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 March 2009
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
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 No X
Announcement 26 March 2009, Lisbon
Qualified Holding
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (“PT”) informs that Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP (“THS”) now holds less than 2% of the voting rights corresponding to the share capital of PT.
Such new holding resulted from a disposition of 6,732,930 PT ordinary shares executed on 23 March 2009.
As a result of the abovementioned share trade, THS now holds a total of 16,750,000 ordinary shares representing 1.87% of the voting rights corresponding to the share capital of PT, as follows:
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Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP |
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16,750,000 |
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1.87% |
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1.87% |
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Total |
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16,750,000 |
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1.87% |
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1.87% |
PT was also informed that THS is a discretionary fund manager and does not invest on its own behalf, but on behalf of its clients, which are institutional funds. THS controls the shares on behalf of its clients.
This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code, following a communication received from Taube Hodson Stonex Partners LLP.
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40 1069-300 Lisbon Portugal www.telecom.pt |
Public company Share capital _ Euro 26,895,375 Registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon and Corporation no. _ 503 215 058 |
Portugal
Telecom is listed on the |
Nuno Vieira Investor Relations Director nuno.t.vieira@telecom.pt Tel.: +351 21 500 1701 Fax: +351 21 500 0800 http://ir.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: March 26, 2009
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/s/ Nuno Vieira |
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Nuno Vieira |
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Investor Relations Director |
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