SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 JULY 2001
(Commission File No. 001-14489)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
(Translation of registrant's name in English)
SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
-7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F
or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(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
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TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S/A
Publicly Held Company
CNPJ/MF Number 02558132/0001-69
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
We hereby inform the Company's shareholders that based on the balance
closed on June 30, 2001 and in accordance with article 9 of law number
9249/95 and resolution number 207/96 issued by the Brazilian Securities
Exchange Commission - CVM (COMISSAO DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS), the Board has
approved the payment of Interest on Owned Capital in the amount of
R$0.0000409318 per share with a 15% withheld income tax, resulting in Net
Interest of R$0.0000347920 per share except for shareholders proving to be
immune or exempt.
The corresponding credit was recorded in the Company's accounting books on
an individual basis per shareholder on June 30, 2001, taking into
consideration each shareholder's shareholding position as of July 16, 2001
and rendering the shares prior to Interest on Owned Capital as of July 17,
2001.
The value of the interest net of the applicable withheld income tax will be
ascribed to the value of the compulsory dividend and of the statutory
dividend of the preferred shares, proportional to the period between
January and June, adding this value to the amount of dividends distributed
by the Company for all purposes provided by the Company's bylaws.
The legal entities, which according to applicable legislation are immune to
or exempt from income tax, shall prove such immunity or exemption by July
13, 2001 before the Stock Management Department of ABN AMRO REAL S/A, which
is the banking institution working as depository of the Company's shares
without certificates, and is located at AV. PAULISTA, 1374 - 9(0) ANDAR -
CERQUEIRA CESAR - SAO PAULO - SP, including those shareholders forming the
Chamber of Liquidation and Custody of the Stock Markets, by filing those
documents with the Chambers of Liquidation.
The payment of the above-mentioned interest shall be decided at the General
Shareholders Meeting by assessing the results of the Financial Statements
of the Fiscal Year ended on December 31, 2001. The date of the commencement
of the payment of the interest also shall be defined at the General
Shareholders Meeting.
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS
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THIS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT
STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE
WORDS "ANTICIPATES," "BELIEVES," "ESTIMATES," "EXPECTS," "FORECASTS," "INTENDS,"
"PLANS," "PREDICTS," "PROJECTS" AND "TARGETS" AND SIMILAR WORDS ARE INTENDED TO
IDENTIFY THESE STATEMENTS, WHICH NECESSARILY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY MAY
BE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPANY'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS, AND THE READER SHOULD NOT
PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE THEY ARE MADE, AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT
UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THEM IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION OR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS.
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: July 6, 2001 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President