SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
For the month of March, 2011
Commission File Number 1-14493
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.
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NOTICE OF THE FINAL PRICE OF THE TENDER OFFER FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE TOTALITY OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES OF VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. WHICH PUBLIC AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 18TH, 2011
São Paulo, March 18th, 2011 –VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. announces to the market that SP Telecomunicações Participações Ltda., as provided in the item 2.4.4 of the Notice of the Tender Offer for Acquisition of Common Shares issued by Vivo Part. (“Company”) published in Valor Econômico on February 16th, 2011, has announced the final amount of the Offering Price per share in Brazilian Reais as follows:
(i) to the shareholders who accept the Offer and choose to receive the Offering Price in a lump sum, as provided in the item 2.4.2 (b-2) of the Notice of Tender Offer, on the Public Auction Financial Settlement Date, the Offering Price shall be of R$118,97 per common share issued by Vivo Part.. Such amount has been converted into Brazilian currency in the terms of the Notice of the Tender Offer and monetarily restated by SELIC tax until March 23rd, 2011 (foreseen date for the Public Auction Financial Settlement Date).
(ii) to the shareholders who accept the Offer and choose to receive the Offering Price in installments, as provided in the item 2.4.2 (b-1) of the Notice of Tender Offer, part of the Offering Price to be paid on the Public Auction Financial Settlement Date shall be of R$ 87,54 (corresponding to the first two installments of the Acquisition Price). Such amount has been converted into Brazilian currency in the terms of the Notice of the Tender Offer and monetarily restated by SELIC tax until March 23rd, 2011 (foreseen date for the Public Auction Financial Settlement Date).
Considering that the shareholders have the possibility to choose to receive part of the Offering Price corresponding to the third installment of the Acquisition Price to be paid to Portugal Telecom in installments, as provided in the item (ii) above, the final amount to be paid in installments will be timely informed, by the time of the actual payment of the third installment of the Acquisition Price to Portugal Telecom, converted into Brazilian currency as provided in the Public Notice and monetarily restated according to SELIC tax since its conversion until the date of the actual payment to the shareholders.
VIVO – Investor Relations Cristiane Barretto Sales Av. Chucri Zaidan, 860 – Morumbi – SP – 04583-110 Informations available on the website: http://www.vivo.com.br/ir |
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: March 18, 2011
VIVO PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. |
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By: |
/S/ Cristiane Barretto Sales
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Cristiane Barretto Sales
Investor Relations Officer |
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