Brazil's Oi, Portugal Telecom Formalize Industrial Alliance
January 26 2011 - 4:47AM
Dow Jones News
Brazilian telecommunications group Tele Norte Leste
Participacoes S/A (TNE, TNLP4.BR), or Oi, and Portugal Telecom SGPS
S/A (PT, PTC.LB) have formalized an industrial alliance that was
announced at the end of last year, Oi said in a statement late
Tuesday.
"In order to strengthen the capital structure of the Oi
companies, the industrial alliance will result in Portugal
Telecom's ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least 22.38% of
Oi's shares on a fully-diluted basis through Portugal Telecom's
investment of 8.32 billion Brazilian reais ($4.97 billion), without
altering the current control structure of the companies," Oi said
in a statement.
In addition, Oi plans a BRL12 billion share issuance to raise
fresh capital. The major part of the share issue will be subscribed
to by Oi's current controlling shareholders.
The purpose of the industrial alliance is to develop a global
telecommunications platform that will allow for cooperation in
diverse areas, Oi said.
-By Rogerio Jelmayer, Dow Jones Newswires; 55-11-3544-7071;
rogerio.jelmayer@dowjones.com
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