United States
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 July 2015
Commission File Number 1-13758
PHAROL, 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.
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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.
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Announcement | Lisbon | July 31, 2015
PHAROL, SGPS S.A. informs regarding new events in respect of events pertaining to the new Oi structure
Yesterday, July 30, 2015, the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações - Anatel) approved the proposal of new articles of incorporation sent by Oi as a result of the agreements signed between Oi and Pharol, SGPS S.A. on March 31, 2015 (as previously communicated).
As such, and in compliance with the requirement communicated by Pharol on July 22, 2015, Oi will convene a Shareholders General Assembly on September 1, 2015, to deliberate on the most relevant matters of the agreement signed on March 31, 2015, namely:
· Incorporation of Telemar in Oi, which will complete the finalization of the Shareholder control agreements;
· The approval of Ois new articles of incorporation, which includes all modification in the Companys corporate governance which had been promised to the market and the Companys investors at the time of the Share Capital increase, that occurred on May 5, 2014;
· The election of Ois new Board of Directors;
· The beginning of a new process of voluntary exchange of preferential shares (PN) for ordinary shares (ON).
Please find attached the Material Fact disclosed by Oi.
PHAROL, SGPS S.A.
Sociedade Aberta Conservatória do Registo Comercial de Lisboa e de Pessoa Coletiva 503 215 058 |
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Oi S.A.
CORPORATE TAXPAYERS REGISTRY (CNPJ/MF) No. 76.535.764/0001-43
BOARD OF TRADE (NIRE) No. 33.300.29520-8
Publicly-Held Company
NOTICE TO THE MARKET
Prior Consent of ANATEL and
Call of the Shareholders Meeting of Oi
Oi S.A. (Oi or the Company, Bovespa: OIBR3, OIBR4; NYSE: OIBR and OIBR.C), hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, during the meeting held on July 30, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações ANATEL) approved the request for Prior Consent, subject to the evidence of tax regularization, for the transactions and measures disclosed in the Material Facts dated March 31 and July 22, 2015, notably the merger of Telemar Participações S.A. (TmarPart) with and into Oi (the Merger).
Accordingly, in light of ANATELs prior consent having been granted, the extraordinary shareholders meeting of the Company (the Meeting) has been called on this date, to be held on September 1, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the headquarters of the Company, to discuss and vote primarily on: (1) the Merger; (2) the approval of the new bylaws of Oi, reflecting the adoption by Oi of heightened corporate governance standards; (3) the election of the new Board of Directors of Oi; and (4) the opening of the period for the voluntary exchange of preferred shares of Oi into common shares, as approved in the Meeting of the Board of Directors of Oi held on July 22, 2015 and disclosed in the Material Fact on the same date.
The list of nominees to be submitted for approval of the Meeting is comprised of 11 members and their respective alternates, with a term of office until the General Shareholders Meeting that approves the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2017, as follows:
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José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha |
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Fernando Marques dos Santos |
Sérgio Franklin Quintella |
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Rubens Mário Alberto Waschlz |
Luiz Antonio do Souto Gonçalves |
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Joaquim Dias de Castro |
Ricardo Malavazi Martins |
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Cristiano Yazbek Pereira |
Thomas Cornelius Azevedo Reichenheim |
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Sergio Bernstein |
Rafael Luís Mora Funes |
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João do Passo Vicente Ribeiro |
Francisco Ravara Cary |
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João Manuel Pisco de Castro |
Luís Maria Viana Palha da Silva |
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Pedro Zañartu Gubert Morais Leitão |
Jorge Telmo Maria Freire Cardoso |
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Nuno Rocha dos Santos de Almeida e Vasconcellos |
Robin Bienenstock |
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Marcos Grodetzky |
Marten Pieters |
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Vitor Fernando da Conceição Gonçalves |
Mr. José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha will remain the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oi.
The documents and information regarding the items of the Agenda of the Meeting, especially the information required by CVM Instruction No. 481/09, are available to the shareholders of Oi at the Companys headquarters and at the Companys Investor Relations website (www.oi.com.br/ri). A copy of this material can also be accessed through Sistema IPE of the CVM (www.cvm.gov.br) and BM&FBovespas website (www.bmfbovespa.com.br).
Rio de Janeiro, July 30, 2015.
Flavio Nicolay Guimarães
CFO and Investor Relations Officer
Oi S.A.
Additional Information and Where to Find It:
This Material Fact is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of Oi. The proposed Voluntary Share Exchange described in this Material Fact has not commenced.
Any offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell preferred shares of Oi will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Oi intends to file with the SEC upon commencement of this offer. Oi urges shareholders who are eligible to participate in the Voluntary Share Exchange to carefully read the offer to convert and related materials relating to the Voluntary Share Exchange when they become available and prior to making any decisions with respect to the
Voluntary Share Exchange as these documents will contain important information about the Voluntary Share Exchange.
Following the filing with the Commission of (1) the offer to convert and related materials relating to the Voluntary Share Exchange, or (2) any other offer materials related to the Voluntary Share Exchange, shareholders of Oi will be able to obtain the filed documents free of charge on the SECs website at www.sec.gov or from Oi.
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: July 31, 2015
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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 managements 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.