Communications segment operations and support expenses by approximately $2,400 for full-year 2022. Correspondingly, this recast lowered administrative expenses within Corporate and Other, with no change on a consolidated basis.

Communications

Our Communications segment consists of our Mobility, Business Wireline and Consumer Wireline business units.

Second-quarter 2023 operating revenues were $28.8 billion, up 0.5 percent versus second-quarter 2022, with segment operating income of $7.2 billion, up 7.4 percent versus the year-ago quarter. The Communications segment operating income margin was 24.9 percent, compared to 23.3 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

Mobility

Mobility revenues for the second quarter of 2023 were $20.3 billion, up 2.0 percent versus the second quarter of 2022, driven by service revenue growth of 4.9% from subscriber and postpaid ARPU growth, partially offset by lower equipment revenues due to

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lower sales volumes. Mobility operating expenses totaled $13.7 billion, down 1.3 percent versus the second quarter of 2022 due to lower equipment costs driven by lower device sales and lower HBO Max licensing fees. These decreases were offset by higher amortization of deferred customer acquisition costs, increased network and customer support costs and higher depreciation expense. Mobility’s operating income margin was 32.6 percent compared to 30.4 percent in the year-ago quarter.

In our Mobility business unit, during the second quarter of 2023, we reported a net gain of 6.2 million wireless subscribers. At June 30, 2023, wireless subscribers totaled 229.0 million (including approximately 5.0 million FirstNet connections) compared to 203.4 million at June 30, 2022.

During the second quarter, total phone net adds (postpaid and prepaid) were 449,000 with total net adds by subscriber category as follows:

•Postpaid subscriber net adds were 464,000, with phone net adds of 326,000.

•Prepaid subscriber net adds were 167,000, with phone net adds of 123,000.

•Reseller net adds were 432,000.

•Connected device net adds were 5.1 million, 2.9 million of which were primarily attributable to wholesale connected cars.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, postpaid phone-only ARPU increased 1.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter.

Postpaid phone-only churn was 0.79 percent compared to 0.75 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Total postpaid churn was 0.95 percent compared to 0.93 percent in the year-ago quarter.

Business Wireline

Business Wireline revenues for the second quarter of 2023 were $5.3 billion, down 5.6 percent versus the year-ago quarter, primarily due to lower demand for legacy voice and data services and product simplification, partially offset by growth in connectivity services. Business Wireline operating expenses totaled $4.9 billion, down 4.3 percent when compared to the second quarter of 2022, due to ongoing operational cost efficiencies, including lower personnel, lower network access costs, which contained approximately $75 million of benefit related to settlement of a dispute, and lower marketing expenses. Business Wireline operating income margin was 7.5 percent compared to 8.8 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

Consumer Wireline

Consumer Wireline revenues for the second quarter of 2023 were $3.3 billion, up 2.4 percent versus the year-ago quarter, driven by growth in broadband revenues attributable to fiber growth, partially offset by declines in legacy voice and data services and other services. Consumer Wireline operating expenses totaled $3.1 billion, up 1.8 percent versus the second quarter of 2022, largely driven by increased depreciation expense, higher network and maintenance costs and higher amortization of deferred acquisition costs. Expense increases were offset by lower customer support costs, including approximately $35 million of benefit from a vendor dispute resolution, and lower HBO Max licensing fees. Consumer Wireline operating income margin was 5.2 percent compared to 4.6 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

At June 30, 2023, Consumer Wireline had approximately 13.7 million broadband connections compared to 13.8 million at June 30, 2022. During the second quarter, broadband subscriber net losses were 35,000, with fiber broadband net adds of 251,000. Total broadband and DSL connections were 13.9 million at June 30, 2023, compared to 14.1 million at June 30, 2022.

Latin America

Our Latin America segment consists of our Mexico business unit and is subject to foreign currency fluctuations.

Revenues were $967 million, up 19.7 percent when compared to the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to favorable impacts of foreign exchange rates, growth in wholesale revenue and subscriber growth also contributed to higher equipment and service revenues. Operating expenses were $1.0 billion, up 13.0 percent, driven by unfavorable impact of foreign exchange and higher equipment sales attributable to subscriber growth. Mexico’s operating income margin was (4.0) percent, compared to (10.1) percent in the year-earlier quarter.

We had approximately 21.7 million Mexico wireless subscribers at June 30, 2023 compared to 20.7 million at June 30, 2022. During the second quarter of 2023, we had postpaid net adds of 56,000 and prepaid net adds of 50,000.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

On June 15, 2023, we issued $2.0 billion of Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Membership Interests in Mobility II LLC (Mobility noncontrolling interests), which pay cash distributions of 6.8% per annum, subject to declaration. So long as the distributions are declared and paid, the terms of the Mobility noncontrolling interests will not impose any limitations on cash movements between affiliates, or our ability to declare a dividend on or repurchase AT&T shares.

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information set forth in this filing contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this filing based on new information or otherwise.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	AT&T Inc. selected financial statements and operating data.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	AT&T INC.
Date: July 26, 2023	By: /s/ Sabrina Sanders                               .        Sabrina Sanders Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer    and Controller

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