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 October 2013
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.
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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 | 17 October 2013
Qualified holding and Long position — Morgan Stanley
Portugal Telecom, SGPS S.A. (“PT”) hereby informs that Morgan Stanley now holds less than 2% of the voting rights corresponding to the share capital of PT.
This change is due to a reduction of a borrowed position in 2,500,000 PT ordinary shares by MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., made on 11 October 2013. As a result, Morgan Stanley’s holding corresponds now to 15,818,907 ordinary shares representing 1.76% of PT’s share capital and corresponding voting rights.
Additionally, PT was informed that the holding is held as follows:
Holdings in ordinary shares:
· Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc: 8,245,641 ordinary shares representing 0.92% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: 5,226,783 ordinary shares representing 0.58% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC: 9,484 ordinary shares representing 0.001% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 339,534 ordinary shares representing 0.04% of the share capital and voting rights in PT;
· MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.: 1,290,394 ordinary shares representing 0.14% of the share capital and voting rights in PT.
Holdings in financial instruments:
· Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc: 707,071 ordinary shares (via bond exchangeable into shares already in issue) representing 0.08% of the share capital and voting rights in PT.
PT was further informed that the parent company Morgan Stanley controls Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC, MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC through the following chains of companies:
· Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc: Morgan Stanley International Holding Inc., Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe) and Morgan Stanley UK Group;
· Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC and Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc;
· Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC: Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC and Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc;
· Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings Inc, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MS Alpha Holdings LLC, Morgan Stanley JV Holdings LLC and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC;
· MS Equity Financing Services (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.: Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc..
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Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA |
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Public company Registered in the Commercial and Corporation no. 503 215 058 |
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Portugal Telecom is listed on the |
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Nuno Vieira |
www.telecom.pt
This statement is pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of articles 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code and 2 and 2-A of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2008, following a communication received from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, with registered office at 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, United Kingdom.
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: October 17, 2013
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Nuno Vieira Investor Relations Director |
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