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 January 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.
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
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Announcement | Lisbon | 20 January 2012
Long Position
Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) informs that it was notified by Barclays Plc that, on 17 January 2012, there was a change in the composition of Barclays Plc’s long position in PT as a result of the disposal in an OTC transaction of 8,000,000 PT shares, as well as the purchase of a forward contract over 8,000,000 PT shares. Both transactions were executed by Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. Barclays Plc’s overall long position in PT remained above the 2% threshold of reportable interests as was previously disclosed.
It was further communicated that Barclays Capital Securities Ltd currently holds the following financial instruments:
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Financial Instrument |
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Nr. of shares |
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Expiry date |
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% of share capital |
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Contract for Difference |
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24,147 |
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n.a. |
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0.003 |
% |
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Contract for Difference |
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126,009 |
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n.a. |
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0.01 |
% |
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Physically settled forward |
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2,300,000 |
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12 April 2012 |
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0.26 |
% |
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Physically settled forward |
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8,000,000 |
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17 April 2012 |
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0.89 |
% |
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Portfolio Swap (cash settled) |
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21,400 |
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24 September 2012 |
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0.002 |
% |
Finally, PT was informed that Barclays Plc now holds a long position corresponding to 22,640,950 ordinary shares representing 2.53% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights, as follows:
· Barclays Bank PLC - France: 944 ordinary shares held, representing 0.0001% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Barclays Capital Inc: 54,300 ordinary shares held, representing 0.01% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Barclays Capital Securities Ltd: 22,354,822 ordinary shares (corresponding to 11,883,266 ordinary shares held, 10,300,000 ordinary shares via physically settled financial instruments and 171,556 ordinary shares via cash settled financial instruments), representing 2.49% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Barclays Wealth Managers Portugal — SGFIM S.A.: 107,330 ordinary shares held, representing 0.01% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Palomino Limited: 123,554 ordinary shares held, representing 0.01% of the share capital and voting rights in PT.
This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of articles 2 and 2-A of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2008, following a communication received from Barclays Plc, a company incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom, with head office at 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP, United Kingdom.
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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: January 20, 2012
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PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A. | |
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/s/ Nuno Vieira |
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Nuno Vieira |
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Investor Relations Director |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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