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 February 2015
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
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
Announcement | Lisbon | 24 February 2015
Qualified holding
Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT SGPS”) hereby informs that Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A. now holds less than 2% of PT SGPS’s share capital and corresponding voting rights.
This change, occurred between 16 and 19 of February 2015, and was due to the disposal of 2,919,325 PT SGPS ordinary shares on several transactions executed on the regulated market of Euronext Lisbon.
As a result, the holding held by Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A., was reduced to 1.95% PT SGPS’ share capital and corresponding voting rights corresponding to 17,500,000 ordinary shares. Therefore, Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A. no longer holds a qualified holding on PT SGPS. In addition, a qualified holding is no longer attributed to Mr. Joaquim Francisco Alves Ferreira de Oliveira (previously held through the following chain of entities Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A., Olivedesportos, SGPS, S.A., Controlinvest Media, SGPS, S.A. and Controlinvest, SGPS, S.A.).
This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of articles 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code and 2 of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2008, following a communication received from Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A., with registered offices at Rua Abranches Ferrão, 10, 12.º, 1600-001 Lisbon.
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40 1069-300 Lisbon Portugal |
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Public company Share capital Euro 26,895,375 Registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon and Corporation no. 503 215 058 |
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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. |
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Luis Sousa de Macedo |
www.ptsgps.pt
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: February 24, 2015
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/s/ Luis Sousa de Macedo |
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Luis Sousa de Macedo |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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