SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
(Name of Subject Company)
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Ordinary shares, nominal value €1 each
American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value €1 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: PTPTC0AM0009)
American Depositary Shares (CUSIP: 737273102)
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Nuno Prego
Investor Relations Director
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A.
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069-300 Lisboa
Portugal
+351 21 500 1701
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
| x | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| 1. | Press Release of Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A., dated February 20, 2006, entitled “Portugal Telecom Informs about Recent News” |
IMPORTANT NOTICES
The attached communication has been made public by Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (the “Company”). Investors are urged to read the Company’s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 when it is filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as it will contain important information. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and other public filings made from time to time by the Company with the SEC are available without charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and at the Company’s principal executive offices in Lisbon, Portugal.
These materials may contain forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forwarding-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “future” or similar expressions. These statements reflect our current expectations. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the offer, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in these materials will be realized. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking information.
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Portugal Telecom informs about recent news
Lisbon, Portugal, 20 February 2006—Portugal Telecom denies the news disclosed today in the media according to which PT would have engaged financial institutions for the purpose of advising PT in the sale of PT Multimedia. PT clarifies that it is negotiating with financial institutions the rendering of assistance within the context of the tender offer preliminarily announced on 6 February 2006, especially concerning the analysis of the opportunity and conditions of the respective offer.
This information is also available on PT’s IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.
| Contact: | Nuno Prego, Investor Relations Director | |
| Portugal Telecom Tel.: +351 21 500 1701 Fax: +351 21 500 0800 | ||
The attached communication has been made public by Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (the “Company”). Investors are urged to read the Company’s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 when it is filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as it will contain important information. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and other public filings made from time to time by the Company with the SEC are available without charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and at the Company’s principal executive offices in Lisbon, Portugal.
Portugal Telecom is listed on the Euronext and New York Stock Exchanges. Information may be accessed on the Reuters 2000 Service under the symbols PTC.LS and PT and on Bloomberg under the symbol PTC PL.