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 May 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  |  21 May 2013

 

Qualified holding

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) informs that Bestinver Gestión, S.A., SGIIC (“Bestinver”) now holds a qualified holding higher than 2% of the voting rights corresponding to the share capital of PT.

 

A qualified holding corresponding to 17,981,057 shares representing 2.01% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights is now attributed to Bestinver.

 

PT was further informed that the shares reported in this disclosure are held by the following entities:

 

Investment Institutions and Pension Funds

 

Shares

 

% Voting Rights

 

Bestinver Empleo, F.P.

 

31,026

 

0.00

%

Bestinver Bolsa, F.I.M.

 

5,038,930

 

0.56

%

Bestinver Ahorro Fondo de Pensiones

 

749,332

 

0.08

%

Bestinver Empleo III Fondo de Pensiones

 

10,122

 

0.00

%

Bestinver Hedge Value Fund, FIL

 

1,699,008

 

0.19

%

Bestinver Prevision F.P.

 

40,491

 

0.00

%

Bestinver Grandes Compañías, F.I.

 

215,141

 

0.02

&

Bestinver Global F.P.

 

1,385,218

 

0.15

%

Bestinver Mixto, F.I.M.

 

602,161

 

0.07

%

Bestvalue F.I.

 

1,183,637

 

0.13

%

Linker Inversiones SICAV

 

21,335

 

0.00

%

Divalsa de Inversiones SICAV

 

28,043

 

0.00

%

Bestinver SICAV-Bestinfund

 

506,751

 

0.06

%

Bestinver Empleo II, F.P.

 

6,957

 

0.00

%

Bestinver Futuro EPSV

 

20,478

 

0.00

%

Bestinver SICAV - Iberian

 

916,781

 

0.10

%

Bestinver Renta F.I.M.

 

139,620

 

0.02

%

Bestinver Consolidación EPSV

 

3,555

 

0.00

%

Bestinfond F.I.M.

 

4,579,542

 

0.51

%

Soixa SICAV S.A.

 

802,929

 

0.09

%

Total

 

17,981,057

 

2.01

%

 

This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code, following information received from Bestinver, with registered office at Calle Juan de Mena, n. º 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain.

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS SA

Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40

1069-300 Lisboa

Portugal

 

Sociedade aberta

Capital social 26.895.375 euros

Número de Matrícula na Conservatória do Registo Comercial de Lisboa e de Pessoa Coletiva
503 215 058

A Portugal Telecom está cotada

na Euronext e na New York Stock Exchange. Encontra-se disponível informação sobre a Empresa na Reuters através dos códigos PTC.LS e PT e na Bloomberg através do código PTC PL

Nuno Vieira

Diretor de Relação com Investidores

nuno.t.vieira@telecom.pt

Tel.: +351 21 500 1701

Fax: +351 21 500 0800

 

www.telecom.pt

 

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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: May 21, 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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