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 July 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
Announcement 18 July 2008, Lisbon
Qualified Holding
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (“PT”) informs that Deutsche Bank AG, a company incorporated under the laws of Germany, with registered office at Taunusanlage 12, Frankfurt am Main (“DB AG”), now holds more than 2% (two percent) of the voting rights corresponding to the share capital of PT.
Such new holding resulted from a loan agreement on 5,000,000 (five million) PT shares which was entered into by DB AG, London Branch on 15 July 2008. As a result of this transaction, DB AG now holds 20,662,786 (twenty million, six hundred and sixty two thousand, seven hundred and eighty six) shares representing 2.19% (two point nineteen percent) of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights.
Additionally, PT was informed that this qualified holding is attributable to DB AG, directly and through entities in a control or group relationship with it, in the following terms:
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Entities |
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No. of shares |
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% of capital |
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% of voting rights |
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Deutsche Bank AG |
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16,932,306 |
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1.80 |
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1.80 |
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas |
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14,471 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Deutsche Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH |
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36,828 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited |
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345 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc |
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105,119 |
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0.01 |
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0.01 |
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DWS Investment GmbH |
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3,555,011 |
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0.38 |
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0.38 |
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DWS Investment S.A. Luxembourg |
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7,706 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Tilney Investment Management |
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11,000 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Total |
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20,662,786 |
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2.19 |
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2.19 |
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This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code, following a communication received from DB AG.
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA |
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Public company |
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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 |
Portugal Telecom | Release
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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: July 21, 2008
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PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A. |
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By: |
/s/ Nuno Vieira |
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Nuno Vieira |
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Investor Relations Director |
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