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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 December 2003

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. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 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____

 

 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.

Open Company
Registered Offices: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisbon
Share Capital: Euro 1,254,285,000
Registered in the Conservatory of the Commercial Registry of Lisbon
under no. 03602/940706
Collective Person no. 503 215 058

PT’S SHARE BUY BACK REACHES MORE THAN 2%

Pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of subparagraphs a) and b) of no.1 of article 9 of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission Regulation no. 11/2000, Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (“PT”) announces that, according with the program of own shares acquisition approved at the AGM held on April 4, 2003, has acquired since October 30, 2003 on the Euronext Stock Exchange a total of 13,551,678 PT Shares equivalent to 1.08% of its share capital, as follows:

October 30, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

October 31, 2003 - Acquisition of 182,788 PT shares, at Euro 7.22 per share, equivalent to 0.01% of PT’s share capital.

November 3, 2003 - Acquisition of 107,348 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 4, 2003 - Acquisition of 288,197 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 5, 2003 - Acquisition of 298,966 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 6, 2003 - Acquisition of 507,950 PT shares, equivalent to 0.04% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 7, 2003 - Acquisition of 271,988 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 10, 2003 - Acquisition of 150,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 11, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 12, 2003 - Acquisition of 170,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 13, 2003 - Acquisition of 300,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 14, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of PT’s share capital, as follows:

November 17, 2003 - Acquisition of 900,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.07% of its share capital, as follows:

November 18, 2003 - Acquisition of 750,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.06% of its share capital, as follows:

November 19, 2003 - Acquisition of 100,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of its share capital, as follows:

November 20, 2003 - Acquisition of 10,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.001% of its share capital, as follows:

November 21, 2003 - Acquisition of 100,000 PT shares, at Euro 7.53 per share, equivalent to 0.01% of PT’s share capital.

November 24, 2003 - Acquisition of 200,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

November 25, 2003 - Acquisition of 150,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of its share capital, as follows:

November 26, 2003 - Acquisition of 375,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.03% of its share capital, as follows:

November 27, 2003 - Acquisition of 350,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.03% of its share capital, as follows:

November 28, 2003 - Acquisition of 200,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 1, 2003 - Acquisition of 20,000 PT shares, at Euro 7.94 per share, equivalent to 0.002% of PT’s share capital.

December 2, 2003 - Acquisition of 565,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of its share capital, as follows:

December 3, 2003 - Acquisition of 200,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 4, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of its share capital, as follows:

December 5, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of its share capital, as follows:

December 8, 2003 - Acquisition of 250,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 9, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of its share capital, as follows:

December 10, 2003 - Acquisition of 404,441 PT shares, equivalent to 0.03% of its share capital, as follows:

December 11, 2003 - Acquisition of 300,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 12, 2003 - Acquisition of 300,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 15, 2003 - Acquisition of 300,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 16, 2003 - Acquisition of 100,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.01% of its share capital, as follows:

December 17, 2003 - Acquisition of 200,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.02% of its share capital, as follows:

December 18, 2003 - Acquisition of 600,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.05% of its share capital, as follows:

December 19, 2003 - Acquisition of 1,300,000 PT shares, equivalent to 0.10% of its share capital, as follows:

Additionally, we inform that after these acquisitions PT holds 26,117,127 of its own shares, equivalent to 2.08% of its share capital.

Lisbon, December 19, 2003

 
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: December 19, 2003

 
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
By:
/S/  Vitor Sequeira
 
Vitor Sequeira
Manager of Investor Relations
 

 

 
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