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 January 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

 

 

RELEASE

 

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A.

Public Company

Registered Offices: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisboa

Share Capital: Euro 30,774,000

Registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon

and Corporation no. 503 215 058

 

Acquisition of own shares through

financial derivative instruments

 

Lisbon, Portugal, 16 January 2008 – Portugal Telecom informs that as part of the share buyback programme under execution, PT has the right to acquire 21,000,791 shares through equity swap agreements, representing 2.05% of PT’s share capital.

 

Additionally, PT holds an equity swap over 20,640,000 own shares that was contracted under the previous share buyback programme. Therefore, the number of own shares held through equity swap agreements is 41,640,791 shares, equivalent to 4.06% of PT’s share capital.

 

In this light, the total number of outstanding shares, adjusting for equity swaps on own shares recognised in the balance sheet, is 984,159,209.

 

Considering the shares cancelled on 20 December 2007, PT has acquired since the beginning of the execution of the current share buyback programme approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders on 27 April 2007 a total of 124,057,291 own shares, equivalent to 12.09% of PT’s current share capital (corresponding to 10.99% of PT’s share capital prior to the reduction executed in December 2007).

 

This information is also available on PT’s IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.

 

 

Portugal Telecom is listed on the Euronext and New York Stock Exchanges. 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: January 16, 2008

 

 

	PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
	By:	/s/ Nuno Prego
		Nuno Prego Investor Relations Director

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management’s current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance and financial results. The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “plans” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

 

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