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 2008
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 |
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A.
Public Company
Registered Offices: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisboa
Share Capital: Euro 28,277,855.31
Registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon
and Corporation no. 503 215 058
Excerpt of the Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders
of 28 March 2008
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The Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders, after confirming that no Shareholders wished to speak, put to vote item one on the Agenda “To resolve on the management report, balance sheet and accounts for the 2007 financial year”, and invited the Shareholders to fill in the voting papers that had been distributed to them, following the instructions as to their correct filling and on the subsequent procedure in respect of the voting and vote counting.
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In view of the voting results, the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders, after confirming that the votes in favour included the vote of the Portuguese State, announced that the management report, balance sheet and accounts for the 2007 financial year had been approved.
Then, the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders put to vote item two on the Agenda “To resolve on the consolidated management report, balance sheet and
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accounts for the 2007 financial year” — and invited the Shareholders to, once more, fill in the voting papers distributed to them.
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In view of the results, the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders, after confirming that the votes in favour included the vote of the Portuguese State, announced that the consolidated management report, balance sheet and accounts for the 2007 financial year had been approved.
The Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders went on to the discussion of item three on the Agenda: “To resolve on the application of profits”, (…)
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The Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders asked whether any other Shareholder wished to intervene or ask for clarifications. As no Shareholder wished to do so, the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders put to vote item three on the Agenda, “To resolve on the application of profits”, which, to be approved, requires the vote in favour of the Portuguese State, as the holder of 500 (five hundred) Class A shares. The Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders then recommended and reminded the shareholders to correctly fill in the previously distributed voting papers.
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In view of the voting results, and after confirming that the votes in favour included the vote of the class A shares, the Chairman of the Board of the General Meeting of Shareholders announced that the proposal submitted under item three on the Agenda had been approved.
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This information is also available on PT’s IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.
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Nuno Prego, Investor Relations Director |
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nuno.prego@telecom.pt |
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Nuno Vieira, Investor Relations |
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nuno.t.vieira@telecom.pt |
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Portugal Telecom |
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Tel.:+351 21 500 1701 |
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Fax:+351 21 500 0800 |
PT 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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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 24, 2008
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PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A. |
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/s/ Nuno Prego |
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Nuno Prego |
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Investor Relations Director |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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