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 August 2014
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.
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Form 20-F x |
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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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Yes o |
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Announcement | Lisbon | 8 August 2014
Qualified Holding
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (“PT”) hereby informs that UBS AG now holds less than 5% of the share capital of PT.
On 31 July 2014, UBS AG, Zurich and Basel disposed of a total of 3,191,428 PT ordinary shares, over the counter. As a result of such transaction, UBS AG holds a qualified holding corresponding to a total of 42,837,197 ordinary shares representing 4.78% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights, as follows:
· 27,449,004 shares representing 3.06% of the share capital and voting rights in PT are held by UBS AG;
· 7,613,553 shares representing 0.85% of the share capital and voting rights in PT are held in the name of UBS AG on behalf of several of its clients;
· 7,774,640 shares representing 0.87% of the share capital and voting rights in PT are held by the following subsidiaries of UBS AG:
· CCR Asset Management: 125,840 PT shares;
· UBS Bank S.A.: 7,500 shares;
· UBS Financial Services Inc.: 326,267 PT shares;
· UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG: 249,252 PT shares;
· UBS Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA: 6,502,640 PT shares;
· UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd: 12,538 PT shares;
· UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd: 304,033 PT shares;
· UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd: 27,438 PT shares;
· UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd: 39,799 PT shares;
· UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd: 179,333 PT shares.
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 by fax from UBS AG, Postfach 8098 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS SA Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40 1069-300 Lisboa Portugal |
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Public company Share capital Euro 26,895,375 Registered in the Commercial 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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Nuno Vieira Investor Relations Director nuno.t.vieira@telecom.pt Tel.: +351 21 500 1701 Fax: +351 21 500 0800
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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: August 8, 2014
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PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A. |
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/s/ Nuno Vieira |
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Nuno Vieira |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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