SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of April 2014

 

Commission File Number 1-13758

 


 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069 - 300 Lisboa, Portugal

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x       Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes  o       No  x

 

 

 



 

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Announcement  |  Lisbon  |  3 April 2014

 

Information on the Underwriters of the Public Offering

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) hereby informs on the material fact disclosed by Oi, S.A. (“Oi”) on the recent interactions between Oi and the underwriters of the public offering, according to the company’s announcement attached hereto.

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069-300 Lisbon
Portugal

Public company
Share capital Euro 26,895,375
Registered in the Commercial
Registry Office of Lisbon

and Corporation no. 503 215 058

Portugal Telecom is listed on the
Euronext and New York Stock Exchange.
Information may be accessed on the
Reuters under the symbols PTC.LS and
PT and on Bloomberg under the symbol
PTC PL.

Nuno Vieira
Investor Relations Director
nuno.t.vieira@telecom.pt
Tel.: +351 21 500 1701
Fax: +351 21 500 0800

 

www.telecom.pt

 

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Oi S.A.

Corporate Taxpayers’ Registry (CNPJ/MF) No. 76.535.764/0001-43

Board of Trade (NIRE) No. 33.30029520-8

Publicly-Held Company

 

MATERIAL FACT

 

Oi S.A. (“Oi” or the “Company”, BM&FBOVESPA: OIBR3, OIBR4; NYSE: OIBR and OIBR.C) in accordance with article 157, paragraph 4 of Law No. 6,404/76, pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/02 and in furtherance of the Material Facts released on October 2, 2013, February 10, 2014 and February 20, 2014, as well as the Notices to Market released on February 10, 2014 and March 17, 2014, notifies its shareholders and the market in general as follows.

 

As a result of (1) recent interactions between the Company and the underwriters, (2) comments delivered by the CVM, which must be responded to as a condition for obtaining registration necessary to the offering and (3) the timing requirement of CVM Instruction No. 400/03 for having the offering completed prior to the end of the first four months of the year, the Company and the underwriting syndicate decided to change the existing business agreement and modify the firm commitment structure of the offering, which will occur with a firm commitment for the settlement of the offering, but without a firm commitment for the placement of the shares.  As a result, the underwriting syndicate will no longer assume a firm commitment to subscribe for the shares of the Company, the principal terms and conditions of which appeared in the draft of the Brazilian preliminary prospecto submitted to the CVM on February 19, 2014 and disclosed on the CVM’s website on the same day.

 

The conditions of the offering are described in (a) the Aviso ao Mercado published today in the newspaper “Valor Econômico”, (b) in the new version of the Brazilian preliminary prospecto disclosed today on the Company’s, the underwriters’, the CVM’s and the BM&FBOVESPA’s websites and (c) the other offering documents.

 

Oi will maintain its shareholders and the market informed of any subsequent events related to the Offering.

 

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Rio de Janeiro, April 3, 2014.

 

Oi S.A.

Bayard De Paoli Gontijo

Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It:

 

Oi S.A. (“Oi”) has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Oi has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Oi and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Oi will arrange to send you the prospectus after filing if you request it by calling toll-free 1-855-672-2332.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 3, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nuno Vieira

 

 

 

Nuno Vieira
Investor Relations Director

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management’s current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “plans” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

 

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