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ANNOUNCEMENT |
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A.
Open Company
Registered Offices: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisbon
Share Capital: Euro 1,166,485,050
Registered in the Conservatory of the Commercial Registry of Lisbon under no. 03602/940706
Collective Person no. 503 215 058
Qualified Holding
Pursuant to the terms of article 17 of the Portuguese Securities Code, we inform that Caixa Geral de
Depêsitos Group (CGD) holds direct and indirectly 4.98% of PTs share capital and 5.14% of PTs voting
rights.
CGD holdings in PT, calculated in accordance with the terms of no. 1 of article 20 of the Portuguese
Securities Code are set out in the following table:
Institution | No. of Shares | % of | % of |
Caixa Geral de Depêsitos, S.A. | 51,868,118 | 4.45% | 4.59% |
Companhia de Seguros Fidelidade - Mundial, S.A. | 6,043,433 | 0.52% | 0.54% |
Caixa - Banco de Investimento | 150,000 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Cares - Companhia de Seguros, S.A. | 655 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Total | 58,062,206 | 4.98% | 5.14% |
Lisbon, 28 June 2005
PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
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By: |
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Nuno Prego
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Nuno Prego
Investor Relations Director
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