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 SEPTEMBER 2002
(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
-7o 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.
CNPJ 02.558.132/0001-69 / NIRE 53 3 00.00580 0
MINUTES OF THE 167TH (ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVENTH)
EXTRAORDINARY BOARD MEETING
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES SA MET at
10:00 AM (ten hundred hours) on September 19, 2002, at the Company's
headquarters, located at SCS, QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, N(0) 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA
CELULAR, 7(0) ANDAR, in the city of Brasilia-DF CEP 70302-916, as per the
request of its President, Mr. ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO. INSTALLATION: The Meeting
was started with the presence of Board members Mr. Alexandre Beldi Netto, Mr.
Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo, Mr. Marco Antonio Beldi, Mr. Antonio Fabio Beldi,
Mr. Nelson Guarnieri de Lara, Mr. Araldo Alexandre Marcondes de Souza and Mr.
Ricardo de Souza Adenes. THE TABLE: The meeting, which was presided by ALEXANDRE
BELDI NETTO, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the assistance of
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO, was held to address the following issue:
RE-RATIFICATION OF THE VALUE PER SHARE OF (I) INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL RELATIVE
TO THE 1ST AND 2ND QUARTERS OF 2001, IN THE TERMS PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNICATION
TO SHAREHOLDERS PUBLISHED ON JULY 6, 2001; AND (II) DIVIDENDS RELATIVE TO THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2001, IN THE TERMS PROVIDED IN THE
COMMUNICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 14, 2002. DELIBERATION: The
Board of Directors decided to ratify the values to be paid per share issued by
the Company as (i) Interim Interest on Own Capital, as anticipation of the
minimum compulsory dividend relative to the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2001
mentioned in the Communication to Shareholders published by the Company in the
newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and DIARIO OFICIAL DO DISTRITO FEDERAL on July 6,
2001, and each share issued by the Company will bear the right to receive R$
0.0000409391 and not R$ 0.0000409318, as set forth in the above-mentioned
Communication to Shareholders; and (ii) interim dividends, as anticipation of
the minimum compulsory dividend, relative to the fiscal year ended on December
31, 2001, mentioned in the Communication to Shareholders published by the
Company in the newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and DIARIO OFICIAL DO DISTRITO
FEDERAL on March 14, 2002, and each share issued by the Company will bear the
right to receive R$ 0.000111277022 and not R$ 0.000110843947, as set forth in
the above-mentioned Communication to Shareholders. All the remaining terms and
conditions of the above-mentioned payments shall remain unaltered and are hereby
ratified. Without any further issues to address, the present meeting was closed
and the present minutes were drawn, read and considered appropriate, and signed
by the present members of the Board of Directors. Brasilia-DF, September 19,
2002. I hereby certify for all purposes that the document above is a true copy
of its original text, drawn in its appropriate minute book.
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
BOARD MEMBER
TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S/A
A PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY
CNPJ No 02.558.132/0001-69
COMMUNICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL - RECTIFICATION
We hereby inform all shareholders of Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes
S.A. ("TCO") that, according to deliberations by the Board of Directors at its
meeting held today, there has been a rectification in the values to be paid per
share issued by TCO as (i) interim interest on own capital, as anticipation of
the minimum compulsory dividend relative to the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2001,
mentioned in the Communication to Shareholders published by TCO in the
newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and DIARIO OFICIAL DO DISTRITO FEDERAL on July 6,
2001, thus each share issued by TCO will bear the right to receive R$
0.0000409391 and not R$ 0.0000409318, as set forth in the above-mentioned
Communication to Shareholders; and (ii) interim dividends, as anticipation of
the minimum compulsory dividend, relative to the fiscal year ended on December
31, 2001, mentioned in the Communication to Shareholders published by TCO in the
newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and DIARIO OFICIAL DO DISTRITO FEDERAL on March 14,
2002, thus each share issued by TCO will bear the right to receive R$
0.000111277022 and not R$ 0.000110843947, as set forth in the above-mentioned
Communication to Shareholders. All the remaining terms and conditions of the
above-mentioned payments shall remain unaltered and are hereby ratified.
After completing the rectifications above, TCO shall begin, on September 30,
2002, to pay Interest on Own Capital and Dividends mentioned in the
Communication to Shareholders published in the newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and
DIARIO OFICIAL DO DISTRITO FEDERAL on July 6, 2001, December 20, 2001 and March
14, 2002, relative to fiscal year 2001, observing the following conditions:
A) INTEREST ON OWN CAPITAL - COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARES
Gross value per share Net Value per share
0.0000409391 R$ 0.0000347982
0.000068422056 R$ 0.000058158748
B) DIVIDEND - COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARES
Value per share R$ 0.000111277022
I. INCOME TAX
A) Upon approval of the accounting credit of the Interest on Own Capital,
income tax was withheld at a rate of 15%, except to those shareholders who
were able to prove their immunity or their tax exemption within the period
of time stipulated by TCO, as provided in the Communications to
Shareholders published in the newspapers GAZETA MERCANTIL and DIARIO
OFICIAL DO DISTRITO FEDERAL on July 6, 2001, December 20, 2001 and March
14, 2002. Receipt of the gross value is assured to those shareholders
regarded as immune by the applicable legislation.
B) No income tax is applicable to dividends.
II. FORMS OF PAYMENT
a) credit to a current account number to be provided by the shareholder;
b) directly at any branch of BANCO REAL.
c) shareholders using Fiduciary Custodies will have their credits available by
following the procedures defined by the Stock Exchanges.
III. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Shareholders whose individual/corporate Tax Roll number or bank account
option is not updated on the database may comply for receipt of interest
and dividends in any branch of BANCO REAL, by presenting their:
o INDIVIDUALS: Taxpayer Identification Card (CIC), National Registry and
recent proof of residency.
o LEGAL ENTITIES: Tax Roll Identification Card, Articles of Association and
Bylaws, minutes of the meeting which elected the present Board of
Directors, Taxpayer Identification Cards and National Registries of the
company's partners/legal representatives. When the shareholder is to be
represented by an attorney, a specific notarized proxy will be required for
receipt of interest and dividends.
IV. PLACE OF CLIENT SERVICES
In any branch of BANCO REAL.
Brasilia-DF, September 19, 2002
MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
CHAIRMAN AND HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS
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.
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.
Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company
Date: September 20, 2002 By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
Title: President