UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of October 2006
EDP- Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Praça Marquês de Pombal, 12
1250-162 Lisbon, Portugal
(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
(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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INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Miguel Viana, Head of IR Gonçalo Santos Elisabete Ferreira Cristina Requicha Rui Antunes Ricardo Farinha
Phone +351 210012834 Fax: +351 210012899
Email: ir@edp.pt Website: www.edp.pt |
EDP DECIDED TO EXERCISE THE CALL OPTION ON OPTEP
In accordance with EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. (“EDP”) market communication released on July 27, 2006, EDP established on that date with Thorn Finance, S.A. (“Thorn”) a call option to acquire the entire share capital and accessory capital of OPTEP – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A. (“OPTEP”), should the roll-up of 093X – Telecomunicações Celulares, S.A. (“093X”) into the share capital of Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A. (“Sonaecom”) take place.
With the conclusion of this roll-up operation, through the subscription by 093X of 58,300,000 shares of Sonaecom – made within the scope of the share capital increase, which public deed was consented on October 18, 2006 – EDP decided to exercise the call option to acquire the entire share capital and accessory capital of OPTEP. This transaction should take place on next November 2, after what Sonaecom’s shares will be indirectly held by EDP.
Moreover, it is worth mentioning that OPTEP’s shares, by the time of their disposal by EDP on March 2002, were the object of a Total Return Swap (“TRS”), which with the acquisition of OPTEP shares by EDP will no longer be valid.
With the cessation of the TRS, EDP will recognize a financial loss or gain which will amount to the difference between €315 million (initial reference value for the TRS) and the market value of Sonaecom shares (at the closing price of the previous day) held by 093X, which is fully owned by OPTEP.
EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.
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EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Listed Company Head Office: Praça Marquês de Pombal,12 1250-162 Lisboa Portugal
Share Capital € 3 656 537 715 Registered with the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon under no. 500697256 Company Tax Number 500 697 256
SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: October 27, 2006
| EDP- Energias de Portugal, S.A. | ||
| By: | /s/ António Luís Guerra Nunes Mexia | |
| Name: | António Luís Guerra Nunes Mexia | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |