HONG KONG (Reuters) - Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd said on Friday it had entered into exclusive talks to buy Telefonica's> British mobile unit O2 for up to 10.25 billion pounds ($15.4 billion).
Hutchison, which already operates the Three Mobile network in Britain, agreed to pay an indicative price of 9.25 billion pounds, the company said in a securities filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The company said it would add another 1 billion pounds in "interest sharing payments" should the combined business reach certain cash flow targets.
($1 = 0.6663 pounds)
(Reporting by Elzio Barreto; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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