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 March 2013

 

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  

 

 

 


 

 

Announcement  |  Lisbon  |  6 March 2013

 

Qualified holding and Long position

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) informs that it was notified of the following regarding the qualified holding and long position held by Société Général S.A. (“SG”):

 

A) 2% threshold exceeded (25 February 2013)

 

This holding results from the acquisition by SG, on 25 February 2013, 4,331,026 PT ordinary shares representing 0.48% of PT’s share capital. As a result of such transactions, SG held a long position corresponding to 2.01% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights, as follows:

 

Ordinary shares

 

% of PT’s share capital and
voting rights

 

5,189,994 PT ordinary shares

 

0.58

%

 

Financial Instruments

 

Expiration Data

 

Exercise / Conversion Date

 

% of PT’s share capital and
voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Equity Linked Swap

 

11 March 2013

 

 

 

1.12

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

28 May 2013

 

 

 

0.11

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

28 May 2013

 

 

 

0.11

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

21 March 2013

 

 

 

0.05

%

Two listed Puts at the owner or issuer initiative

 

15 March 2013

 

15 March 2013

 

0.04

%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

2.01

%

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS SA
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069-300 Lisboa
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

 

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B) Holding and position fell below 2% threshold (26 February 2013)

 

This holding results from the disposal by SG, on 26 February 2013, of 3,971,828 shares PT shares representing 0.44% of PT’s share capital. As a result of such transactions, SG now holds a long position corresponding to 1,56% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights, as follows:

 

Ordinary shares

 

% of PT’s share capital and
voting rights

 

1,218,166 PT ordinary shares

 

0.13

%

 

Financial Instruments

 

Expiration Data

 

Exercise / Conversion Date

 

% of PT’s share capital and
voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Equity Linked Swap

 

11 March 2013

 

 

 

1.12

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

28 May 2013

 

 

 

0.11

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

28 May 2013

 

 

 

0.11

%

One Equity Linked Swap

 

21 March 2013

 

 

 

0.05

%

Two listed Puts at the owner or issuer initiative

 

15 March 2013

 

15 March 2013

 

0.04

%

Total

 

 

 

 

 

1.56

%

 

This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 2-A of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2008, following a communication received from SG, with registered office at 29 Bvd. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France.

 

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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: March 6, 2013

 

 

 

 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.

 

 

 

By:  

/s/ Nuno Vieira

 

 

 

Nuno Vieira
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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