SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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____TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Publicly-held Company
CVM n° 1761-2
C.N.P.J. n° 02.558.132/0001-69
N.I.R.E. 53.3.000.058.0-0
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
We hereby communicate to the Shareholders, in supplementation to the Notice to Shareholders published on April 01, 2005, that:
(a) where as not all the shares offered at the auctions held on May 20 and 25, 2005 in the São Paulo Stock Exchange – BOVESPA for placement of shares resulting from the reverse split of shares of the Company have been sold; and
(b) where as the unsold shares will be offered again for sale at an auction to be held on May 31, 2005 and, if necessary, at other auctions up to that time as all the shares are sold.
The proceeds from the sale of the shares traded at the auctions held on May 20 and 25, 2005 and at the subsequent auction(s) will be made available to the holders of fractional shares after the placement of all the shares, on such date and in such manner as may be previously communicated to the shareholders.
The shares to be offered at the auctions have not been registered under the North-American Securities Act, 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ") and may not be offered or sold in the United States of America or to any U.S. person (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act ), unless said shares are registered under the terms of the Securities Act or in case of an exception to the registration requirements under the terms of the Securities Act .
Brasília, May 25, 2005
Arcadio Luis Martinez Garcia
Investor Relations Officer
Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A.
VIVO – Investor Relations
Tel: +55 11 5105-1172
Email: ri@vivo.com.br
Information available from: www.vivo.com.br/ri
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: June 2, 2005
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