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
A Publicly-Traded
Company — CNPJ 02.558.132/0001-69
We hereby inform all shareholders of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. (“TCO”) that the payment of interest on own capital relative to fiscal year 2002 shall start at June 30, 2003, as decided in the General Ordinary Shareholders Meeting held at April 29, 2003, under the following conditions:
| GROSS VALUE PER SHARE | NET VALUE PER SHARE |
| 0.000105485 | R$ 0.000089662 |
| 0.00014442757 | R$ 0.00012276344 |
I. INCOME TAX
Upon approval of the accounting
credit of the Interest on Own Capital, a 15% income tax was withheld for all shareholders,
with the exception of those shareholders who have presented proof of tax immunity or tax
exemption within the period set by TCO, as informed in Notices to Shareholders published
in newspaper Valor Econômico, issues of July 18, 2002 and December 20, 2002
and in the Brazilian Federal District Official Gazette issues of July 18, 2002 and
December 23, 2002. The receipt of the gross value is guaranteed for shareholders who
legally qualify as immune.
| a) | Credit to bank account (account number to be informed by shareholder); |
| b) | directly at the branches of Real-AMRO Bank; and |
| c) | shareholders using fiduciary custodies will have their credit available in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Stock Markets. |
III. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The Shareholders whose data is not updated and whose file does not contain their Tax Roll number (CPF/CNPJ), or their option
for credit to a bank account, may request to receive the interest and dividends from any branch of Banco Real, conditional on their
presentation of:
• |
INDIVIDUALS: Tax Roll card (CPF), National Registry card (RG) and updated proof of place of residence. |
• |
LEGAL ENTITIES: Tax Roll card (CNPJ), Articles of Incorporation, Company Bylaws, Minutes of the Shareholders Meeting which elected the current Board of Directors, Tax Roll cards (CPF) and General Registry cards (RG) of the Company's legal partners / representatives. When the shareholder is represented by a proxy solicitor, the presentation of a proxy statement specific for receipt of Interest and Dividends is required. |
IV.
PLACE OF CLIENT SERVICES
At the branches of Banco Real S.A..
Brasília-DF, June 25, 2003
|
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
| ||
| By: |
/S/
Sérgio Assenço Tavares dos Santos
| |
|
Sérgio Assenço Tavares dos Santos
President and Director of Investor Relations
| ||
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's 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.