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 2010
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.
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Announcement | Lisbon | 3 February 2010
Qualified Holding
We hereby inform that Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA ( “PT”) was notified of the following:
i) On 27 January 2010, Controlinveste Comunicações, SGPS, S.A., within a share capital increase through contributions in kind, transferred the ownership of 20,419,325 PT shares corresponding to 2.28% of PT’s share capital to Controlinveste International S.À.R.L..
ii) On 28 January 2010, Controlinveste International S.À.R.L., sold, through a transaction executed over the counter, to Controlinveste Finance International S.A., 20,419,325 PT shares representing 2.28% of PT’s share capital.
PT was further informed that Controlinveste International Finance, S.A. is fully owned by Controlinveste International, S.à.r.l., which is owned by Controlinveste Comunicações, SGPS, S.A. and Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A., and that Controlinveste Comunicações, SGPS, S.A. is fully owned by Olivedesportos — Publicidade, Televisão e Media, S.A., which, in turn, is fully owned by Sportinveste, SGPS, S.A.. This latter company is fully owned by Controlinveste, SGPS, S.A., which, in turn, is fully owned by Mr. Joaquim Francisco Alves Ferreira de Oliveira. Pursuant to no.1 of article 20 of the Portuguese Securities Code, the voting rights corresponding to the above mentioned 20,419,325 PT shares representing 2.28% of PT’s share capital continue to be attributed to Mr. Joaquim Francisco Alves Ferreira de Oliveira.
This announcement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of paragraph 1/c) of article 1 of the CMVM Regulation no. 5/2008, following a communication received from Controlinveste International Finance S.A., Controlinveste Comunicações, SGPS, S.A. and Controlinveste International, S.À.R.L., on 1 February 2010.
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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
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 03, 2010
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/s/ Nuno Vieira |
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Nuno Vieira Investor Relations Director |
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