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RELEVANT FACT |
Portugal Telecom, SGPS,
S.A.
Open Company
Registered
Offices: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisbon
Share
Capital: Euro 1,166,485,050
Registered in the Conservatory
of the Commercial Registry of Lisbon under no. 03602/940706
Collective
Person no. 503 215 058
Purchase of own shares
for the execution of the share buyback
programme
with share capital reduction
Lisbon, Portugal, 29 April 2005 In accordance with article 248° of the Portuguese Securities Code (Código dos Valores Mobiliários) and Regulation n° (EC) 2273/2003 of the Commission, of 22 December 2003, Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (PT) informs that the annual general meeting held today has approved the following:
1. | The
reduction of the share capital of up to Euro 116,648,505 through the cancellation of
116,648,505 own shares to be acquired by the company. |
2. | General
resolution authorizing the acquisition and disposal of own shares, containing the
following main terms: |
3. | The
Board of Directors, regarding the eventual authorized acquisitions that it may resolve,
shall take into account the recommendations of the Securities Market Commission (Comissão
do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários) and the Regulation n° (EC) 2273/2003 of the
Commission, in particular the following aspects: |
As mentioned above, the general resolution on the acquisition of own shares is merely an authorization, being an eventual implementation of any acquisitions dependent from a resolution of the Board of Directors.
This information is also available on PTs IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.
Contact: | Nuno Prego, Investor Relations Director |
nuno.prego@telecom.pt | |
Portugal Telecom | |
Tel.: +351 21 500 1701 | |
Fax: +351 21 500 0800 |
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
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By: |
/S/
Nuno Prego
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Nuno Prego
Investor Relations Director
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