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 November 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.
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 | 11 November 2014
Preliminary announcement of a public tender offer
Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT SGPS”) hereby informs that it was notified of the preliminary announcement of launch, by the company Terra Peregrin — Participações SGPS, S.A., of a general and voluntary public tender offer to acquire the shares representing PT SGPS’s share capital.
Such preliminary announcement contains several conditions to the launch of the offer, whose verification does not depend on PT SGPS’s decisions nor on resolutions of PT SGPS’s governing bodies. Moreover, the Board of Directors of Oi has already released to the market its decision not to enable the conditions to be met that require its consent.
However, and in accordance with the applicable law, the Board of Directors of PT SGPS will give its opinion on the opportunity and conditions of such offer if and when the draft prospectus and the draft launch announcement are submitted to it.
Important notice:
The present communication has been made public by PT SGPS. Investors are urged to read the PT SGPS’s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 when it is filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as it will contain important information. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and other public filings made from time to time by PT SGPS with the SEC are available, without charge, from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and at PT SGPS’s principal executive offices in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA |
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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.ptsgps.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: November 11, 2014
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Nuno Vieira |
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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.