UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June, 2013
Commission File Number: 001-14475
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELEFONICA BRAZIL S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Av. Eng° Luís Carlos Berrini, 1376 - 28º andar
São Paulo, S.P.
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Protocol and Instrument of Justification
OF PARTIAL SPIN-OFF
OF
TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A.
AND MERGER OF THE SPUN-OFF PORTION INTO
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
By this private instrument, the below identified parties, herein represented by their respective Executive Officers, have agreed to enter into this Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Partial Spin-Off and Merger (“Protocol”), in accordance with articles 224, 225, 226, 227 and 229 of Law nº 6,404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporation Law”), with due regard to the applicable provisions of Instruction nº 319, dated December 03, 1999, as amended, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”).
(a) TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A., a publicly-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Eng. Luiz Carlos Berrini, nº 1376, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 02.558.157/0001-62, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“Telefônica” or “Surviving Company”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of Barueri, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Tamboré, nºs 341 / 371, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under n° 04.027.547/0001-31, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“TData” or “Spun-off Company”);
Telefônica and TData being collectively referred to as “Parties” or “Companies”;
1. JUSTIFICATION.
WHEREAS this partial spin-off and merger transaction is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process involving also other Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies, which reorganization shall occur on the same date of this transaction;
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WHEREAS Telefônica is a concessionaire of the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls in Sector 31, of Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; an authorized company for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 33, of Region III, and for International Long Distance calls, in Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; and an authorized company for the Multimedia Communication Service (“SCM”), in addition to being the holder of the all the shares representing the capital of TData;
WHEREAS TData is an authorized company for the SCM and carries out other economic activities than telecommunication services, including the provision of Value-Added Services, as defined in art. 61 of the General Telecommunications Law (such activities being jointly and generally referred to as “VAS”);
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Relevant Fact disclosed on March 15, 2012, Telefônica is currently the controlling and, in certain cases, the sole shareholder of several companies, including TData, it being necessary to rationalize and simplify the structure of such companies, by integrating and rationalizing related and/or complementary activities, in such manner as to allow, at the end of the corporate reorganization process involving such companies, concentration of the activities into only two operating companies, one of them being Telefônica (to concentrate the provision of telecommunication services) and the other being TData (to concentrate the provision of VAS);
WHEREAS on September 12, 2011 Law no. 12,485 was enacted, which changed the General Telecommunications Law, the provisions of which enabled the STFC concessionaires to provide other telecommunication services, in addition to those subject matter of the respective concession agreement and the SCM in their respective concession regions;
WHEREAS, after studies were carried out, the Parties understand that, as part of the rationalization and simplification of the corporate structure, consolidating the activities related to provision of telecommunication services into one sole legal entity will allow convergence, consolidating the telecommunication services into Telefônica;
The Parties understand that the partial spin-off of TData, with transfer of the spun-off net assets to Telefônica, under the terms and conditions of this Protocol is justified, since it will allow segregation of the VAS provided by TData, from the other services, concerning activities related to the provision of SCM, to be absorbed by Telefônica, which segregation is necessary because Telefônica is prevented, by law, from providing other than telecommunication services. In addition, the transaction being implemented will allow consolidation and confluence in the offer
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of telecommunication services by Telefônica, with consequent reduction of administrative and operating costs and standardization and rationalization of the other operations of the Companies.
2. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA AND TDATA.
2.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Telefônica, as of April 30, 2013 (“Base Date”), is R$ 37,798,109,745.03 (thirty-seven billion, seven hundred and ninety-eight million, one hundred and nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-five reais and three cents), represented by 1,125,601,930 (one billion, one hundred and twenty-five million, six hundred and one thousand, nine hundred and thirty) shares, of which 381,587,111 (three hundred and eight-one million, five hundred and eighty-seven thousand, one hundred and eleven) are common shares, and 744,014,819 (seven hundred and forty-four million, fourteen thousand, eight hundred and nineteen) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value.
2.2. CAPITAL STOCK OF TDATA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of TData as of the Base Date is R$ 1,046,824,831.98 (one billion, forty-six million, eight hundred and twenty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one reais and ninety-eight cents), represented by 1,078,320,516 (one billion, seventy-eight million, three hundred and twenty thousand, five hundred and sixteen) book-entry, registered, common shares, without face value.
3. PARTIAL SPIN-OFF, MERGER, APPRAISAL AND EQUITY OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY.
3.1. BASE DATE AND APPRAISAL: The net assets of TData to be spun-off and merged into Telefônica were appraised at their book value, as of the Base Date, April 30, 2013, in accordance with the Brazilian accounting practices. The Appraisal Report for TData’s net assets to be spun-off and merged into Telefônica, in conformity with the provisions in art. 229 of the Corporation Law has been prepared by Ernst & Young Terco Auditores Independentes S.S., an independent appraisal firm enrolled with the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry of the Ministry of Finance under no. 61.366.936/0001-25, ad referendum to the shareholders of the Parties of this Protocol (“Appraisal Report”), attached hereto as Annex I.
3.2. EQUITY CHANGES: In accordance with article 224, III of the Corporation Law, the equity changes occurred to the spun-off net assets between the Base Date of the transaction and the actual date of the partial spin-off of TData and merger of the spun-off net assets into Telefônica shall be absorbed by the Surviving Company.
3.3. SPUN-OFF NET ASSETS: Except for the commercial stores that do not provide telecommunication services, duly enrolled with the CNPJ under no. 04.027.547/0035-80,
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04.027.547/0034-08, 04.027.547/0032-38 and 04.027.547/0036-61, and their respective assets and liabilities, which will remain with TData, the net assets to be spun-off of TData and merged into Telefônica are represented by all other commercial stores owned by TData, including the assets and liabilities inherent thereto and indicated in the Appraisal Report prepared for such specific purpose, appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 34,723,875.31 (thirty-four million, seven hundred and twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five reais and thirty-one cents).
3.4. CAPITAL STOCK AND SHARES OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY: The transfer of the equity properties described in item 3.3 above, in the amount of R$ 34,723,875.31 (thirty-four million, seven hundred and twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five reais and thirty-one cents), will cause a reduction in TData’s capital stock, in this same amount, from R$ 1,046,824,831.98 (one billion, forty-six million, eight hundred and twenty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one reais and ninety-eight cents) to R$ 1,012,100,956.67 (one billion, twelve million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six reais and sixty-seven cents), without cancellation of shares representing TData’s capital stock, having in consideration that such shares have no face value.
4. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY, SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES, POLITICAL AND EQUITY RIGHTS.
4.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY: As a result of the merger of Data’s spun-off net assets into Telefônica, as described above, based on the book value of TData’s spun-off net assets subject matter of the Appraisal Report, to be merged into Telefônica, there will be no increase in the capital stock of the Surviving Company, once Telefônica has already recorded in its net equity the total amount of TData’s equity;
4.2 TREATMENT OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY’S SHARES: Whereas TData is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica (therefore, there are no minority shareholders of TData), as a result of the merger of the spun-off net assets, the Spun-off Company’s shares won’t be cancelled, given that they have no face value.
4.3. NO EXCHANGE RATIO: Due to the absence of non-controlling shareholders of TData, given that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica, no exchange ratio will apply with respect to shares held by minority shareholders of TData for shares of the Surviving Company.
4.4. NO APPRAISAL OF THE NET EQUITY AT MARKET PRICES FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 264 OF THE CORPORATION LAW: Having in consideration that this partial spin-off and merger transaction does not result in an increase of the capital stock of the Surviving Company nor change to the
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equity interests held by its shareholders, once TData is a Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, no exchange ratio of shares held by shareholders of the Spun-off Company for shares in the Surviving Company shall apply and, consequently, there will be no minority interest to be protected and right to withdrawal in relation to TData and, therefore, according to the opinion of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission in similar cases and under the terms of the provisions in CVM resolution no. 559/08, the provisions in article 264 of the Corporation Law do not apply.
5. OTHER CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE PARTIAL SPIN-OFF AND MERGER.
5.1. CORPORATE ACTS: Special Shareholders’ Meetings of TData and of Telefônica shall be held for reviewing and passing resolutions on the transaction contemplated in this Protocol.
5.2. NO RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL: As above referred, no dissent or exercise of the right to withdrawal by non-controlling shareholders of TData shall apply, as provided for in articles 136, item (ix) and 137 of the Corporation Law.
5.3. SUCCESSION: The Surviving Company shall succeed TData in its rights and obligations related to spun-off net assets, undertaking joint and several liability for TData’s obligations related to the spun-off net assets, under the terms of the provisions in article 233, of the Corporation Law.
5.4. AUTHORIZATION: The Executive Officers of the Spun-off Company and of the Surviving Company shall be responsible for and authorized to take the necessary actions for implementing the terms and conditions agreed to in this Protocol, in conformity with the terms of the applicable law.
5.5. PRIOR APPROVAL BY ANATEL: The corporate reorganization involving Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies, of which this partial spin-off of TData is part, with transfer of the spun-off net assets to Telefônica, was submitted to the National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL for review and prior approval, having been approved by ANATEL under the terms of Act nº 3,043, dated May 27, 2013 (“Consent Act”), published in the Federal Official Gazette on May 29, 2013, with the conditions provided for therein.
5.6. COURT: The Court of the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, is hereby selected to settle any disputes arising out of this Protocol.
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In witness whereof, the parties execute this instrument in six (6) counterparts, of the same content and for the same effect, together with two witnesses.
São Paulo, June 11, 2013.
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Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira | ||
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira |
Witnesses: | |
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Name: | |
RG: | |
2. | |
Name: | |
RG: |
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ANNEX I
APPRAISAL REPORT
PROTOCOL AND INSTRUMENT OF JUSTIFICATION OF FULL SPIN-OFF OF
A. TELECOM S.A.
WITH TRANSFER OF THE SPUN-OFF PORTIONS OF ITS EQUITY TO
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
AND
TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A.
By this private instrument, the below identified parties, herein represented by their respective Executive Officers, have agreed to enter into this Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Full Spin-Off with transfer of portions of its spun-off net equity to existing companies (“Protocol”), in accordance with articles 224, 225, 226, 227 and 229 of Law nº 6.404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporation Law”), with due regard to the applicable provisions of Instruction nº 319, dated December 03, 1999, as amended, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”).
(a) A. TELECOM S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Roque Petroni Júnior, 1464, 4º andar, parte Lado A, Jardim das Acácias, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 03.498.897/0001-13, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“ATelecom” or “Spun-off Company”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A., a publicly-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Eng. Luiz Carlos Berrini, nº 1376, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 02.558.157/0001-62, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“Telefônica”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of Barueri, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Tamboré, nºs 341 / 371, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under n° 04.027.547/0001-31, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“TData” and, jointly with Telefônica, “Surviving Companies”);
ATelecom, Telefônica and TData being collectively referred to as “Parties” or “Companies”;
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1. JUSTIFICATION.
WHEREAS this full spin-off transaction is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process involving also other Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies, which reorganization shall occur on the same date of this transaction;
WHEREAS Telefônica is a concessionaire of the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 31, of Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; an authorized company for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 33, of Region III, and for International Long Distance calls, in Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; and an authorized company for the Multimedia Communication Service (“SCM”), in addition to being the holder of the all the shares representing the capital of ATelecom and TData;
WHEREAS ATelecom is an authorized company for the SCM and of the Conditioned Access Service (“SEAC”), in addition to carrying out other economic activities than telecommunication services, including the provision of Value-Added Services, as defined in art. 61 of the General Telecommunications Law (such activities being jointly and generally referred to as “VAS”);
WHEREAS TData is a provider of VAS;
WHEREAS, Telefônica is currently the controlling and, in certain cases, the sole shareholder of several companies, including the Parties to this Protocol, it being necessary to rationalize and simplify the structure of such companies, by integrating and rationalizing related and/or complementary activities, in such manner as to allow, at the end of the corporate reorganization process involving such companies, concentration of the activities into only two operating companies, one of them being Telefônica (to concentrate the provision of telecommunication services) and the other being TData (to concentrate the provision of VAS);
WHEREAS on September 12, 2011 Law no. 12.485 was enacted, which changed the General Telecommunications Law, the provisions of which enabled the STFC concessionaires to provide other telecommunication services, in addition to those subject matter of the respective concession agreement and the SCM in their respective concession regions;
WHEREAS, after studies were carried out, the Parties understand that, as part of the rationalization and simplification of the corporate structure, consolidating the VAS activities into TData and the telecommunication services into Telefônica will allow convergence;
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The Parties understand that the full spin-off of ATelecom, with transfer of portions of the spun-off net equity to Telefônica and to TData, respectively, under the terms and conditions of this Protocol is justified, since it will allow segregation of the VAS provided by ATelecom, which services will be absorbed by TData, incorporating the activities related to provision of Telecommunication services into Telefônica, which segregation because Telefônica is prevented, by law, from providing other than telecommunication services. In addition, the transaction being implemented and ATelecom ceasing to exist will result in a reduction of administrative and operating costs and standardization and rationalization of the operations of the Company.
2. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY AND OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES.
In order to allow easier understanding of the information of the Companies, considering that the transaction subject matter of this Protocol is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process to be implemented at the same date and which may involve the Parties, the information to be considered in relation to the Spun-off Company and to the capital stock of the Surviving Companies shall be that existing and valid as of April 30, 2013 (“Base Date”).
2.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of ATelecom as of the Base Date is R$ 630,876,446.15 (six hundred and thirty million, eight hundred and seventy-six thousand, four hundred and forty-six reais and fifteen cents), represented by 1,013,116,449 (one billion, thirteen million, one hundred and sixteen thousand, four hundred and forty-nine) book-entry, registered, common shares, without face value.
2.2. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Telefônica as of the Base Date is R$ 37,798,109,745.03 (thirty-seven billion, seven hundred and ninety-eight million, one hundred and nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-five reais and three cents), represented by 1,125,601,930 (one billion, one hundred and twenty-five million, six hundred and one thousand, nine hundred and thirty) shares, of which 381,587,111 (three hundred and eight-one million, five hundred and eighty-seven thousand, one hundred and eleven) are common shares, and 744,014,819 (seven hundred and forty-four million, fourteen thousand, eight hundred and nineteen) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value.
2.3. CAPITAL STOCK OF TDATA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of TData as of the Base Date is R$ 1,046,824,831.98 (one billion, forty-six million, eight hundred and twenty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one reais and ninety-eight cents), represented by 1,078,320,516 (one billion, seventy-eight million, three hundred and twenty thousand, five hundred and sixteen) book-entry, registered, common shares, without face value.
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2.3.1 Having in consideration that at the same date of presentation of the transaction subject matter of this Protocol to the shareholders of the Companies, the partial spin-off of TData, with transfer of the spun-off net assets (related to the Multimedia Communication Service) to Telefônica will be submitted to the shareholders of TData, immediately prior to the merger into TData of the spun-off portion of ATelecom’s equity, the subscribed and paid-up capital of TData as of the date of the transaction and immediately prior to the merger of the spun-off equity of ATelecom, if approved by the shareholders of the relevant companies, shall have been reduced to R$ 1,012,100,956.67 (one billion, twelve million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six reais and sixty-seven cents), without cancellation of shares representing the capital stock of TData, given that such shares have no face value, with the capital stock continuing to be represented by 1,078,320,516 (one billion, seventy-eight million, three hundred and twenty thousand, five hundred and sixteen) registered, book-entry, common shares without face value.
3. FULL SPIN-OFF, APPRAISAL AND EQUITY OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY.
3.1. FULL SPIN-OFF: In view of the full spin-off of ATelecom, all the shares issued by it shall be cancelled, pursuant to the terms of item 4 of this Protocol.
3.2. BASE DATE AND APPRAISAL: The portions of the ATelecom’s net equity to be merged into Telefônica and into TData were appraised at their book value, as of the Base Date, April 30, 2013, in accordance with the Brazilian accounting practices. The Appraisal Report for the portions of the spun-off net equity of ATelecom to be transferred to Telefônica and to TData, in conformity with the provisions in art. 229 of the Corporation Law has been prepared by Ernst & Young Terco Auditores Independentes S.S., an independent appraisal firm enrolled with the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry of the Ministry of Finance under no. 61.366.936/0001-25, ad referendum to the shareholders of the Parties to this Protocol (“Appraisal Report”), attached hereto as Annex I.
3.3. EQUITY CHANGES: In accordance with article 224, III of the Corporation Law, the equity changes occurred between the Base Date of the transaction and the actual date of the full spin-off of ATelecom and merger of the portions of the spun-off net equity into each of the Surviving Companies shall be absorbed by such Surviving Company having absorbed by the respective portion.
3.4. PORTIONS OF THE SPUN-OFF NET EQUITY: (i) The portion of ATelecom’s spun-off net equity to be merged into Telefônica has been appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 348,623,814.64 (three hundred and forty-eight million, six hundred and twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and fourteen reais and sixty-four cents), and (ii) the portion of ATelecom’s spun-off net equity to be merged into TData has been appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 287,960,066.54 (two hundred and eighty-seven million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, sixty-six reais and fifty-four cents), both of them being better described in the Appraisal Report.
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3.5. EXTINGUISHMENT OF ATELECOM: Upon the full spin-off of ATelecom and the transfer of the portions of its net equity to the Surviving Companies, ATelecom shall cease to exist pursuant to the terms of the provisions in article 229 of the Corporation Law, the Directors of the Surviving Companies being responsible for filing and disclosing the transaction related acts. However, no interruption shall occur in relation to the operations of ATelecom and to the services provided thereby to its clients, for which services TData and Telefônica, respectively, will fully succeed ATelecom, in conformity with the terms in item 5.3 below
4. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES, SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES, POLITICAL AND EQUITY RIGHTS.
4.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES: As a result of the merger of part of ATelecom’s equity into TData and of part thereof into Telefônica, as described above, and based on the respective book values corresponding to the portions of the spun-off net equity of ATelecom subject matter of the Appraisal Report to be merged into each of the Surviving Companies, with due regard to the provisions in article 226, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Corporation Law:
(i) there will be no increase in the capital stock of Telefônica, once it has already recorded in its net equity the total amount of ATelecom’s shares;
(ii) there will be an increase in the capital stock of TData, in the amount of R$287,960,066.54 (two hundred and eighty-seven million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, sixty-six reais and fifty-four cents), increasing from R$1,012,100,956.67 (one billion, twelve million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six reais and sixty-seven cents) (already considering, for purposes of capital increase, the proposed spin-off of TData), to R$1,300,061,023.21 (one billion, three hundred million, sixty-one thousand, twenty-three reais and twenty-one cents), through issuance of 1,580,398,171 (one billion, five hundred and eighty million, three hundred and ninety-eight thousand, one hundred and seventy-one) new book-entry type, registered, new common shares without face value, issued based on their equity value, fully subscribed and paid-up by the sole shareholder of the Spun-off Company, that is, Telefônica, upon transfer to the capital stock of TData of the respective portion of ATelecom’s spun-off net equity.
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The merger into TData of the spun-off net assets of Vivo S.A., a Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, which is the subject matter of the Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Full Spin-off of Vivo S.A. with Transfer of the Spun-off Portions of its Equity to Telefônica Brasil S.A. and to Telefônica Data S.A., executed on this date (“Vivo Protocol”), will be submitted to the general shareholders’ meeting of TData, at the same date scheduled for approval of the transaction subject matter of this Protocol. In case of approval of the merger into TData of the spun-off net assets of Vivo S.A., which will result in an increase of the capital stock of TData of R$680,946.92, the total capital stock of TData, by the conclusion of the transactions subject matter of this Protocol and of Vivo Protocol, shall be R$1,300,741,970.13 (one billion, three hundred million, seven hundred and forty-one thousand, nine hundred and seventy reais and thirteen cents), represented by 2,662,455,897 (two billion, six hundred and sixty-two million, four hundred and fifty-five thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven) book-entry type, registered, common shares, without face value.
4.2 TREATMENT OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY’S SHARES: Whereas ATelecom is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica (therefore, there are no minority shareholders of ATelecom), ATelecom shares will be cancelled and will cease to exist as a result of the full spinoff, as permitted in article 226, §1 of the Corporation Law.
4.3. NO EXCHANGE RATIO: Due to the absence of non-controlling shareholders of ATelecom, given that it, as well as TData, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica, no exchange ratio will apply with respect to shares held by minority shareholders of ATelecom for shares in the Surviving Companies.
4.4. NO APPRAISAL OF THE NET EQUITY AT MARKET PRICES FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 264 OF THE CORPORATION LAW: Having in consideration that this merger of portions of the spun-off net equity of ATelecom does not result in any change to the equity interests held by the shareholders of the Surviving Companies, once both ATelecom and TData are Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, no exchange ratio of shares held by shareholders of the Spun-off Company for shares in the Surviving Companies shall apply and, consequently, there will be no minority interest to be protected or right to withdrawal in relation to ATelecom and, therefore, according to the opinion of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission in similar cases and under the terms of the provisions in CVM resolution no. 559/08, the provisions in article 264 of the Corporation Law do not apply.
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5. OTHER CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE FULL SPIN-OFF AND MERGER.
5.1. CORPORATE ACTS: Special Shareholders’ Meetings of ATelecom and of the Surviving Companies shall be held for reviewing and passing resolutions on the transaction contemplated in this Protocol.
5.2. NO RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL: As above referred, no dissent or exercise of the right to withdrawal by non-controlling shareholders of ATelecom shall apply, as provided for in articles 136, item (ix) and 137 of the Corporation Law.
5.3. SUCCESSION: The Surviving Companies shall succeed ATelecom in its rights and obligations related to the portions of ATelecom’s spun-off net equity transferred to each of them, undertaking liability for ATelecom’s obligations under the terms of the provisions in articles 229 and 233, of the Corporation Law.
5.4. AUTHORIZATION: Without prejudice to the provisions in item 3.5 of this Protocol, once the full spin-off of ATelecom, with transfer of the portions of the spun-off net equity to the Surviving Companies, has been approved, the Executive Officers of the Surviving Companies shall be responsible for and authorized to take the necessary actions for implementing the terms and conditions agreed to in this Protocol, under the terms of the applicable law.
5.5. PRIOR APPROVAL BY ANATEL: the corporate reorganization involving Telefônica’s wholly-owned and controlled companies, of which this spin-off of ATelecom is part, with transfer of the portions of the spun-off net equity to the Surviving Companies, and the consequent extinguishment thereof, were submitted to the National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL for review and prior approval, having been approved by ANATEL under the terms of Act nº 3043, dated May 27, 2013 (“Consent Act”), published in the Federal Official Gazette on May 29, 2013, with the conditions provided for therein.
5.6. COURT: The Court of the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, is hereby selected to settle any disputes arising out of this Protocol.
In witness whereof, the parties execute this instrument in nine (9) counterparts, of the same content and for the same effect, together with two witnesses.
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São Paulo, June 11, 2013.
A. TELECOM S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira | ||
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira | ||
TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira |
Witnesses: | |
1. | |
Name: | |
RG: | |
2. | |
Name: | |
RG: |
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ANNEX I
APPRAISAL REPORT
PROTOCOL AND INSTRUMENT OF JUSTIFICATION OF FULL SPIN-OFF OF
VIVO S.A.
WITH TRANSFER OF THE SPUN-OFF PORTIONS OF ITS EQUITY TO
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
AND
TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A.
By this private instrument, the below identified parties, herein represented by their respective Executive Officers, have agreed to enter into this Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Full Spin-Off with transfer of portions of its spun-off net equity to existing companies (“Protocol”), in accordance with articles 224, 225, 226, 227 and 229 of Law nº 6.404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporation Law”), with due regard to the applicable provisions of Instruction nº 319, dated December 03, 1999, as amended, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”).
(a) VIVO S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of Londrina, State of Paraná, on Avenue Higienópolis, nº 1365, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 02.449.992/0001-64, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“Vivo” or “Spun-off Company”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A., a publicly-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Eng. Luiz Carlos Berrini, nº 1376, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 02.558.157/0001-62, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“Telefônica”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of Barueri, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Tamboré, nºs 341 / 371, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under n° 04.027.547/0001-31, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“TData” and, jointly with Telefônica, “Surviving Companies”);
Vivo, Telefônica and TData being collectively referred to as “Parties” or “Companies”;
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1. JUSTIFICATION.
WHEREAS this full spin-off transaction is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process involving also other Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies, which reorganization shall occur on the same date of this transaction;
WHEREAS Telefônica is a concessionaire of the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 31, of Region III, of the General
Concessions Plan; an authorized company for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 33, of Region III, and for International Long Distance calls, in Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; and an authorized company for the Multimedia Communication Service (“SCM”), in addition to being the holder of the all the shares representing the capital of Vivo and TData;
WHEREAS Vivo is an authorized company for the Personal Mobile Service (“SMP”), the SMC and the STFC services for Local, and Domestic and International Long Distance calls, in Regions I and II of the Concessions Plan, in addition to carrying out other economic activities than telecommunication services, including the provision of Value-Added Services, as defined in art. 61 of the General Telecommunications Law (such activities being jointly and generally referred to as “VAS”);
WHEREAS TData is a provider of VAS;
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Relevant Fact disclosed on March 15, 2012, Telefônica is currently the controlling and, in certain cases, the sole shareholder of several companies, including the Parties to this Protocol, it being necessary to rationalize and simplify the structure of such companies, by integrating and rationalizing related and/or complementary activities, in such manner as to allow, at the end of the corporate reorganization process involving such companies, concentration of the activities into only two operating companies, one of them being Telefônica (to concentrate the provision of telecommunication services) and the other being TData (to concentrate the provision of VAS);
WHEREAS on September 12, 2011 Law no. 12.485 was enacted, which changed the General Telecommunications Law, the provisions of which enabled the STFC concessionaires to provide other telecommunication services, in addition to those subject matter of the respective concession agreement and the SCM in their respective concession regions;
WHEREAS, after studies were carried out, the Parties understand that, as part of the rationalization and simplification of the corporate structure, consolidating the telecommunication
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services into Telefônica will allow convergence, with offer of package services to users on a simplified basis, further allowing rationalization of the operations of the respective providers;
The Parties understand that the full spin-off of Vivo, with transfer of portions of the spun-off net equity to Telefônica and to TData, respectively, under the terms and conditions of this Protocol is justified, since it will allow segregation of the VAS provided by Vivo, which services will be absorbed by TData, incorporating the activities related to the provision of the telecommunication services into Telefônica, including the corresponding Authorizations, which segregation is necessary because Telefônica is prevented, by law, from providing other than telecommunication services. In addition, the transaction being implemented and Vivo ceasing to exist will allow consolidation and confluence in the offer of telecommunication services, with consequent reduction of administrative and operating costs and standardization and rationalization of the operations of the Company.
2. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY AND OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES.
In order to allow easier understanding of the information of the Companies, considering that the transaction subject matter of this Protocol is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process to be implemented at the same date and which may involve the Parties, the information to be considered in relation to the Spun-off Company and to the capital stock of the Surviving Companies shall be that existing and valid as of April 30, 2013 (“Base Date”).
2.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Vivo as of the Base Date is R$ 7,050,653,962.34 (seven billion, fifty million, six hundred and fifty-three thousand, nine hundred and sixty-two reais and thirty-four cents), represented by 4,231,732 (four million, two hundred and thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-two) book-entry, registered, common shares, without face value.
2.2. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Telefônica as of the Base Date is R$ 37,798,109,745.03 (thirty-seven billion, seven hundred and ninety-eight million, one hundred and nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-five reais and three cents), represented by 1,125,601,930 (one billion, one hundred and twenty-five million, six hundred and one thousand, nine hundred and thirty) shares, of which 381,587,111 (three hundred and eight-one million, five hundred and eighty-seven thousand, one hundred and eleven) are common shares, and 744,014,819 (seven hundred and forty-four million, fourteen thousand, eight hundred and nineteen) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value.
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2.3. CAPITAL STOCK OF TDATA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of TData as of the Base Date is R$ 1,046,824,831.98 (one billion, forty-six million, eight hundred and twenty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty-one reais and ninety-eight cents), represented by 1,078,320,516 (one billion, seventy-eight million, three hundred and twenty thousand, five hundred and sixteen) book-entry, registered, common shares, without face value.
2.3.1 Having in consideration that at the same date of presentation of the transaction subject matter of this Protocol to the shareholders of the Companies, the partial spin-off of TData, with transfer of the spun-off net assets (related to the Multimedia Communication Service) to Telefônica will be also submitted to the shareholders of TData, immediately prior to the merger into TData of the spun-off portion of Vivo’s equity, the subscribed and paid-up capital of TData as of the date of the transaction and immediately prior to the merger of the spun-off equity of Vivo, if approved by the shareholders of the relevant companies, shall have been reduced to R$ 1,012,100,956.67 (one billion, twelve million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six reais and sixty-seven cents), without cancellation of shares representing the capital stock of TData, given that such shares have no face value, with the capital stock continuing to be represented by 1,078,320,516 (one billion, seventy-eight million, three hundred and twenty thousand, five hundred and sixteen) registered, book-entry, common shares without face value.
3. FULL SPIN-OFF, APPRAISAL AND EQUITY OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY.
3.1. FULL SPIN-OFF: In view of the full spin-off of Vivo, all the shares issued by it shall be cancelled, pursuant to the terms of item 4 of this Protocol.
3.2. BASE DATE AND APPRAISAL: The portions of the Vivo’s net equity to be merged into Telefônica and into TData were appraised at their book value, as of the Base Date, April 30, 2013, in accordance with the Brazilian accounting practices. The Appraisal Report for the portions of the spun-off net equity of Vivo to be transferred to Telefônica and to TData, in conformity with the provisions in art. 229 of the Corporation Law has been prepared by Ernst & Young Terco Auditores Independentes S.S., an independent appraisal firm enrolled with the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry of the Ministry of Finance under no. 61.366.936/0001-25, ad referendum to the shareholders of the Parties to this Protocol (“Appraisal Report”), attached hereto as Annex I.
3.3. EQUITY CHANGES: In accordance with article 224, III of the Corporation Law, the equity changes occurred between the Base Date of the transaction and the actual date of the full spin-off of Vivo and merger of the portions of the spun-off net equity into each of the Surviving Companies shall be absorbed by such Surviving Company having absorbed by the respective portion.
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3.4. PORTIONS OF THE SPUN-OFF NET EQUITY: (i) The portion of Vivo’s spun-off net equity to be merged into Telefônica has been appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 10,228,352,444.32 (ten billion, two hundred and twenty-eight million, three hundred and fifty-two thousand, four hundred and forty-four reais and thirty-two cents), and (ii) the portion of Vivo’s spun-off net equity to be merged into TData has been appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 680,946.92 (six hundred and eighty thousand, nine hundred and forty-six reais and ninety-two cents), both of them being better described in the Appraisal Report.
3.5. EXTINGUISHMENT OF VIVO: Upon the full spin-off of Vivo and the transfer of the portions of its net equity to the Surviving Companies, Vivo shall cease to exist pursuant to the terms of the provisions in article 229 of the Corporation Law, the Directors of the Surviving Companies being responsible for filing and disclosing the transaction related acts. However, no interruption shall occur in relation to the operations of Vivo and to the services provided thereby to its clients, for which services TData and Telefônica, respectively, will fully succeed Vivo, in conformity with the terms in item 6.3 below.
4. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES, SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES, POLITICAL AND EQUITY RIGHTS.
4.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANIES: As a result of the merger of part of Vivo’s equity into TData and of part thereof into Telefônica, as described above, and based on the respective book values corresponding to the portions of the spun-off net equity of Vivo subject matter of the Appraisal Report to be merged into each of the Surviving Companies, with due regard to the provisions in article 226, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Corporation Law:
(i) there will be no increase in the capital stock of Telefônica, once it has already recorded in its net equity the total amount of Vivo’s shares;
(ii) there will be an increase in the capital stock of TData, in the amount of R$680,946.92 (six hundred and eighty thousand, nine hundred and forty-six reais and ninety-two cents), increasing from R$1,012,100,956.67 (one billion, twelve million, one hundred thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six reais and sixty-seven cents) (already considering, for purposes of capital increase, the proposed spin-off of TData), to R$1,012,781,903.59 (one billion, twelve million, seven hundred and eighty-one thousand, nine hundred and three reais and fifty-nine cents), through issuance of 3,737,201 (three million, seven hundred and thirty-seven thousand, two hundred and ten) new book-entry type, registered, common shares without face value, issued based on their equity value,
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fully subscribed and paid-up by the sole shareholder of the Spun-off Company, that is, Telefônica, upon transfer to the capital stock of TData of the respective portion of Vivo-s spun-off net equity.
The merger into TData of the spun-off net assets of A.Telecom S.A., a Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, which is the subject matter of the Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Full Spin-off of A.Telecom S.A. with Transfer of the Spun-off Portions of its Equity to Telefônica Brasil S.A. and to Telefônica Data S.A., executed on this date (“A.Telecom Protocol”), will be submitted to the general shareholders’ meeting of TData, at the same date scheduled for approval of the transaction subject matter of this Protocol. In case of approval of the merger into TData of the spun-off net assets of A. Telecom S.A., which will result in an increase of the capital stock of TData of R$287,960,066.54 (two hundred and eighty-seven million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, sixty-six reais and fifty-four cents), the total capital stock of TData, by the conclusion of the transactions subject matter of this Protocol and of A.Telecom Protocol, shall be R$1,300,741,970.13 (one billion, three hundred million, seven hundred and forty-one thousand, nine hundred and seventy reais and thirteen cents), represented by 2,662,455,897 (two billion, six hundred and sixty-two million, four hundred and fifty-five thousand, eight hundred and ninety-seven) book-entry type, registered, common shares, without face value.
4.2 TREATMENT OF THE SPUN-OFF COMPANY’S SHARES: Whereas Vivo is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica (therefore, there are no minority shareholders of Vivo), Vivo shares will be cancelled and will cease to exist as a result of the full spin-off, as permitted in article 226, §1 of the Corporation Law.
4.3. NO EXCHANGE RATIO: Due to the absence of non-controlling shareholders of Vivo, given that it, as well as TData, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica, no exchange ratio will apply with respect to shares held by minority shareholders of Vivo for shares in the Surviving Companies.
4.4. NO APPRAISAL OF THE NET EQUITY AT MARKET PRICES FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 264 OF THE CORPORATION LAW: Having in consideration that this merger of portions of the spun-off net equity of Vivo does not result in any change to the equity interests held by the shareholders of the Surviving Companies, once both Vivo and TData are Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, no exchange ratio of shares held by shareholders of the Spun-off Company for shares in the Surviving Companies shall apply and, consequently, there will be no minority interest to be protected or right to withdrawal in relation to Vivo and, therefore, according to the opinion of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission in similar cases and under the terms of the
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provisions in CVM resolution no. 559/08, the provisions in article 264 of the Corporation Law do not apply.
5. OTHER CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE FULL SPIN-OFF AND MERGER.
5.1. CORPORATE ACTS: Special Shareholders’ Meetings of Vivo and of the Surviving Companies shall be held for reviewing and passing resolutions on the transaction contemplated in this Protocol.
5.2. NO RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL: As above referred, no dissent or exercise of the right to withdrawal by non-controlling shareholders of Vivo shall apply, as provided for in articles 136, item (ix) and 137 of the Corporation Law, once Vivo’s sole shareholder is Telefônica itself, which is also TData’s sole shareholder.
5.3. SUCCESSION: Each of the Surviving Companies shall succeed Vivo in its rights and obligations related to the portions of Vivo’s spun-off net equity transferred to each of them, undertaking liability for Vivo’s obligations under the terms of the provisions in articles 229 and 233, of the Corporation Law.
5.4. AUTHORIZATION: Without prejudice to the provisions in item 3.5 of this Protocol, once the full spin-off of Vivo, with transfer of the portions of the spun-off net equity to the Surviving Companies, has been approved, the Executive Officers of the Surviving Companies shall be responsible for and authorized to take the necessary actions for implementing the terms and conditions agreed to in this Protocol, in conformity with the terms of the applicable law.
5.5. PRIOR APPROVAL BY ANATEL: the corporate reorganization involving Telefônica’s wholly-owned and controlled companies, of which this full spin-off of Vivo is part, with transfer of the portions of the spun-off net equity to the Surviving Companies, and the consequent extinguishment thereof, was submitted to the National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL for review and prior approval, having been approved by ANATEL under the terms of Act nº 3043, dated May 27, 2013 (“Consent Act”), published in the Federal Official Gazette on May 29, 2013, with the conditions provided for therein.
5.6. COURT: The Court of the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, is hereby selected to settle any disputes arising out of this Protocol.
In witness whereof, the parties execute this instrument in nine (9) counterparts, of the same content and for the same effect, together with two witnesses.
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São Paulo, June 11, 2013.
Vivo S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira | ||
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira | ||
TELEFÔNICA DATA S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de | |
Oliveira |
Witnesses: | |
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RG: | |
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Name: | |
RG: |
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ANNEX I
APPRAISAL REPORT
PROTOCOL AND INSTRUMENT OF JUSTIFICATION OF MERGER
OF
TELEFÔNICA SISTEMA DE TELEVISÃO S.A.
INTO
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A.
By this private instrument, the below identified parties, herein represented by their respective Executive Officers, have agreed to enter into this Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Merger (“Protocol”), in accordance with articles 224, 225, 226 and 227 of Law nº 6,404, dated December 15, 1976, as amended (“Corporation Law”), with due regard to the applicable provisions of Instruction nº 319, dated December 03, 1999, as amended, issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”).
(a) TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A., a publicly-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Avenue Eng. Luiz Carlos Berrini, nº 1376, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 02.558.157/0001-62, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“Telefônica” or “Surviving Company”);
(b) TELEFÔNICA SISTEMA DE TELEVISÃO S.A., a closely-held company with head-office in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, on Street Rafael de Barros, nº 209, 9º floor, conjunct 902, Paraíso, enrolled with the CNPJ/MF under nº 05.069.728/0001-93, herein represented pursuant to its Bylaws (“TST” or “Acquired Company”);
Telefônica and TST being hereinafter collectively referred to as “Parties” or “Companies”;
1. JUSTIFICATION.
WHEREAS this merger transaction is part of a more comprehensive corporate reorganization process involving also other Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and controlled companies, which reorganization shall occur on the same date of this transaction;
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WHEREAS Telefônica is a concessionaire of the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 31, of Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; an authorized company for the Switched Fixed Telephone Service (“STFC”) for Local and Domestic Long Distance calls, in Sector 33, of Region III, and for International Long Distance calls, in Region III, of the General Concessions Plan; and an authorized company for the Multimedia Communication Service (“SCM”), in addition to being the holder of the all the shares representing the capital stock of TST;
WHEREAS TST, in the same date and immediately prior to the merger subject matter of this Protocol (if approved), the following companies shall have been merged into TST: GTR-T Participações e Empreendimentos S.A. (“GTR-T”) and Lemontree Participações S.A. (“Lemontree”), Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as of the date of this Protocol, and the companies controlled by them, namely, TVA Sul Paraná S.A. (“Sul Paraná”) and Comercial Cabo TV São Paulo S.A. (“CaTV”), as well as its controlled company, Ajato Telecomunicação Ltda. (“Ajato”) (“TVA Companies”); and whereas TST, Sul Paraná and CaTV are providers of the Conditioned Access Services (“SEAC”), the latter and Ajato being also SCM providers;
WHEREAS, Telefônica is currently the controlling and sole shareholder of several companies, including TST, it being necessary to rationalize and simplify the structure of such companies, by integrating and rationalizing related and/or complementary activities, in such manner as to allow, at the end of the corporate reorganization process involving such companies, concentration of the activities into only two operating companies, one of them being Telefônica (to concentrate the provision of telecommunication services) and the other being Telefônica Data S.A. (to concentrate other economic activities than telecommunication services, including Value-Added Services, as defined in art. 61 of the General Telecommunications Law, such activities being jointly and generally referred to as “VAS”);
WHEREAS on September 12, 2011 Law no. 12,485 was enacted, which changed the General Telecommunications Law, the provisions of which enabled the STFC concessionaires to provide other telecommunication services, in addition to those subject matter of the respective concession agreement and the SCM in their respective concession regions;
WHEREAS, after studies were carried out, the Parties understand that, as part of the rationalization and simplification of the corporate structure, consolidating the activities carried out by the TVA Companies, which by then will have been merged into TST, and by Telefônica into one sole legal entity will allow convergence, consolidating telecommunication services into Telefônica and improving the offer of service packages to users on a simplified basis, as well as, in addition, rationalizing the operations of both companies;
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The Parties understand that the merger of TST into Telefônica under the terms and conditions of this Protocol is justified, since it will allow a consolidated and confluent offer of such services by Telefônica, with consequent reduction in administrative and operating costs, standardization and rationalization of the operations of the Company.
2. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA AND OF TST.
In order to allow easier understanding of the information of both Companies, considering that the transaction subject matter of this Protocol is part of a corporate reorganization process to be implemented at the same date and that it will involve TST and the TVA Companies, the information to be considered in relation to the net assets to be merged shall be that existing and valid as of their appraisal date, namely, April 30, 2013 (“Base Date”).
2.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF TELEFÔNICA: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Telefônica as of the Base Date is R$ 37,798,109,745.03 (thirty-seven billion, seven hundred and ninety-eight million, one hundred and nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-five reais and three cents), represented by 1,125,601,930 (one billion, one hundred and twenty-five million, six hundred and one thousand, nine hundred and thirty) shares, of which 381,587,111 (three hundred and eight-one million, five hundred and eighty-seven thousand, one hundred and eleven) are common shares, and 744,014,819 (seven hundred and forty-four million, fourteen thousand, eight hundred and nineteen) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value.
2.2. CAPITAL SOCIAL OF TST: The subscribed and paid-up capital stock of Telefônica as of the Base Date is R$ 442,946,393.64 (four hundred and forty-two million, nine hundred and forty-six thousand, three hundred and ninety-three reais and sixty-four cents), represented by 442,946,394 (four hundred and forty-two million, nine hundred and forty-six thousand, three hundred and ninety-four) shares, of which 221,473,197 (two hundred and twenty-one million, four hundred and seventy-three thousand, one hundred and ninety-seven) are common shares, and 221,473,197 two hundred and twenty-one million, four hundred and seventy-three thousand, one hundred and ninety-seven) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value.
2.2.1 Having in consideration that at the same date of and immediately prior to the presentation of the transaction subject matter of this Protocol to the shareholders of the Companies, the merger, into TST, of the companies GTR-T, Sul Paraná, Lemontree, CaTV and Ajato, immediately prior shall be decided, the subscribed and paid-up capital of TST as of the date of merger thereof into Telefônica, if approved, shall become R$545,458,431.52 (five hundred and forty-five million, four hundred and fifty-eight thousand, four hundred and thirty-one reais and fifty-two cents), represented by 810,338,864 (eight hundred and ten million, three hundred and thirty-eight thousand, eight hundred and sixty-four) shares, of which 405,169,432 (four hundred
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and five million, one hundred and sixty-nine thousand, four hundred and thirty-two) are common shares and 405,169,432 (four hundred and five million, one hundred and sixty-nine thousand, four hundred and thirty-two) are preferred shares, all of them registered and without face value, pursuant to the terms of the Independent Auditors’ Reasonable Assurance Report, on the Combined Accounting Information of TST, Ajato, Sul Paraná, CaTV, Lemontree and GTR-T (“Assurance Report”) issued as of the Base Date, and to the terms of the Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Merger of the TVA Companies into TST, entered into between TST and the TVA Companies as of this date. Accordingly, once the merger of the TVA Companies into TST shall have been approved, the capital stock of TST as of the date of its merger into Telefônica shall be as referred to in item 2.2.1.
3. MERGER, APPRAISAL AND EQUITY OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY.
3.1. MERGER: In view of the merger of TST, all the shares issued by it shall be cancelled, pursuant to the terms of item 4 of this Protocol.
3.2. BASE DATE AND APPRAISAL: Upon the merger of TST, its net assets, already considering the approval of the merger into TST of the TVA Companies, shall be fully absorbed by Telefônica. TST’s net equity to be merged into Telefônica was firstly evaluated at its book value, as of the Base Date, April 30, 2013, in accordance with the Brazilian accounting practices (“Appraisal Report”), and the Assurance Report has been equally issued considering the accounting information of the TVA Companies and of TST as of the Base Date, by Ernst & Young Terco Auditores Independentes S.S., an independent appraisal firm enrolled with the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry of the Ministry of Finance under no. 61.366.936/0001-25, ad referendum to the shareholders of the Parties of this Protocol, attached hereto as Annexes I and II, respectively.
3.3. EQUITY CHANGES: The equity changes occurred in TST (which, on its turn, will absorb the equity changes in the net assets of the TVA Companies between the Base Date and the actual date of the merger of the TVA Companies into TST) between the Base Date of the transaction and the actual date of the merger will be absorbed by Telefônica.
3.4. NET EQUITY: Considering the Appraisal Report together with the Assurance Report, the total net equity of TST as of the Base Date, consolidated with the net assets corresponding to the sum of TST’s net assets combined to the TVA Companies’ net assets (all of them as of the Base Date), to be merged into Telefônica, was appraised at its book value in the amount of R$ 226,105,582.63 (two hundred and twenty-six million, one hundred and five thousand, five hundred and eighty-two reais and sixty-three cents).
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3.5. EXTINGUISHMENT OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY: Upon the merger of TST and consequent transfer of all its net equity to Telefônica, TST shall cease to exist pursuant to the terms of the provisions in article 227 of the Corporation Law, the Directors of Telefônica being responsible for filing and disclosing the transaction related acts.
4. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY, SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES, POLITICAL AND EQUITY RIGHTS.
4.1. CAPITAL STOCK OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY: As a result of the merger of TST into Telefônica, as described above, to be approved immediately after the merger of the TVA Companies into TST and pursuant to items 3.2 and 3.4 above, there will be no increase in the capital stock of the Surviving Company, once Telefônica has already recorded in its net equity the aggregate amount of the shares of TST and of the shares of the TVA Companies, merged into TST immediately prior to the decision of the shareholders of the Company with respect to this Protocol.
4.2. TREATMENT OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY’S SHARES: Whereas TST is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica (therefore, there are no minority shareholders of TST), TST shares will be cancelled and will cease to exist as a result of the merger, as permitted in article 226, §1 of the Corporation Law.
4.3. NO EXCHANGE RATIO: Due to the absence of non-controlling shareholders of TST, given that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telefônica, no exchange ratio will apply with respect to shares held by minority shareholders of TST for shares in the Surviving Company.
4.4. NO APPRAISAL OF THE NET EQUITY AT MARKET PRICES FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 264 OF THE CORPORATION LAW: Having in consideration that this merger does not result in any change to the equity interests held by its shareholders, once TST is a Telefônica’s wholly-owned subsidiary, no exchange ratio of shares held by shareholders of the Acquired Company for shares in the Surviving Company shall apply and, consequently, there will be no minority interest to be protected or right to withdrawal in relation to TST and, therefore, according to the opinion of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission in similar cases and under the terms of the provisions in CVM resolution no. 559/08, the provisions in article 264 of the Corporation Law do not apply.
5. OTHER CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MERGER.
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5.1. CORPORATE ACTS: Special Shareholders’ Meetings of TST and of Telefônica shall be held for reviewing and passing resolutions on the transaction contemplated in this Protocol.
5.2. NO RIGHT TO WITHDRAWAL: As above referred, no dissent or exercise of the right to withdrawal by non-controlling shareholders of TST shall apply, as provided for in articles 136, item (ix) and 137 of the Corporation Law.
5.3. SUCCESSION: The Surviving Company shall succeed TST in its rights and obligations, undertaking liability for TST’s obligations under the terms of the provisions in articles 227 and 232, of the Corporation Law.
5.4. AUTHORIZATION: Without prejudice to the provisions in item 3.5 of this Protocol, once the merger of TST has been approved, the Executive Officers of the Surviving Company shall be responsible for and authorized to take the necessary actions for implementing the terms and conditions agreed to in this Protocol, under the terms of the applicable law.
5.5. PRIOR APPROVAL BY ANATEL: the corporate reorganization involving Telefônica’s wholly-owned and controlled companies, of which this merger of TST is part, and the consequent extinguishment thereof, were submitted to the National Telecommunications Agency – ANATEL for review and prior approval, having been approved by ANATEL under the terms of Act nº 3043, dated May 27, 2013, published in the Federal Official Gazette on May 29, 2013, with the conditions provided for therein.
5.6. COURT: The Court of the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, is hereby selected to settle any disputes arising out of this Protocol.
In witness whereof, the parties execute this instrument in six (6) counterparts, of the same content and for the same effect, together with two witnesses.
São Paulo, June 11, 2013.
TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A. | ||
Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira | Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de |
[continued]
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[continuation of the Protocol and Instrument of Justification of Merger of Telefônica Sistema de Televisão S.A. into Telefônica Brasil S.A., entered into on June 11, 2013]
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ANNEX I
APPRAISAL REPORT
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ANNEX II
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REASONABLE ASSURANCE REPORT, ON THE COMBINED ACCOUNTING INFORMATION OF TELEFÔNICA SISTEMA DE TELEVISÃO S.A., AJATO
TELECOMUNICAÇÃO LTDA., TVA SUL PARANÁ S.A., COMERCIAL CABO TV SÃO PAULO S.A., LEMONTREE PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. AND GTR-T PARTICIPAÇÕES E EMPREENDIMENTOS S.A.
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.
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TELEFÔNICA BRASIL S.A. | |||
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June 19, 2013 |
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/s/ Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster | |
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Luis Carlos da Costa Plaster |
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Investor Relations Director |