SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 November 2005
Commission File Number 1-03006
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Ramon Cojuangco Building
Makati Avenue
Makati City
Philippines
(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: y |
Form 40-F: o |
(Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act 1934.)
|
Yes: o |
No: y |
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____)
Enclosure:
A copy of the disclosure letter we sent today to the Philippine Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding cash dividend declaration on the Company’s Common Capital Stock, Series IV Cumulative Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series G, N, P and S 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.
November 8, 2005
Philippine Stock Exchange
4/F Philippine Stock Exchange Center
Exchange Road, Ortigas Center
Pasig City
Attention: Ms. Jurisita M. Quintos
SVP – Operations Group
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Philippine Stock Exchange, we advise that during the meeting of the Board of Directors of our Company on November 8, 2005, the following cash dividends were declared out of the unrestricted retained earnings of the Company as of December 31, 2004:
2. A total of P12,285,000.00 on all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series IV Cumulative Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, for the quarter ending December 15, 2005, payable on December 15, 2005 to the holders of record on November 25, 2005.
3. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series G 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
4. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series N 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
5. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series P 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
6. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series S 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN
Corporate Secretary
COVER SHEET
|
|
P |
W |
- |
5 |
5 |
|
|
SEC Registration No. |
||||
|
P |
H |
I |
L |
I |
P |
P |
I |
N |
E |
|
L |
O |
N |
G |
|
D |
I |
S |
T |
A |
N |
C |
E |
|
|
|
|
T |
E |
L |
E |
P |
H |
O |
N |
E |
|
C |
O |
M |
P |
A |
N |
Y |
|
|
|
|
(Company’s Full Name)
|
R |
A |
M |
O |
N |
|
C |
O |
J |
U |
A |
N |
G |
C |
O |
|
B |
U |
I |
L |
D |
I |
N |
G |
|
M |
A |
K |
A |
T |
I |
|
A |
V |
E. |
|
M |
A |
K |
A |
T |
I |
|
C |
I |
T |
Y |
|
|
(Business Address: No. Street/City/Town/Province)
|
ATTY. MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN |
|
814-3552 |
|
Contact person |
|
Contact Telephone No. |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
SEC FORM 17-C |
|
0 |
6 |
Every 2nd Tuesday |
|
|
||
|
Month |
|
Day |
|
FORM TYPE |
|
Month |
Day |
|
|
|||||
|
Fiscal Year |
|
Annual Meeting |
|
|||||||||||
|
C |
F |
D |
|
N/A |
|
|
Dept. Requiring this Doc. |
|
Amended Articles Number/Section |
|||
|
|
Total Amount of Borrowings |
|||
|
2,194,750 As of September 30, 2005 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
|
Total No. of Stockholders |
|
Domestic |
|
Foreign |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To be accomplished by SEC Personnel concerned
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|||
|
File Number |
|
LCU |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
||
|
Document I.D. |
|
Cashier |
|||||||||||||
|
STAMPS
|
Remarks: Please use black ink for scanning purposes
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.1
1. 8 November 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
2. SEC Identification Number PW-55
3. BIR Tax Identification No. 000-488-793
4. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY
Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter
5. PHILIPPINES 6.____________ (SEC Use Only)
Province, country or other jurisdiction Industry Classification Code
of Incorporation
7. Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati Avenue, Makati City 1200
Address of principal office Postal Code
8. (632) 814-3664
Issuer's telephone number, including area code
9. Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the Securities Regulation Code and Sections 4 and 8 of the Revised Securities Act
|
Title of Each Class |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding |
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Item 9 (Other Events)
We disclose that the Board of Directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (the “Company”), at its meeting held on November 8, 2005 declared, out of the unrestricted retained earnings of the Company as of December 31, 2004, the following cash dividends:
1. P21.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Common Capital Stock, payable on December 28, 2005 to the holders of record on November 28, 2005.
2. A total of P12,285,000.00 on all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series IV Cumulative Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, for the quarter ending December 15, 2005, payable on December 15, 2005 to the holders of record on November 25, 2005.
3. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series G 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
4. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series N 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
5. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series P 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
6. P1.00 per outstanding share of the Company’s Series S 10% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, for the annual period ending November 30, 2005, payable on December 29, 2005 to the holders of record on December 2, 2005.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Regulation Code, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
|
|
PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY
By:
MA. LOURDES C. RAUSA-CHAN Corporate Secretary |
November 8, 2005
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.
PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY
By :
Name : Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan
Title : Corporate Secretary
Date: November 8, 2005