RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oi S.A. (the
"Company") – BM&FBOVESPA: OIBR3 and OIBR4 / NYSE: OIBR – hereby
discloses to its shareholders and the market in general that the
Board of Directors, at a meeting held on September 18, 2013, approved the payment of
interim dividends, in the total aggregate amount of R$500,000,000.00 (five hundred million
reais), equivalent to R$
0.304872909998 per common and preferred share, which will be
allocated to our income reserve account and considered as part of
the dividends that we are required to pay for the 2013 fiscal year
under Brazilian law.
The payment will be made as of October
11, 2013, based on the shareholding position of September 27, 2013. Beginning on
September 30, 2013, inclusive, all
shares will be traded ex-dividend.
I. Forms of Payment: (a) Shareholders eligible to receive
dividends who are holders of accounts at Banco do Brasil will
receive their payments through credits in their Banco do Brasil
checking accounts, so long as they have explicitly expressed their
choice accordingly and their registration with Banco do Brasil is
up-to-date; (b) Eligible shareholders who hold shares in custody at
the Central Depository of the BM&FBOVESPA (Central
Depositaria da BM&FBOVESPA) will have the amounts which
they are entitled to receive sent directly to the Central
Depository of the BM&FBOVESPA, which will be responsible for
transferring such amounts to shareholders through depository
agents; and (c) the remaining eligible shareholders, properly
identified, should request, at their Banco do Brasil branch of
choice, the issuance of a notice for payment in cash or by credit
in checking accounts of other banks, at the expense of such
holders, upon presentation of the relevant bank data (bank, branch
and account number).
II. Registration: (a) In order to receive the dividends,
shareholders with irregular or outdated registrations must submit,
at the Banco do Brasil branch of choice, the following
documentation required to update their registration: individuals
must submit an identification document, individual taxpayer number
(CPF) and proof of residence; legal entities must submit a
corporate taxpayer number (CNPJ) and bylaws/articles of
incorporation, with related proof of representation; and (b)
shareholders who are represented by attorneys-in-fact/legal
representatives must grant specific powers by public instrument to
such representatives, specifying the expiration date of the
instrument and the amount and type of shares entitled to receive
the dividends.
Bayard De Paoli Gontijo
Investor Relations Officer
Oi S.A.
SOURCE Oi S.A.