SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 DECEMBER 2002
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(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
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TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
CNPJ/MF 02.558.132/0001-69
A Publicly-Held Company
RELEVANT FACT
Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TCO") hereby informs its
shareholders and the general public, according to CVM instruction number 358/02,
that the Company's Board of Directors decided in a meeting held on December 17,
2002 to revoke the authorization for the Company to purchase shares of its own
stock. Such authorization was the object of a notice to shareholders published
by TCO on November 11, 2002. The decision was based on the fact that TCO's stock
repurchase program has met its goals. Therefore, as of this date and until the
approval of a new authorization by the Board of Directors, TCO is forbidden to
buy and/or sell shares of its own stock.
Brasilia, December 17, 2002.
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
President and Director of Investor Relations
MINUTES OF THE 178th (ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHTH) EXTRAORDINARY BOARD
MEETING
1. DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING: The meeting was held at 09:00 (nine
hundred hours) on December 17, 2002, at the Company's headquarters, located at
SETOR COMERCIAL SUL, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, N 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA CELULAR, 7
ANDAR, CEP 70302-916, in the city of Brasilia, in the Federal District of
Brazil. 2. CALL FOR ATTENDANCE: The meeting was called by Mr. ALEXANDRE BELDI
NETTO, Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. 3. OPENING: The meeting
opened with the presence of all members of the Board of Directors. 4. THE BOARD:
Mr. Alexandre Beldi Netto, chairman of the Company's Board of Directors
conducted the proceedings, and invited Mr. Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo to act
as secretary. 5. DELIBERATIONS: The members of the Board of Directors
unanimously and with no restrictions decided to revoke the authorization for the
Company to purchase shares of its own stock, as had been approved by the
Extraordinary Board Meeting held on November 08, 2002, given that the Company's
Stock Repurchase Program has met its goals. Therefore, as of this date and until
the approval of a new authorization by the Board of Directors, the company is
forbidden to buy and/or sell shares of its own stock. CLOSING: With no further
issues to address, the assembly was closed and the present minutes were drawn,
read and considered appropriate and signed by all the present members.
Brasilia-DF, December 17, 2002.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARCO ANTONIO BELDI ANTONIO FABIO BELDI
BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO NELSON GUARNIERI DE LARA
BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER
ARALDO ALEXANDRE M. DE SOUZA RICARDO DE SOUZA ADENES
BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: December 18, 2002 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President