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 April 2012
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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No x |
Announcement | Lisbon | 19 April 2012
Management Transactions
Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) hereby informs that it was notified of the following transactions on American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) representing PT shares, carried out on 11 April 2012 by Mr. Gerald Stephen McGowan:
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Transactions |
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Location |
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No of |
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Price (USD) |
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Acquisitions |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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5,100 |
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4.98 |
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14,900 |
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4.99 |
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Mr. Gerald Stephen McGowan is a member of PT’s Board of Directors, and therefore he is a manager of PT pursuant to paragraph 3 of article 248-B of the Portuguese Securities Code, thus having the obligation to notify of the transactions above.
According to the information received by PT, after these transactions Mr. Gerald Stephen McGowan held a total of 20,000 PT ADRs corresponding to 0.002% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights.
This announcement is pursuant to article 248-B of the Portuguese Securities Code and article 14 of CMVM Regulation no. 5/2008.
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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 |
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: April 19, 2012
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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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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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